The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-19

IL reports ftnfu HrNtl fe seem
"a 80 indicate uldt ~ the time
this j. m print. OF in De very
near m,afs. ihe Rspuhncsn majority
IN ihe heass and the mer N charge
% that majority VII nave voted TO-
throw out two duis elected members
81 the mIrority from Union county;
While the Same reports Indicate hat
there i = strong probability that the
Democrats member from sierra
1oonfy. M H~osorquez. Also win have
been Or soon win be thrown out.
This newspaper cap only repeat its
comment Of yesterday IN connection
with his aiieeed contemplated ar
lion. which eas "a the effect that We
refused 70 ssiieve any such reports
untn they become duly verified facts
we hkc THIS posltion because We
credit n Republican majority. or a.
leaei lts leaders. with some measure
IT common sense; OF brains; discern
ment. and Of know ledge 81 what the
people Of this state are thinking IN
me WY Of public and especially Of
legislative business.
o. details Of the Union county
contests Se are no, informed; We
have aeaumed thar the Republicans.
II gncy have a case sufficient 20 ius-
t3y The unsc1tirs - the two Demo
Gratis from that county. will have
sense euoush TO lei the people have
All the facts backing up that case.
Bns 81 the sierra county case we
have me facts: they are assumed TO
BE- far,s hecsnse th,el are 20 repre-
scented IS Republican leaders os 81
ezra county. who have sent special
representative 10 Santa Re 20 tell the
Republican majority IN h house not
20 make the mistake o. u~nseatlng Bo-
ioruncz without erounds for 80 doing.
These same leaders add clearly and
ebnsincinely that no such grounds
exist.
r N. Bogorquez ~ a member OF
the minority in the house. = a single
and a someWhnt Intellectual vote. Ne
can do his own party little good and
he can do the Republican majority
no harm. y. N. Bojorquez, cast out
of the house. without grounds o. fair
contest. and over the protests not
only Of Democrats. but o. the Re
publican leaders Of his home county,
becomes a martyr hose official gore
viii stick 10 the hands OF the Re-
publican party IN this state for an
indefinite period State Chairman
Ralph {. Ely. OF the Republican or
R~anlzatlon. appears to see this stu
alton quite clearly Hc s. publicly
against the summa . iction Of any
member Of Ron 8ut Mr. Eis
Is not gunning the rity IN tho
house. u il under tt sprtrol Of the
old machine infueu, sd the old
machine methods sem prevail
Eiy'a protest has some unheeeed n
the reports from the capital are
proven correct 0y the events 81 today
or ~ The next few hours.
Politically o. would be- 81 far great
cr adsan,aEe to IA Democratic party
81 Mr. Bolorquez should be thrown
out just az the majority e alleged to
pro-, ,se a. throw him out Ia the
house be ran accomplish iittie Tor his
party. a victim az a political eas-
pipe, ne VIII make votes for his party
in every nook and corner of this
state.
For tho conviction OF Bojorlue4'
on the evidence at hand, and Iva the
manner alleged 20 be- proposed hy
the majority. will be- an insult not
only to the people OF Sierra county
but to the i%ntemiscnce ana the honor
81 the people Of the whole state.
II viii be the kind 81 insuit that
the people wul resent and with q oit-
tcrness that will make Itself felt. To
repeat. We win refuse to believe that
the majority In the house, and l'
leaders. viii perpctrate tins kin6 Of
political idiooy-ai least until 81 y
AN aeaompflehod fact.