The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-18
Sierra County Leaders of @. o.
P. Present Petition Through
II. A. Wolford TO Election
Committee.
GRANTING CUSTER WILL
RUIN PARTY HE SAYS
Il Am Here In Interest of My
Factions Welfare" Saws
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Wheel Horses.
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N'h ~ NNNNN NNONtl.
santa Fe. ~ M. Jan. iS.-The two
/ Democratic members of the house
from Union county will be unseated
ana Judge o. 7. Toombs aud HE fell
low contestants will be given the
seats. This much practically has
been determined upon by the leaders
o. the majority In the house In hand
ling the pending contests.
There has been no formal meeting
| ot the committee on prtlleges and
| elections although at an informal
meeting the evidence In tho Union
county case was considered. There
| w'il be "a formal meeting OF the conn
mittoo late this afternoon. and this
VIII be followed tonight ay a meeting
! OF the house Republican caucus al
which inal actioa will be determined
upon probably in the matter OF all
| the contests.
IL mny be stated with reasonable
certainty that action In the Union
county caHe has been determined on.
I whether or not the evidence ia these
/ contests Is I ohe made public before
Z action upon them is taken has not
q been disclosed ana as the matter now
i stands the committee ON privileges
ana elections POSSESSES an the infor-
nation that is available. But the
/ Union county Democrats are going 10
/ go. apparently regardless of the cyi-
| dence.
! 10 seems equally certain that the
/ disposition OF the Republican leaders
is not to unsoat Rafael Garcia of Ber-
| nnliilo county. Final action upon
] u.
| mined.
! In the matter of the Sierra county
1 contest The Republican leaders are
/ confronted boy an unusually serious
/ sitIation. Attorney u. A. Wolford.
! former Republican district attorney
In sierra county and e party leader
| there. Is here armed with a petition
signed by practically an of the Lead
| Ing Republicans of Sierra county pro.
testing against the unseating of Rujur-
quez. the Democratic member. The
! contestant, chavez. arrived here last
| night Former District Attorne, I'D
ward y. Tittman Is also here to look
out for the Interests nf Bojorquez
/ ~ am q lifelong Republican" Mr
| Woliord said to the Herald repre-
sentative this afternoon" and / am
| here, not only la the interests of JUS
! tce but In the Interests of my party X
welfare In sierra county should
| Boiorquel be thrown out OF thc
| house IN the face of the facts and the
| evidence. the Republican party would
! hnd it dicult to face the people in
that country at any futuro election It
would destroy 1ll our chances for fu-
ture success.
This contest az we understand IL,
viii be made upon the basis OF tne
| fact that there was no ballot box and
no vote taken at the Elephant Butte
voting precinct which has been the
scene OF u conflict of authority be-
tween the federal government aud the
Sierra county officials for some time
p1st This condic, originated with
the refusal OF the Elephant Butte rec
lamstion service officials To permit
their employees to pay the Sierra
county road tax upon the ground that
they were not citizens OF sierra
county. This matter was taken before
the courts by myself whore the then
district attorney Mr. Tittmau. took
the view Of the government CuSry-
ing out this view Mr Tlu.. ~er
refused 20 permit an ~ 9ortionmeni
Of school moneys 10 the Elephant
| Butte district In this matter ! ap-
peared In court IN bedaif Of the pco.
pie Of the, precinct and secured de-
| cisinn. However. both sides in tht
election were watching the Elephant
Butte precinct neither side attempt
ed to- take amy vote aud no vote was
taken. The precinct has normal