Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-23
Republicans Now Have Two
thirds of Both Houses OF
Legislature and Can Do as
They Please,
CHAVES IS NAMED AS
SUCCESSOR TO B0J0RQUEZ
Governor Mcdonald Calls Elec-
ton for Sierra County, but
SoIonS Defy Him and De-
clare Office Filled,
tsrselAL D,sr.rer 70 aosHlso IournAli

Santa Fe. Jan. 22.-"There sit the
representatives of the democratic pa
pers, which will scream in black type
two inches high tomorrow that we
suppressed the evidence" declared
Rep. +. p. Davies this afternoon, with
q sweeping gesture towards The press
table. lie was closing the argument
for the majority report in the contest
OF Modesto c. ortiz against Rafaei
Garcia.
Mr.. Davies then stated what he
said was conclusive evidence that at
least seven fraudulent votes had been
cast for Garcia in Alameda precinct,
giving the names of each voter who
he charged had voted fraudulently.
However. he said, all this display of
oratory was unnecessary, since every
member was well aware OF the eNl-
dence and the facts in the case.
Mr.. Davies resented what he called
heaps of insult" piled upon the ma
lorlty party by the minority represen-
tatives who had just spoken. Il Go
not believe that all the good Is to be
found within the republican party, or
that all the bad is lodged within the
democratic ranks" he exclaimed; ana
then he recalled some political his
tory and cited from New Mexico su-
preme court decisions. He censured
the "watchful waiting policy of the
state executive and of the minority,
and then declared that there was no
authority for extending the time the
statute grants for the filing of an an
swer IN election contests, charging
that Garcia had failed to file his an
swer to the contest within the statu-
tory time.
Governor Issues Proclamation.
It was an eventfuI day. Governor
Mcdonald threw his hat into the po-
litical ring and issued a proclamation
calling an election Of February . IN
Sierra county for the choice of
successor to f.. NJ. Bojorquez, dis
qualified by the house yesterday. The
house answered promptly by seating
Antonio T. Chaves without waiting
for a report from the committee on
previleges and elections, and then un-
seated Rafael Garcia and gave his
seat to Modesto c. Ortiz by vote OF
20 to IS.
Governor Mcdonald. in order to
make sure that Bojorquez is no longer
serving as county commissioner, ap-
pointed A. H. Latham, of Lake Val
ley. on, the beard.
House Resolution No. 5, seating a..
r. Chaves in place of +. Nj. Bojof-
quez, was then presented. 1t reads as
follows.
THAT whereas a vacancy has been
declared in the county of Sierra IN
the Twenty-third representative dis
trict OF New Mexlco, 4
And whereas, Antonio T. Chaves
appears TO have been legally elected
to said seat,
Therefore, be IL resolved that the
said Antonio T. Chaves be and hereby
is admitted to a seat In this house. rs
a member thereof from the county
of Sierra, state of New Mexico.
This resolution was adopted by
vote of rs to 10, four republicans
Mariana Montoya, Palmer, Reinburg
and Taylor, as we'll as the socialist,
Tharp, voting with the democrats
and the progressive, sandoyal, with
the republicans.
Fleming Leads for Majority.
A majority and minority rsoort in
the Ortlz-Garcia contest from Berna-
lillo county were presented. Messcs.
Hewitt and Swan moved that the NIL
norty report be substituted for that'
of the majority BY agreement each
side was given thirty minutes to dis
cuss the evidence, after the house
mad voted down motion to hear the
evidence and to send for the ballot
box Of Alameda precinct.
DR.. Fleming opened for the major
ity He explained that the contestee
failed TO file his answer to the con-
test within the time prescribed by
statute. and then read the evidence.
charging that Road Commissioner
Falkenrich had employed forty-two
men on road work with the under
standing that these men vote the
democratic ticket. Two witnesses tes-
titled. he said, that they had been in