The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-20

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later was lntimated.
LEADERS LABOR LONG WITH
REaB1oLf1OgS Caucus MEMBERS
All yesterday, Yesterday evening and
this morning. leaders OF the majority,
The legislative majority pilots. labored
earnestly with certain rebelllous men,
hers OF the caucus In an enort TO get
them TO soc things right To Ncog-
nixe the expediency OF taking any
course which would give the I%scpubli-
cana a two-thirds majority in the
house and the resultant power 90 ride
/ rourhshod over the executive veto. II
wna hard work for the said leaders
and their progress was slow.
The interview given to the Herald
yesterday BY Ralph c. Ely, the Repuh-
lican state chairman. In which Mr.
Ely bitterly assailed the rough and
tumble roller process Of election and
demanded fair play for The Demo-
cratic contestces. served 10 seriously
unsettle the pilots IN the lobby. Thcy
did not like Mr.. Ely's statement; a
refreshing expression OF public spirit,
as II was. Il didn't serve to refresh the
men on the trail OF ap ironclad aucus
NOAt 10 kANh VuN TIC NNN NN'n AANhA
Union county, Boiorqucz OF sierra and
| Garcia Of Beraafiio. They branded
| Ely y~ariously all the way from a po-
litical idiot, 10 a pernlcious meddler'
and they said Il In terms that the fish
wife would fully comprehend. Tho
| Republican state chairman. as nearly
as could be learned. confined himself
during the day and last night and this
morning. TO being receiver OF the New
Mexico Central railroad, In which POI
sition he appears to take keen IN
terest.
The Ely statement had thn immedi-
ate eject OF causing members of the
caucus 10 think long and hard about
the oath Of ONCE assumed little more
than n week ago: Of their pledges TO
the people and OF the accounting taoy
must make whel they get back home.
The result has been ? demand for the
evidence. and all Of h before the
whole house.
II the majority pilots had the evil
dence. il would oe smooth sailing
but a recital and re-recital OF Inc eNi-
dence as regards the Union county
contests, the Bernaiillo case. and the
sierra county outrage, all combine TO
show that the = thing lacking In
an of them II a basis Of contest.
some idea OF the sierra county con-
test Is contained In the answer 10 the
formal contest charges made oy
! Bojorquez 20 the house and submitted
to the elections committee late ycster-
day afternoon. II follows;
In the House Of Representative Of the
First Regular Session Of he Sec
ond Legislature Of the state Of New
Mexico.
To the Speaker and Members Thereof
Francisco NJ. Bojorquez. the con-
testee in his proceeding brought Dy
! Antonio r. Chavez for the purpose OF
! unseatlnc this contestce from his seat
as a member OF this body for the
! twenty third representative district
composed OF the county Of Sierra ans
wering the contestants petition says
l.. Answering paragraph I VI SAID
petition the contcstcc denies the al
legations therein set forth and AYERS
mat he Is a citizen 81 the United
States of America and q duly quail
fed elector in the county OF Sierra
Iand state of New Mexico.
2. Answering paragraph 2 Of said
petition the contcstee admits that az
the time OF his election to the said
house OF representatives he was a
| county commissioner OF the said
/ county Of sierra but denies that he is
still a county commissioner OF said
county but AYERS that ON the 9TH day
of Jahdary. A.. ID. 1915 he sent his
resignation rs such county commis-
sioner 20 the governor OF the state Of
New Mexico aud that said resignation
was by said governor accepted on the
9Th dag OF January. A.. -. 1915. That
he also nled his resignation as county
commissioner and chairman OF the
board Of commissioners OF Sierra
county with the county clerk Of and
board OF commissioners OF said county
on the 9Th day Of January. A. u. 1915.
9. Contestee denies the allegations
set forth In paragraph 2 Of said petit
ton except that ne admits that ne
qualified AZ a member OF the sain
house OF Representatives.
4. Contestee admits that the con-
| testant was defeated on the face oI
| the returns rs Z22 votes but he denies
an the other allegations set forth IN
paragraph 4 of said petition and aNers
! that the said contestant was NOT duiy
nominated or certified as the candi-
date upon the Republican ticket FOR
member OF the said house OF repre-
s%entatiyes from b said county OF
| Sierra.
e.. Contestee admits that he was
duly nomlnate,t upon the Democratic
ticket as ~ can0idate for membership
In this house of representatives from
the said ounty ~ sierra, and admits
that he was upon the face of the re-
turns duly elected hy a majority oi
! 23g votes and that he received "a cer-
tihoate II election TO that effect ana
that he duly qualified as a member
OF Tie said house Of representative
according 10 the forms prescribed
from the said county OF Sierra, ana
now holds the said Office n ne de-
MES an the other allegations sci iorth
n parseraph Of said petition.
g.. Coniestee denies the allegations
set forth IN paragraph 6 Of said petl-
ton.
Z Contestee admits that within
the limits of said county OF sierra
there Is an enterprise In progress
known ~ the Elephant Butte Dam
| Project conducted by the reclamation
service OF the tinted states but de.
mics that prior TO the asst general