Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-05
Democratic Candidate Has
Narrow Squeak AIdermanic
Races Are Divided Between
Democrats and Republicans
BOND ISSUE CARRIES
BY BIG MAJORITY
Hughes Again Has WaIkover
for City Clerk, While War
rem Graham Wins HandiIy
in Contest for Treasurer,

in Contest for Treasurer
! by the slender majority Of six votes
I Henry Westerfeld was yesterday
elected mayor of Albuquerque to Sue
ceed ID. II. Boatright. the present in
cumbent. AT the same time the vot-
ers of Albuquerque declared by an
overwhelming majority for bond
issue to provide for a municipality
owned water plant. City Clerk Tom
Hughes swept the city in his race for
reelection, carrying every wucd by
substantial maiorities. and Warren
Graham was elected for eity treasurer
by majority of 1871 The newly
elected aldermen are A. De Tulho,
republican, from the first ward, Clyde
Tingley democrat from the second
ward Jerre Haggard republican
from the third and W f. Switzer
democrat, from the fourth
In spite of the fact that cold
drizzle mixed with sleet prevailed
during the greater part Of the day
"a NUit diillbNl tNudl W Nill vast III
the sellers Boatright campaign e
two years ago was cast Around each
polling place voters stood in line with
umbrellas held over them, or else
buried their heads in the necks of
their OVcrcoats to avoid the Wintry
blasts. 1t was a good-natured crowd,
and never at any time was there any
.f ha had
been predicted on the day before the
election,
Third Ward Il surprise.
The big surprise ( the election was
caused by the returns from the third
ward. The third has always been
considered a republican stronghold
and was relied upon to poll heavy
vote for the candidates of that party.
To the vigorous efforts of city Chair
man Frank Butt and District Attorney
Manuel u. Vigil, both of whom live
in this ward, is attributed the small
majority of two votes that Mayor
Boatright received yesterday.
Another surprise came in the mar
row majority by which Westerfeld
won the fourth, his hCme ward. The
Westerfeld workers expected to carry
this ward by a majority Of from $50
to 200, and when the count showed
margin of only 46 for their candi-
date the disappointment of the dem
ocrats was plainly evident At dem
ocratic headquarters, when 1t was
found that with returnsi from the
first second and fourth wards all in,
Westerfeld was leading by only eight
votes. there were long faces and ex-
pressions OF extreme disgust. Then,
all at once frantic democrat burst
into the door and yelled, 'Boatright
only gets two majority in the third
elected by six majority |
and the roof was almost literally /
taken off by the yells of the unterri- /
fled.
Giilenwater Takes His First. /
Another feature Of the election was !
hat it was the first campaign in !
which Capt. w H. Gillenwater has {
ever actively participated in Albuquer- ,
lue in which his ticket has been de- (
A hot fire was made on Mr.. I.
iillenwater by the democrats, who
singled him out as their main tar
get during the fight. When seen last
light Mr.. Gillenwater merely smiled
md said I'VE ali have to lose some
imes'
Rumors that a contest might be in
tituted on account Of the closeness of
he vote failed of confirmation last
,fght rhofr,,,au Tohp w ufuonu cofd !
hat he knew of no movement to con-
est the election. He said that care
ul check would be made on the ac-
'uracy Of the count. but that so far as
he could say there were no grounds
lpon which to base a contest upon the
eGality Of the election
Hughes Sweeps the Field.
Friends of City Clerk Tom Hughes
we're apprehenslve that an eleventh
our fight might lie made on him,
nd We're exceedingly busy through
ut the day. The result was that
While the democratic candidate for
mayor won by majority of 6. the
epublican candidate for clerk won by
majority of 443
The race made by Warren Graham
or treasurer was close second in in
crest to that of Tom Hughes Mr..
iraham lost only one ward-the First
and that only by ma jority Of 45.
t was in his home ward. the Fourth,
hat he came out strongest, leading his !
pponent in that ward by "a majority
( 101.
The complete vote by wards follows;
First Ward. (
For Mayor-Wcsterfeld l56; Boat &
ight 219 :
For clerk--Hughes. 2s1 Roehl. s
IA. /,
For Treasurer-Gardner. 21Oi Gra-
am, 165.
For Alderman-,De Tullio, 204; 1
awtelle. lS5.
For the bonds. sz against, IS.
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