The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-12-14
ANOTHER CHARGE IS
FILED BY DARTH IN
THE CHR|SMAN CASE
Second Complaint Alleges Defeat.
ed Candidate Expended More
for Expenses Than Law Allows
Arrangement Put Off

state senator Isanc parth tuda
swurc uut % SECOND complaint against
" ~ Chrisman. VINO Wa defeated
by HIM for the state scuatorship ia
the fifth district dt the iu,t election.
Yesterday senator Barth uicd - com
plant charging Mr. chrrmau with e
violation ~ the corrupt Practice act
by payment of $50 20 r' ".r.'iun
worker Toda. senator Etrfh accu--
ed Chri~nau oi violating the law h,
spending uu the erection u THIS
county more than 10 per cent of a
years compensation provided los law
Tor the uiiico
Mr Chrlsman accepted ,,r' see OF
the warrant for his arrcs, under IA"
first compliant over the telephone last
night ana this morning appeared be-
fore Justice Mcclellan w.tu his law
yors. Judg, u T. Barnc- Iud VI r.
Hickey. foT arraisnmCr' Judge
Barnes opened IA. first ~N.rmish by
insisting thht the complaint n"
.ancndcd to show who Wa ,hc worNcr
alleged tu have hccr paid $50. Tn"
payco Wa designated as John Doc in
the compliant senator Hirih was
not present and the hearing was put
over untl ;his aitornonn
Afternoon found senator Barth
| sjin unable tu attend the hearing and
10 was pu' un m,il nest uc-day
morning at lo o'clock.
Officially. the name of The man at
legged 10 have received $50 Of Chris
mans money was not di-oio,ed, uut a
san Juan county resident widely
| known iu this city. was freely r,purt-
| ed a. the election worker .u tho ease.
He is not of The poii,i,aI "hccicr'
| tyne. hut q man ut substance aud
standing.
Mr.. Chrsmin was asked tu name
him today hu, hc said biut He pre-
torrcd Il" have N, DISCLOSURE of .dcu-
~ come out In the c,Ursr of the
J case. lie volunteered ih' name Boo
ucnfdoucc tp . reporter 'u' declined
to give 30 tor publications.
lu statement To- % reporter after
the warrant Vas s"r .d ou him last
NIGHT Nh thrlsmau AID that he paid
luu ON, tp vote for hiuU The $50 citud
! 200 the complaint o., said. was piId Ga
IN election worker Who caW' h'r,
! from another county. aud ..ts made tu
, -cuubursr him for his traVnhug cNpru-
| lees Tho worker. Mi thrsmau said
had no vote IN this county and s"u.du'
| have voted hcI, had he wished 20 de
! ,u. His work MI Chrism3u said. 'n'
! ~ asking friends tp vote foi the .Jndl-
! date.
That hts expenditure ct m"l" than
/ 1880 Wi~ It fIulttIuu of th, statute
! limiting campalgu expenses g. O." p"l
|oout of tn, salary u' the "tfic, $50,
denied hy Mr rhrsman. II" hc,,
THAT the So tiun lid NOT apply To- ,ind
dates fur lcgislatiN" Office, having beer
so advised, hc SAID uy = cump"tcuI
and r"putn hl. iitnnc,.
Bcforc Senator Btrth started artfuf
against Mr. ,nrisman 1t aas r.purtr,
that the latter intended - cuut"-
liarth'- election iu the legislator,
Asked this morning i h. had lcfinit,
lh decided To- contest. Nj Chrismal
said tina, he W.. not prepared to ritk.
lH positU. statement
'Nuth,ug is sutc 'uu know. nu
taNc. aud death he -aid
| Politicians Il both paroles rrgar,
the action taken aN senator barth a
"a th" nature ~ % Tank attack d.
itisncd tu tuIp~'ill an" threatened -
tl.L hy Chri.mau democratic poll
Uyinu~ saS that u the Ncpubiicai
leaders attcmpl 10 force HIrth out a.
otto" iy steam .lull"l methods the
ivan run alto il usurmuuntahlc bar
ri"l within their own party lncs
IThosr politician. .ay that Htrths pcr
sunsl popuiari,N ,s .u.u thit IL, Il,
puhhcau lcadcrs couldn't whip me.
enough u line Goo -,u- IN, Albupucr
uu'tu ont ul MS seat