New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-12-08
OFFICIAL Vote
OF new MEXICO
IS ANNOUNCED
STATE CANVASSING BOARD
COMPLETES ITS LABORS.
SQUABBLE ARISES OVER
THE RIGHT TO CONSIDER
OTHER RACES

The meeting of the state canvas
sing board, Wednesday developed a
number OF matters OF unexpected in
tercSt.
Chief Justice Roberts, a member
of the board filed written protest
against the board canvassing the re-
turns for legislators. saying that such
canvass would be Illegal and IS di-
rectly prohibited and pcnalizcd by
statute, and furthermore would re-
suit in legislators presenting two GER
tiiicatcs, on, from the county au-
thoritics and one from the canvass
ing board, or else in two different
men each presenting a certificate to
the leg stature.
Assistant Attorney General Harry
/ :. Bowman, on behalf OF the rcpub-
lican state central committee and on
behalf of every republican candidate
on the state ticket in the legisla-
tive districts. and every district at
torney district, protested against the
counting and canvassing of the abb
sent railroad vote as being without
warrant of law and against the con-
stitution OF the state OF New Mex
! leo. Protests were made a matter
of record and the railroad vote was
the" canvassed, with the following
results:
Railroad Mems Vote
Democratic electors, 164, repubi-
can electors, 9; socialist electors 3;
Senator: Jones (Dem.) 100; Hub
bell (Rep) l3; Metcalf (Soc) S:
Representatives Walton (Dem.)
1873; Hernandez (Rep), IA; Egg,m.
(Soc), 2.
Governors De Baca (Dem), l42
Bursum Rep), 2s; Wells (Soc.-, 7.
Lieutenant governor: Mcdonald
Dem), 1888; Lindsey Rep), 2l
Bearup (Soc), |.
Secretary of state: Lucero (Dem)
100; Mirabal (Rep), 10; Thomas
/ (Soc), |.
Auditor: Otcro (Prog), l52; Sar-
gent (Rep), "a Frost (Soc.), /.
Treasurer: Hall Dem, 100; Page,
(Rep). IA Phelps (Soc), 2.
Attorney general: Patton (Dem),
l5+; Clancy (Rep,), p.
Superintendent of public instruc-
ton: Swinney Dem), l54; Wagner
(Rcp), %; Lane (Soc), ?,
Commissioner of pubic lands
Davisson (Dem), 1874; Ervicn (Rep),
p; PenderGrass (SocD, 3.
Supreme court Justice Field (Dem)
l42; Roberts (Rcp), SO; Nc Donald
(Soci ,.
Corporation comm ssioner: Monto-
va Qrop), l59; Martinez (RepD. H.
In reclonng the vote for Grant
county five votes were added to that
credited for Swinney and four de-
Quoted from that of WAGNER, leaving
Wagner a plurality of 90
The Vote Complete
With the addition Of the railroad
mems vote the official vote of the
state on state and national offices
complete stands as follows:
For pres; dental electors: Garcia
Oem), 1887; Upton lDem), 81,
647; Chavez Dem), 33,553; Hill
(Rep), 3l,16l; Ortiz (Rep), 3l,0o5
Hammond (Rep), 3l,033; Med.
Smith (Soc), 1877; T. Smith iSoc),
1907; Crisp (Soc), 1900 Wilson's
plurality, 1892.
For Senator's: Jones Dem.), 3398l ;
Hubbell (Rep), 30,622; Metcalf
(Soc.), 2033. Jones' plurality 3,5l9
For representative: Walton Dem),
$3.50; Hernandez (Rep), 32056
Fegum (Soc), 2O52. Walton's plur-
atty, 69t.
For governor: De Baca (Dem), 81
1882: Bursum (Rep). 3l552; Wells
fSoc), 2,l24. De Baca's plurality, l.
,322.
For lieutenant governor Mcdonald
(DemD, 3l9l5; Lindsey Rep). %,
763: Bearup (Soc), 206S. Lindseys
plurality CAS-.
For secretary of state: Lucero
Dem), 5000 M;rabal (Rep), 3D.
500; Thomas (Soc.), 2,l39. Lucero's
plurality, LIZA.
For treasurer: Hall Dem), 336S3
Page (Rep), 3l.2lO; Phelps (Soc),
2,04S. Halls plurality 2,443.
For superintendent of public in
struction: Swinney (Dem.), 32402
Wagner (Rep), 3250l Lane (Soc.),
2,034. Wagner's plurtity SO.
For auditor: Otero (Prog.), 5000
Sargent (Rep), 32616: Frost (Soc.)
2,0o2. Sargent's plurality, 567.
For supreme court justice: Field
Dem). 32072 Roberts (Rep,), 3d.
S34; Mcdonald (Soc), 2024. Roberts
plurality, 1913
For commissioner of public lands
Davisson Dem.), 3l,5O2; Ervien
(Rep). 3345S; Pendergrass (Soc.)
I1,783. Ervien's plurality, 1856.
For corporation commissioner
Montoya (Prog.), 33,O63; Martinez
fRep.), 3l,50l. Montoya's majority
1862.
For attorney general: Patton
fDem). 32,7l5; Clancy (Rep), 3D.
I481. Clark (Soc.). 1873. Patton's plur-