El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-11-03

M stationed at Columbus are going
= TO vote in the election next
Tuesday II they wish TO do So, asserts
J. r Blair, OF HeIberg & Blair, OF
Columbus, Republican county chairman
OF Luna county, who IS in FL Paso.
The ruling Of attorney general
Clancy will have no effect on the mat
ter said M. Blair, yesterday after
noon. The law is the law. the at
torney general or anybody else TO the
contrary notwithstanding. Here IS the
law as attorney general Clancy him
self quotes It:
NO person shall be deemed 70 have
acquired or lost residence by reason
81 his presence OF absence while en-
pIoyed in the service Of the United
states or state, nor while q student
Now. while this law does say that
no person shall be deemed to have &C
quired or lost residence etc, Il does
not say that he may NOT acquire
residence il he wishes Ny boy. Tor
instance. might go TO Ann Arbor-
Michigan, to college he has not lost
his right TO vote At Columbus by rea-
son Of leaving the state, but II ne
chooses - vote in Ann ArbOr after
he has resided in Ann Arbor long
enough. this law cannot prevent him
DONG so
The same logic applies TO the SOL
diers. and our board OF registration
has so ruled and We have registered
so members Of the New Mexico na-
rional guard and they are going =
vote next Tuesday These men made
-he statement that they had lived II
New Mexico a year. IN the county or
Luna ninety days and in the precinct
OF Columbus 80 days. and that at this
tine they consider il their home. We
have r. right nor has anybody else
= right to deny them the privilege OF
voting We shall require that each
nan m out Tie legal affidavit Of resi-
dence provided by the state All that
This affidavit requires man 70 do IS
10 swear that H. has lived IN the state
a wear. the county ninety days ana the
IN his ruling. attorney general
Clancy gave as one OF has reasons IoE
saying the guardsmen could not vote;
Il do not suppose that you can IND
among our soldiers at Columbus any
Of them who have an intention OF
abandoning their former residence and
taking up a new one OF permanent
chara cter at Columbus
Now, the men who are willing 20
declare their residence at Columbus
on face OF what Mr.. Clancy says. Ma
do so and are legally entitled TO vote,
so you Will see the New Mexico guards
men who care to cast their ballot dong
50 next Tuesday
Clifford Pinchot, former United states
forester. leading Progressive Of the
country. . man SO rich that ne can
play with politics for the fun OF Il
= not only . good politician. out ne
IS a good story teller too " hlle III
Fl Paso yesterday, discussing the po-
litical situation and the president
Democrat who met him remarked that
Mr.. Wilson had kept Us out OF more
trouble than any president IN years
That reminds me Of the story s2lu
NJ Piuchot. "of Dad Seu1ple and MS
store at a country crossroads in the
middle west. He came out OF the door
one day with a pail Of lard IN his hand
snd his eye lit on Late-
q. See here. Bub,' said he run down
with this TO your Aunt Maria She
wants II before she starts TO get din
ner- Il wont take you minute
.'sAll right. Dad said LATE L VIII
i you'll let me drive your auto
. Well said Dad, your aunts IN q
hurry, and III take chance Jump
so I.afe jumped into Dads new car.
stepped on the seIf-starter. threw of
he brake. and let in the clutch 7 ne
ar gathered headwa1-, shot across the
road. scraped by Dad. who just man
AGED to jump away. and grazed past
the watering trough on the other side
Of the road. Lafe gave the steering
wheel a despairing twist. shot back
again. almost ran down Dads old black
COW. and punctured a tire on an Oh
harrow lying in the grass by inns .
Tine he had forgotten how TO let 60
He hung 10 the wheel. yanSed IL again
as the car headed for the ditch crossed !
the road. and crumpled a mudguaro
against a telephone pole, got away
from that. and just managed 10 WlEgle
over the bridge. leaving track behind
him like a blacksnake in the sand
once across the bridge he scared q
chicken into Mysteries. and was scared I
himself about as badly when he saw ]
? team ahead. In that instant he re-
nlembered the emergency brake. and :
threw II on The ear slowed down. and Z
by good luck came to a stop IN front f.
Of Aunt Mar.a's gate Late was pale !
and breathing heavily, but not Tor long (
As his Aunt Maria came out to the &
road she heard him say in tone in T.
which relief and pride were mingled :
can I drive a carr Well, say III bet (
there amt another boy could have ,
missed as many chances for trouble 2
in the same length OF road
When Dad Semple, painting with :
haste and indignation, arrived from the /
breathe Thank God for Lafe- He kept !
my car out Of trouble Hardly. What 4
he did say was 70 thank God he'd got :
he car back safe. 70 abuse himself +
FOR letting Lafe have In. and 10 tell /
his nephew precisely what would hap I
pen 20 him II he ever touched that
steering wheel again.
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That New Mexico Will deliver presi- |
cent Wilson q large ma iority is the
verdict of judge Dan ~ Jackson. who !
las Just returned from that state 81 .