Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-12-22
STATEVOTECANVASSED
BOARD COMPLETES COUNT OF
RAILROAD VOTE.
Wilson's Plurality in New Mexico ID
2,3e2-Jones Leads Ticket With
3,359 over Hubbell.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Santa Fe.-The meeting Of the
State Canvassing Board developed a
number OF matters Of unexpected in
terest.
CHIEF Justice Roberts, a member of
the board, filed a written protest
against the board canvassing the re-
turns for legislators, saying that such
a canvass would be illegal and is d.
rectly prohibited and penalized by
statute, and furthermore would result
in Legislators presenting two certifi-
Gates, n from the county authorities
and n from the c~anvassing board, or
else in two different men each pre-
senting a certificate to the Legisla-
ture.
Assistant Attorney General Harry
S. Bowman, on behalf of the Republi-
can state central committee and on
behalf Of every Republican candidate
OF the state ticket in the legislative
districts and every district attorney
district, protested against the count
ing and canvassing of the absent
railroad vote as being without war
rant of law and against the constitu-
ton of the state of New MexicA. Pro-
tests vera made a matter Of record
ana the railroad vote was then can
vassed.
With the addition of the railroad
mems vote the official vote of the
state on state and national offices
complete stands as follows:
For presidential electors: Garcia
(Dem.), 1887; Upton (Dem.), 49,
647; Chavez Dem.), 1858; Hill
(Rep.), 31,161; Ortiz (Rep.), 31,O95;
Hammond (Rep.), 31,033; Med. Smith
(soc.), 1877; T. Smith (soc.), 1897;
Crisp (Soc.), 1899. Wilson's plur-
atty, 1892.
For senator: Jones Dem.), 33,9S1;
Hubbell Rep.), 3O,622; Metcalf (Soc.),
2,O39. Jones' plurality, 3,519.
For representative: Walton Dem.),
32,75O; Hernandez (Rep.), 32,O56; Egg
gum (soc.), 1852. walton's plurality,
694.
For governors: De Baca (Dem.), 3d.
1872; Bursum (Rep.), 31,552; Wells
(Soc.), 1924. De Baca's plurality,
1922.
For lieutenant governor: Mcdonald
(Dem.), 31,915; Lindsey CRep.), 49,
1853; Bearup (Soc.), 2,06S. Lindsey's
plurality, GAS.
For secretary of state: Lucero
(Dem.), S2,92O; Mirabal (Rep.), 81
366; Thomas (Soc.), 2,139. Lucero's
plurality, LIZA.
For treasurer: Hall (DeE.), 1868;
Page (Rep.), 31,21O; Phelps (Soc.),
2,04S. Halls plurality, 2,443.
For superintendent of public instruc-
ton: swinney CDem.), 32,4O2; Wag-
ner Rep.), 32,501; Lane (Soc), 2,034.
Wagner's plurality, 90.
For auditor: Otero (Prog.), S2,O49;
Sargent (Rep.), 32,616; Frost (Soc.),
2,O92. Sargent's plurality, 567.
For Supreme Court justice: Field
(Dem.), 32,O72; Roberts (Rep.), 3d.
S34; Mcdonald (Soc.), 2,024. Roberts
plurality, 79S.
For commissioner of public lands:
Davisson (Dem.), 31,5O2; Ervein
(Rep.), 33,45S; Pendergrass (Soc.), l.
7S3. Ervein's plurality, 1856.
For corporation commissioner. Mon
toya (Prog.), 39,O63; Martinez (Rep.),
31,5O1. Montoya's majority, 1852.
For attorney general: Patton
(Dem.), 32.715; Clancy (Rep), 3d.
4s1; Clark (Soc.), 1873. Patton's plur-
ality, 234.
The Senate of the Legislature win
be Republican by a margin of four
members, the Republicans having IA,
the Democrats 10, according to the
official returns.