Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-11-03
Election Proclamation

State of New Mexico, 1t IS made the
duty of the Board of County Commits
sioners of each county, in the state Of
New Mexico, to proclaim the election
that is to be held in the respective
counties for the purpose of voting for
candidates for the different Offices
and other matters, and to do so ten
days before the election by public
proclamation and by publication in
each Of the two leading newspapers
published in each county. and
Whereas, IL is further made tie
duty of said Board Of County Com
missioners to give public notice of
the object of the election. the officials
to be voted for, questions to be voted
On, the names of the candidates Of
each of the said offices, as the same
are on file in the Office Of the county
clerk, and the post Office address Of
each of said candidates and the place
where the election is to b eheld in
each precinct in each county; and
Whreas, it is further required that
the said notice be inserted in daily
newspapers, six times prior to che
day when the election is to be held.
hut when there is no daily paper pub
lished in each county. such notice
may be inserted n week.! newspaper.
in two issues thereof. prior to the
date when the election is to be held;
end
Therefore, the Board Of County
Commissioners Of Grant County, New
Mexico, in session. hold st Silver
City, on the End, Bal and 4th days
of October, 1916, at a ~ gllar meeting
Of said board, have ordered as fol-
lows. to-wit:
The object of the election which is
to be held on the 7th dav of Novem-
Der, A. D., 1916, in accordance to law,
IS to elect one United States senator
for a term of six years ard. ono Rep.
resentative in tho Sixtv-ffth Con.
rress for q term of two years, and
three Presidential electors. for one
term; and for the c,yCtiUn of state
officers as follows:
One Justice of the Supreme Court
for term of eight years.
Governor, for term of two years.
Lieutenant Governor for term Of
two years.
Secretary of State for term of two
years.
State Auditor for term of two
years.
State Treasurer for term of Two
years.
Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton for term of two years.
Commissioner of Public Lands for
term of two years.
Attorney General FOR term of two
years.
Corporation Commissioner for term
of six years.
For the election of county officers,
as follows:
Sheriff for term of ty,o years.
Treasurer and Collector for term of
two years.
Clerk for term Of two years.
Assessor for tenn of two years.
Probate Judge for term of two
years.
superintendent cf Schools for term
Of two years.
Surveyor for term of two years.
Commissioner, First District, for
tem of two years.
Commissioner, Second Tnstrict, for
term of two years.
Commissioner, Third District, for
term of two years.
State Senator, Twenty-fourth Dis
trict, for term of two years.
State Senator, Thirteenth District
for term of two years.
State Representative. Twenty-sec-
ond District, for term of two years.
District Attorney, Sixth Judicial
District, for term Of two years.
2he names of tire several candi-
dates for each of said Offices, as the
same arc now on fle in the Office of
the County Clerk, Grant County.
New Mexico, are as follows
residential Electors. United States
Senator. and Representative in Con-
gress, as filed by tie Democratic
party:
Electors: Felix Garcia, postofice
address, Lumberton, N. NJ; j. N. Up
ton, postofice address, Deming N.
NJ; Jose G. Chavez, postoifce adj
dress. Luna, N. NJ
United States Sen5to'. a A. Jones,
pastofice address. East Las Vegas,
". M
Representative: W. B. Walton, post
Office address, Silver City, N. M.
Justice of Supreme Court: Neill
B. Field, p~ostOfice address, Albu-
querque, N. M.
Governor: f. C. de Baca, postofice
. ldress, Las Vegas, n. M.
Lieutenant Governor: w. C. Nc
Donald, p~ostofice address, Carrizozo,
N M.