Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-08
Mayor Boatright Obtains Writ
Recurring Judges and Clerks
10 Show Cause in Court
Next Tuesday,
ALLEGES TEN VOTES FOR
HIM WERE NOT COUNTED
-Four Were Folded Together
as if They Had Been Cast
by Two Persons and Six
Were in Bond Ballot Box

=, ,oeal proceedings instituted yes
terday by Mayor y. II, Boatfighl are
onfIrelv successful he will stand elect
Oh on the face of the returns by 'le
Jim majority Of two votes.
The mayor sets up claim to ten
republican ballots cast IN the fourth
ward. which, he says, were not count
cd The returns made to the city
Jerk Tuesday night showed an APP
narent majority of six for Henry
Westerfeld, democratic candidate, II
Tho MAYOR is allowed all the ballots
be laws claim to these figures would
indicate majority of four for MN,
hut according TO atfidaVits, two
democrat.e ballots were not counted
nv the Fourth ward judges for the
same reason that six republican bal
lots were not.
Six Of the votes claimed by Mayor
Boatrlght were found in the box for
bond ballots and the other four were
folded together IN pairs indicating
that they might have been cast by
two electors instead of four In his
petition for a writ of mandamus, pre-
pared by John Venable. attorney,
Mayor Boatiight alleges:
Ballots in Wrong Box.
"-- this informant is informed
and verify believes that at said cleo
lion in said ward (the FOURTH there
we're cast six Co republican ballots
which were received by said judges
and clerks of election and placed in
the ballot box designtcd and used
for the reception of ballots on the
bond issue, which was being voted on
at said election in said ward, but that
upon the count of votes cast at sad
election and the canvass thereof, the
said six co republican ballots were
not counted and canvassed by the
said Judges and clerks of election;
that said six co republican ballots so
cast and not counted were voted for
this informant for the said office of
mayor.
This informant further alleges
that as he is Informed and believes
that At said election in said ward,
there were cast four ca republican
ballots which were received by the
judges and clerks Of election, but
upon the count of the votes east at
said election and the canvass there
of, the said four ca republican bal
iutS Ntlt HDt tQhUltu anu 'eAhff'f7s'N
by the said judges and clerks of cleo
ton, that the four ca republican
ballots so east and not counted we're /
voted for this informant for the said |
office of mayor.
To Show Cause Tuesday.
That said returns of said election {
We're imperfectly made and were de-
posted in the ballot box with the bal =
lots cast at said election in the said |
ward, excepting the aforesaid ten !,
QOl ballots and the said box locked /
and sealed up and returned 10 the /
clerk of the city of Albuquerque. and |
mat the said judges have not oppor- !
unity to inspect or correct the same f,
Tor that purpose. That the said |
judges and clerks are unable to cor
rect the said returns in accordance !
with the fact, without an order from !
the court
Judge Reynolds was asked, because
Of these allegations, to issue a writ of
nandamus requiring the judges and '
clerks to correct the said imperfect {
returns SO as to correctly state the
result Of said election" The writ was