The evening herald., 1920-11-24
NECHEM WON BY
3,72t, THE OFFICIAL
STATE COUNT SHOWS
Ed Stafford Lead Repub-
lcan State Ticket;
Williams Second


SANTA FE. Nov. 2l.-The official
count completed by the state can
washing board shows republican pres
dentinl electors received majorities
ranging from 9,997 TO lO,S49. They
ran ahead Of all candidates for state
offices.
Judge NJ. c. Mcchcm. republican
candidate FOR governor. has an official
plurality Of 3,T2l. Ed Stafford, Santa
Fe, republican candidate FOR state
! auditor, led the partyH state ticket.
l getting plurality OF 7,S27-more
than 1000 higher than Judge Mech
cm's-and Hugh II. Williams. candi-
date FOR recollection as corporation
commissioners, finished only i6 votes
behind SaffOrd. Williams plurality
was 1911.
The official count follows:
! For clectorH-Cahoon (R) 57,634;
Gomez tRl 57,I22; Davis (R) jG,59S;
| Young tDD 46,67i: Martinez CD 49,
| j73. Priddy (D) 46.5gS. Plurality:
Cahoon, 1O.93G; Gomez 1O,s49; Davis,
9,997.
For congressman-M Montoya (R)
5i,6T2; Lucero (D) ie,i26. Mon
toya's plurality, 5.246.
For governor-Mcchem (R) 5i.426;
Hanna I'D 50,7O5. Mechem's plural
ity 9.72h
For lieutenant govcrnor--Duck-
worth (R) 54,793. Atwood ODD 49,-
$50. Duckworth's plurality. 1907.
For secretary OF Martinez
(R) 5,199; De Baca tD) i9,164. Mar
tinez's plurality, 6,O5S.
For auditor-Safford CR) 56.1l9:
A'anzanares Cd 4S,292. Safford's
plurality, 1891
For troasurer-Strong GD 55,257;
Slack fnJ 4q,329. StronEs plurality
5,o1S.
For attorney genoral--Bowman Gt)
5i,2S2; Dow Cd 49,O7S. Bowmant
plurality, 6,204.
For superintendent of instruction
Conway CR) 55,l2S; Upton Cd 49,
$50. COnways plurality. 5,11S.
For land oommissioner-,f1eld ORD
55,665; Kerr CD fS,7Si. Fields pid-
rality, 6,SS1.
toor supreme court justice--Parkei
(R) 55.4Og: Patton CD 1904. Par
kors plurality 6,327
For corporation commissioner
Williams (R) 56,t35; Perrin Cd 49,
324 williams plurality, 1911.
District Attorneys
The official count on the candi
dates for district attorney also can
vassod by the board, follows:
{ Firnt-Read. 1926; Crist 1886
Reads plurality 9a9.
Second-Craig, 1,022: Garcia, u
55i. Garuias plurality, j32.
Third-Newer. 6.69i: York, 800 I
Nowolrs plurality, 1851.
Fourth-Armijo, 9.021; Higgins, Z,
a24. Armijo's plurality, 1,1aI,
Fifth-I.indsey, 3.tt9; Force, 3,lSo
: Compton, 6,37S; Watt, I,3fl. Comp
toms plurality 3,239; Watts i.lb2,
! sixth Hamilton 3.17l; Fielder g.
: SEQ. Fielder's plurality, 6S5.
sevonth-Nicholas 6,1i5; Butlei
j.. 4,104. Nicholas plurality, 2'Otl;
Eighth-Woodward, s.s6S; kiker
S.3sO. Woodward's plurality Lass.
, Only one district elected Judge
the Seventh--and Harry i. owen, Lo
l,unna. former district attorney, wa
y elected there 20 fill the vacancy cnuH
. ed by the resignation Of Judge NJ
Nechem to become a candidate 10
governor. He defeated Felix Bnc'
who was appointed as Judge Nc
: chem's successor 10y the governor b
I a minority OF i,125. The vote was
. 1 owen, $40; Baca, 4,5S5.
Bonds Defeated
o The canvass showed the maJorl
L ngainat the proposal Tor the lssuhnc
Il of S2.OlO,OOO In highway londs 10
n Tho purposc Of meeting the feder'
|. aid appropriation for the state TO b
q so7 The vote was; For the bond
' sT.1Ge: against the bonds 94'45s.
ii The vote for the farmer-labor car
4 didntes averaged slightly more ina
q 1 900. The vote received by tine thlr
nnrty's presidential candidates range
!. from ,OSO Tor the lowest to las
/, FOR the highest. The party had ON
n national AID state candidates IN u
/ race.