Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-18
LATE ELECTION SHOWS
VOTES ARE ABUNDANT
IN PARTS OF STATE
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corrupting the Spansh-American
people which the democratic Anglo
American vote IN the southwestern
corner of the state has ignored.
There are some who feel that
the democratic strategy was we'll
aimed. The turnover in Bcrnalil-
10 county was worth $500 votes.
The expected republican majority
in San Miguel, Valencia, Socorro
and Mora was probably reduced
$500 to $500 more Whether
those calculations are too high or
too low, the fact remains that the
democratic fusions were aimed to
secure votes whore the votes were
to cut into the counties whore
there are large numbers OF people
and where the republicans, If m-
hampered, would have piled up
overwhelming majorities.
106.195 Votes Cast,
In the November election there
were in all 10G,l85 votes cast for
the three candidates for governor.
Eight counties cast $1,000 of these
and the other twcuty-one counties
cast the remaining $4,000. Not n
single one of these eight counties
is in the Pccos valley--in fact mono
Of the counties casting 1000 votes
and above was in territory which
the democrats count as safe.
Bernalillo cast a total of 1853
votes IN the recent election San
Miguel came second with $500,
ColfaX third with 6,143 Then fol
low Rio Arriba with GOES. Santa
Fee with 5,715. Union with 5,4O2
and Socorro with 5.052 These
counties Of the 5000 class and
above pnlled total of 47,313 votes.
virtually half Of the entire vote in
the state. Mora the eighth coun-
ty, cast 4,676 votes.
OF the seven counties which cast
more than 5000 votes. only Bern
alillo went democratic. although
Union is normally in that column.
Bernalillo, however, Is normally
republican and its switch was due
to several reasons" and 1t may
or NAV not be in the republican
fold in 1922. depending upon the
policy adopted by the republican
leaders. If they insist upon pun
ishing the boilers and trying to
keep them out of the party. similar
results may be expected in future
elections. If the leaders adopt VIII
Hays plan OF bringing the boilers
back into line and inducing them
to bring with them the friends
they made while boiling. the tables
may be turned back.
Consider the democratic method
of attack in the recent campaign
in the light Of the location Of votes.
There were fusions in San Miguel,
Bernalillo, Santa Fe. Mora and
partial fusion in Socorro. Con-
slider the preponderance of this
vote as compared with that of the
Pecos valley, then you will seq
what the democratic leaders were
striving for and what they hoped
to gain by fusions.
The following table was pre-
pared by taking the actual total
vote cast IN the entirei state for
governor and dividing that sum
into the 1920 census total for New
Mexico. The resulting figure was
then taken and divided into the
census returns for the individual
counties of the state to see what the
average vote would be. This aver
age vote is then placed 80 that II
may be compared with the actual
total vote for governor in each
county. the figures having been OBJ
tanned from the election returns
certified to the secretary of state.
The table follows: