The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-23
COURT ORDER
HALTS NAMING
Of MAJORITY
OFOEMOCRATS
Gutierrez and Metzger
Foiled in Efforts to Be-
tray Republicans

An EFFORT OF the fusicnlst majority
OF the county commission to appoint
n democratic majority or the election
judges In each precinct fur the cuni-
ing election was defeated shls morn
ing by a court order revokinr their
appointments. A hearing was held
on the petition FOR writ az mnn-
damua asked against Max Gutierrez
and David Metzsar and DR. NJ. X.
Wylder to force them 20 choose
judges from the party which elected
them to the county commission. DR..
Wyldcr was made party 10 the ao--
ton although opposing tho move OF
the fusionists.
The commission met this mcrnlng
to choose the three election 3adgcs
for each precinct. As prescribed BY
law the commissioners must choose
two judges from the list OF names
submitted by tho county chairman
representing the majority party.
namely the republicans since two or
moro commissioners belonged to that
party. The remaining judge. thu
statute prescribes. Is 20 be selected
from the minority party.
Move Is Thwarted.
Commissioners qutierrex ana Metz
gar. having recently switched fl0m
the republican party and Joined
forces with the democrats, claimed
the right to choose the majority OF
the election Judges from the ranks OF
the democrats The list was 70
chosen.
c. NJ. Barber, as county chairman
of the republican central committee
ana A. Matteucci. candidate FOR shcr-
iff fileh a petition in the district
court for a writ OF mandamus against
the board OF commissioners direct
Ing the county commissioners 70 con-
vene. revoke the appointments they
legally made this morning and APP
point two Judges from the list sub
mitted by the chairmen OF the repub-
iican committee.
After the courts decision granting
the writ was given the commission
ers Immediately convened again and
made arrangements 70 appoint tho
election judges as Judge Hickey had
ruled II was agreed to select the
first two men on the republican list
for each precinct and the first name
on the corresponding democratic list.
The revised list Of judges for all pres
cincts has not yet been completely
compiled.
Polling Places Chosen.
The selection OF the polling places.
with a few exceptions In the city pre-
| cincts, has been completed and Will
be printed OFFICIALLY Monday In con-
nection with the election proclama-
lion. The proclamation win be pub
iished six times consecuiiveiy.
I "A NI...4 a.
Ii.15 O'Clock alter an all morning
session and will convene again at 4
o'clock this afternoon 70 arrange
/ further details OF the election.
! District Attorney j. A. Miller ana
| II. y. Jamison represented tho plain
uffs, Mr.. Barber and Mr.. Mattencci.
Henry q. Coors. J.., and John r.
simms represented the county com
| missioners. W. c. Ocstrelch. chair
| man OF the democratic county central
committee, was present AT the hear
ing, fighting to get control Of tho
judges.
The Inv provides that where two
or more OF said commissioners be-
/ long 70 the same political party they
shall have the right TO select two OF
said judges for each precinct from
| the list OF cases submitted by the
| county chairman representing their
/ poiitic6l party, and tho remaining
| Judge shall be selected from a list
| submitted by the county chairman re-
presenting the opposite political party.
and no more than two OF said judges
shall belong TO the same political
party
The attorney for the plaintiffs con-
tended that this wna an act made for
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