The border vidette., 1931-04-11
MAYOR kARNS AND EX-SENATOR
BETTWY IN RUN.OFF ElEC-
TON TUESDAY, MAY 6
Wednesdays Herald)

ming at the polls yesterday but
failed to make up their minds as
to who will be at the helm of
city affairs for the ensuing two
years.
To the city primary election
former Senator Andrew Bettwy
led the voting in a triangular
race for the mayorship of No.
gales. Bettwy received sol votes
while Mayor Harry j. Karns.
seeking re- election, polled 442
and II. r Renshaw, former city
alderman and secretary of the
Nogales Building aud Loan As
sociation, ran third with 1870
votes.
O1t of a total registration of
1889 there we're 1882 votes poll
ed representing 81 per cent of
the registered vote, considered
to be an unusually good show
ing. Nine of those who voted
failed to show preference for any
of the candidates in race for
mayor. Toe election board re
ports that l80 voted only ia the
mayors race, not considering
the aldermanic column.
The primary election yester.
day did not decide the issue and
Mayor Karns will face former
Senator Bettwy 10 a run-off gen
eral election which will be held
May 5-Independence day. The
name of Rsnshaw will be drop
ped. The fight will be solely
for the mayorship.
The people elected six alder
men yesterday. They were un
animous!y endorsed without op
position. r S. Burns, manager
of the local j. G. Penney com
pany store, Luis Escalada, head
of Escalada Bros, O. A. Smith,
pastor of the Trinity Congrega
tional church, and j. E. Wise,
cattleman. will succeed them
selves in Office. John w. Phil
lips, contractor, will take the
seat vacated by his father, while
G. G. Cheshire will occupy the
| chair of Joseph Karam who serv
ed on the council for four years.
The vote was Escalada 841;
Cheshire 833; Burns 83l; Phillips
82l; Wise 807, and Smith 758
Alderman Smith is the oldest
member of the board in point of
service. He was first elected to
the council four years ago when
Mayor Karns defeated DR.. w. F..
Chenoweth in a spirited election
He was re- elected two years ago
and now the people have endors
ed him for another two years of
service. He is the only memb Der
left of the Old council which
worked increasingly, day and
night, for the street paving pro
gram.
The election yesterday was ex
citing and caused many people
to take very active parts. Both
Karns and Bettwy had campaign
headquarters ia operation. When
the polls opened at 600 o'clock
yesterday morning many people
we're awaiting to cast their bal.
lots.
The Bettwy vote poured in
during the early morning hours.
Later in the day the trend was
to Karns and at the noon hour
Bettwy's support again was in
evidence and in the late after
noon the Karns support mount
ed. After q furry of balloting
and counting of votes it was
found that Bettwy led Karns by
SO votes. Had Bettwy received
Al additional votes be would
have been automatically elected
because that amount was the
necessary majority.
Renshaw was the unknown
quantity in the election. Many
of his supporters thought be
would receive a very fattering
vote. Renshaw did not make a
campaign. He merely offered
himself as a candidate for public
service.
The run-off election to be beld
May 5 will perhaps be one of
the most exciting affairs in the
history Of the .city as the
strength of Karns and Bettwy is
about equally divided.
The fight in the run-off cleo
ton will be for the 1870 votes
polled by Rsnshaw who is now
out of the race and for the addi
tional votes which will be regis
tered during a ten-day period
before election.
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