Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-09
when ARE REPUBLICAN
PRIMARIES TO Be
CALLED?
Republicans of This County
Getting Tired of the Petty
SCheming of Gillen-
water and Crowd.
NO WORK FOR ANDREWS
BY new ORGANIZATION
Peanut County Politics and Fra
ming Of Slate Keeps W0uld-be
Bosses Busy. Forget That
People Expect Them TO
Get Out Andrews Vote.

The Republicans of Bernalillo coun-
ty are becoming restless under the
inaction which has prevailed since
the new county committee was cre-
ated.
There appears to be a we'll founded
rumor that two or three men, notably
W. II. CLEARWATER, the county chair
man, and the men who control the
Journal democrat, are figuring on a
slate for county offices and not figur-
ing on much of anything else.
In fact it is quite apparent that no
work is being done for the Republi-
can delegate to Congress despite the
fact that the new organization, when
Andrews signed the somewhat notori-
Gus letter endorsing their delegates at
the recent primaries, pledged itself to
support him Loyalty and honestly.
The Republicans of this county,
particularly those who are ayowed
candidates for county Offices, are be-
coming restless and many inquiries
are being heard as to when the coun-
ty chairman expects to call the pri-
maries and whether he intends to see
that all are given square deal or
whether he is seeking to frame up a
slate with himself as county boss.
The county chairman and several
of his associates have been caucusing
for some days and it requires little
imagination to guess what they are
caucusing about. 1t is quite apparent
that if they can form ring and by
delaying the primaries until the last
minute, force their slate upon the
party, they intend to do 1t.
But the most significant part of the
present situation, is the apparent
readiness of a large majority of the
Republicans to rebel against any
such star chamber sessions and it Is
quite apparent that If an attempt Is
made by the county chairman and his
crowd to work an open and shut
game at the primaries, there will be
things doing in Bernalillo county poll
tics
The Republicans are well aware
that Andrews is being entirely neg
lected by the new county organiza-
ton. Nothing whatever, has yet been
done towards assuring the big ma
jority which is rightfully his in this
county and there are loud murmur-
ings heard at the way in which Gil
lenwater and his crowd are disregard
lag their pledge to the Republican
candidate for delegate to Congress.
The Democrats have perfected their
organization in the county and are
now sitting back, waiting patiently to
see how many different things Gillen-
water intends to hand out to the Re-
publican party.
1t is quite apparent that If Gillen-
water and his crowd do not get onto
the Andrews band wagon pretty soon
and show that they are going to sup
port him sincerely and honestly that
they will find themselves in all kinds
OF trouble
incidentally, it Is also plain that
IL Gillenwater does not indicate pretty
soon that he is going to call the pri-
msries early and give every one an
equal chance there are going to be
number of political brick bats cast
In the direction Of the county orga-
nization and there will be more dis
cord in the party than there ever was
before.
There has been so much talk about
good government, fair primaries, etc,
ana etc. that the Republicans of the
county are determined to give the
gentry who preached the sermons, a
chance to practice some of their
teachings and it is quite plain that
nothing else will go.
1t is not yet forgotten that two
years ago some of the same men who
are now trying to engineer the coun-
" slate, traded the Republican dele
gate for Congress in return for
enough Democratic votes to save
themselves from defeat.
Il that is attempted again this year,
there VIII be more political bloodshed
than there ever was and the new or
sanization will find itself long on
bosses and particularly short on Re-
publican votes.
1t requires but very little talking
among the Republicans in this coun-
ty TO ascertain that the dinky secret
side show which Gillenwater and the
Journal-Democrat gang has been run
ming for some weeks now, Ia becom-
ing little tiresome. The voters are
of the opinion that square deal and
not slate Is what they want. and
they are determined to have II.
But no matter what may be done
about the county affairs, the voters of
this city and county are in no mood