Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-12


Is for granted tnsi the committee was
~nonest IL rs desire % DO something
right 1t vel made the same old-time
mistake Of trying to bring harmony
with Hubbell as "A factor. The COM
mite either does not want to see. or
De- hasn't political brains enough 10 see.
that the people ~ this county DO not
want compromise with Hubbell-that
anything thai looks like compromise
with him Is going 10 get smashed and
that The faintest faint OF the Hubbell
innunce on the matter. whatever u r..
markA that matter FOR suspicion on
the part % the voters.
Hubbeil is no, a factor in the pub
lie sentiment Of this county except that
he Is . target for concentrated oppo-
sition- This %newspaper has never had
any personal feeling toward. o. per-
sonai quarrel with Hubbell Removed
from politics. he Ia a sane and careful
and successful business maj OF un-
usual ability and Of o definite useful
ness. Placed IN political activity and
entrusted with any degree Of political
responsibility, ana he becosnes a dan
gerous menace 10 the peace and pros
perlty OF the community.
The members Of the republican cen-
trail committee know: Mr.. Solomon
Luna knows. Mr.. Bursum knows. just
as clearly as Mr.. spiess knows, hat
the one sure way 10 bring about har-
mony in This county Is 10 deprive Mr..
Hubbell Of the chairmanship of the
republican central committed. and TO
do Il with an openness and definite
ness and sincerity as would leave no
doubt in the minds Of the people as TO
their desire 10 rid the party OF a bad
and degrading Influence.
Once Hubbell is removed from the
craftsmanship Of his committee. he be-
comes q private citizen. He win sim
ply be forgotten politically. That will
be all - long ar he iiSias this p5-
sition he IL u definite, constant. driy-
ing menace to the political peace of
the community.
Instead of adopting the plain. open.
above board program proposed by
the committee spent a whole
afternoon listening TO "a rehearsal of
the old-time story of Bernaliilo coun-
TVS political REVOLUTIONARY at the
end failed 20 grasp the true meaning
VI the tale.
by adopting the Hpiess program all
doubt would have been removed from
minds Of the people as TO the sim
certify OF the committee. Hubbell
would no longer have been chairman
~ the county committee. He would
been quietly, sanely and fairly
eliminated. Instead Of this the COM
turned again To It's old error. II
recognized Hnbbeli as a political force,
! constructive political force. and in
thar II left a question to bo an
lwered; Are the members of this CEN
committee MS sincerely anxious TO
;et rid Of Hubbell as the republican
OF B%ernalillo county ARE anx-
GUS TO be rid OF him.
only the working u of this pro-
viii tell Carried out IN a Glenn
fair way, Il IL merely a longer
and more involved way Of retiring
Iiubbell. But the committee should
that the first faint Indication of
iuhbell Influence in conducting the
,rimariesss the first appearance of
fubbell activity and this fair program
n harmony utIt .ya nn tny. =. tn.s b.1 II
con IN a tornado IL VIII go up like
he republican ticket did in the recent
ity election here, because one enthu-
lastic bnt misguided campaign man |
gave some very clever democratic
'asis for the charge that HuBBELL
VAS WORKING FOR THE TICKET.
The republican voters. therefore.
win watch this plan with painstaklng
ARE. Fairly carried our ii Will prove
Iuccessful from the standpoint Of The
'oters and from the standpoint u an
united republican majority here. II
s TO be regretted that the committee
not the courage 10 carry out the
program presented by Mr. Spless. plac-
-" HNA W WI ~ HNhllA |
Is having done with the grief-produc-
ng Hubbell burden II is 10 be regret
that Il did not provide the add
ionai safeguard and assurance OF the
primary hailoting system.
The action. however. has been taken
md the vast majority OF republicans of
county. men who have SUPP
ported the Independent movement
rom conviction and men who have re-
with the so-called regular fol-
through sheer faith 10 IN fetch
u party regularity, are hoping that
.his plan may pass into the hands of
competent, clear headed men, who
Nlll provide a clean-cut program upon
which the people can unite with conf-
ience
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