Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-10-25
JOKER
FAST BECOMING
APPARENT
Delegates Left the FuSing to
the Executive Committee
Which Is Rapidly Putting in
Some Fancy TouCheS,

The straight democratic" ticket
dominated at the county convention
Nriday after many vcissitudes is rad
.ng away like the stars of the morn
ing under the gentle mi|nistration Of
The county executive committee.
The latest bulletin last night show
cd a few of the original candidates
tin adjoining the ticket and going
tast A few. it is said. will stand pat,
or as pat as possible, but 1t is believ-
ID that when the committee gets
through with them they viii see the
necessity Of subordiuating their own
personal aspirations to the good OF
he party by withdrawn TO give
place to candidates named by the
committee who will perhaps be able
to draw a few ballots from the ranks
Of those who were rot always thus.
The changes so far asCertaincd indi-
cate that the management Of the
campaign has some oasis for a fond
hope that it. latest candidates VIII
have the support of certain persons
Who have not been exactly dYcd-tn-
hc-wool democrats 1t would be i'm
proper to state which candidates are
-hoscn with this end in view, but it is
quite likely that thc name Of oaeh
candidate viii point its own moral
Official Information was exceedingly
lifheult to obtain last night. Chair
Burkhart Of the committee pro-
iessed a deep and bewildered ignor-
OF IN proposed or accomplished
changes in the ticket.
From unofficial sources it was
learned that II. c Collins, candidate
FOR the council. had not been asked
% resign. but was in a receptive mood
the house, it is said. that Mr. e,
8 Parker is almost persuaded but
Adolfo Salas viii remain. g A.
Baker, for county commissioner, is
understood % have been successfully
approached by the committee Who
viii take his place could not be learn
I'd. J. Alcario Montoya, II is under
stood. has resigned Chrertully. to give .
place to- Francisco Lucrro 81 Mon
VINO be it remarked has not al
been conspicuous In the ranks OF
the followers of r. jefferson. TrinI-
dad Lucero for probate Judge, is un-
lerstood 10 have suddenly developed
an avoirdupois which makes his up
at the hands OF the committee
feasible at this writing. In fact
Trinidad Is said to have shown a NOR
bid desire to be the sacrifice. For
probate clerk, w &. Ostreich at last
accounts was still sticking. Ambrosio
'andelario is spoken OF quietly as a
successor to George Campbell for col
cCtor and trrasurcr-or perhaps,
sable. for assessor. Mr. Klein
wort. however, ostensible candidate
assessor. Is out OF town. Perhaps
he was tclegraphed Professor Atana
,io Montoya. It is averred, viii run
school superintendent, vice J. d
Emmons, whose career as a candidate
brief and inglorious.
As TO whether the fine Italian hand
the delicate footprints OF Fran
'isco Hubbell or anyone else are evil
lent from the foregoing, the gentle
'eadgr must draw his own conclusions
Perhaps he might ask Mr.. Burkhart
I is rumered-only rumored-that
he bulk OF the designations we're
out OF n kind regard for the
wishes of Burkhart ct al
And finally in this connection It
win be remembered that before the
convention adjourned Friday a roso-
ution was adopted authorizing the
committee to ''hll any office which
night be- without a candidate q
Perhaps the most cruel thing about
he whole deplorable occurrence is
ne nerve racking suspense which for s