Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-03
new MEXICO
FACTIONS ARE
BADLY SPLIT

tl0nal committeeman, from |
Washington Things Have
Been Happening Right Along
SANTA FEE, N. M, March 2.-Since |
the return from Washington Of Hon. |
II. o. Bursum, chairman of the Terri !
tOFial committee, and Hon. Sol Luna,
national committeeman, both for the
Republican party. things political
have been developing very rapidly.
At the meeting of the Republican
committee in Albuquerque two very
important truths came to light. The
first, that the territorial leaders have
made their ordinations in Washing
ton and are prepared to endorse Taft;
and the second, that there is split
in the Republican party. AS a side
issue it developed that there is much
uncertainty as to the denomination OF
Andrew1.
When the resolution endorsing Taft
was introduced at the committee
meeting by Luna it was recognized
that there had been some trading
done in Washington, as up to the time
of their leaving the territory. all the
leaders were in favor of sending an
uninstructed delegation to the con-
vention.
Hubhell VS.. "Goo-Goos."
The split in the party is the old one,
|. widened and otherwise improved. The
anti-Hubball crowd in Bernalillo coun-
ty, also known as the "Goo-Goos,
'Reormers," "Fusionists," and few
other things, appeared before the Ter
ritorial committee, through their COM
mittee headed by District Attorney
Cloncy, and demanded the recognition
Of their organization as against the
regular, or HubbeIl county organiza-
ton. They argued that Hubbell was
wicked and that they were all right,
and could deliver the votes.
The Hubbells came back at them
vita a proposition to submit the en-
tire matter TO the voters of the Re-
publicans of the county and with that
/ proposition submitted rules for pri.
/ maries which were absolutely fair, as
surfing an honest count of the primary
| votes. Now the Hubbells did not
| want their primary scheme to be &C
! cepted, but they knew enough about
| the Republicans trained in their camp
| to know that Bernllillo countp Re
| publican has about as much use for
! an honest count anywhere down the
line as the devil is supposed to have
for holy water, and it was comical to
| see the Immaculate Clancy and the
! innocent-looking Kloch backing a+TsS
| from that honest count primary
scheme. The idea in the mind of a
Bernalillo county Republican is that
| the only honest count is to have his
| side do the counting, and count to
| win.s ...-..-.
| This move puts Clancy, territorial
| officeholder, in open hostility to the
regular territorial organization The
mas always been hostile to the regular
| county organization) and opens ur
new possibilities.
Maj. Lleweilyn Refused.
| 1t comes directly from Washington
! that Mapor Llewellyn some weeks
| ago refused to take position on the
| boundary commission if the head
| HEADQUARTERS were to be removed to
| San Antonio from FL Psso, and as
| those controlling the commission had
| apparently determined upon that
move it may be considered the ex
Il hOuRH -
the position, which means that there
will probably be no change, as 1t Is
well understood that the change was
being made to make room Tor the
presidents personal friend. The major
can afford to be Independent in this
matter, as he is holding down a fat
lob as special assistant to the attor-
ney general of the United States, with
I several side issues. Some say thai
this determination to turn down the
boundary commission job was brought
about by his being appointed attorney
to the receivers or the Senator Miller
Mining company, recently failed
which is said to be an exceedingly
good thing
otero and Spiess for Congress.
There is no longer any serious de
NAL of the candidacy of ex-Gov. Otero
for the congressional nomination, bui
the boom for that political aspirani
Is up against the rather strenuous op
position of the Hubbells, and large
assortment of other political fighters
Spies Of San Miguel county, is now
spoken of as p possibility, and ne ap
pears to be a much more satisfactory
candidate than Otero.
Opposition to larrazola;
J There is much opposition develop
ing in Democratic ranks to the nomi
nation of Larrazola. and at the same
time there has been two or three
koons started for other men of prom
inence. The indications are thai
there will be lively fight in the
Democratic convention over the Sc
lection of a candidate for delegate
There is also a strong movement fol
Tom Johnson of Ohio, for president