Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-18
COMPROMISE MADE
N ORGANIZATION
DIFFERENCES
CURRY COUNTY PRECINCT
CONTROVERSY ADJUSTED
Territorial Democratic Contra
Committee Holds Lengthy
Sessions Which Develop
Much Enthusiasm.

Twenty members of the territorial
Democratic Central committee for the
most part from the central counties
gathered in convention in the COM
mercial club yesterday morning In
response TO the call for a meeting is
sued several days i by Territorial
Chairman J. @. Fitch. and Territorial
Secretary Summers Burkhart. Three
sessions were held yesterday. one In
tn. morning. another In the afternoon
and still another In the evening
which lasted well into the night. All
the sessions we're interesting, Burning
questions Of interest TO the heart OF
every true Democrat were discussed
Local and national topics were made
the subject Of some real Democratic
oratory. An optimistic sentiment
seemed TO pervade the meetings and
according TO those who have attended
former territorial central committee
sessions. yesterdays gathering was an
indication thai the Democrats Of the
territory are sitting up and taking no
tice. The most important work OF
The day was the hearing Of the Curry
county Democrats, who came 10 Albu-
queruue 10 have the territorial organ
izttion decide n dispute regarding the
county organization which has Occur
pied the center OF the political stage
in Curry county for some time past
G. r. Worrall. who was named as
temporary chairman of the county or
ganizntion soon after the formation OF
Curry county. Is a candidate for the
position OF permanent chairman. pri-
marics have been held In quite d few
precincts In the county and those op-
posed to the election OF Worral
charged Yesterday that some precincts
had been given more committeeman
than they had been entitled 60. Both
sides to the controversy we're given
ample opportunity to present their
sides OF the case TO the central com
mittee yesterday II was contended
on the Worrali side that county pri-
fuaries for the selection OF precinct
committeeman had been properly hold
in all Of the precincts Of Curry coun-
" except Clovis, and that primaries
had been called To be held in that
precinct next saturday. II was stated
that after the Clovis primary had Sc
lected its committeeman, the commit
teemen from all the precincts would
be duly authorized 90 name the coun
~ chairman and other officers OF the
permanent organization.
II was c~ontended by the anti-Wor
rail- men that these committeeman
We're only selected for precinct organi- |
cation and that new primaries should
be held under the auspices Of the pre-
cinct committeemen for the purpose OF
selecting delegates to q county CON
Vtntion which should name The coun-
~ organization. IL was claimed in
addition that the representation given
10 h precincts In the first primary |
was not in accordance with the votes |
cast at the last election and that some |
precincts had been given more COM |
mitteemon than they were entitled To, |
while others had been given less.
During the discussion Judge Wor- |
utll, the present chairman, stated that |
he would willingly release all dele !
gates wishing 20 he released from any |
obligation to vote for him as chair
man which they might have by rca- |
son OF Instructions.
After much discussion, participated |
in by the members OF the central
committee and curry county men. II
was decided that the present commit |
tremcn should act In the selection ot
, county organization, but that the
representations of each precinct, not
outstanding the number OF commit
tcemen elected, should be based upon
the votes east at the last election for
delegate 10 congress and that where
more delegates or committeeman had
beer selected than the precinct was
to upon tina basis. those dele |
should be entitled To a traction
vote, so as 10 reduce the represent |
from b 10 precinct 10 the mum
OF votes TO which " was entitled |
under the ruling OF the committee.
II was further decided that the con-
'cntion for the election of the chair
Innn n other curry county organic |