Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-17
LUNA COUNTY WILL
SEE SK|RM|SH FOR
DELEGATE
THREE CORNERED FIGHT
WILL SOON BE ON
Republicans and Democrats
Alike Claim 10 Hold Balance
Of Power While Socialists
Also Assert Their Rights,


Especial correspondence to Morning Journail
DemlnE. y NJ. July l5.-Poltes
ere warming up ia Luna county The
republican county convention is
called for July 30. and tae cali asks
all republicans and citizens Of the
county, irrespective ~ past party ar
niiation, who are in fever OF franz
Ing a constitution FOR the new state,
the provisions Of which viii equally
project the rights end liberties 81 the
whole people IN the fullest measure
ett.. 10 participate IN said primaries.
The current Graphic contains the
announcement ~ =. Llndauer as the
socialist candid tc for election to The
constitutional convention. The an
nouBcemont also contains q lew OF the
things for which socialism stands.
such AZ the initiative, the referendum
and tho rccull. aud the public owner
ship Of Ril natural monopolios. II
joints out that We now have many So
c~iaiistic measures In actual operation
aud that TIE seeiaiisiie movement ms
far as The machinery Of government
IS concerned. stands FOR every device
which enables the people to express
sud enforce their VIII In governmental
matters. and 10 far as the end 81 gov-
eminent goes, for every measure that
makes for a more equitable d%istribu-
ton Of the goods produced by land,
labor and caplinl,'
The democrats haze MT as YET call.
cd their convention. but they viii do
80 shortly This morning announce
nenta are ont stating thai John Cor
bett win be a candidate FOR nominal
ton ty the democratic convention for
delegate 20 the constitutional convcn-
ton Nj. Corbcit ~ an old-timcr. q
successful business man. Identified
with the democratic party OK Luna
county from the beginning. Il " ike
~, however, that senator ] y. Upton.
a prominent ranahman from up the
Mimbres ana a delegate to the lost
constitutional convention. VIII contest
the nomination with him Another
prominent democrat Is being %frcqucn-
~ mentioned in this connection. So
there VIII be G. hot ana friendly mix
M among the democrats before the
nomination is made. but. Of
coufGe they viii not b" uul
Ia their real war paint until AZ
ter the nomination IS madc and they
are called upon e. maintain their old
time supremacy in Luna county,
There We're five hundred and eighty
eight votes cast IN The last election In
Luna county Larrazolo carried the
county over Andrews by q majority
Of one hundred end three
votes. Twenty votes were east for
Metcelf, the socialist candidate Ana
Il must be remembered that Andrews
was making his fight strictly ON the
Issue OF statehood. ana statehood Is
popular IN Luna county
since the last election. also. The
county has been filling up with people
from every where. In the township
south of town there are settlers from
the lour corne states of The union.
one family nom Maine. one from care
fornla. u mum Florida ana one from
Washington. immigration into Luna
county since the last election Is abso-
lutoly without political complexion.
Some maintain that there have moro
dempfi4 eome TO. others that there
have en- more republicans the witt
or. ip 10 in as good q position 10
know as anyone, thinks that the re.
phblicana hnvc q little the best of it.
Aneilcr confusing Circumstance Is
thu ffrt tpft thc socialist candidate
has boon Identified with the democrat
Sc pafit heretofore and has many
warm personal friends among tho
d%enaocfetf hcsulcs This tho social
isiie Views Which Dee is emphasizing lu