El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-07-18
POLITICAL PARTIES
ACTIVE AT DEMING.
Socialists Enter Field-Lu-
ia County's Complexion
a Question.

Deming, n NJ. July 1S.-Politics are
warming up in Luna county. The Re
publican county convention is called
( for July 80. and the call asks "all Be
publicans and citizens of the county
irrespective of past party affiliation,
who are in favor of framing a cOnsti-
tuition for the new state, the provisions
+ of which viii equally protect the rights
and liberties of the whole people in the
fullest measure" to participate
The current Graphic contains the an
nOuncement of : Lindauer as the So
CialiSt candidate for election 10 the
constitutional convention. The an
nOuncement also states a few of the
things for which socialism stands, such
as the initiative, the referendum and
the recall and the public ownership of
all natural mOnOpOlieS. 1t points out
that we now have many sOcialistic
measures in actual operation and that
the socialist movement so far as the
machinery of government is concerned,
stands for every device which enables
the people 10 express and enforce their
viii in governmental matters; and so
faS as the end OF government goes, for
every measure that makes for more
equitable distribution of the goods
produced by land, labor and capital"
Democrats Plan Convention.
The Democrats have not as yet called
their convention, but they viii do so
shortly. Announcements are out, stat
ing that John COr0ett viii De a candi-
date for nomination by the Democratic
convention as delegate to the cOnstitu-
uOnal convention. Mr. COrbett is an
old-timer, Il successful business man,
and identified with the Democratic par
ty of Luna county from the beginning.
1t Is likely, however, that senator J. n
Upton, a prominent ranchman from up
the Mimbres, and a delegate TO the last
constitutional convention. will contest
the nOmina ton with him. And another
prominent Democrat is being mentioned
frequently in this connection. So there
Will be a hot and friendly miXup among
the Democrats before the nomination is
made. but of course they viii not be out
in their real war paint until after the
nomination is made and they are called |
upon TO maintain their old time Supre-
macy in Luna county.
There were SIS votes cast in the last |
election in Luna county Larazolla car
ried the county over Andrews by ma
jOrity of 123 votes. Twenty votes were !
cast for Metcalfe, the Socialist candi- |
date. And it must be remembered that {
Andrews was making his fight strictly /
on the issue of statehood. and statehood /.
is popular in Luna county.
New Residents May Change Vote
~ has been filling up with people from |!
everywhere. In one township south
of town there are settlers from the four /
corner states of the union. one family
from Maine. one from California, one !
from Florida and one from Washington. /
Immi grafton into Luna county since the /
last election is absolutely without po- /
litical complexion. Some maintain that !
there have been more Democrats come !
in, others that there have been more !
Republicans; the writer, who is in as |
good a position to know as anyone, |
is of the opinion that the Republicans |
have little the best of il.
Another confusing circumstance, is \
the fact that the Socialist candidate has |
been identified with the Democratic |
party heretofore and has many warm /
personal friends among the Democrats. /
Besides this, the SOcialistic views |
which he is emphasizing in mis- cam I
paign are in line with the views OF the /
more radical Democrats. So it is quite
certain that the Socialist candidate will
draw more support from the Democratic
party than from the Republican.
Ely May Head Republicans.
1t is gSaerally conceded that Hon.
Ralph c. Ely will be the Republican
nominee Mr.. Ely is especially popular
with the new corners, being a pioneer /
in irrigation in Luna county and Il
booster
All in all, this three-cOrnered fight in
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