Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-25
OUT ON
STILL HUNT FOR
CANDIDATES
Mayor Lester and Alderman
John Beaver the Only Willing
Victims Thus Far Encoun-
tered Convention Monday

Wanted-One set of. candidates tC
run on the democratic city ticket
ANY assortment will do, providing
they are willing to u ON "A platform
promising anything from a s133, 000
sewer system to rigid economy.
Each and every candidate, to be ac-
ceptcd. must pledge himself to carry
out the s133.O0O sewer system. on
which the regulations of q number
of prominent democrats are staked
and in no instance will a candidate
be accepted, who is not qualified t.
prove to the satisfaction OF the peo-
pie that running the city govern
ment at SIS per head per year is cost
ing the tax payers less money than
to run 1t at $500 per head per year;
and hat "A forty-three per cent In
crease in the annual cost of municip-
al operation is less money than il
ever cost to run the city before.
1t may not be couchod in exactly
those words, but the above Is SUBJ
stantially what is being presented to
numerous citizens these days by com
mlttees of prominent democrats who
are out on a still. but none the less
vigorous, hunt for candidates. The
committees are working in every ward
and have been for some days past:
but up to late last night the quarry
had not been run down in any con-
siderable quantity.
The committees have one substan-
tial advantage in carrying On then
somewhat arduous work. They do
not have to hunt for a candidate for
mayor. 1t is reliably reported that
| Mayor Lester having one sacrificed
| himself on the altar of his party's
need and having taken up the burd-
en- of its $685. 600 sewer system and
its pledge of economical administra
ton, is again a willing sacrifice.
The committee has another advant-
age. In the Fourth ward, if the worst
comes TO the worst. there is always
Alderman John Beaver who is will
ing to accept the nomination for the
city council. Numerous Fourth ward
citizens have been approached with
d view W ciiii9Ni"7 ~ ~
'he ticket put nus i"I ~ iiaNe ~
spectiuly deeiined ana u oes'hs 10
look as y me ~coHhnlttee Mouiu naNe
10 TURN PACK 10 Alderman beaVeh anu
let it go at that.
Moreover, it is understood that the
Hon. O. n. Marion is willing to stand
for the school board again. Thus
the Fourth ward committee has q
start over tue others' ior ~ 'ie ~
naming Wafus inc ucilocratc s..ui-
tloh Is up IN the ar IN the cirHr
Ward efforts are pelns ilauc u ~
uuce Ut. iIeluy 10 accept the houilha-
ton Tor the couhcll Dr. iSeluy' I
Is understood, IS mus iar the oiuy
moor VINO mas not BiNeh an ipso-
lutte n ilhal relusal 70 the lhVltat'o'i'
IN the second Ward .here Is notiniis
uoihs. Lu"ar Lelnphe ,as peen ~
proacheu ana re-dpproao,ieu "nu "p,
proachcu sum- noIe, - ~ 49,
othels VINO are ooisi"ereu soou a."
pet Inc lesui' p "a uouuV ~ ~
lhilu Naiu, W ~ Co'4eiOn vein
Bentiy uiseu uh"et ~ POI" "n'p ~
get III lihe anu niahe .lo leoe' ""9
saiu iase nisht '"a' WI Wv
not view ,he prospec, WIN cn''luai-
asin' put 'lat uiluer .nc pioS'uie "O
was peslinins u "euhen'
IL haa peeh expected 10 hoiu tns
uc"iociallc primaries iust nisnl anu
the convention tonight, or at the lat
est on Saturday night. But the fail
urc OF the ward committees to come
through with the necessary candidates
caused the committee to postpone the
convention to Monday night giving
the committee All day Sunday for Il
last hard run for results. The COM
mlttce. 1t is said. recalls its harrow