The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-11-26

80 ~ HAVN AHhoh
for the imitation Of amendments TO the
constitution.
IL Is evident, from the purportcd
pledge quoted by the Sun, thas Mr.. Hol.
loman did not favor any form Of the in.
i~tiative based on a less per cent than
twenty-five, and yet the sun charges
that Holloman violated that pledge
when he refused to vote for a form has.
cd OF a twelve per cent basis. II that
is a violation of that pledge, and we in.
sist that IL is not, then we assert that
the democratic candidates have violat.
ed their pledge. The democratic plat.
form, adopted at Albuquerque, demand.
cd the recall. The democratic candi.
dates from Quay urged the recall with
equal force az they did the initiative.
so IL pledged to one they were pledg.
ed to the other. But the fact is that not
a voice was raised in the convention by
any democratic delegate nor was IA vote
east in favor of the recall. and ample
opportunity was given TO bring any pro.
vision before the convention. But we
do not contend that they in bad faith
abandoned the recall but presume that
when they investigated all the condi.
tions they thought proper to abandon
IL, and that is exactly the reason that
Hollomnn and Kohn abandoned the mi.
~tiative. During the early part of the
convention they both urged the adop.
ton Of some form of the initiative but
at no time could votes enough be se.
cured. counting themselves, TO pass IL.
That condition continued until fifty.
three delegates absolutely bound them.
selves together to vote against any
form whatever of the initiative, and
that fifty three did not include either
Holloman or Kohn. With that condi.
tion existing the blankest fool can take
a pencil and figure that the initiative
was absolutely dead, yet the sun would
take this corpse Ia their bosom and
nurse il as though there were life in
it. and when they refused Ia 40 nurse
the corpse and vote for "a twelve per
cent initiative, they are bitterly de.
nounced for violating n pledge that con.
tanned in it n basis Of twenty-five per
cent.
Al the same time there were othcr
things under discussion of far more i'm.
portance than the initiative. 4. corpor.
alton commission. An elective Supreme
Court. the election of the corporation
commission and the co.cmployers liabili.
~ act. At the same caucus when fifty
three delegates pledged themselves
against the initiative, the other ques.
lions were brought up and a large mn.
jority voted for the appointment of
those officers. There was also strong
opposition To both the co.cmployers liza
bility act and the corporation commits.
sion. 4 vote was taken and but twenty
eight voted for the above measures. Mr..
llOlloman and Others Immediately gave
notice that they would not be bound
by the caucus but would carry the fight
To the convention. 4 vote was taken
and twenty.eight. including Holloman
and Kohn, refused To he bound. That
only left forty.three opposing the propo
%sition, not counting some democrats.
who also opposed a part of The measures.
There was a difference then between
those measures and the initiative as by
| tho Nnt, ehnu. 800. ... IA
hut by the vote the initiative was. AT.
ter Il bitter caucus of two days a com.
promise was finally offered by which
those opposed To all the above meas.
urcs agreed Ia cOncede all except the in.
i%tiative, providing no votes should be
east for the initiative. That was agreed
to and the initiative, already a corpse,
was exchanged for the referendum. a
corporation commission, the co.cmploy.
ers Liability act, aud the election of
both the Supreme Court and the corpo.
ration commission. In this fight no men
played more important parts than Hol.
loman and Kohn. We think they lost
nothing that was not already a corpse hut
received in exchange therefor the most
important provisions that are incorpo.
rated in the constitution. We feel that
they were on the ground and knew the
condition better han we, and that they
exercised mos; excellent Judgment and
instead Of having betrayed the people
they won Il great victory for the PEG.
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