Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-08-28
Official Proclamation of Cover
nor Mills Ordering Election
Expected to Witness Real 0p-
ening of Campaign,
BOTH GREAT PARTIES
PREPARE FOR STRUGGLE
Believe Conventions viii Be
Held and Tickets Placed in
Field Before End of SeDtem-
Der No Dearth of Candidates

tsnec.al Dispatch TO the Morning Journail
Santa Fe, \. NJ, Aug. 27.-With-
the arrival late Saturday evening of
the official notification from the
president empowering Governor
Mills to call the state election, politi-
cal activity in the capital took on
new life
Ii is understood that tomorrow
Governor Mills will issue his formal
proclamation calling the election for
Tuesday, November Z.
Both the republican ana demo-
cratic state central committees are to
meet next week and it is expected
that the calls for the state conven-
,tions Will be issued at these meetings.
The republican committee meets in
Santa Fe next Monday, September 4,
while the democrats meet Tuesday in
Albuquerque.
II is generally believed that both
great parties will hold their conven-
tlOns and have their candidates in the
field before the last of September.
This will make the campaign an ex-
eeedingly short one, but what II lacks
in length it is probable will be made
up in excitement Nor win excite
ment be lacking in the pre-conven-
ton struggle. There are candidates
from both parties in plenty for every
position. Santa Fe county alone has
candidates for every place on the
state ticket from governor to land
commissioner, besides having two or
three aspilant5 for the Jni,ed States
senatorships and as many for con-
sressman. For corporation commits
soner there are already thirty candi-
dates in the field. As the constltu-
ton provides for the election of only
three corporation commissioners. ii
can readily be seen that not few
gentlemen are doomed to be disap-
pointed. For governor on the repub-
lcan ticket, State Chairman Bursum,
former Goyernor Otero and Secretary
Nathan Jaffa are the most prominent
of those mentioned although there
are a number of others. Mr., Otero is
making an active canvass for the sup
port of his friends, while the other
two gentlemen are more or less re-
ucent Besides being mentioned as
candidate for governor, Secretary
Jaffa is being doomed by his friends
in eastern New Mexico and elsewhere
as one of the numerous candidates
Tor United States senator.
1t is not unlikely that there will be
strenuous fight in the legislature
for the two United States senator
ships Among the men most promi-
nenty mentioned for the positions
are Delegate in Congress Andrews,
Governor Mills, National Committee
man Solomon Luna, Charles Springer,
former Judge A. B. Fall and former
Delegate Thomas b. Catron, although
not all of these gentlemen are as yet
wiling TO admit that they are candi
oates. All have been prominent in the
councils of the republican party for
years and all have strong followings,
so that the legislature will not have
to waste any time hunting for avail
able senatorial timber.
Former Governor Curry is cam
uluate for the republican nomination
lor congress, and ii Is said that Unit
ed States District Attorney Leahy
mas ambitions in the same direction.
several other gentlemen, more or less
prominent in the ranks of both par
ues' nave indicated a willingness to
serve their country in the popular
branch of congress- Under the terms
OF the enabling act New Mexico will
eject two members of the present
congress. The re-apportionment
measure, which provides for one
member each from New Mexico and
arizona, does not take effect until
tsiS' The congressman elected in
november will take their seats in
december of this year and serve until
March 4, 1918. In November of
n tslz 1t will be necessary for New
aieAico TO elect single congressman
"no VIII take his seat at the regular
SESSION in December 1913. There is
eulu TO be possibility that the pres
e ent congress may be induced to allow
Wv Mexico to Keen her two MEM
@ @pes II being pointed out that states
"i'n less population are, under the
nt 80 apportionment law, allowed
TWO representatives..
me republican leaders profess the
@ @a'"lost confidence in their ability to
.a'Iy NeW Mexico for the state tick
y as well as for the legislature, some
,,os sung as FAR as to place the repub-
neah majority for the head of the
NVhet as high as 10000
On the other hand the democrats
punt to the large influx of democrat
= voters into the eastern counties and
bioless ~ To see In this fact a sure in
1nVauon OF democratic victory.
~ ,'iat the struggle will be hard fought
very county In the state is as
suIeu and the leaders of both parties
az a. already laying plans to get out
Mexico ''e' poi'eu III Ne"
II Is reported here today that sew
etal gentlemen, hitherto prominent in
ia ,ne democratic party, have decided TO
Jun the republicans. While this can
~. 5" be verified as yet, it is said that
ehuse eia &. M. Compton. who was
mesea sa,, on the democratic ticket and
dai'eu as one of Roosevelt county's
v,os5ales von.5es in the constitutional CON
of fuoh' has announced his intention
e.umplng RooseYelI cnnntv for tho