The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-01-21
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prrriniIrr 20. 1910.


December 20, 1910.
Mr.. ". H. Johnson,
TuIaro-a, New Mcsico.
sir.
During the session of The Constitution.
Hl ,u,cutiuu. / received from Mr. jane,
T.. Andersen, Editor of the Tulurusa val.
ley Tribune, typrwritcn letter, un.
signed, bot requesting mc to use my rf.
forts To secure the adoption ct several
Articles ~ the Constitution. Mr.. Andcr.
son reported that thi, letter had bcru
lrft with him hy yourself ! wrote Nj.
Anderson telling him that We were just
getting orgnniled aud giving him gen.
cral Iira nf what ! thought would bc thu
course uf the Convention.
Ny attention has Just been called 60
% communication from YOU published IN
the issue of the Tularusu Valley Tri.
bunc uf December 18th. ln thi, litter
YOU use my name several times.
am perfectly willing to give pub.
lir account, 90 private accuuut. 10 the
people of Otrro County, Of all my uc.
tious, my votes aud my statements,
made during the Constitutional Con.
,rutiuu, ~ fnr uo such opportunity
bee. offered. but 81 will not ouly be- ~
cred hu' awaited IT before the vote is
taken upon the constitution.
Ia the meantime, / respectfully r..
quest Of you;--
First: That you furnish mo with the
evidence and proof which you say goc.
tu show that the Alnmopurdo Advertiser
belongs to the \. u. Fall ring.
Second; Who and wha, !, the 4. B
Fail ring
Third: Your evidence that the Fail
ring, ,o.callcd, belong OF, Ia the abscn
ce of y"ur ability'to establish by cyi
deuce. aud proof that there is Fal
ring, then your evidence that | belong
Ia ANY ring ~ 20 the santa Pc ring. and
your rsid nee aud proof u- 10 what III,
santa Fc ring Is aud Who cumposcs il
! stated publicly, and presume IN
Your hrarug IN Tulur",u, that person
ally I wa. iu favor of direct election
oi United state, senators, ,u ,oou a, II
could bee hruIpht about.
A. q puhliri,t, considering your,cli
camprtrut 10 write upon public natter
and advise vour fellow ciriyru,. you
must know aud du know that under th,
Constitution of the United states, M,
senators from each state must be- elect
cd hy the Legislature ot the state.
section Three at the Constitution ol
the United States provides.
d" The senate of the ruitcd state,
shall be- composed of two senator, from
.arh state, chosen hy the lcgislatur,
thereof fur siN wears aud each Senator
shall have one vote.
Oregon has adopted primary clrr
lion law aud IN connection with sucl
lnw they have what is known ~ state
mrut Number one which j. q pledge Z,
hc signed by the candidate for the leg
tslaiur" simply plcdgiug the people tha
| he will support . certain muu, or mu
| receiving ma luritN ut the vote hy th,
| people, for senator. This yot. east l.,
the people doe, not elect lhr .rue'nr
bat Is simpl advisory aud the m,nhcr
"f the legislature so advised could no
/ 10" compelled, by the Courts or other
wise, tu vote Tor this particular candi
date fnr senator.
You cau do exactly the same thiul
when the election is held IA New Mes
lro without ANY law, by requesting th
candidate, fur the Legislature to plcdg
lhcmscl,r, a. To- whom they will yot
for for the United State, senator
What ! stated in Tularo,a WIS thu
there were many matters referred I
ia. Whn, was known rs the n'mocrati
platform. which were matters of leg
r,lutiou aud not matters Of fundnmcuta
law.
said then and hold now, that tn
regulation of party primaries j. purol
q matter Of legislation, ~ any sue
primary law for the nomination " part
.an candidates for any office might no
prove satisfactory TO the voters of q
thrr party, who therefore might deSir
~ change same. My belief was an
is now, and | shall 80 vote anywhcr'
that the regulation Of party nomini
iions, whether by primary or eonveI
tion, is a matter of pure legislation
II should he dealt with by law at all.
Your party in Otero County has hel
primary elections and YOU doubtle'
know whether such a practice II be
ter than nominations by convention.
majority Of she Democrats think pr
mary nominations best, your Count
Central Committee can arrange for q
same.
II this is done hy law then all Il
people Of the Territory are taxed Z
! the purpcscs--
: First; OF holding primary elcctio
for nominating candidates and
, Second or holding general electl
0 for the election Of the olieeu 90 nou
nated.