Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-22
BANK FAILURE
THROWS GANG
INTO PANIC
REPUBLICANS SPLIT
WIDE OPEN IN TAOS
SpieSS and Springer Put in
FruitIeSs Week Trying TO
Patch Party Fences and
Abandon Task in Disgust,
,sO,clal Correspondence TO Morning Journ.Ii

Especial Correspondence 10 Morning Journsll
Taos y. NJ. Oct. 19.-Rehellion in
the republican party in Taos county
against machine" and boss rule l.
enrcading rapidly. charles Spicss
ana Charles Springer have been here
for 4 week trying 60 patch up the
rrpuhican breach and bring the anti
machine men back To the support of
the gang" ticket. but their efforts
have been Intellectual and they left
m disgust. Their "sltiSh fund" did
not cat any figure. nor did the prom
iSes ot political Offices or favor in
terest any Of the former republican
partv workers. who have bolted the
ticket in disgust
So wide is the split ia the republi-
can party that Manquias Martinez,
the republican candidate for licuten-
ant governor, has been compelled Co
cancel all his engagements to spCa.
in ether parts of the state, and rec
main at home 20 devote all his time
and energies To holding his own elec-
lion precinct. Those who are unpre-
judiced ana have "A reputation for
being shreWd political prognosticators
declare. that Martinez caInut carry
his own precinct.
The republicans are badly scared
and their county ticket, which is re-
garded as the weakest they could
put M, seems doomed to defeat. Lar.
nzola was the republican drawing
card, al the meeting held here on
Saturday last Notwithstanding spec
ial efforts had been made TO send a
party TO meet him before he reached
Taos he was greeted by less than a.
dozen people when he reached the
Columbian hotel. where he spent the
night And when he left the hotel tn
90 to the court house, where he spoke
he WAS followed by = number oi
small children who called hin
"chaqueta volteada which in Eng
lish means "tun coat
The Larrazolo meeting. which has
been reported as such q large anu
"cnthusWstic' enc, was ia reality H
frost The court house "as near,N
flied Witn democrats Wio had gone
To listen to him explain his reasons
for 'fiopping over TO the republicans
ana about the only republicans whu
were present were those who were on
the county ticket or active gang
workers. The only enthusiasm that
was manifested Wds that shown by
the democrats. who vigorously ap-
plaudcd Larrazolos declaration that
he still believed in democratic primes
pies. lie devoted bis efforts to max
ing plea for race prejudice ana
calling upon the Spanish American
cilizrnc to unite naginst the Anglo
Americans. He also let the "cat out
Of the bag, hy declaring that he had
2f Ia mi
hoped some day to be governor Ga
New McNico or United States senu-
Tor and said he hoped hi Snansh-
American friends would help him.
This declaration caused some one in
the audience to say You got your
price for floppingW Larrazolo made
weak and incoherent apology for
the Bursum ticket and declared
against the blue ballot" He said
that the men on the democratic tick
ct, irom Mcdonald down, were all
good men and that he could say
nothing against them and reiterated
Ms passionate plea To race prejudice.
Charles Spiess. who also spoke at
thls meeting, admitted that his mis-
sion lo Taos county was for the pur-
pose of bringing the honest and in
me Las Vegas convention and the
gang rule" back to the support Of
lhe l}ursum ticket
ne republicans are paniC-strickcn
ana their cry is God save the party
ana our judicial ticket. They will bend
every effort to elect the judicial ticket
hccauSc they believe as long as they
can control the courts they viii be
anle to intimidate the voters aud
carry on their crooked methods. But
inc Intelligent, specting people
VI TAOS county are aroused now as
tnel have never been before and they
ale determined to end gang" rule
now ana for all time and inaugurata
an era Of good honest government, inn
partially administered, without regard
70 race, color creed or condition.
win the aid ana support of nun
urcds OF determined progressive re-
puhllcans, who hold good government
"puVe partisan advantage, Taos county
"lIl elect the democratic progressive
county ticket and ron up good ma
ll4 Il toll ID