Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-09-09
Democrats in State Convention
Here Today Also VIII Select
Three Candidates for Pres
identiaI Electors.
LEADERS ARE CONFIDENT
OF SWEEPING VICTORY
Interest in Party Gathering
CenterS in Outcome of Con-
tests from CoIfax and Chaves
Counties.

| Counties,
The democrats viii open the polit-
lcnl BAH. which will be in progress
IN Albuquerque this week. 1T the
lllks' theater at 10 o'clock this morn
Ing and the hosts OF the unterrified
poured into the city on every train
yesterday and last night.
! According TO the delegates, Ii Is all
over but the inauguration OF Wood
row Wilson as president OF the United
States. and they do say that the fed
eral political pie In the state has al
ready been cut mp and apportioned
without waiting for the trifling de-
| tails of electlrg the candidate.
| The two sets of contcsting delc-
| gates from colfax and chaves coun-
ties are on the ground armed cap-,a-
pie and breathing eternal defiance.
and Il few days over. at each other.
The general opinion among the lead
ers Is, however, that the rivals Will
simmer down considerably when given
some fatherly advice and impressed
with the need for harmony at the
present crisis and there seems fair
probability that compromises will he
effected and each delegation gwen
half the total number Of votes to
which the county is entitled. Though
the strife may not be settled so cas-
ily.
should the matter OF The contests
be settled without a row. The leaders
declare that the convention Will meet
and adjourn without u ripple to dis
turb It's placid course, and it Is cer-
tain that they devoutly wish for this
consumnation. but judging Of the flu
ture by the past. they are prone 20
touch wood. whenever, ventlWing
the prediction.
The state central committee viii
meet at o'clock this morning TO ar
range the temporary roll call and the
contesting delegates viii he given a
hearing at that time. The committee
VIII also arrange for the temporary
officers and, as stated In The Journal.
a. A. Jones Will be recommended for
temporary chairman and viii deliver
the keynote speech.
1t Is expected that all the business
viii be finished and the convention
adjourn this afternoon. Congressman
Harvey -. FERGUSON viii he renom-
mated for congress without opppsi-
tion and It is not thought shat there
Will be any great contest over the
OF electors, although no
names have been definitely agreed
as yet.
1t seemed probable last night that
A.. III. iiudspcth, the present state
would be persuaded to re-
tain the position for the present cam-
paign, although he has expressed
himself MS anxious To resign Mr..
ferguson has declined to make any
,fficial suggestion as to his personal
preference for chairman az he THINKS
I would not be in good taste, out
while silent officially, he is outspoSen
n his personal desire to have Mr..
l... .l... /. al II.
iudspeth fatty decline, the name OF
state Treasurer O n Marron is prom
nently mentioned, although Mr.. Mar
'on declares that he cannot accept
he position. II Is thought. however.
hat he will not refuse if the con-
'ention should name him
Chairman Hudspeth stated last
light that the contcsting delegations
rom Chaves ana colfnx counties
would be given a hearing by the COM
nittee at O'Clock this morning and
very effort would be made to hd-
ust the differences satisfactorily TO
II parties.
The contest from cofax county Is
he result of a split In the county con-
ention, the delegates headed by
ohm Morrow having left the convcn-
ion and elected delegates of their
wn, alleging that steam roller tactics
'ere being INDUCED in by the kol-
oliscn contigent. Those OF the Nor
ow delegates who arrived last night,
nd will be at the convention today
re John Morrow, George Berringer,
Y G. Hranum. Walter Kegel. w. II.
oan. b. II. Baldwin. sam Romero
nd Jesus Salazar. The kolhousen
rlegates who are here are DIR. G.
!. kolhousen. II. l.. Buckley, p. III.
NTH. \. j. Meloche and Charles
ohr. Several other kolhousen dele
ltcs are expected to arrive this
ornine.
The Chaves county fight Is the re-
III OF rebellion against the action
County Chairman Joyner, the con-
stant alleging that he issued "A call
n primaries without authority and
ithout the sanction of the commit
q and that slate of delegates se-
ctcd by Joyner was elected delegates
the state convention by Irregular
III steam roller methods. The con-
stants claim that the rule aud GUS
m in Chaves has been for years to
ret delegates To a county conNen-
IN which in turn elected the dele
les To the state convention, but that
yner ignored this rule and had the
legates elected directly by the pri-
lries.
The Joyner delegates say that "
: been the custom for the past
,ht or ten years in Chaves county
elect delegates to state conventions
-ectly from the primaries and that
p present delegates were regularly
Il fairly elected under this rule.
In speaking of the matter last night
lyor w NJ. Atkinson, who Is nem-
r of the state central COMMITTEES,
Il one of the Joyner delegates, said.
The primaries were regularly held.
a the sole object of Chairman joy
r was TO allow the democrats OF
} county 10 vote upon the selection