Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-01
Brief CITY CAMPAIGN is
QUITE LIVELY AT FINS

Tomorrow the voters Of Albuquer-
que will decide at ne polls whether
they viii put Republican or Demo
cratic set Of city officials in power for
the coming two years, or whether
they will mix both.
Tho Republican ticket consists OF
P. Hanley, for mayor; o. A. Matson.
for treasurer; J. Benson Newell. for
city clerk; and W. J. Hyde. FIRST ward;
w. o. Hopping. second ward. M. h.
schutt, thlrA ward. ana Ivan Gruns-
field, fourth ward.
The Democratic ticket Is headed
by Col d. X. b. Sellers for mayor;
William Kieke. for treasurer; H.
Charles Rhoehl. city clerk, and George
II. schecr. tirst ward. J. A. Skinner.
second ward: Steven 3. Coon, third
ward. and Col. w. s. Hopewell, fourth
ward for the council.
While tho campaign mas been an
unusually short one. interest IN it
has Increased at q lively rate toward
the finish and the rival candidates
have been on the 60 steadily for the
past few days. IiOlb Mossrs. HRnley
ana SCiicfs we've OptiA4is,il today and
predictions as 20 the result have va.
ried widely. II appears 20 be large n
matter Of the personality OF the can
didates and the result may be mixed.
The heads OF both tickets have con-
Quoted n vigorous hand 10 hand cam
paign among the voters during the
past week, ably assisted by the other
candidates on the two tickets, while
W. r. Metcalf, Socialist candidate. it
Is said, has been doing n little quiet
work on his own hook and expects TO
poll a good sized vote Today the
Two Colonels,' sellers and Hopewoil
took In the Town IN whirlwind gasO-
line campaign IN Colonel Sellers au.
tomobiie, dispensing candy and cigars
and kissing the children, taking turns
about in informing the voters where
to get on. They did some pretty OF.
fecive work. the Democrats claim,
and covered considerable territory.
Mr.. Hanley and his cohorts nave
also been interviewing every man
with a ballot who could be interview
cd and are confident OF the result II
Is likely that q fair sized vote WEI be
polled and every one snoui1 go TO the
polls early and register his desires as
70 what kind OF o city administration
he wants for the next two years
Tho Republican headquarters IN
~ n, Armiio building and the Demo
cratic headquarters over Mandell's
store on Central avenue have both
been buEy places for the past several
days and were extremely so this
morning. Both organizations have
gone into the game TO win and have
been sparing no effort 10 that END.
The contest between the rival can
didates for treasurer bids fair to hav-
"a close result Mr. Kieke has talked
to every man In town that he knows
and some he doesn't know. and as
Mr.. Kieke Is q pioneer he knows them
about all o. A. MaisOn, candidate 20
succned himself IN the same Job Is q
popular candidate and has been cam.
paigning industrlously, banding chief.
ly on hls own record IN the Office.
The fight between BENSON Newell and
Charles Roehl, the present city clerk,
for that oiilce has been an interesting
feature OF the campaign. Both said
today they have their friends we'll
lined up and each Is confident. The
same applies TO the aldermen. whose
work has been quiet, but none the less
persistent.