Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-05-13
Missourian's Propaganda in
Complete Possession Of Glow
is; Wilson and Harmon Men
Fail to Show Up.
Lively FIGHT OVER
CHAIRMAN IN SIGHT
Followers Of ]. D. Hand Pro-
pose to Put Him in Charge
of Campaign Confident That
Clark Will Be Candidate.


tsaerisl Telegram 20 EvensnR ueraldl
Clovis. n. NJ, May ls.-That the
Democracy Of New Mexico will send
+. Ito first state delegation to the na-
tional Democratic convention at Bal
timOre instructed tn vote for Champ
Clark for the presidential nomlna-
tion now seems certain.
Clark buttons, Clark banners and
Clark propaganda appear to be in
complete possession OF Clovis this af-
ternoon. There Is no evidence OF ef-
fort In behalf OF amy other candidate.
Reports received at the Clark head
quarters here show fifteen Of the
,twenty-six county deleeaticns 70 ho
Instructed 20 vote for an instructed
delegation for Clark to the Baltimore
convention. The Clark men claim
that five more counties viii send
delegates here ia favnr OF Clark In
structions thus giving the Clark man
ayers absolute control Of she con-
venuon. Tho Clark managers say
this afternoon that OF the 31i dele
gates 2ga ara Instructed for the MiB-
aourlnn and viii vote lUr instructions
The delegations from Grant and
Roosevelt counties are instructed for
Woodrow Wilson. There are no In
Hiructed Harmon delegates The deli
ogations from 0nadalupe, Lincoln.
Luna, RiO Arfiha. 0ter9 Dona Ana
and Quay are uniuslructed. Union
and Valencia are claimed by the
clark mun. although there appears TO
be Some confusion as 20 the nature
Of Instructions. The majority OF the
delegates from Lincoln county is
claimed for Clark. No Wilson head
quarters have hoon opened as yet ana
" there are any Harmon men ia at
tendance they arc keeping very quiet
4 big delegation arrived this morn
ing from the west ana south. but the
bulk Of the delegates are expected
tomorrow morning
The convention win be held in the
fycoum thenter and the Cows conven-
tiOn committee "a providing elaborate
entertainment for tho delegates and
a profusion OF decorations and badges
steady rain fell here until Q
o'clock this morning. the streets arc
muddy and the cir Is chill, 80 that
hotel lobbys. the Clark headquarters
and other places where delegates COM
gregnte are crowded
out OF these crowds and the con-
versation among the delegates there
comes IA clear expression that the Dee
mocFacy Of New Mexico Is In favor
of the Miasourian and that he Will
get the delegation.
There aocms 20 Be some question
ps 90 the right of this convention,
under the Democratic national call.
90 name eight deleRutcs 81 ls aaid
that the national sall allowed bat six
However. eight delegates and oight ale
tofhRtca VIII be- named two OF whom
h VIII be provided. must yield II the
nationei convention fails 90 seat more
than ak.
Tho Clark men. sure OF their
strength and anxious 10 seat 50 many
candidates Tor places on the dolega-
tion as possible, now propose 20 namo
sixteen delegates 90 Baltimore. each
Of them with half a vote, and also
eight nltcrnatca. An inquiry as "a
this has been directed 10 the Clark
headquarters at Washington ana n
has been indicated that thiH arrange
ment would bo satisfactory This
VIII DO done, not because of any con
test, but 90 provide places on the
delegation for numorous candidates.
II o. claimed this afternoon that
the advocates OF Wilson ana llar-
mon intend to combine their forces
with certain OF the Clark followers
who shy az an Instructed delegation.
10 force an unlnstructed delegation.
The clark men say that thoro are
some OF their men who oppose IRON
clad lnalructions. such as embarrassed
the New Mexico Democratic deloga-
ton in the sd, Louis national convon-
tiOn and left Il lied hand and foot
for Hearst after that gentleman had
dropped cut of tho running. The Clark
men here say they propose no un-
reasonable Instructions but merely
that the baltimore delegation be In
etructed to vote for Clark 80 long as
hu ia in the running. Thoy take this
ground they assert because u ia
right. and because they feel abso-
lutely certain that Clark viii be the
nominee.
1.-TWO hundred and sixty-slx OF the
three hundred and eleven delegates
are pledged 90 an insisiucted Clark
delegation" spid j. W. Normont Of
F, santa Fo to-day. Mr Norment has
been active Ia pushing the Clark
propaganda and haa been here for
three days ln charge ol Clark head
......I.aa iaTH.F. I" 40 question II