Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-13
II Is Generally Conceded Dele
cation win be Instructed for
Clark with No Opposition of
Consequence,
HAND AND OLD GUARD
IN SHARP CONTEST
Claim is Made That Burkhaft
and Marion Are to Wage
Strong Fight to Retain Con-
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Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning Journal.D
Santa Fe, n. NJ, May t2.--Keen in
terest is being felt in Santa Fe over
the approaching democratic conven-
tion in Clovis, and gossip Is rife as to
the probable outcome OF the struggle
between the two contending factions
of the unterrifiod. Everybody Is look
ing forward to a first class rough house
when the convention meets Tuesday,
and the general opinion prevails that
the occurrence in the Bernalillo coun-
~ convention, which We're only trifle
more strenuous than those that char
acteri5ed the Santa Fe convention, are
the forerunner of battle royal in
CLOVIS that Will make Mark Levy
ashamed of himself.
That the CLOVIS convention will send
delegation TO Baltimore instructed
for Champ Clark seems TO be u fore
gone conclusion, and interest now
centers on the light for the control of
the organization between the old
guard, led by Summers Burkhart and
who are fighting tooth and nail 10
place j. ID. Hand In charge as chair
man of the state committee.
The impression prevails here that
the Hand faction has stolen march
on the old guard. While the old guard
was discussing in a leisurely fashion
the adVisability OF sending a Wilson
delegation to Baltimore, Mr.. Hand
and his followers walked boldly up
to the houn' dawg boom and claimed
Y tor its own. IT SO happcned that the
pss Geological moment huu arrived for
the houn' dawE, and that instead OF
being kicked around, he was beginning
TO be recognized as distinctly band
wagon proposition. Before the old
guard had walked up TO what was
going on. the Clarkites ana the Hand
ties were In control of the situation.
and were running the big show under
the main tent giving out the peanut
and pink lemonade concessions where
they would do the most good.
But il must not be supposed that
because Mr.. Hand has appropriated
the Clark boom he will have things
his own way when 1t comes to being
elected chairman of the state commit
tee. Mr.. Hand is persona non grata
To very considerable element of his
party. and that element viii not see
him placed In command of the demo-
cratic army without making the stiff
est kind OF a fight against him. They
realize that so far as Clark Is concern
ed, they have lost out but they Will
not concede that Hand will be elect
ed chairman.
II the Clovis convention passes
away without great big row, there
win be great surprise among the
knowing ones in Santa Fe.
The present democratic situation has
given rise 10 unconcealed JOY among
the republicans here. Having had SO
many and such serious troubles of
their own, they are ticlSled TO death to
see the enemy duplicating the per-
Torrance that they have been giving
for some weeks past, and republicans
who have been frankly pessimistic
over the chances of the g. o. =. for
success next fall are taking heart and
declaring that the situation is not by
any means so gloomy as II might be.
incidentally, prominent member
Of the legislature this morning ex-
pressed the opinion that the Albuquer-
que democrats are just a bit too pro-
grcssive. They are getting ahead of the
procession, hc said, for the Iripp bill
has not yet become a law. Further
more. he declared, they have miscon-
coived the intention of that measure.
ls il was never designed 10 apply the
OF Quecnsbury rules to tho
govcruance Of political conventions.
There is not apt 10 be much done
In the legislature during the first three
laNs of the coming week. Most of the
democrats OF both houses viii he In
Clovis. and "a "geutlcmans agreement
has been reached. whereby no legisla-
lion of importance viii he considered
before the adjournment of the demo-
cratic convention. In the senate FRI
iay So many pairs were announced
hat there WAS danger that that body
would not have quorum before
Thursday n is safe To- say that noth-
ing VIII be put over in the house.
because the democrats form a very
important element IN the combination
hat controls that body, and their
wishes viii be respected In every pos
iihle way.