Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-10-29
SMALL FUND RAISED FOR
LEGITIMATE EXPENSES


That Frank a. Iiubbell has not con.
tributed one cent toward the expenses
Of the TVft-Jafta club was the state
ment OF David $. RusVnwald, president
Of that organization this morning.
Mr.. RusCnwHld's attention was call
ed to AN article In the Morning Jour
nal. To the effect that Mr.. Hubbell
was a dominating influence In the
clubs affairs.
Not only has MIR. Hubbrll not con-
tributcd one cent toward the sup
port OF the CLUB" said Nj. RusCn-
wald, But. 80 far as | know, MIR.
llubbcll has never given the slightest
evidence of interest In It's organizu-
ton or maintenance. Tie has not en-
rolled himself as Il member OF the
club. attended any OF it's meetings
or otherwise offered any assistance.
In fact, | ann Informed that MIR. Hub
bell has not been In Albuquerque for
some time, and am certain tina,
none of the officers ot the club have
been IN communication with him,
Another story that appears To have
been manufactured out VI whole
| cloth In the statement that the re-.
publican state central committee has
| contributed $500 or any other sum
| toward the support OF the Tart .Jutfn
club. So TAR as I have been able to
learn the only money spent this year
| by the state central committee In
| ECrnallllo county was a small sum
| to help dCfray the expenses of tho
meeting addressed by former con-
| grcspman Cole In Elks' thcatcr last
| Wednesday night. and this sum was
understand. turned over To- Chair
/ man ElfcRo Bacu OF the committee.
| 1T In true that the THft-Juffa clut
has raised small campaign fund
| which has been contributed by luCa
citizens. This money viii be used
only for legitimate purposes and tho
fullest accounting VIII he made, M
ETequired by law, both as To the
sources Of the money and the pur'
poses for which II IN spent and thi'
statement win be made immediately
after the election. In my opinion tn,
present campaign viii be one of thu
CicHncst In the history OF Bcrnalill,
iJOunty,, and one one of the purpOsei
Of the Tatt-Jnffa club II to see TO |
that this condition prevails. both II
Albuquerque und the country pre-
CinCts.
yesterday the club sent scvcra
Speakers into the outside preClnCt
and the reports which these mel
bring back are all tn the effect tina
the voters In the country are all wei
disposed toward the republican Cundi
dates.
| 'Ihr cry al Iiubhcll domination N
BernulllO county Is about worn out
The voters Of BcrnalillO county know
| that the result OF the present cleo
ton VIII have not the slightest cficC
ON the government of the county
which iS In charge of men, republi
cans, democrats and proEresslvcs, VIII,
have always opposed MIR. liubbcl.
"The entire object at the Taft aff
club In to work through lcgitimHt,
channels. fCr the success OF the re-
publican national ana state ticket Il
BcrnnlillO county We have no quar-
rel with Chairman Baca OF the cen
trail committee, though the MOrnlnI
Journal and II few democrats huv
worked Industriuusly to create the i'm
preston that the formation Of tn
club marked II split in the rcpublical
party Among the members OF tn
club are many men who were on
posed to MIR. f3uca and MIR. Hubbe
In the last election, az well AK man
who supported MIR. BHCa for congress
and who would probably support hin
now were he the candidate Of the re-
publican party, but these men ar
actuhtod solely by IA desire for re-
publican success In the present clcC
ton and To further what they bclicv
to be the best interests of the natiu
and state"