Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-11-25

The contest FOR the presidency of
the New Mexico Educational associa-
tiGn. which has been simmcrIng mcr-
rily since the teachers hegan to coiao
tn town. has narrowed down TO
trial of strength between A. A. Hil
OF Roswell and l.. g. Mcrsfcldcr OF
Clovis both of whom were placed in
nomination with numerous sCCuuding
speeches al the close Of this morn
ings gcncrai session of tho teachers
In Elks thcatcr
Mrs Josie Lockard of Ration. who
had been urged 10 make the race, let
.it be known this morning that she
did net desire 10 be placed in nom
inution. Later Mrs. Lockard was
unanimously nominated for vice pres
idcnt of the Association.
Exceptional interest was thrown
into the nominations this morning by
the charge made from the stage ~
Assistant superintendent of Public In
struction Fiiadclfo Haca. that the
hackers OF Mr. Mcrsfclder were seek
ing 10 cast aspcrsions upon Mr. Hill
and were playing politics and tho
equally vigorous reply from the floor
thnt NO such things had occurred
among Mr. McrsfoldCr's friends and
that IN the other hand Mr.. Bnca
was himself playing a smooth game
of politics in behalf Of Mr. Hlll by
making the charges For briof
time things l1okcd squally but Pres
ident Mcfarland took vigorous meas
uros to shut Off further acrimonious
discussion.
Nevertheless the exchange of com
pliments had its effect and the re-
suit Is likely 10 be an intonsitying Of
the efforts of both sides 10 elect their
man
rhc convention was late I'm start
/ ing this morning. and two of tho
principal speeches were carried over
/ until tomorrow when an adjournment
motion was made from the floor. n
I Wns with difficulty that the president.
with the assistance OF Secretary As
/ pund, held the delegates in their
seats long enough Tor the nomina
tions. Tho secretary told them plain
~ that II the nominations were not
made this morning there would 70,
Gn association without any Officers
Hs tomOTrow's program made no al-
lOwance for nomination speeches Al
ready fully half the teachers had lCfl
the th cater and there were many
gaping holes whore hut "a few min.
utos before had been "a solid mass ot
teachers
Finally order was restored ard az
tor making "a series ui uuuOuncNmentf
President Mcfarland called for nom
nations for president
Mr.. llill was first placed In nom
lnation and there were several soc
ondinE speeches An paid eloquent
tribute to the Roswell man Then Mr
Mcrsfcldcr was named and he ais.
h "a hls share of oratory n was a
this point that Assistant Supcrintcn
dent Baca arose from his ueat on IN
platform ana announced that hc dc
sired 10 second nomination ~
startled the audience by stating tina
he had como here expecting to SCI
Justice done: that he had oxpecte'
90 vote Tor another candidate To-
president, and that candidate wom
Ian, bat that since reaching Alhu
uuerQua he had heard rumors of ~
forts to cast asperslous upon th
character of one of the candidate
and upon his motives in seeking IN
office. and that his sense Of iustic
forced him 90 support that mnn Doe
Caure Injustice had been done him.
Mr. RaCa stated that rnmors hn
been sproad that this mHn bad sough
the presidency hecnuro % WAS stcn
] ping stone to a nomination in th
7 next state election for sunerintendor
= ~ public instruction lie said thn
ho man IN question hnd been n'