The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-30
c A MEDIATE OF
BOSSES DOOMED
TO DEFEAT
ROdey Tells Republican Exec
utive Committee How Rank
and File of Voters Will Per-
form.

Inc q statewide primary Tor the Sc
lection of n Republican candidate for
congress, judge b. 81 Rodey, Of Al
luquorque. an avowed candidate for
the nomination. told tho state Re.
publican executive committee here
Saturday that the people Of New Mex
leo are tired Of the political bosses
and superciiious assumption Of lead
ershlp. Judge Rodey frankly told
the committee that In his opinion the
Republican party IN View Mexico VIII
20 down To defeat ia the fall election
unless the people prc permitted to
say by means Of the statewide pr,-
mary who shall he their candidate
for congress-.
Judge Rodev's speech 10 the com
mittee had apparently no effect on
the members. ~ no action was taken
toward a statewide primary call.
The speech follows;
"Mr. Chairman ana Gentlemen OF
the Committee: RespondinR to your
kind permission just granted, I op-
pear before you 70 suggest the advis-
ability Of calling a state wide primary
this year NJ which may be settled by
the Republican voters Of the state at
large. the very Important question a.
10 who they want as the nominee o.
the party for congress
81 make the suggestion. and urge
Il upon you in the best OF faith. u
you do call such n primary. Il will
relieve those who consider themselves
leaders OF the party of a lot Of trou-
BILE and perhaps embarrassment and.
n my Judgment OF conditions r. right.
will also hold and save 10 the party
n large per cent Of independent Re-
publlcans who have lost all patience
with that class ~ mon who have he
come widely known as Bosses II
will not do to answer the suggestion.
NJ Is being done by lts enemies. that
there Is no law authorizing such pro-
cedure; that Il would be too expen-
sive. Such tcmporlzine talk. ana
backhanded excuses have. no weight
with that large class Of ~ kihing cit
liens that hold the ialgCnce OF power
in almost every STATE. Such n pri-
mary can be called by this committee
ms easily as II can cali the ordinary
county conventions for which there
Is no law. either. The direction and
command OF this committee Is MI hat
r. necessary. There need he no ex-
pense, the party workers can conduct
II. and there is no more probability
OF fraud IN connection with u, that
In tho case Of the ordinary mass
meeting caucus for n party county
convention. Judges Of election. and
rules and regulations n the manner
OF making the returns. are as easily
made IN one ease as the other, our
, friends. the Democrats, IN soma OF
our southeastern counties and muni-
, CAPABILITIES have been holding nominal
ing primaries In the way suggested
for several ear last past. They find
no difficulty about Il. In fact many
q Of the southern states held statewide
congressional primaries for manS
4 years before they had laws makins
Il compulsory TO do 80. So there need
, be no trouble about II mt all. and u
Is surely the honest and fair way
, The principal function OF our state
4 convention then will be 10 ratify the
, selection OF the people. and conduct
! the routine business OF the party
!, There e. much dissatisfaction witt
the boss system. for thar Is what th'
old system Is. II the term is often.
slve. my answer Is hat II r. no more
offensive than the system. The 81.
perclllous assumption OF some so
7 called leaders has been \ IL ex
: tremely offensive to the rank and fill
Of Republican voters In this state
and any indication Of n change tina
tends 90 eliminate this o~ffensivenes
will do good. We should forestal
our friends. the Democrats. as e
this.
n 1.-THE thinking people Of this stat
are not pleased at our situation. w
haven't n single one of h moderl
d peoples laws now In almost nation
wide use. as to elections, and the rul'
Of the people; and this notwithsinnd
ing that our constitution Is newt.
made. and We have had two fun ses
sions Of our legislative assembly since
! No other state Is 80 backward In thi
regard. People who ~ been thu
treated are In no humor TO permit u
continuance. as he bosses viii fin
out when they ask for votes for per
SONS whom the people had no voie
IN nominating. Il will not do 20 an
swer hy saying that under the presen
system the voting rank n file o
the party car 60 to the an
select their WI representatives. Tn
tricks Of that old game are too wei
Z known. What the people want is
: real primary, open an day, honestl
4 conducted ana the votes honestl
. counted and returned, and at ShieI
1. they may vote not for the nominee
J. OF bosses or a convention, but 70
= whoever they please, or their choic
y 81 several whose candidacy may hav
y been announced. No state Is talkin
= Of d%isearding It's primaries. Som
:: few states are trying 10 amend thei
"a primary avs which the bosses emaf
culated SO nationwide is the desir
OF the rams and file 10 select is ow
nominees that the people forced a
a amendment OF the constitution OF N
United States so that United State
u senators must now be seleced by a
10 rect vote Of the people. yet we az
y stl1 IN New Mexico nominating can
didates for congress by the old con
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