The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-10
CITY c A MPAIG n
WILL OPEN UP
NEXT WEEK
Chairmen of Two City Com
mittees will Call Meetings
in Next Few Days to Fix
Primaries
RUMORED N HAS
AGREED ON SALARY

The campaign for tho coming mum
lcipal election toward which marked
Indifference has been manifest up to
this time, Is likely TO open early neNt
week. Both Of the city committees
VIII hold meetings In the near future
TO fix date and places for holding pri-
maries To elect delegates TO the two
city conventions, and a number Of
candidates for the Office of city clerk
among Doth Democrats aud Repuoii-
cans have made their appearance dur
Ing the last few days, or since his ap-
pointment as postmaster took II.
charles Roehl out Of the race.
Il shall call for a meeting OF the
Republican city committee some time
during the present week said NJ II.
Hickey, chairman OF that committee
this morning. In the mean time
there II very little 10 be said about
city politics 30 Ear "a I know. Thus
far little Interest in the election has
been shown and the campaign will De
Short.
Il think the Democratic city COM
mittce VIII be called early mex week.
said Chairman louis a. McRae OF
that committee this morning. W are
In no hurry 10 start the campaign.
Two weeks II plenty long Tor any
campaign for municipal office In this
city and I think al sides are aEreed
that o short campaign h advisable
and the shorter the better"
on both sidc3 of the political fence
there is strong sentiment expressed In
favor OF n bipartisan ticket on which
an sides could ngroe, and which would
obviate the necessity Of any campaign
At al This plan has the approval Of
prominent men IN both sides. hut all
81 them express doubt whether pr not
II can oe carried out. The strongest
argument advanced In its favor Is the
success OF the agreement on the
school board which. as q bipartisan
board Is admitted to be thoroughly
satisfactory.
There are elements In both parties.
however. which favor a straight polit-
ical division. ms tending TO give the
people a choice and also to aid In
holding together county organizations.
There are plenty OF Democrats who
are sure that party will be able to
carry the city without trouble. and
some Republicans who feel sure that
there IL a chance this year for a
straight Republican ticket TO succeed.
In Albuquerque, however. partisan
lines seldom hold GOOD or count for
much with the voters, the choice ne-
Ing determined usually by the man.
n II persiatently stated on the
streets that Mayor sellers may recon
slider his decision not Ia be a candi-
date. nut the mayor IL emphatic In MS
statement that he Is out of the race.
Among Republicans, Postmaster n.
W. Hopkins H. being talked OF as "a
candidate for Mayor. MI. Hopkina
has given NO indication hat he would
consider the nomination. hut il is adj
mitted that he would make a strong
candidate. He has been mentioned
also as % candidate Tor city clerk.
There Is a rumor current TINS ar
ternoon that the city council has
reached an agreement on the ques-
ton OF q salary Tor the mayor and
that al the meeting next Monday night
a ala OF 500 "a month will be put
through. Several councilmen today
refused TO confirm or deny the report
although Councilman John Lee clarke
said he did not believe an agreement
had been reached.