The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-19
Former Delegate and Man
Who Drew Greatest Major
ity Ever Given a Republic
can Candidate Out to Win.
DEMANDS R CALL A
STATEWIDE M
In Ringing Announcement
Albuquerque Man Asks His
Party to Discard Bosses and
Gumshoe Methods.

Following close upon the news In
the Herald Inst night thut Whiuh
"A. Andrews had permitted himself To
h. p~ersuaded a. become "a candidate
for the Republican nomination Tor
coneress 10 the fail election, came "a
ringinR announcement OF his cahni
dacy for the nomination this morn
lnR from Judge Bernard ;. RodeN'
twice delegate IN congress from New
Mexico under the territory, former
federal Judge in Porto Rico, former
United states district attorney at
nome. Alaska. and n of the strong
est men In his party In h state.
This makes "A total Of three Albu-
aueruue men who are not only IAN
didates for the Republican nomina-
ton. but who are determined to
make n fight to a finish tor It, They
are. in the order OF their formal en-
trance into the Republican arena
ElfeRo Baca. W. u. Andrews and J.
$. Rodey.
In his announcement to the party
published In the Herald this evening
Judge Rodey formally demands tha'
the Republican managers call a
statewide primary for the selection OF
the candidate for congress, so mat
the will of the people may be eN-
pressed and the nomination given {"
the man desired by the rank and file
and not by the bosses. Declaring
against the fixing Of the nomination
by "gumshoe" methods, Mr.. Bodey
demands that the Republican voters
Of the state he consulted at first
hand by means OF the statewide pri-
mary.
Judge Rodey will prove n formid-
able candidate for the nomination
even without a statewide primary.
should such a primary by any chance
be- called By the Republican bosses.
there are many who believe he would
be certain To win. for his acquaint-
ance IN the state Is enormous and
his popularity with the rank n TIE
81 the party great. Judge Rodcy has
the distinction % having drawn the
largest majority ever given n Repub-
lican candidate for congress. la his
first race Tor the delegates Job he
was elected by 1000 majority. In
the second race he rolled up the
enormous plurality Of 10000 votes.
Ready to ue elected the third time,
Rodey had a majority of the votes w
the convention held In this city
which nominated Andrews. Il IL t.
this event that Judge Rodey refers
when he speaks of gumshoe methods.
Andrews with the backing of the
then Governor Miguel a, Otero came
into Albuquerque and the night be-
fore the convention switched a ma
iority Of the delegates from RodeS
Ca Andrews. Ever since that time.
after serving out his term in con
gress, Mr.. Rodey as Judge or prose
cutor has bce IN the service Of ths
federal government. until quite re-
Gently. when on the change of ma
tionai administration he returned Il
Albuquerque to the practice
OF law. At that time he let his close
friends know that he was going "a
seek the Republican nomination foi
ngr and n there IL one scalp IN
the Republican party that the judge
wants to get Il Is that of w. H.. An
drews. Hts entrance into the race
makes the Republican situation the
| most interesting from the standpoint
~ the spectator that has existed "
years.
Judge Rodey was a capable dele
gate IN congress, He had th'
largest personal acquaintance OF an,
man In that body, knowing p~ersc-0lll
every man In both houses and practl
caily every man in the government
service in Washington from IN
white House down the line. He go
results for his constituents. Unde
his guidance the site for the Albu
querque federal building was chosei
and purchased and he gave the stat,
enormous advertising In course Of hi
fight for statehood. which 80 far al
a delegate could do Il. he won on i've
occasions.
After his retirement from congress
he served as federal Judge in Port'
Rico where he prepared -four yolumeI
OF reports which have received hist
commentator from the United states
supreme bench. In ALASKA his JUDI
cial experience was added to by Wild
experience as a prosecutor.
Il am IN this race Ia VIM sai'
Judge Rodey this morning, and
DO not intend To be beaten out o
the nomination by ans gumsho'
methods " ! can help a. deman'
and ] want the rank and file az Re
publlcans 20 demand that the Repub
lican state committee call n state
wide primary "a which the names @
an candidates be submitted. | an
willing to take my chances with sucl
a contest. I am ready for u nc am
time, provided the people and no
the bosses do the choosing. dO no
want 20 see this nomination stolel
by gumshoe methods.
~ was reminded In reading IN
political ewa In the Herald las
night Of an incident thar happene'
years ago IN Albuquerque when
lady bought a fine armchair from
local store and had II delivered I
her house during the middle of IA
afternoon while she was entertain
ing a large number Of friends.
card vas attached TO the chair O
which was written. To Mrs Blan
from an admirlng friend Mr.