The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-28
Sheriff Jesus Romero, Once
Leader of Good Government
and Progressive Forces
Blossoms as Full Pledged
Boss.
ALBUQUERQUE PLACED
ON PARTY sIDETRACK
City, with Half the Votes, will
be Permitted to have About
One-Third Representation
in County Convention.

Has spilled the beer:
Now let her go 20 thunder.
while not a literal statement OF
| expressions omanating from the rank
ana file Of Republicans IN A%lbuquer-
quo today, as regards the general sit
untion IN the Grand old Party OF
Jesus Romero. ElfeEo Baca and Mo-
dcsto &. ortiz. the above may be said
10 Indicate the general sentiment.
Albuquerque Republicans awoke
this morning 10 nnd that they had
acquired a new boss. or rather two
of them; twin bosses as absolute as
any who ever ruled over the roost
OF Republican Bernalillo county. Pre-
cedcnt. party usage and Republican
precept have besn placed permanent
IS upon the shell ana Republican
voters of the city Of Albuquerque
casting about half the vote Of the
county. have been placed per anent-
~ upon a sidetrack, whence they
may view the passing throng. led
10y Sheriff Romero and Elfego Baca'
IL they care 10 do SO.
sheriff Romero. once the strong
arm Of the Good Government. not TO
say "Goo-Goo" movement In this
fair realm. bitter enemy of bosses
and bossism; later the head and
front Of the Progressive party In
B%ernalillo county and New Mexico,
aud the foremost champion of the
principles which caused n. Roosevelt
to suffer partial paralysis AZ Arma-
Rcddun; sheriff Romero, idollzed as
the hero whose strong right arm and
unfaltering stand for the right over
threw the house OF Hubbell and It's
dominion over tho land. yesterday
burned all his bridges behind him.
cried "Shoo. shoo.'' to tho men who
have backed him In four strenuous
campaigns. and mighty In his new
found strength and his allegiance
with Elfego Baca, B~ornalillo county's
fayorite for the Republican nomina-
ton for congress- came out In the
open AS the great II am the ruler
OF the roost. the county boss.
Tho sheriff has done away with all
OF his former councillors. lilo has.
one might say, told them 10 beat Il.
II might be said with truth, also.
that they are today husily engaged
in beating II. There Is nothing else
they can do. In his new found
NhAfAANAM ~ WIN AhF hNANaAHA ~
litical counsel OF Elfego Baca. Mo-
desto ortiz. John w. Wilson. Mayor
Boatright and one or two others. the
sheriff turned his broad back upon
the friends and allies Of his younger
DAYS. took all the reins in his own
hands; seated himself firmly In the
saddle and applied tho whip. II was
a spectacle In bossism which reform
ed and purified Bernalillo county has
never seen cqualled. II was a peach.
II had been thought hat when the
sheriff and Mr.. Baca excluded tho
properly executed proxy rom the
party councils that they had done
their worst. But the boys we're due
for another Spectacular treat In the
way Of expression OF dominant per-
sonality.
This zane when the sub-commit-
tee Of the general committee came
back TO the meeting late yesterday
afternoon with n draft 81 the call
for the county Republican primaries
and convention which are to be held
on the 9Th ana 18th Of August. re-
spectively. This call was framed by
Modesto G. Ortiz, John w. Wilson,
whose success In guiding the policies
OF Mayor Boatright's administration
has made him n power with the new
dynasty Of old Albuquerque, Mayor
Boatright himself and a few others.
II II. ~ the boys expressed II last
night "some cail."'
Amonf other things Il p~rccludes
the p~oA.ibillty of representation by
proxy In the convention itself. In
fact the new bosses Of Bernalilio
have abolished tho proxy as a parts
institution. II has ceased 10 exist.
In future the person elected 10 rep
resent delegated authority must be
present In his own proper person..
terpreted means. prepared 10 take
orders. There VIII be no other kind
Of representation.
But the worst was yet 10 come.
AZ the boys got out their pencils and
paper-thls was all after the call
had been read. passed by the com
miitee and ordered promulgated as
per royal decroo-and began 10 fig-
ure. they found that Republicans OF
Albuquerque, heretofore given APP
proNimately une-half the representa-
ton In a Republican county onven
ton, had had their representation
reduced % about one-third Of the
total.
This was accomplished by a pro-
cess OF mathematics which still has
the adding machines confused. Brief
~ the committee has hooked up all
the votes cast for the Republican
presidential electors. and ali the
votes = for the Progressive presi-
Dental electors, and having COM
bined them, ven as they were COM
bined In the now historic Peace OF
Ola Albnuquerque." placed the rep
reservation from each precinct on
the combined basis, or strength.
The result has been a practical
elimination 81 Albuquerque Republic
ennn fron auaatlsra porflclnaffnn IN