The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-25
rIlE OUTLOOK Is GOOD.

the meeting 81 y state iF"~
a grossivc campaign committee ia
Santa Fc this week To- find certainty
Of success for the Democratic state
ticket ~ New Mexico in November
Tho Republicans. the standpet clo-
ment. had pinned one hope Of sue
cess on some kind ~ an agreement
with the Progressive element which
would bring about a temporary truce
aud unite the Republican vote on a
candidate FOR congress. such a truce
Il has now beer SHOWN. u impossi-
bile. The Republican vote will be as
widely split ms II was In h first
state election The division, ia
fact. will be wider. for IN the nrst
state election h Progressive organ
ization was q nimsy thing. and was
effective only In enc or two counties
where Il made some kind 81 a fusion
with the Democrats.
The Progressive organization Is In
n very different position In New
Mexico NJ this time. II has been the
subject OF much humorous comment
from standpat Republicans. who
have Iooked upon IL and It's leader
shin as a political Joke. But the
progressive eIemcnt-made up OF
men VINO are progresJives more
through dissatisfaction with the
methods OF the old Republican gang
leaders who refuse to let 60. than
because of any inherent faith In the
Roosevelt doetrines-has been work
ing In a practical way. a Progress
rivo newspaper OF considerable circu-
lation ana long established influence
IN the state has zen preaching the
faith. There are some notable prac'
deal politicians in the Progressive
ranks In New Nusico and these have
oeen organizine r practical lines
The result of a. tt vas seen IN
the meeting Of 'N rro grcssivo state
committee this Veea when there
MNM HftNfNN "a hNNAA AfAA'
attendance from the twenty-siN coun-
ties and a considerably larger NUM-
her of committeeman than appeared
for the meeting ~ the regular ke-
publican state committee several
weeks ago. The meeting al the old
machine committee was n stol-
"a. machine-uke performance. The
1oeeting OF the Progressive commit
-- was an enthusiastic demonstra-
ton 81 growing power an exhibition
of the force OF younger men follow
ing a totally different political meth
cd.
The Progressivca are "A force To be
reckoned with IN this state. Their
strength comes almost entirely from
the Republican ranks The party or
Ranizatiun has declared Aatly and
nnaliy against compromise In ans
form with the old regime. Il Is sig
nincnnt that the Progressive conven
ton viii be held in-Vnlencia cuun-
~. Valencia. mind YOU: The stand
pat citadel from which IN rhe good
old days could bc brought any RE-
publican majority that might be
needed. There are Of ser
ious discord in Valencia IN the reg.
ular Republican ranks. and u would
not be O surprising thing should thai
county this year return a maiorii,
for parts of tho Democratic ticket
Republicans In nona Ana county are
torn asundsr aud are fighting vigor'
ously. In Bcrnallio county th'
pence Of old Albuquerque has pro.
duced a strange child in tho way o.
a new boss az represented nv th'
dominant Mr.. Elfcgo Baca. Sando
val county. Il Is admitted. will u
Progressive " il does not giye .
Democratic majority.
The outlook for n united Demo
cratic party Is good n could no
be better. An that is necessary fol
an overwhelming victory 10 a usht
ening Of the ines and persistcn
work.
IN this situation the Democrat
are taking the right course In con
centrating their greatest effort upoi
the election Of q majority m the les
isiature. The disruption a the Re
pablican party makes this not onl'
possihlr 5ut strongly probable. nn'
IN IA strictly a politicn
standpoint, tho Democrats OF thi
state are In touch with the oIUor
tunity 81 n lifetime. The election @
q strongly Democratic house OF rep
rcsentatives. followed by wise broad
clean legislation. not only insure
complete Democrats success IN IN
next state eiseiion. bat n means tina
New Mexico VIII remain q Democrat
ic state for year 10 ONE me out
look - sood 1ho opportunity Il q