The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-07
PEACE PREVAILS IN
CHAVES AFTER
HOT PRIMARY
Stand Pat Democrats, Defeated
in Fight Over Legislative
Candidates Gracefully Yield
10 the Majority.

Roswell ". NJ. Aug c-Thnt thh
Democratic party OF Ch1vcs county
Wiz To into The coming camualsn
united and without npt.onal feeling.
in spite Of the h'rl fought urimnry
election OF Tuesday. De- plain from the
attitude uf tho leaders among tho
go called stand rut" mytlon who lost
uut ln tho halioting.
The majority rules with u.s. said
enc of d men most active In he
primary for the stand pas men titis
morning. We made our hght and We
made in the primaries whore "a
Parry nrht should bo made. We were
defeated fairly and squarclv and
while issues were hroueht into the
irht against as hy the opposition
which did net properly belong in the
Strap. and while we believe tu that
extent We were not given q fail fight.
ftul We are quite willing 60 accept the
majority decision ~ We aro for
the candidate from start Ca finish
The Roswell Morning NeWg. whlch
%cgpouscd the cause OF the stand pat
clement. in a dirnined editorial cam-
paign. comments 40 lc1Eth ON tho re-
Fuli in H. ISSUE Of today and siyI iu
part.
well. there was an election held in
Charcs COUNT Tuesday. all rleht. We
believe we violate M confidence when
wo say mat tho people made o. pcr-
tcctly plain how they felt in thr mat
ter.
In talking about 81, We want 90
make IL perfectly plain thar there Is
not on the part Of this paper the
slightest crouch IN regard 10 the OUT
come. As We have repeatedly said
all Of the candidates are Democrats,
N good men. and tho Interests Of
tho people viii not suffer hy their
election. This applies Us every cam
didatc from bottom 10 top ~ the
ticket.
In Democratic priciico It Is n fact
that has been long recognized that
the will 80 the majority goes. II is
aino admitted that 10 is The regular
and proper thing for Democrats 90
nRht among themselves an that they
possibly can before every primary
ana convention. l. De- Tho only party
ON earth that can DO u aud mold IA
membership and Increase its power.
That Is because the principles Rt IN
base Of Democracy ar, sound and
wholesome. n ~ on just tho Same
principle that a little ructian makes
the family relations an the swceter
Looking back over the campaign.
tho Nows has nothing 90 regret and
nothing 10 apologize Tor. n DE- also
fair 10 record hat our determination
90 trent an candidates alike was fully
approved by what is known as the
"stnndpnt" faction that formerly cx-
listed. Every one Of those candidates
cheprmly subscribed Co our view That
an ol tho candidates were Democrats
and good mon. and entitled 90 the
same chance before the people.
"Now that q o. an over. We h.a
and trust that the LAST has boo ri,i
~ the factional strife in az
county Of Chaves. we hi M
cleared hy a thunder shower nat vas
n lulu and thcrc 10 no further req
sop for ans bitterness. We pll'sy
o,, .yerv Democrat worth5 "l ~,
name win now chcerfully nc,rp' u
"c,aict. and projected Co DO ms nov,
a. mako me party vote Just ns lhts
nossible al the November elceti"hH
r,I nortv In the state viii need ".',S
80 mat we can produce this ial''
a,a q, should be Just as large as p''
Fible.'