The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-17
INTERVIEWS WITH
PROMINENT FIGURES IN
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

up from those counties because we
ave morc Democrats there than we
had two years ago"
1T may sound funny Go some of
our old-tlme Republican friends. hut
I look for the time before very long
when san Miguel county nee moro
will be returning Democratic major
ties" said J. w. n. Necder OF las
Vegas today. MIR. Needer has been
one OF the faithful Democrats of "a
strongly ttepubpcan county FOR a
long time. %! will predict not "a
Democratic victory but a greatly re-
duced Republican majority IN this
election sRgd MIR Nooder. 1T ~
among the possibilities that we might
carry the county. although II isn't
probable. But tho time is coming
and Is not FAR away when the Old
Republican rims which stll don't
mates h county will be completely
broken up or broken down. which
ever way you choose 10 put H."
II am a Democrat proudly de-
clared Charlie %Schourich of Clovis
last nisht. ''and I nave attended
every Democratic convention In this
state since Heck war u pup. hut u
you people don't get some fixing
done on YOU roads between here
and Santa Rosa, I'll not be soldier
enough To- come 10 any more conven-
tons In your town-at least not by
automobile"
Mr.. Schcurich and party missed
the road "A few times between here
and santa Rosa and az "a result have
y very thorough knowledge OF the
geography OF the country which
would he useful In the event of war
with Japan. or some other sea power,
I'VE have had such "A good year
ON the dry farms Ia our section ana
the people are 80 prosperous that
don't know whether thevm take time
To- vote this fail or not said state
senator G. II. Alldredge OF Tucum-
carl last night. what votes are
east In our section will be mostly
Democratic and you cen count on
about the same old majority from
Quay county. although the vote pro
ably will be light. some of our
farmers have made as high as 80
bushels Of wheat To the acre On dry
farms this year and they don't care
whether school keeps or not
1T is pretty hard 4 fool the Dem
ocrats after ALL" said "A prominent
Pecos valley leader this mornlng.
"Ovcr in our section OF the state We
have heard all sorts of stories about
| a.. .asA ~ LrNHnNHUnn
because 81 p~ostofhce appointments.
ON arriving In Albuquerque and con-
! sulting with our friends from this
side OF New Mexico We find that
they have had the same line OF stor-
les from the Pecos valley and eastern
New Mexico. We find no one over
here has been making amy kick on
Mr.. FERGUSON which amounted to
two whoops and We have been able
10 tell our friends over here that
there has been no particular kicking
over our way. This kick business
has been systematically spread by in
dustrious Republican brother and
such influence AS II has had was
broken down the minute We had
chance TO compare notes.
W. r.. Rogers Of Roswell. Chavez
county. member of the last legisla-
ture. declared last night that his sec
ton OF the state won't go almost
nine or ten a. one for the Democratic
party az the fall election. lie also
asserted that MIR. Ferguson would
be nominated for congress on the
first ballot but that ne had no idea
who would be the corporation com
mission nominee. "Our delegation Is
solid. instructed for Ferguson. and
bound 60 the unit rule. he said
Nothing but Ferguson for us
Henry Grant OF Abiquiu declared
that Rio Arriba county would 60
Democratic this EAT The people
are tired of the old ring and have
been turning toward the Democratic
party Of their own accord. our con
vcniion was held In Espanola AT the
same time ~ the Republican convcn-
ton. Tho people left theirs and
came % attend ours.
II regard Ar. FerguHspn's nomi'
nation for congress AS "A certainty
In common with many other coun'
ties. RIO Arriba has endorsed him
Who will run FOR corporation com
missioner / have no idea"
AIR. Grant has attended even
Democratic convention since that ga
nous one In 1854 when Antonio 10
seph was nominated for the nrst tim'
for delegate In congress-, n position
to which he was elected Ave times
n. G. de Baca. the lieutenant gov.
Hrnor, declared that prospects wer'
bright for "A Democratic victory thu
= year There is a great deal moT'
, Democratic strength In the northern
counties than has beer the case 10
the past" he said. For corporation
commissioner Max n. Montoya ~ SO
zorro county n Beninno Padilia %
Z Guadalupe county are PROMINENT,
a ~mcntioned."
Mr.. De Baca did not see low any.
!. thing could Interfere with the nom
E nation OF Mr.. Ferguson.
W. ". Nichols, member Of the las
lower house for Curry county. de
clared that il would be a 'waik-ovel
: for the Democrats this fall. We arr
n entirely in harmony in our sectioI