The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-09-18
William Kieke, George c.
Scheer and Rafael Garcia /;
Trio Upon Whom Com
munity Will Unite Re-
gardless Of Party.
LAUNCHES
VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN
Crowd Hears Entertaining
Addresses by Candidate for
Corporation Commission
and Secretary of State
Lucero.
GEORGE g. SCHEEE
WILLIAM KIEKE
RAFAEL GARCIA

These are the men nominated d.
the Democrats Of Bernalilo county
last night for representatives In the
next state legislature. ana whose can
didacy was launched In an eutnus-
iastic convention. To-day the election
of all three men II being confidently
predicted by those In q position To
judge impartiaily the poll.ical sltuu-
tion In this country. The nomination.
la every case we're unanimously made
and by a rising vote OF the entire con
Vention.
MIR Scheer, a member Of the pres
ent city council, "a one OF the substan-
tial business men of Albuquerque He
IL he owner Of a large furniture bus
mess and has demonstrated his prac-
tical business ability In his private
career.
william Kieke. likewise ,he owner
Of a successful BUSINESS house of long
standing ana high reputation. has won
the confidence and esteem Of Alhu-
querque throueh many years of sue
cessful. honorable private lfe. A.
citN treasurer of Albuquerque he gave
eficitnt service and has added To his
reputation iOr ability and sound com
mon sense in every public position he
mas been called upon TO an.
Rafael Garcia earned the enmity OF
the Republican gang and the respect
and esteem of the people of the state
duri1g the last Legislature when as a
member OF the lower house he stood
solidly behind the policies Of Governor
Mcdonald. refused so stand for the
] IIaD.aNNH..m "a. n#HH
n every other measure proposed by
the ola machine: and earned a r"pu-
iation for 5000 judgment and political
Independence which -ni return him
To the legislature.
/ The character or the Democratic
nominees. together with the uncer-
taints surrounding tho Republican
legislative ticket. has caused a great
many people today to predict over
, whelming success for the Democrats
! even In "a COUNT which Is normally
OvorW helminRly Republican.
I, II is stated by men who should
know. that political affiliations will
! count less locally IN this election than
ever before; hat the people want rep
resentatiYes IN the legislature in
whom they can rely ard on whom
they can depend FOR right action and
wise action. The standing and abil-
hy OF the Democratic co ldiddtes. g.
Is asserted. will attract a large ma p
Jority of the voters OF Albuquerque
regardless Of what their political CON
%vcntion may be.
Convention Gets Lively Start.
The convention las night started
on with a lively row over the tenn
porary organization Of the convention
In course OF which two perfectly good
states, prepared respectively ~ he
delegates Of the 18th and 2Gta pre-
cincts were smashed into little bits
and the convention. after listening to
some lively rowing from more or less
excited orators, took its own course
and elected Henry Lockhart chairman
and Mrs. Harold G.. Pierce. secretary.
THIS organization later was made the
permanent organization Of the con-
vention. The majority OF the 2sth
precinct slated II. Moore Clayton for
temporary chairman. The 18th pre-
cinct had picked Henry @. Coors. Jr.
. for the job. A delegate made a sin
when nominations were called for and
proposed District Attorney NJ. L.
Vigil. Mr.. Wall refused 10 serve and
-. y. Marion nominated Mr.. Lock
hart who also declined 20 serve, bat
who, after an exciting halt an hour
of balloting vas elected aud placed
In the chair. In spite OF himself. After
Clyde Tingley had been elected tenn
porary secretary and had refused &,
serve Rev. :. =. Allison nominated
Mrs. Pierce, who was elected unani.
mously.
Thereafter. the convention proceed
ed smoothly and with absolute har
mony. The formalities Of the usua
convention were dispensed with. Tn,
committee roll OF delegates was nc
cepted as the permanent membership
OF the convention; the organization
aud order Of business was dispense,
with by a motion continuing the tenn
porary organization. The convention
on u motion by l.. A.. McItae. approx
ed the resolutions adopted by the las
county convention. and also aiiirme'
the platform adopted by the stat
Democratic convention. The resOlu
ton providing for the registration o
the party ticket and emoiom wa
adopted ana the convention proceed
ed 20 lbs nominations.
q. \, Marion I'm "A happy addres
nominated Mr.. Scheer. Or. :. L. Bur
ton named AFR. Kieke In q brief, bus
mess like tribute TO a business ma
and Pitt Ross nominated Rafael Gar
cha. All the nominations were rati
fed by a unanimous rising vote.
The balance Of he evening wac de
voted 20 " splendid addresses b
Hon. Adaiph =. Hin. Democratic can
didate for the state corporation com
mission, h hrTt public addres
J here made a distinctly favorable i'm
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