The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-04-11
Heads of Would be Congress
sional Candidates Beginning
to Loom up Around the G.
o. P. Horizon
ELFEG0 BACA SHINES
DOWN FROM THE MOON
Lesser Stars are Commencing
to Twinkle While the Bosses
Seek Peace and an Issue
OBy Hcrald stan Correspondent

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(By Herald stan Correspondent
santa re. IS a.. April in-During
j~ourneyinRs up ana CoWr the
state during ne past Tour weeks /
have made the momentous discovery
that the Republicans OF New Mexico
are anxious o. get back In the saddle.
They look with disfavor, not to SAY
disgust, upon the existing condition
81 things AK regards national and
state government, and conditions
within the Republican party In the
nation, and especially within the
state. ~.S result of the last general
election. with It's sweeping Democrat
ic victory In this state. haunts them
Of nights. The only pleasant thing
that has happened for the party an
New NvNlco FOR many moons was the
fusiug of the sputtcring factions ia
Bcrnulllo county and even hat has
some strings To II which are not CON
ducive To peace, progress and pros
pcrity in the party.
Control OF the party machinery.
band wagon and musicians has passed
a. Stn Miguel county. the onlS county
In the state which has been able to
maintain "a solidly stand-pattodly Re
publican front. and Is under the per-
sOnal supervision and management Of
Mr.. Charles a. Spices. than whom
there could be no better little man
ugcr ia all this broad cXpunse oi sun
shine. Spiess i "A manager who be-
lieves In managing. His ideas as re-
CARDS party management are those OF
the golden days when the boss said
Il. and the boys did IL. II was a
grand old system in its prime and
AIR. Spiess had the most thorough
training In IL and all its details.
But h boys tell me. down In So
zorro and Donn Ana, and even out
IN Mckinley county. where Gregory
Page and other good Republican In
dians live. that a personally conducted
stand-pat party, with Mr.. spiess doing
the conducting, is not 80 popular with
the rank and nle as 1t might be. rye
even heard u said that an effort Will
be made In the next nominating con-
v%ention 10 see " no warranty deed
To the party now I'm the hands Of the
san M~iguei-ColfaX crowd cannot be
NEGOTIATED.
Looking With Hope.
Anyway tstat brings us to the RE
publican nominating convention. and
that is what the boys are talking
about most The Republicans venture
Co hope that it they can get together,
ana get away from this convention
with q reasonably popular candidate,
that they can beat the Democratic
candidate for congress-: not much
hope, but "a little. And. more in.
portant than success with the con.
gresham, they hope for some kind OF
leadership which viii enable them "a
keep b grip on the lower legisla.
tive house. To keep Il "a 90 Candidat,
FOR h stand-pat majority OF Pug,
aud Holt In the state senate.
IL rs admitted that in view Of the
record OF IA passing house OF repre-.
sentatiycs. In conjunction with yai,
stRnd-pat senate. hat the above Is q
considerable order for any stand-paI
organization, even when such organ
izations We're popular. SIM. that d
what the boys are hoping for. an,
that Is what they are going to tr,
for.
Plenty Of Candidates.
Now ome the question of the con
grcssional candidate. And here i
where the boys seem To divide f0u.
OF more ways. II Is conceded hy al
that Nathan Jana OF Roswell doesn'
care 10 run again. Mr.. lana. IL &
said ON reliable authority. had an thl
racing experience DE wants ln IN
last election. lie Be- not likely 10 bi
found importuninE anybody for ia.
place. But there are others: plont.
Of them. First and foremost anon.
the aVowed gentlemen b. the Hon
ElieRo Bncn OF B|ernalillo county
participant In the late factlona
truce in that county. Elfego's pic
ture appeared several weeks ago iu
Las truCc paper, with the nernalll,
county leader poised gracefully upoi
the lower horn uf "a crescent moon
Little stars were shining an arouHt
him' II n known whether thesi
We're meant 20 represent lesser star
Ia b Republican armament. or JUS
little stars admlring Elferu. But thl
really important thing about d WA
the announcement under the moon
This stated clearly and definitely and
iurcciully, hat above appeared thi
picture Of b next Republican can
didate for congress, and the man wh,
would be there with the votes in th'
convention. There is u manly. clear
and iurCcful strenuosity about an,
way Mr.. Haca has let his piHingnes,
% accept the nomination be know
that h. positively engaging.
Then, TOO, ! hear from mau'
sources Of unusually reliable infosma.
lion thst one detail 81 the deal where
by Don Jesus Romero consented /,
fuse down IN Bcrnallllo and by whici
Eliego's consent 90 the welding wal
obtained, was that Elfego was &,
have tho H%ernalilio county delega.
toms united and %unwavcrinR support
for the nomination ~ an stages 0f the
game.
True, bcrualill0 county's vote IL
the Republican convention VIII not b,
large. but every little helps.
While Mr. Haca's leadership in an.
%nounoing his position pa Sttnriet
the mass Of attention TO himself