Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-15
'l[N0GRATsAPT
TO SPLIT OPEN
on PROHIBITION
Primaries in Precinct 26 Cap
tured by Drys, Who Show
DISPOSITION to Run Things
Their Own Way

Hull "
That split in the demoefa NY p panas
ine a,,IIo county along the same
oil - that which caused the de,ea'
llnss r ~ Mayor d. X. u. Sellers las'
Of io'' i among the probabilities IN
sp '.nsliIlo county politics was 'as
BE- s,ar,nat feature of the primaries new
pf'n s,,,r civ last night. Just how Sc
III IN" .he division will be, and whetner
r'eu ',,, e,danrer the united party sup
WI Tho legislative candidates TO NC
pot' - next Thursday are matters
~. can only develop as Tune passes
''s rhe storm center last night was ~
nc, %. In Precinct IL all was
'.asca ana harmony and the only ,hlns
ess s',,ered ny the democrats gathereu
eop' .he selection Of candidates Tor tue
Nas ,.,a,,,ra who would prove mos'
'aa,lahle. Prohibition. or the Niews
a :, the delegates on that important SUI
sao, were not for an instant coi'a''-
cred. .o,ion was
T..
u,ade ~ the prohibition question III
precinct p,..', 20, hut any one at all familiar
s,,h the leanings and hffilia,iohs =,
Me- who took part in the primary
s.n,r without asking what tan
'seart Rev. S. E. Allison, Pitt Ross
.,cor,o Montoya and Charles Tins'es
.'ara In control and ran things Just
a. they chose. Such old party ieaueia
as MAYOR sellers and Robert T. crews WE,
..aro shoved into the discard, ohis
J.. no harest scratch did District Al
.o,nev Manuel L. Vigil get a place on
the delegation.
No Proxies Allowed.
The drys, after getting pracuca''s
Tho entire delegation to the county
convention. we're not satisfied, pu'
want further and passed a resolution
after the manner of the Baca- Romero
wing Of the republican party, that they
would not permit proxies IN the con-
vention. but that any vacancies IN 'n'
delegation should be filled by ma
,oritv vote of the other delegates, 'hus
assurin. the prohibition majority the
mower To put only the faithful on
ouard IL any of their forces shou'o
hammer not TO be on hand at the CON
fention.
What might happen in ease the CON
vention should decide to recognize
nroxies i'm spite of this action was
matter that was not discussed al th'
urinary. The prohibitionists seeheo
"a think that they. and not the con
yention were the ones to decide suc'
matters
Joint Committee ssincu.
Nm the motion of Precinct IL,
,oint committee from the two pre-
sleets was named for the purpose
eanyassipe the situation and recon-
mendtne TO the convention, Or TO
caucus of the delegates from the wv
utseincts. available candidates TO
Nominated for the lower house OF IN
legislature. This committee IS EN-
powered to confer with prosperity
candidates and ascertain whether
not they will make the race. It's au
thority is limited merely to suggest'h
names to the convention when may
If IT sees fit. override their suggestions
The members appointed from Pfeeihe
II were Isaac Barth, DR.. X. H. hu'
and r. l.. p. McAllister. Those lroi
Precinct &c were Pitt Ross. charls
Tlnglev ana Alcario Montoya. In
joint committee lis to meet TINS ai'e'
noon at $3.50 o'clock. in the Office
DR.. IEust TO begin It's labors.
Talk among democratic leaders Ia
night indicated strong sentiment
favor of the nomination Of George
scheer X. l.. Putnev and Rafael ia
Ella; but whether any Of these my
we're willing to make the race eou
not be ascertained. That busine
mans ticket was desired, at least
the democrats of Precinct IL, adihl
ted Of no doubt
precinct II.
The primaries in Precinct ~ VIZ
called 10 order by County ohaiiih M
Louis A. McRae. John r. Simms "
made chairman and George e. Iayi
secretary of the committee. 4 lelt
from Chairman McRae, asking u
sufficient funds be raised TO deir
the expenses Of the convention ne
week was read, and collection IAN
among those present realized q gu
stantal sum towards that end.
Those PRESENT in the hall happen
to tally In numbers with the SIZE
the delegation to the county conVe
ton, SO ii was decided without q
custom that those in the hall shos
be named delegates. The delega'i
as constituted is as follows: D.
sheehan. Isaac Barth, M. F. Sawtel
Tony Ortiz, n. J. Strumqnist Ihon
keleher. George s. Valiant, LOUIS
McRae, A. G. Simms, A. Fieischer'
L, L. Hust. George G. Scheer, =.
Rhea, O. N Marion, Dennis ChaS
W. w. Bowers, Emil Mann, K.
Dodson. W. +. sHuntsman, John
Eeaven. John +. Wolking. Edml
Ross, Summers Burkhart, war
Graham. j. f. Galusha, Nj. ;. II
ney, George G. Taylor, John
Simms.
At q caucus held after the priHi
II was decided that the delesa'
would support Dennis Chavez as