The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-29
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brothers. especially residents OF Al
buqnorque who have been practically
disfranchiscd IN 80 far ns effective
party activity Is concerned are in
clined 10 be pocvish. not 10 say
angry. There o. serious teik to the
effect That enough OF boss Romero
Is too much und M II ~ time to
have done.
shcrin Romero. IN his role Of boss.
is NY no means % surprise to those
who have watched the development
e his career az q political manager
tie has held lucrative Office after
lucrative Office over n number OF
years. during which time the Office
work nvolved has been done by ef-
nclent deputies. leaving the sheriff
fun liberty Go pursue his favorite vo-
cation. the development OF political
power. II H. true the people have
footed the salary bills; hut In main
tanning this system In Bernalilio
count Mr. Romero has only been
following In the well troddcn path
81 other bosses In his and other
counties. Il Is the well established
Republican machine system. shcr-
in Romero. 81 viii be admitted. has
been an apt student. II has been
plain for come time that he was
about TO arrive az the time hen he
would cut his leading strings and q"
u alone.
Yet his assumption 90 sol
power seems to ave come Ia some
Of the brothers as quite a shock. In
deed IL Is not surprising thri there
should be resentment, especially
among those Who have Teen polite
ally responsible for sheriff Romero;
who have maintained him In power
and who have made Il possible Tor
him 10 assume his present proud po-
sltlon. II would not be at all SUI
prlsing it these same Influences
should determine to pull the pins
from beneath the shorin's throne and
presently seek to wreck a.
whereat We Will have a repetition
Of the seven years war in the re
publican party in Bernallilo county
when the Peace OF ola Albuquer-
ano" was signed and scaled one shoft
ycar ago the Republican bosses OF
the state heaved a sigh OF relief
Beaten on numerous occasions by tho
disruption IN Bernalillo county, they
saw a gmmmer OF hope Of a return Ia
the solid Republican mniorities OF
years gone by. They seem to have
failed 20 understand 7 condition.
here. that the days Of solid Republic
can harmony In this county are gone
forever: because boss rule alone
made those majorities possible and
because boss rule viii no longer DO
tolerated In his county hy the peo'
pie Of Albuquerque. regardless Of po'
ntlcaI lines. Sheriff Romero a v
evidence Of his approaching assump'
ton Of the role OF dictator when M
upIehtSu IN inc it'tW IVY
in Albuquerque 90 champion th'
cause Of Mayor Boatright. IL hai
been suggested that It was the sher'
ms influence more h reform
votes which gave Mr.. Boatflght hi
us majority. There may De some
thing IN this. Air. BoatriEht al lcas
il grateful 20 Boss Romero for some
thing; since ne o~omplacently ap.
proved a primary and convention
cali Monday which eliminated his Al
buuuerque Republican brothers iron
any effective participation In th
party's county nominating owen
tion.
However IA these things may be
and thoy furnish an interesting Gel
for speculation. the fact remain
that war has returned In the re
publican party IN Bcrnailln count
and that a repetition Of the strugEi
betweon q boss and his machine %
the one hand and an aroused ran
and hie on the other Is NJ hand.
promises 10 be- quite as good "a scfa
as the other although prohnbi
Il viii not be ~ long drawn out.
what astonishes the calm obseryeI
however. IL not that Republicans !
BernulHlo county should fight cac
other That has become chronic.
Il tina the brothers should take the.
battles - seriously. TO watch N
progress - esenia az the battle linz
form. an uniformed person migl
conclude that there was somethir
20 AIN az the end In the vas Of VI
tory AZ tho polls. But since any cab