The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-08
A HoRRIBIE

The career Of shcrin Jesus
Romero IN the capacity ~ county
car was hricf Yesterday old-timc
HlIier and old time enemies united
against him and cast him out Who
the new party boss will be is matter
for intercstine speculation between
now and the holding of the county
convention next week. That there
will be q new boss goes without say
ing The Republican party In this
county cannot get along without one.
no matter how vigorously the rank
and file Of that party may illuminate
sghins, boss rule.
The interesting feature IN yester-
days Republican primary, however.
aside from the decided boom At gives
20 the candidacy OF ". II Andrews
for the Republican nomination for
congress-. Is not IN the mere over
throw of a local political boss. II
Is In the manner of conducting the
primary itself. especially In the coun-
Try precincts. There never has been
q more convincing Illustration OF the
urgent need Of New Mexico for an
electiOn law. 40 member OF the
coming legislature should have to 20
further than this Bernalillo county
Republican primary to gather all the
information he needs as 20 the evils
OF the present system under which
Republican machine r'le In this state
was fostered.
Both sides to the party faetional
fight yesterday have made charges
OF unfair practices and the use ~
money, each against the other. The
Herald does not know whether there
Is basis for these charges or not
The use of money In Bernalillo n
~ Republican political contests In
the past has been so common that
Il IL not surprislng thRt'-eharges of
corruption should be brought. wheth-
or basis for them exists OF not. Even
had money been used by either side
or both. under our existing election
Law no punishment would be posi-
Bile. no conviction could be obtained.
The fact remains IA whether
either side 10 yesterdays tactionl
fight did use money or not, it's use
WA entirely safe for those desiring
80 resort to corruption.
- "a. -. - ..u.s l.. "a uNaHauFN
contest Of this kin IL possible and
safe for the corruptionist. It is al
most equally az practical and
safe" in a general election, such as
we viii hold "a November. M II
money h not used in the old-faah-
ioned. brazen, out-in-the-open way
OF the I'D Republican DAYS In this
county In the November election. u
will not be because of prohibitory
laws but because an aroused public
sentiment and a watchful press
stands ready 90 expose fully any cor
fuption which may be attempted.
Remains, then. the urgent need Of
"A new m rigid ana effective election
law In Sew Mexico; a law which. VIII
extend down to and govern not only
the general elections but the primary
contests: the In which they
are So be called and held: every de-
tail in connection with them The
utter wrong Of leaving the primary
10 rules 20 be nNed by a partisan
COMMITTEES IL ~ plaiR that Il would
seem Ia need no m Certainly
Il never has been made palmer than
Ia the comedy enacted an Bernalilo
county yesterday IN the form Of "a
Republican party primary.
Democ. ats, ir county n state.
have no cause for dissatisfaction with
the result Of yesterdays Republican
scrap In B%ernGlillo. But the system
upon which Il MSS conducted is all
wrong lie possibilities fof eva are
almost im.dless IL 10 a system
which needs not fixing. but elimina-
ton. and a. is up 10 the coming state
laaisIafur. "a do the foh.