Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-01
COL. TW|TCHELL
NOT CANDIDATE
FOR CONGRESS
Declares He Positively VIII Not.
Accept Nomination for Any
Political Office Under Any
Circumstances Whatever.

Col, Ralph Emerson Twitchell. emf
nent historian, brilliant lawyer and
chief Of good roads boosters, whose
name and personality are inseparably
Mexico. viii not be a candidate for
congress on the republican ticket.
This announcement by Colonel
Twitchell follows the publication in
the Morning Journal yesterday Of a
dispatch from Santa he which de-
clared that the colonel was passive
candidate for the nomination and that
he would not object to having his
name brought before the state con-
vontion.
Here Il what Colonel Twitchell has
to say regarding the efforts Of his
admirers to cause him to enter the
race for the congressional nomination.
Santa Re, n. NJ, July 81, 1914.
Morning Journal. Albuquerque y. M.
Kindly negative statement in the
Morning journal of even date that /
am a candidate for the republican
for congress from this
state Under no consideration will
be a candidate for any political office
Whatever.
fsigned) r. L. TWITCHELL.
Only Three Candidates.
with Colonel Twitehell declaring
positively and emphaticaly that he is
not "A contender for the nomination,
the situation resolves Itself into a
three-cornered fight between Elfego
Baca W II. Andrews ana y. 5. Ro-
dcy. all OF Bernalilo county, all OF
whom have declared themselves in the
race to stay.
Iiy's Name Mentioned.
The name Of Ralph G. Ely Of Dem
ing, has been mentioned from time
to time recently, and a man who
would not be averse to accepting the
for congress II is pointed
out however, that no candidate can
hope to gain recognition before the
who is without the en-
Of his own county. 1t Is
foregone conclusion that Hugh III.
Williams will have the solid support
OF Luna county at the convention for
as a candidate for the cor
poratlon commission. Because of this,
/, is extremely unlikely that Luna
county viii have delegation in the
convention instructed for any candi-
date for congress
Luna County Vote Small.
That the candidacy of any man
from Luna county with the exception
Of Hugh II. Williams VIII not receive
serious consideration by the republic
cans is almost certain. II Is signlfl-
cant that Luna county at It's best can
muster only bare 200 republican
votes For this reason, il no other
the state convention will pay but lit
tie attention to any recommendations
or endorsements of more than one
Lunu county man. Lined up with the
banner republican counties so-called
Luna county win exercise but little
weight in the convention, in the opin-
ion of close students of the situation.
Expensive Campaign.
The man WAC Is a candidate on the
republican ticket for congress this fall
will find II necessary to make a siren
uous and an expensive campaign
There are In New Mexico twenty-s
srarsely settled counties, covering APP
proximately 100 square miles. The
expense incident to campaign viii
be great and it is pointed out that the
burden viii tan almost entirely on the
congressional candidate, The eandi-
date for corporation commissioner
whoever he may be, viii add but little
financial support to the campaign.
Democrats in Glover.
Contiastod with the republicans
during the coming campaign, the dem
ocrats will be IN clover as far as a
campaign fund is concerned. First
and foremost the democrats Will
gather sheekels from officeholders--
both sttae and federal, II is Illegal TO
assess federal officeholders in an ef-
fort TO make them come through.
However, federal employees Will not be
assessed. But they win be request
ed" to eontrbute-sently and Without
any pressure, according TO the pres
ent lineup. Ten per cent of Il year $
salary is to be asked OF state and fed