Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-18
DEMOCRATS PUT
THROUGH TICKET
As SCHEDULED
Scheer, Kieke and Garcia
Nominated for Legislature;
Convention Begins in Storm
but Ends tremendously.

- forecasfed in yesterdays Jour
nal, the Democrat convention OF
hernaliilo county last night nnani-
mously nominated George &. Scheef,
william Kieke and Rafael Garcia as
candidates for the legislature. The
convention Also heard addresses from
secretary ~ State Antonio Lncero
and Adolph r. Hin. candidate on the
democfatIc ticket for corporation cnr1-
missioner. which rrouset real en-
thusiasm among the audience gather
ed In The auditorium Of the high
school building.
WHAT threatened 20 be a real old
time democratic row with hair-pull-
ing and skulI-craoking aecompani-
rents opened the proceedings, and for
the matter IL quarter Of an hour or
SO republicans and bull moose who
we're gathered In the rear seats as
spectators chuckled TO themselves and
seemed TO be enjoying the proceedings
Immensely. This soon subsidized. how
ever, and after the first skifmisn was
over The proceedings we're as peaceful
rs the proyerblhl pups in the basket
light Over thairmanship.
Tile delegates from precinct 20, who
from the beginning Of the campaign
nave been disturbing element In the
democratic plans. came forward on
Ire opening Of the convention with W.
Moore Clayton as a candidate for
chairman OF the convention
and there was q weli-defined rumor
that in the event of the election OF
Mr. Clayton his supporters would put
through a resolution leaving 10 him the !
appointment of the county central
which Is to have charge Of /
he coming campaign.
Whether there was any truth In this
iumor could not be learned last night. i
but at all events. ID was sufficient to
live good-sized scare To the dele !
gates from precinct IL. They them /
selves had agreed on IL. G. Coors, Jr., !
Tor temporary chairman. anticiDatirg I
hat Mr.. CooFs would meet with 10 |
but when the convention
assembled and il was found that the /
delegates from precinct 20 had ar
anged everything for fight for The
domination for Clayton. they were
brown completely up In the air.
just why there was this sharp d.
iiFlon between the delegates from the
wo precincts is hard TO say. The
esislat.ve candidates had been agreed
Ipon. There was nothing substan-
ial to fight over, unless the rumor OF
IN attempt TO capture the organize
ion by the delegates from precinct 26
Fas true. But that there was a Bit
er fight on hand the most casual OBJ
erver present could observe.
Trouble started Just after County ,
hartman Louis 4. Mellae called the
TO order. The central COM
nlttee did not make any recommen-
ations for temporary organization {
nd az soon as Mr.. McRae had con- ,
luded his remarks State Treasurer o.
:. Marion nominated Henry Loekhart 4
or temporary chairman and made a
peech extolling Mr. Loekhart's de- !
nocfacy and his fitness for the posi- !
ion. Immediately several delegates {
rom precinct 2s were on their feet
nd the name OF Mr. Clayton was put
efeFe the convention.
The discussion that followed was
in the extreme. Charges
nd counter charges were hurled
cross the hall and it looked for
me as II some Of the delegates l
tight come 10 a personal encounter 7
n the midst OF the turmoil Mr.. Lock- 4
art endeavored to decline the nom v
lation. but his adherents would not It
ear TO his coming down. Under the c
that Mr.. L.ockhart would b
OF allow the use of his name one
/ the delegates nominated Districi II
ttorney Manuel Z. Vigil. but Mr. ia
igil promptly rose and stated that g
nder no circumstances would he ac- le
apt the nomination. &c
Lockharf Is Chosen. $
Finally after "A stormy scene which q