The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-11
Business Men in Ration Con.
vention Express General De.
mand for Business Men in
Assembly.
BOSSES HOT
ON TRAIL OF r
Men who Have Managed Re-
publican Party Since State.
hood See Loss of Control in
His Nomination.

tBy Herald STAIR CorrcspopJc,,, ,
ration, \. NJ, July li-H tho tx
pressions heard from retail mrr-
chants gathered hero from AN purir
81 the state th.g week Tor the annunl
convention Of retailers mean anything
NJ an, they mean thai tho business
intorests-the non political business
interests of New Mexico, ar. more
thoroughly alive to the need for d
legislature controlled by business
men, OF honesty ard common sense
and Independence than they have
ever been before. There were not
so many business men here: sixty or
80, all told. but they were fairly rem
rosentative men; men who. while they
do not take an active part In pol
tiles, are nom the less well informed
as TO political conditions aud the out
LOOK. Thes men, or many OF them.
told me hat there was going To be
a mighty careful scr"tini2ing Of leg
%islniive candidates This year. that the
vote was going To- be tho most indie
pendent on record, and that the Vutes
Ia the towns ~ least would be- found
with the man who sized Up best to
the standard OF efficient business
Judgment. independence Of action
and freedom from boss rule. with
a Few exceptions they seemed 10
think the chances excellent for ne
election Of a house fun OF Demo-
Gratis. This. they say. 81 because The
Democrats are more likely TO nomi-
nate men who cannot be hooked up
with boss or corporation control-or
ownership. and because the people
have lost faith In getting results from
n Republican legislature. The Wis
ltors included Democrats. Rcpubii-
cans. Progressive Republicans and
Progressives who Insisted upon being
differentiated from anything with
Republican attached to IL. ana on
having the party title spelled with a
capital 'P." They have n wide va
riety Of views as regards congrosslon- !
nj candidates Of all parties, but they !
are a unit in volcing tho demand OF
the people Of every section Of the
for a business legislature.
Among the Democrats here ! found
little opposition 10 the denomination
OF Mr.. Ferguson. Tho general i'm
preston seemed TO be that such OPP
position TO him as there Is VIII not
concentrate on an opposing candi-
date; that Mr.. Ferguson not only
would be more useful than "A new
man. but that he deserved the re-
nomination. The ProEressives-those
spell Il with "a capital "P.' want
n candidate OF their own aud can
half q dozen men who might
10 make the race. including jerry
81 this town. who Is a Pro-
grcssiye straight from Armageddon
The Progressive Republicans are
somewhat up IN the air and the Re-
publicans want Andrews. They say
hat Andrews Is n result getter 'n
congress and that Il he can he elect
"a he will make the best record Of
any Republican likely 10 DE nom
mated.
a man who II being mentioned a
lot in connection with fufdrc polit-
prcferment In New Mexico Is
Mayor Shuler OF this enterprislne
II wouldn't surprise me a bic
10 see this energetic mayor go "A Ions
way IN politics. if he gets the right
He has lone things Tor Ration