The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-10
Bosses Said to be Having Sc
rious Trouble in Finding
Man They Like to Tackle q
Difficult Job.
JUDGE MECHEM COULD
HAVE THE
Sec. Romero Bursts Out From
San Miguel County Cover
in Red Hot Chase for Hugh
Williams Job.

tBy Herald stat Correspondence
East Las Vegas, y NJ. June g.
The expected call for the meeting "f
the Republican state committee has
not come from Chairman Herbert w.
Clark. although tho chairman was
quoted In Albuquerque recently AZ
likely TO call the committee together
during the early days of June. The
committee has the job OF fixing a
date for the nominating convention
OF the party. and the place therefor,
with Albuquerque and Santa Fe az
candidates for the honor OF enter
tanning the Republican forces. II IN
said here. whenever one can find a
Republican willing 10 talk, which IL
not often, that delay ~ calling the
committee together n due to certain
negotiations which have been under
way with the Bun Moose leaders.
There are q number Of bun Moose
leaders Vito are supposed To get the
dope direct from the fountain of
all Bun Moose dope. one set Of
leaders is In favor Of matchmaking
with the %stand-pat organization and
turning that organization into "A
Roosevelt machine IN the operation.
these being understood Ia be under
the personal guidance of Major VIII
liam II. H. Liewellyn. Former Gov
ernor Miguel Otero doesn't like this
program, il is understood; nor does
his friend and fellow leader Of the
Moose. Mr.. cutting OF the santa Fe
New Mexican. Their objection seems
To be chiefly on the ground that the
majors scheme permanently e'imi-
mates them from active participation
] l.. a.uaH lHa.u - -
As u stands they are the BOSSES 1f
the Bun Moose party. even " there
are nonc but bosses on the member
ship roll.
The pending negotiations may re-
suit In nothing definite at present.
In so far as a ~get-together movement
Is concerned. Calls for Progressive
committee meetings ere being sent
out In some of the counties, and Pro.
Eressiye county conventions will be
hetd In every county in the state
J wher" two or three can be induced
to get together.
So Il seems that the real reason
for delaying the Republican COM
U1ittec meeting is the desire .ssf q
little more definite Information a. 10
the probable candidate for
Herbert W. Clark does not want abe
Sob and will not take a nomination
lie would be the favorlte of the
standpat organization. / have heard
a number OF influential Republicans
mention Charles " @. Ward. the
district attorney here, an n possible
neminee. Graduating from a news
! paper office into the law. Ward has
made good politically and every 9TH
er way. He has very definite views
on public questions and Is not afraid
to express them. albeit with discre-
ton. lie has developed not only into
IL n good lawyer and a successful dis
ttict attorney, hut "a popular n re-
spected politician, which latter de-
\ +iopment Is an achievement. That
Mir. Ward Is ambitious there isn't any
doubt. But one or two of his friends
have said that the astute district at
torney would hardly care To tackle
n game In which chances for losing
are as good az they are In the com-
ing congressional election. and that
he will wait Tor % more favorable
hour To break into the larger politl-
cal field. That ne viii break into
the field sooner or later there isn't
much doubt.
Talk OF w. "a Andrews for the
nomination for CONGRESS gives the
proprictors of the present Republican
ORGANIZATION CoHvul-iVe shivers. They
are afraid Of Andrews. He Is a con
slant ON the standpat organ
cations horizon; for most 81 the
gentlemen composing that organiza-
ton know that n Andrews should
"cume back" their days Of leadership
would be numbered So Andrew Is
not regarded "a O satisfactory cBn-
didate." Mother ls Elfego Bacn Of
Albuquerque, whose persistence and
energy In seeking the nomination are
causing the leaders tn sic up nights
Aaca h flooding the state with cam
paign material Er Is working hard
and inteiiigently, e~specially In those
counties where the native vote 81
strong, aud should the BernRullu
county bosses keep their word To him
and support him for the nomination
he would stand n mighty fine chance
of landing.
I have heard NJ G. Meeh4m. the
popular sOcorro county Judge, mem
n as "A mighty fine candidate,
both here and In santa Fe. In fact.
n man who is Worried Over the
outlook Eaid Mech'm was the one
man To save a dangerous situation.
The Judge II very popular all over
the state. lie has standpat views of
a progressive nature. II you knnW
what that means, and Il quite H.
spoken with regard 20 certain bosses
and Republican methods OF the past.
He would maxi about ~ strone a
man as could be put up against Mr..
Ferguson should he be willing GO