The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-26

WISHING IT WELL.


Tn atmosphere surrounding the RE-
publican state convention In santa Fe
IS Indicated by the following editorial
from the santa Fe New Mexican Of
Tuesday.
Tho Now Mexican extends its best
wishes To The Republican party for
the success of the ticket to he noml-
mated today.
We extend our %fencitations & the
party and to Mir. Heflundcz the more
cordially for the reason that All. Her
nandez has about us much show OF
being elected as tho p%ruycrbial snow
ball.
without any reflection at all upon
the candidate for congress, he n not
widely knotSn throughout the state;
his achievements FOR the state have
necn nil he has no special strength
with the native people and none with
the English speaking population.
There Is NO apparent reason why the
party should nave placed him In nom
nation; but. after 400. Il should nom
mate some One and perhaps lt might
ns well be Hernandez.
In addition 10 MT. HernEndcz's own
hRndicaps. he must bear the bruat OF
being the candidate Of the Republican
party as at present constituted, led
and directed in New Mexico. The
present convention has differed In no
essential detail from It's predecessors.
The same men have been prominent
In it, deliberations. the same men
who have felt the j1rring impact of
tho brass bound zoe of popular dis
| "a rHNAuuN ufaI W.rNHNU.Ha.Ft ~ Tho HgNfE
are still In control. u Is the same old
worn-out Republican organization
which has learned nothing. which has
gone through the school OF experience
~bliudfolded, which b. "stuboornly liV-
Ing In the long distant and archaic
past. and which never viii learn any
thing. Evidently these leaders have
been too long In the rut 20 even be
able q, see over the edge of L..
The convention has been unique In
one way; delegates and leaders for
once have been all at sea az To who 10
| nominate and what 10 do To stem the
tide of sentiment against the party In
this state.
Heretofore they have been confident
me chCsty. despite The change In con-
! dltions which Is So patent To the by
stnnder, this year they are troubled
ana uncertain, feeling more thar ever
what is IN the air, hut unable TO un-
dersiand 1t. The feeling In the party
evident here yesterday ana today b.
| typical Of the feeling IN the Republic
can party OF the nation. II is In strange
| contrast To the aggressive, forward
pushing. militant optimism ~ the
Progressive party in the state and the
nation.
The state OF tine Grand Old party In
New Mexico as We have said before, u
almost cause for sympathy: the same
sympathy which The observer feels tor
"a blind man cropping his way along
and stumbling his toes on distractions
seen by everyone but himself. SO
persistently have the old leaders shut
their eyes 10 what Is going on that
voluntary blindness Is becoming q
permanent maiady aud the optic
nerve has failed 10 perform It's func-
lions.
II Is going 10 be n bad year for the
Republican party Ia New Mexico; and
the Old Guard feels lt. The pessi-
mism is deep rooted and the more
helpless because the party doesn't IN
d%erstand. one Fan hardly feel other
wise than regretful 20 see the waste
OF time and money and effort which
viii Oe expended In this campaign
without the slightest hope OF success