Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-09-13
WILL Nit. HERNANDEZ OUR
THE RAcEs

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which u. g. Hernandez conducte,
the affairs of his office as TREASURED
Of Rio Arriba county is not pleas
ant task for the Journal II had beer
hoped there never would be occasion &
bring forward fully verified charge,
Of rnaIfcasancc or mlsfeasance II
puhltc office again as reason wins
candidate for the suffrage Of the
people should be repudiatcd at the
polls.
MIR. Hernandez while treasurer and
collector marked as paid ssg3.os In
taxes when they we're not paid.
Among the sums thus marked paid
were ss7s.op due from the Amador
Mercantile company. Of which Mr..
Hernandez was one Of the owners.
and SSg.ss due from Mrs. M. c. Her
nandcz. mother Of the treasurer.
Mr. Hernandez admitted these and
other shortages aggregating I.fss.0g
and paid the same into the treasury
after demand had been made upon
him by the travelling auditor.
This record Of Mr.. Hernandez was
known to tho republican leaders in
the convention which nominated him
~ candidate for congress. and In part.
n least. was responsible for TINT
part OF The platform which declared:
we condemn the actions Of Governor
Mcdonald In his pernicious and Of
fenaivo meddIlng With county affairs
and county offlees."
Tho plea for Mr. Hernandez sup
port has been that he has discharged
with ability and integrity all the po-
eltlons u trust held BY him. Tho Laa
Vegas Optic. the organ Of tho re-
publican campaign committee. says
Mr.. Hernandez entered into business
and made aueeess Of his venture"
that he held county offices and
demonstrated his ability 10 dis
charge The duties required Of him IN
an excellent manner" We are fur
Their told that in every situation IN
which he has been placed" he "has
demonstrated that he il ciearhead-
"a aud endowed with good luds
ment"
The 0rtle furthermore sasa that
Mr. Hernandez political enemies
declare he Ii not capable Of dlachars
Inv Tire duties Of eonafeaHman" and
that The "voters Of the state Will fall
to fill for such flImsy argument
The journal knew the recofd of
mr. Hernandez when It first an-
nounced that 1t could not support his
candidacy 1t knew the facts were
known To The republican leaders when
Hetnandex Was nominated. Because
lhose faeta we're known and bound
t. come oul during the campaign.
thr man who naturally would have
been selected ~ .tatr chairman re-
fused 10 accept the position, as he,
frum ntel 70 last. WAS opposed to the
nomination 81 Hernandez and the
Iuh waa thrust upon Hon. Ralph G
ELY who did net know. II was tho
case u the unweieome hahy placed
upen the doorstep d the rospectapie
citizen
The journal preferred not to bring
out The facts. hui there has been 80
much pointing 70 the record Of Mr..
hefnandex IN the various otfiees ne
has held Al Indicating his eminent
fitness for the high honor of repre-
aenlsng New Mckee Ia congress. that
no option was left to as except 10
state what that record really shows
chafitabls, We may accept Nj |
Hernandez statement that he haa
uieans % deduct the sums thus mark
ed a. paid hnt not accounted for
from his commissions. but the fact
remains that he collected his com,
missions. not even deduetiug from
them hia own taxes, A. required byl