Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-02-17
Crist Deciares.sHe
Vas Nisrepresented

Editor JournaI:--The special GORE
spondent Of the journal who report
ed the proceedings of the democratic
committee yesterday drew an unwar-
fanted conclusion touching me, which
J Know was nadyertant, hence / have
no doubt the Journal will promptly
disav0w It when il knows the fact.
In very conspicuous headline, the
report said
ITO Arriba statesman is of the
opinion that he would be a fine head
for democracy"
The legitimate inference to be
drawn from that statement By the
many renders OF the journal is that
my criticism OF the political situation,
ana u chairman Paxton and of Gov
ernor Mcdonald, in connection there
WITH was born of an ambition 10 be
state chairman myself. / call the re-
porter to witness that / said absolute
~ nothing directly upon which that
headline could be founded in truth.
While ! o0neede that the correspond
ent might be justified in making
Wild guess 20 that effect from my re-
marks as a whole, yet when / state
The fact have no doubt he will
frankly admit that It was nothing
else, and was wholly wrong at that.
The tact is that not only am / not
candidate for that high position, my
FEDERAL office preeluding one, but il
We're ! Know that ] could not secure
an election thereto. for the reason. il
for no other, that | have been for
some time out Of political touch with
the controlling Influences OF our state
administration and state organization.
and II it were rendered me would not
accept, because | have neither the
time nor the necessary financial con
dition TO c0mpetently discharge the
eNaetine duties. and moreover, | am
not the man for this position for
Reason that must be apparent to every
observer Of the situation, towit. the
patent fuct that | am sufficiently out
of political harmony with the ex-of- |
ticio head Of our party 60 make me
an impossible candidate in what | re-
gard as political emergency for
democracy IN New Mexico.
Again, the special correspondent
saidi just after the governor sat
down, MI. Dow made a few remarks I
Ii WAS IN the course of these re- /
marks that he was interrupted by MIR. |
crist, who had tabulated statement /
Z
TO his opinion, done its part |
OF rolling up malofities." The corre-
apondent was Inaccurate | did not |
interrupt Mr., Dow, but was given the |
floor al the conclusion Of his re- |
marks Mr.. Dow enlngized the gov I
efnor and his administration and said /
that Il was because OF his splendid I
administration that many republicans /
Of Edds county were voting the dem /
oeratic ticket. III answer to tiiis, / /
called attention 10 the fact that az the /
1911 election, when Governor MfUon-
aid was elected. Eddy county pulled
] 400 democratic votes, while in 1912, /
one year after his election, that coun- /
IS had polled ,00t democratic votes.
aud that In 1914 three years after his
election, that county had poIled Sill
democratic votes that eddy county
was with every other county In the
state during the past three years. ex-
cent Grant and Mckinley--on the to-
hnggan As 20 democratic votes This
reply OF mime TO Mr. Dow was what
caused the governor to think that /
was pressing home a personal attack
and moved him TO threaten me with
unfavefable disclosures to my po-
litieal past.
SAYS that In the last moments of the
MIR Crigt wanted TO talk
about his differences With the gov
efnor again, but senator Barth invit-
ed the committee to the armory,H etc.
shutting off Mt. CriSt" Again the
was inaccurate, At the
evening session. in order TO avoid dis
a harmonious session. / wait
ed until all other business was trans
acted, when | arose To question Of
personal privilege. | was very cour-
teously ana promptly given the floor
and was permitted by the chair to
hold Il by promptly overriding a point |
Of order made b. Mr. Atwood.
stated my matter of personal privilege
fhllN which was In substance rhai-
lenge 10 Governor Mcdonald to
make good his threat, if YOU "a
much further, I'll tell some thines
about you that YOU won't like" Not
only was ! not shut off. hut / was
permitted by the chairman, always
courteous and fair as he IL, as wen al
ny the entire committee, always gem
tlemanls and fair US il is to afi its |