El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-06

{ Reynolds, OF Albuquerque has entered
denial that he is a candidate. and has
said further that he could not even ac-
cept the nomination. rumors continue to
INK mis- name with the office In the
biggest and best sense. he has been
Identified with the material develop
ment of the southwest, and through
long years of study and handling of
large business affairs, has become IA
mll1ar with the needs of New Mexico.
But whatever his qualifications and fit
ness, it is idle to figure his presence
I'm the race until he has Withdrawn his
denial and said that he might consider
the nomination
Mcdonald Again.
Gov W c. Mcdonald can have the
nomination for governor, if he wants it,
so some Of the heaVyWeights of the
party declare. Confidential friends have
said that he really does not want to be
nominated for governor again. but much
would prefer to retire to private life
and devote his time and energy to his
large land and cattle interests. Others
who profess to be i'm touch with his de-
sires and aspirations maintain that he
cherishes an ambition to round out his
political career with a term in the
United States senate
Two or three years ago, the belief
gained currency that he desired to 20
to the senate. There has been talk.
from time to time, Of disaffection in the
party. i'm the Pecos valley, a Democratic
stronghold. This disaffection has not
been easy to trace, and much of it dis
appears under close inspection. Loyalty
to the party may cause the fading Of
even more of il before November.
Barth May Run.
State senator Isaac Barth, Of Albu-
querque, has been mentioned recently
as one who might be nominated for
governor He has said that he is not a
candidate and would not become. but
that if the convention saw fit to nom
mate him, he would accept the nominal
ton and make the race There has been
mention of his name also in connection
with the office of attorney general
Up 70 about year ago, there was a
growing belief that judge Granville A.
Richardson, Of Roswell, might be the
nominee. The boom apparently came to /
a peaceful and natural end, quoted !
possibly by judge Richardson himself.
The tipsters lately have been saying |
that he would be nominated for the su- (
preme bench
Congressional Jobs.
State senator W. B. Walton, Of Silver !
City, and Alvan. n White, state SUPER /
intendent of public instruction, are |
among those most prominently men /
toned for the nomination for congress.
Senator Walton is secretary and treas !
urer of the Silver City Independent, and 1
is generally rated as one of the shrewd- !
est politicians IN the southern part of 4
the state. The Democratic nominee for
this office Will have to make his race
against 3. c. Hernandez, it is freely
In 1914. Hernandez defeated
he late Harvey B. Ferguson by more
han 1000 votes
Judge n. B. Laughlin, Of Santa Fe.
'ecently elected chairman of the state I
central committee. is spoken Of as seek
nS the nomination for the supreme
curt To give this nomination to Judge
would be to defeat the Pecos
ALLEY in this respect The best infor-
nation is to the effect that the Pecos
alley will demand recognition of a
Ugh order, and phrase the demand in
language which will admit of no mis-
understanding. The demand will he
packed up by a very large voting
lower.