Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-19
Drift of Sentiment in Direction
of Of Reelection Of President
Strongest Factor in Chances
for State Ticket
ZONES LOOKS A SURE
WINNER OVER HUBBELL
Campaign for State Offices
Taking on More Heated As
oect and Capitalization
Process Is Under Way

IUGOOO 10 OIlNN' ~
...,.,,, CORRESPONDENCE TO MORNING JOURNAL
corta Fe oct. l8.-With the cleo
aon for national, state and county
offices lust three weeks away, sentl-
,a,t In New Mexico is gradually be-
rtoninc ,Ioi TO crystallize, and for the
Sirst time since the two big parties
haid their nominating conventions,
,nto in August. it is possible to gam
somotbing like a tangible idea of the
nrobabla outcome of the campaign
Far in spite of the apparently con-
fident claims that have been made by
managers of both parties, and in spite
of the enthusiastic boasts Of demo-
cratic and republican partlsans, the
cold truth is that up to the present
lime everybody has been up in the air
and there has been nothing on when
IN base an accurate idea Of the drltt
NJ political sentiment in the state.
Even now the outcome is exceedingly
prerarious. and anything like pre-
diction regarding the election next
month must so far as New Mexico is
concerned. be hedged about with Fifs,
oands' and butts if the predicter
has anv regard for his reputation as
soothsayer.
Wilson Sentiment Strong.
The most tangible sign on the local
poHtical horizon is the gradual but
certain growth of sentiment for the
reelection of President Wilson. ana
therein lies the great hope of the
democratic party IN New Mexico TO
carry through its state ticket. one
has only to go out on the streets OF
any city and talk to the first few vot-
ers that he meets in order to verify
the statement that the tide is flowing
towards Wilson IN New Mexico. Ana
what is true of the cities is true in
much the same way and for much the
same reasons of the rural sections or
the state
The Wilson vote in New Mexico VIII
not be by any means a strict party
vote. on the contrary, republicans oil
lifelong standing are coming out
openly and announcing themselves for
the reelection of the president. To
be sure, many Of these republicans
will vote for Wilson and also for the
republican state ticket, but there Will
be many also who will not take the
trouble TO scratch their ticket but Will
vote er straight; and by the same
token there is a large and eminently
respectable element Of republicans
Who will vote for Hughes who VIII
not only vote against the republican
state ticket but are now fighting that
ticket with all the strength at their
command.
Sources of Strength.
The remarkable feature of the Will
son strength in New Mexico is that
Il does not proceed from amy partic-
ular element of the population but
comes from all elements Perhaps
the most pronounced factor working
for the recollection of the president
IS the union labor force of the state,
which IS for Wilson almost unani-
mously, but in addition to the union
men the more conservative business
element and the rural voters of the
state are almost if not quite as strong
for tho president.
In New Mexico as elsewhere in the
country, the Adamson law is playing
big part in the campaign. The
Adamson law may be- as Mr.. Hughes
declared it to be, step towards civil
war, but there is no getting around
lhe TACT that it has proved a tremen-
uousy effective campaign argument
IN the hands of the Wilson supporters
una every attack that has been made
upon 1t by Hughes and his workers
ndS made just so many votes for VIII
son
Union labor men see in the Adam
son law measure for the enforce
ueHt of the principle of the eight
nour day, and of course they are fol
Ior that reason. The general public
uulslde Of the railroad managers ano
pesidents, whose votes are far from
sultlclent to constitute a balance o.
IoNer see in it a means to prevent q
Sgantlc strike. and the general pub
Nv was not by any means anxious &c
see strike come.
Skidmore for Wilson.
something Of how this has worked
u' m New Mexico may be gathered
uMoIn the fact that ]. r. Skidmore, q
,toloilg republican and a representa-
u,e IN the last two legislatures from
~, ~ rock-ribbed republican county o.
Nygi1laA' Ny1 mas not only come out fol
t"nSoh but Is working actively in diff
nnt Trent parts of the state for the re
Uecuon of the president. Mr.. Skid
N.Y. J.e is one of the leading labol
sr1n u.Gn men in New Mexico and is out
'PUaen IN his views on the subject
~ Don think that / am alone amont
ta E union men of New Mexico whC
~ ,o'nlerly voted the republican ticke
ro ooihe out for Wilson," he said in I
an interview. There are hun
ouS ot us. We feel that Mr.. Hughe
nes, literally driven us out of the re
sln lsoncan party-that he has made i
gs 10 us that there is no room 70
AL, mat party. Speaking for my
rs,, I nave always been a believer il
sa,'hean principles. but it has be
h matter of self-defense for u
oe for Wilson this time"
ss s|e MeXlcan policy of the presiden
tor oeeh not the least important fac
win ~ Seltlng the tide in his favor, 70
M ohe native people of the stat
5i.ssument that the Mexican peopl
own y1,u be allowed to work out thei
Out ,S,l'ssuon S,slvsuon in their own way with
has ~ ference from this government