Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-27
HENRY WESTERFELD. q,
Interview Questioned.


Mr. Westcrfed yesterday statel
that that part of the interview witt
him In the Journal OF Saturday II
which he was quoted az saying, "th'
charge that | have ever been a social
list either in politics or in persona
sympathy is absolutely unfounded,
WIS incorrect ana that he had never
authorized such statement liz
added further that at tho time OF the
interview nothing was said about so
eialists or socialism.
The facts regarding the interview
with Mr.. Westerfeld are as follows
After the meeting Of the Fourth ware
democratic delegation In the city hal
Friday night. Il reporter Of the Jour
nal was called into a conference IN
the office of the police chief, at whicn
Mr. Westerfeld, state Treasurer q
n. Marion, Jacob Korhor, Judge w
G. Heacock and one or two other
prominent democrats were present
An unsigned typewriter statement
was handed TO tho reporter, who was
requested to prepare an interview
with Mr. Westcrfeld upon the basis
OF that statement "in order to set the
people right about Henry's being z
democrat IN the conversation that
ensued Mr.. Wosterfcld made this
statement, 81 hnvo always been q
democrat, and have twice been ask ed
to run for alderman on the democra-
tic ticket From this remark anf
from an expression IN the prepared
statement already referred to, the re-
potter inferred that if MIR. Westerfeld
had always been a democrat he had
never been a socialist. and in order
to comply fully with the request "to
set people right about Henry being a
democrat" he made the interview OF
this point as strong as possible.
Declaration for Wilson.
During the course Of this CONVEX
sation the reporter cnlled the ntten-
ton OF Mr Westerfeld 10 the fact
that in the typewrltten statement nc
mention was made as To- whether The
candidate favored the denomination
and recollection of President Wilson
and suggested that It would strength
en- his interview TO mako an une-
Quivocal declaration on that point
Thereupon MIR Westerteld authorized
the statement that Ne had voted for
Wilson in l9l2 and favored his re-
nomination ana reelection this year.
Immediately afterwards the eon-
ference came TO an end. having last
cd unlN for few moments, and the
first suggestion that Mr.. Westcrteld
had been misquotcd came from the
publication OF the card in Sunday 5
Journal signed "A Socialist
Text ol Statement
The statement furnished to the re-
porter as Il basis upon which TO write
IN interview with MI Westerfeld was
as follows;
Preference has been made in news
paper accounts ana otherwise regard
ing my stand towards the national
democratic naturalization,
II want to say right here Tat
have NJ all times been democrat;
that the nomination for alderman IN
the Fourth ward has been offered me
several times by that party in the
past campaigns, that | am demo
crat who win support the democratic
ticket next fall, but above all this
/ am an American citizen believing
Ia the Institutions Of this country aAd
recognizing no flag but tho stars and
stripes.
u want To say further TO those
citizens who have heard adverse re-
ports regarding my citizenship and
democracy that you can Judge for
yourself who inspired these remarks.
~ say the public ownership of our
water supply is the issue before the
people this year, aud TO that end and
such platform as the democratic con
ventlon adopts | stand pledged f