El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-23
Ely SAYS THAT HE WOULD REFUSE
NOMINATION At MACHINE HANDS
Declares He VIII Be the Republican Nominee for Gov
ernor Of New MexieO-Asserts That He Wants to See
Phelps Dodge Company Pay Taxes Thinks Clancy
viii Be Nominee for the u S. Senate.
ny GUTHRIE ssnTH.

state central committee, and an an
/ nOuneed candidate for governor.
What is your judgment as to the
] outlook. IS TO your prospects," Mr. Ely
( was asked
Il am satisfied with the outlook" he
replied 4 am going before all the
people on a platform for equal taxa
7 ton I want to see all compelled TO
pay taxes fairly and impartially with
no favOritism shown TO the wealthy
/ corporations, or to individuals who
( have money and political influence
[ Wants Phelps-Dodge Company Taxed.
l 7 want 10 see the Phelps-Dodge com
! bination forced to pay taxes on its
/ enormous holdings. The Chino Copper
! company is now escaping taxation on
property which is practically as great
as the assessed valuation OF all the
livestock in the state. This great COM
panv is now paying on s. 900 COO while
] 0Oe The amount on which they are es-
( GAPING payment is, therefore 81, 000,
900, while the assessed valuation of the
( livestock in the state is, in round fig
ures. $4,000. coo. The tax law which IS
/ known as the -Bursum bill is as bad as
/ il can possibly be"
I In saving that he was satisfied with
! the outlook. Ely appeared TO be earn
! est and 10 mean all that he said The
movement or the thought that repre-
( sent viii go into the convention with
! the second largest following" he de-
/ clared.
Believes He VIII BE Nominated.
DO you mean to say that you viii
! socalied leading or principal candi-
/ dates2" he was asked
.'I do he replied. NV estimate is
that SecOndino Romero will be first. our
sum viii be third. When our state con
vention abolished the unit rule. great
deal was done TO help my candidacy
For instance, I would feel that I had
1alleq SlgnalIN n my appeal 10 the
people. If should not be able 10 secure
the support OF one delegate in each OF
20 counties. In number OF the coun-
ties the sentiment will be divided. and
some of the DELEGATES viii be for the
movement for freedom from domina-
ton Of the machine It is not at all
likely that Hubbeu can deliver the
whole of the BernaEllO county delega-
ton 10 Bursum- nor that CatrOn can
deliver the Santa Fe county delegation
60 Romero
Delegates TO BE Divided.
we will profit largely by the posi-
bility of a division of the delegations
The Herald quotes an Albuquerque Re
publican as saying that I would have
no more than my home delegation Of
identity Of the man who made that
statement ] have TO say that he must
believe my support is growing, for a
month ago he did not concede even the
Luna county delegation to me
Il would not have the nomination. If
j might have II without spending a dol
lar. and without turning my hand over.
at the hands Of Spices, Springer. Hub
bell CLEARWATER. and the gang as a
gang, and be their puppet I would not
be their governor. serving their inter
ests and working under their control If.
after serving two years OF four years.
they would send me 10 the United
States senate. would not consider such