Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-05-24
Prediction Is Made That For
NAL Announcement viii.
Come in Address to Con-
ventlon,
NOT TO RESIGN FROM
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Governor Mcdonald Likely to
Head Delegation to St,
Louis Gatherings Lucero
Probable as Chairman.

The democratic cohorts arrived last
night from every section of the state
for the convention which opens this
morning with the keynote speech of
Senator Isaac Barth, who has been
designated by the central committee
for the temporary chairmanship.
The most important feature of the
convention. however, is the assurance
from his friends that Hon. A. A.
Jones, who arrived from Washington
City last night, will at some time dur
the convention and formally announce
his candidacy for the nomination for
United States senator When ques-
toned last night regarding the report.
Mr.. Jones said he expected to adj
dress the convention but declined to
say directly what the import of his
remarks would be.
Friends very close to Mr., Jones,
however are confident that he will
make a formal announcement and
that coincident with his nomination,
at the next convention. which is as
sured. as he is the unanimous choice
of the democrats of the state. he will
resign his position as first assistant
secretary of the interior and devote
his entire time to the campaign.
To Remain on Committee.
Also IL Is stated on apparently good
authority that Mr.. Jones will be re-
elected national committeeman, or
will merely hold over until the nomi-
mating convention meets late in Au-
gust or early in September. If that
policy should he decided upon 1t will
be because Mr.. Jones has been re-
quested by the leading democrats Of
the state to do so in order that the
with the candidates who
may be nominated on the state ticket.
IT, for instance Governor Mcdonald
should be nominated 10 succeed him
self, he would not allow the use of
his name for national committeeman.
On the other hand, if he should not
be nominated for governor it is be-
lieved that he would accept the posi-
ton now held by Mr. Jones.
These things are merely matters of
gossip and haven't the authority of
either Mr.. Jones or Governor McDon-
aid, but the men who are giving cur
rency to such rumors are the men
who usually guess most accurately
what democratic conventions are go
ing TO do.
Also the report was current last
night about the hotel lobbies that
Judge Laughlin would tender his res
ignation as state chairman but on that
point no one seemed to have definite
Information,
From the current gossip last night
ii was believed that twelve delegates
with half vote each may be selected
today to represent the state at the |
democratic national convention. If !
there should be only six it seems pret-
" certain that the following gentle !
men will be elected as delegates Gov !
arnor William c. Mcdonald, who will |
head the delegation: ]. j. Duran, of |
ynion county; Max Montoya, of So |
zorro county; Felix Garcia, of Rio |
Arriba county; Senator William i. |
Walton, of Grant county. and either
Albert Blake, of Eddy, or George |
Reese of Roosevelt Whether the !
consists of six or twelve, !
/ Is almost certain that the six gem
lemen, first named will be on the
delegation.
There seemed to be no concerted !
opinion as TO who will be elected per-
nanent chairman, but the name most
,ften mentioned in that connection
vas that Of Secretary of state Antonio
4ucero.
The democratic hosts poured in
IN every train, and they all are su-
,remely optimistic. From every sec
ion of the state are claims of demo-
ratio gains and expected democratic
-ictory Judge Granville A. Richard
on. who motored across the dusty
,Iains from Roswell, said, I'VE are
literally unwashed. and we are abb
olutely unterrifed democrats"