Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-03
ANOTHER WORD WITH THE
DEMOCRATS.

Thc election this year ls more vita
to The state Of Now MeSico than wa
che election Of 1911 This year. Nea
Mexico viii be called upon 10 cas-
her vote FOR an the state ana countl
officers and for presidential electors
The republican leaders are at work
The democrats are not working, >,
far as anybody knows. Tho person
mel Of the republican ticket ~ now
generally known. 80 one has VI.
slightest idea who viii be named hi
The democrats for any position o.
their ticket. They arc as sheep with
ont a shephord.~le adcrless ana mel
specially concerned. When they ialb
~ the election next fail. Il is with ths
optimism Of people who have not an
aly2ed a situation but believe, some
how or other they viii win. when
d possible nomination for ans one b.
The leading places ON the ticket Is
mentioned, It Is usually some man
who would stand no more chance ef
election Ia New Mexico than he would
Of flying TO the moon and back on
the mme day. Usually he would be
ail right as a democratic nominee IN
Texas or Misalsslppi.
Nothing "a being done to promote
an insnrreetion In the republican
party, such az made possible the pai-
tlai success 81 tho democrats In 1911.
The movement led by former Cover
nor Haeefman. fommor Governor
Otefo. former Attorney General rrch-
ara, e. -. Iana 81 n Guc'.
water. and the powerful Reynolds
family TO say nothing Of host Of
republicans Ia other sections Of the
state, cost the republican candidate
ter governor thousands of votes and
added thousands to the vote of the
democratic candidate II was pow
erful influence on the entire ticket.
For example, W. G. Mcdonald had
plurality Of lies in the counties OF
Iefnalillo and sandoval. The symp-
toms arc that tho plurality this year
for the republican candidate for COVER
nor win be quite ms much. thus maxi
ing % difference OF approximatelg
q COO votes In those two counties
nlonc. Whit are the democrats doing
10 prevent this slump or TO offset IT.
The ticket nominated by the repub-
leane VIII not be easily beaten at the
polls Elections in New Mexico az,
not exactly the same as elections ~
Iowa or Kansas and because eandi-
dates nominated here would not b'
strong in an eastern state Is no rea'
son why they would not be vote-get
tors here. IN measuring candidates
tor office we do not use exactly the
SEINE standard that is supposed 10 b'
employed in Ohio for example.
without the aliehtest prejudice FOL
lAem on AGAINST them. as compare,
wlh their competitors for the NOM.
nafians. The Journal SAYS unhcsita
DHs5 taat nothing short Of miracle
Nal prevent the nomination Of Holm
q Dnfsum for governor ana Frank A
Igabbcll for United states senator. 70
Hernandez there viii DC no oppoltlo'
In the convention. Let 1t be said her,
that careful survey OF The situation
ia Sew Mexico fails 10 find a stronger
republican trio for the positions. liu,
aam ia Ear stronger chan he was flN'
telfs aeo. and there is DO indication
~ n revolt asanst him Ccrtamn
some cf The most powerful Influence
n epcnd5nt republican movement
osNnsi him then Viii be for him now
rIank a. llabhell will hold the bur
81 the Angle.Amcrican republican
vote H. wlli get thc republican IA
tive vote. and. unless the democrat
put up ,he strongest man they cal
nnd. he Will got quite pereentap
a. abe native democratic vote. ~
that point there IS no need for della
sion. There IS a race sentiment &
ths state that So growing in intensiv
and considerably more than half ,
the voters ere spanish-Amerlcans
sou viii study ihe composition OF Oh
various counties OF New Mexico.
uin DE- seen that about oue-haif ,
Che normal democratic vote is Spai
ish-Amsrean. As Ia Revista
Ta0sr said " Hubheil, we eonsidc
hins one Of us. That Is the naiis
view 81 IT,
And The race feeling on the part
The natives is not without some soI
Of Justification. With more than bal
OF the voters in The state. they foun