El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-26
BURSUM AND HUBBELL GAINING:
SPIESSS- SPRINGER CLAN OPPOSE
Poor Geographical Distrbu ton To Give Southern New
Mexcans High Offices, Say Northern Coal and Cattle
Barons, Who May locke Forces in Convention
So That Dark Horses May Finally Creep in.
By GUTHR lie SMITH.

Now is as good time as later TO
| make this statement; The people gen
| orally, in New Mexico, are opposed,
| and decidedly opposed, to putting a
] Spanish-American IN the executive
mansion at Santa Fe, at this time. Ma
| tUrally this sentiment does not include
! the Spanish-American voters. but il is
] strong among the AnglO-AmericanS
! There is no objection to sending a
! Spanish-American TO congress, either
I as q representative or senator, but 10r
| some reason which l did not hear eX-
/ planned satisfactorily. the Anglo
\ Americans do not want a Spanish
| American to be governor at this time
| There is one possible exception. It is
! the case of Z. c. de Baca, of Las Vegas,
now Lieutenant governor and frequent
| ~ mentioned as an excellent man for
| the Democrats to nominate for con-
Eress. If the Democrats should nomi-
nate him for governor, he would not
be opposed on the ground that he is
a Spanish american. However, unless
he has changed his plans during the
past two months, he will not accept
the nomination for any office He said
TO me in Las Vegas. - the latter part
of May. that he sought no political
office, and that he did not believe he
could accept any nomination, should
one be rendered PROFESSIONALLY he
would add great strength to the entire
ticket, if he should conclude later to
get into the race.
Bursum and Hubbeu Gain Ground
Bursum and Hubben have been gain
ing ground recently because, during
the last few weeks. they have been
making an active campaign. Hubben
particularly, has been active and indus
triOus- 1t was not long ago that he
completed his canvass of Dona Ana
county He was accompanied on the
Dona Ana county trip by Jesus Romero,
sheriff of Bernalillo. a man whose politi-
cal ability is nowhere questioned
There was a meeting in Las Cruces
during Hubbell and Romero'e sojourn,
an important meeting which was at
tended BY many prominent men. This
report from that meeting was that
Hubbeu and his associates were satis-
fled with the outlook.
BubbelI 3@Cleans Up Lincoln County.
After Dona Ana, Hubbell went into
Lincoln county, Which frequently has
been claimed by the CatrOn adherenrS
He was travelling in his own automo-
bile, and he visited every Republican
precinct in the county. This is typical
Of his thoroughness. when he goes
campaigning in earnest A prominea-
Republican of Lincoln county, one who
heretofore has said Lincoln would be
for CatrOn. says since Hubbelrs visit
that Lincoln is no longer certain to be
OterO Leans to HubbeII.
Hubbell has not yet visited Otero
county. but his representatives, have
been in the valley towns three differ
ent time Otero will not instruct its
ron, and it is possible for either one
70 get all four of the delegates. put
ii is more likely to be about evenly d. |
vided. This delegation is believed TO be |
Tor Bursum. without any question.
The Lincoln county convention will :
be held August II, the Otero not until |
August 10 or 81. When these delega-
tons are selected, il will he possible |
&c determine which candidates will re-
ceive their support.
Fall VIII Be Keynote.
Senator A B. Fail vii De one Of the
delegates from Otero county. It is
declared that he Will be the temporary
chairman of the convention and will !
deliver the keynote address. He said !
to me Just before he left New Mexico !
for Washington, that he was not sup |
porting any candidate He has extra
ordinary powers as an organizer and |
harmonizer. When the crisis comes,
he may be prevailed upon to use his 4
in the interest Of party har- /
mony.