Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-03-13
MEET;
CITY DIVINE RsH|P.
FEELING STRONG
Water Question Looms Large
at Gathering in Knights Of.
Pythias Hail. Organization
Plans Perfected,

/ That the sentiment Of the demo.
cratic voters Of Albuquerque il over
whelmlngly In favor If municipal
ownership Of the city water works
and that a ticket will be nominated
which viii stand squarely for that
principle was indicated from the ex-
DECISIONS heard at the meeting of
representative democrats held yestcr-
day afternoon in knights Of Pythias
hall. There were about seyenty-fivc
present at the meeting, and municipal
Ownership divided the attention Of
the crowd with the plans for organi-
cation for the coming campaign.
Chairman J. +. Goodell. OF the dem
ocratic central committee, called the
| meeting together at 2:30 o'clock. The
water question was injected into the
proceedings at an early stage when
Or. S. l.. Burton presented reSolu-
tion plcdging those present 20 support
for nomination 10 city offices only
| candidates who could be depended
upon TO bring about municipal own
ership.
A spirited discussion followed which
! gave unmistakable evidence that those
present favored municipal ownership;
and the statement was made by one
| speaker that the drift in that direc-
tion was as strong in the republican
as In the democratic party. For that
reason he favored the adoption Of the
resolution SO as to beat the republi-
cans TO IL.
Practical Difficulties.
Chairman Goodell called attention
/ TO the fact that municipal ownership
would be impossible at the present
time unless the bond issue provided
for at recent meeting of the city
council should be approved at the
polls and that In that election only
taxpayers could vote. lie said that an
organized movement TO defeat the
water bonds Is now being made, and
suggested that the practical thing to
do would be 10 work for the bond is-
isue first and take up the question OF
municipal ownership later.
The Burton resolution was finally
laid on the table for the reason that
ithose present believed that 1t would
be more appropriate TO consider the
iquestion in the convention and at the
primaries than at an informal gath
Iering of democrats such as that held
: yesterday. II was apparent, however
that big majority of those who
voted 20 table the resolution were
heartily in sympathy with its purpose
Organization Plans.
Committees were named to go into
Ia thorough ORGANIZATION of every
ward in the city for the democrats
and men will start out this morning
to canvass the voters for an expires.
sion of their opinion on various sub.
ljecte before the people and also &c
/ see that every possible democratic
lvoter Is registered, Steve Roehl was
iappointed superintendent Of registra.
ton for the democrats. and he viii
make il his business 10 oversee tn,
work of the different ward commit
/ tees and TO see that no chance is over
looked BY the democrats.
| The utmost harmony prevailed a
the meeting yesterday, but II was i'm
possible 10 get any idea from thos'
present as 20 who Is the choice OF ths
democratic voters for mayor.
number of prospective candidates
; have been mentioned from time 4
q time. among them Alderman Georg'
G. Sehccf, former Mayor y. X. d
Sellers. DR.. u. II. earns Henry Yves
!, terfeld and Or. J. \. Reidy. but sen
timent 40 far has not crystallized oil
any one man.
: 1t would not be at all surprising II
when the convention is called. tn
delegates should find themselves il
Q a deadlock and some man not ye
considered for the office should b.
nominated.
Attention was called yesterday 4
tho fact that the registration book
lare now open and that those VIII
> wish TO vote in the coming election
must register before next Saturda,
niqht