The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-12-16
LATE NEWS FROM
THE STATE CAPITAL
Read Will Contest Crist; Prohibit
iOnists Start Active Cam
paign for Submission


Santa Fe, y. M Dec. 1.-The con-
test started by Alex Read the de
feated republican candidate for dis
trict attorney for the district com
posed of the counties of Santa Fe,
Rio Arriba and San Juan, has al
ready reached out and drawn in
majority of the county officials and
promises plenty of grief for a num-
Her of the state ofilcials-elect The
trouble has started, and those start
ing it would like TO get rid of ]. II.
Crist, the elected democrat, and then
stop the contest right there, but
they will not be able to do it. It
is well understood that CatrOn does
not like Crist, and has not liked
him for these many years, and for
Ncry- good reasons, but all to the
credit of Crist and it is expected
that this fight will go on until the
courts turn the attempt to defeat the
will of the epople down good and
hard. The contention is that the vot-
rrs should not scratch their tickets
when they are republican tickets,
as the defeated candidates all along
the line have a very good idea that
republican votes defeated them and
elected the democrats and independ-
ents.
The present state game warden
was elected to the office of probate
clerk Of Santa F. county and there is
much interest being shown in the
mattep Of selecting a successor to
him. 1t is understood that large
rumher of local land owners of the
state have taken an unusual inter-
est in the matter and will duly
present a candidate, if they have not
already done so. This Office has be-
come one of the most important ap-
p0intments in the state and it is
probable that there will be some
lively efforts made to land it. The
present chief deputy game warden
Is said TO Ue candidate for the
place, and in addition to his candid
acy it is understood that the organ
lied sportsmen of the state will have
man for the place, as also will
those interested in the preserVa-
ton of the game from sentimental
and economic reasons
The prohibitionists are getting
ready for their fight, both in the
legislature and before the people.
They expect that there will be some
opposition to the submission of the
statewide amendment, but not much.
However, they are determined to be
prepared and as soon as the amend
ment is accepted by the legislature
the campaign will start right there,
and be a red hot affair until John
BarleycOrn gets his knockout for
New Mexico. The liquor man is in
bad way in this fight because both
the big political parties will be tied
up with the other fellow In all
probability both political parties will
try to avoid embarrassment by hav-
ing the election on the amendment
held at an off time, and if not both
political parties will probably en-
dorse the adoption of the amendment
The only show the liquor men now
have is to get the election called as
special one, which will be better
for the politicians, also.
The return of Bull" Andrews tc
the state, after a long illness, has
not brought any additional happi-
ness 10 some Of the republican lead
ers in Bernalillo and other coun-
ties. They fear that the quiei
gentleman may again take a notion
70 80 to the United States senate
and they have the job already fanm-
ed out. Catron is said to be an ac-
tive candidate for the place. Fal
is expected to be a candidate, there
are two or three strong dark horses
and they have a very distinct be.
lief that Andrews must be reckon
ed With sEFE