The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-24
Harmless Unless Someone
Starts a Fire. Consensus of
Opinion Among Leaders OH
Ground This Afternoon.
WILL SEEK TO KEEP
CANDIDATES TO REAR
Leaders Frankly Admit Effort
Will Be to Hold Issue on
Candidates for Senator and
Governor Under the Lid.

Republican leaders. gathered In Al
huquerqur this morning from all 500
,ions of the state IN preparation for
tomorrow convention. are frankly
engaged m an effort To taep ali issues
as To candidates for nominations for
the tall election beneath tho surfac.
and from coming To any omen trial pr
strength IN the present meeting That
ther" viii be difficulty ~ dong this
was admitted this morning 50 tn. rer
who ar" recognized as dictators ~
party policy These men we're busily
forming lines as best they could To-
keep candidates and advocates OF can
didates out nf positions of prominence
IN IN. convention. and To- hold IL in IT,
operations strictly To- the purposes TO-
which n was called. via. To- select "a
national committeeman from New
Mexico and 10 chousr six d.legn,.. .nni
sN iltcrnntcs to the chicago con,en-
ton whore the Republican candidate
for president viii be chosen.
The Sew Mexico delegation chosen
tomorrow will ho chosen ns an unir-
ttru,tci delegation. u will be with
B out recorded preference for Itccs~veW,
Hughes. Cummings or any other ct
the nuck ~ Republican presidential
possibilities that is. u viii b. such
( u delegation II ~" leaders. OF u ma
/ iuriiN of them, huld their customary
control
o-t'usinlN ns a part Of the program
( for AN uuins'rurt,d delegation and
further tu th" .nd uf keeping candi-
dates ana the uuWes OF candidates
from bcfor" tho convention IN 80 far
hs possible u wa declared 10 b. tho
/ policy ui the leaders and as likely 10
. D., the recommendation of tn" state
committee a. itS meeting tomorrow
morning that uo federal ufnc, holders
no candidate Tor federal or state Of
ice and mo- others recognized ~ lead
era of factions cor champions OF anv
| particular presidential boom. should
/ hc named tu the chicago delegation.
/ This will make the picking ~ the dele
CATION a. NOR" or less difficult mat
ter
4 Choosing the temporary organizs-
ton of the convention also VIII be- I
dlfncult joh for the state committee.
since II ~ in that organization that
/ control Of the convention for THIS or
that set of ambitious candidates VIII
show II II shows a. al I, had b"cn
assumed that United states senator
r u. Catron would be chosen 10 make
the keynot" speech, as temporary
chairman. senator 'htrun IN here. In
fact he is very much here. ana so are
his friends Possibly b"ctuge OF tn"
very strength of N" Chtron dcl-sa-
tun II Nas the opinion tins morulaE
that pnsi'iv" objection 90 the s"natoC
who seeks 20 succeed himself. would
be- made when ~ cam" tim. To- CHOOSE
IN" keynot" speaker
u was said this morning. In fact
that sentiment was turning among
the committeeman 10 charles
Spiess. the national committeeman, ~
the logical man to make the key
note speech This. II was said. vas
an honor due 20 the position NJ.
Spiess holds. and which u In SAID his
friends desire him to continue to hold
on this. too, there ls n diN.ronc. NJ
lopinion The Bursum- Hubb.ll force,
II was saii. would favor new nation
lal committeeman POSSIBLY . J.
t.aughren Of Luna county. who II said
20 have "A hank-riug Tor the honor
senator a. u FAN, TO wnom many
had looked for the keynote speech,
has gone bach 10 Washington and viii
l not tf present fl'NFiN Nsif Dtifls
made today 20 reach senator Fan ~
wire and 10 induc" him 10 turn back
from Kansas City II whs not expect
rd that tho senator would make an,
Chanro N his plans Fall is regarded
as the active champion of BursuW tor
the goyernorship and FOR Frank a.
Hubhell for the senatorial nomination.
Scrundino Romero ~ Las Vegas.
tho leading candidate asains, Mr
T, Bursum for IN" sIbernatorial nomt-
I nation. arrived last night from Las
Vegas. with MIN came Mr. spies
5, nator catron. charles springer ot
Q DimDrron state senator Champion OF
- Cuimx county and number ot ota"r
l northern leaders Mr. Eumeros father
llsu was an active ngur" IN the early
convention crowd this morning
ln tho stat" committee meeting to-
D morrow morning these is-les Viii -
. Il lnId before the committee aud the nrs'
, trial ~ strength VIII come upon their
q detoruiuatiuu.
Declaration against ofh.r holders ~.
l,andidptc- ON the chicago delegation.
4 Ofncinl douuncution of the unit ru.s
for control of county delegations. The