El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-08-31

L~ieutenant Governor de Baca's attI-
tyde toward tho nomination is ex-
pressed In the following statement
made by him this morning:
y would be 100 per cent happier If
left out Of the ~guhernzkoriaI situation.
However II II Is the desire Of the
party that make the race, | fneI that
should not shIrk the duty"
Strangely enough, In view Of the
feeling that 10 generally supposed 10
exist between the Peccs valley and
what are known as native" counties,
some Of the Peccs valley delegates are
among those most enthusiastically In
favor Of the nomination Of de Baca.
AT 4 caucus Of practically all OF the
Spanish-AmerIcan delegates to the
convention this morning, 1t was
agreed that the lieutenant governor
would be satisfactory to all OF the
Spanish-American elements repre-
gented here. The caucus was held as
q result OF inquiries made by some OF
the Pecos valley supporters OF the de-
Baca candidacy as to the attitude Of
the SpanishsAmericans toward Il and
the delegates instrumental Ia arrang-
Ing 1t declare that It was In no sense
with the idea of making any demands
along racial lines, although It is frank
" stated that the gpanfsh.Americans
feel they should be given several
places on the ticket. Some of the
Standardization delegates, It is OK
planned, favored Antonio Lucero in
the event the convention deemed it
advisable to name a Spanish Ameri-
can Tor governor, but in the caucus an
agreement was reached that de Baca
would be entirely satisfactory to the
5panish-American interests, ana a
committee to SO report to the advisory
committee Of the convention, in the
event n is named, or TO individual
delegations, was appointed. This
COMMITTEES Is composed Of Trinidad @.
do Baca. Rafael Romero, Juan J. Clan
cy, George Sena and Melton Torres.
Some OF the delegates in the caucus
expressed the belief thst the twelve
on the state ticket should be
divided equally between Anglo-Amerf
cans and Spanish-Amerieans. each re
six. and those who SO express.
ed themselves mentioned among thu
considered congressman. as
we'll as governor, corporation commits.
sion, land commissioner, treasurer.
state school superintendent secretary
state end attorney general There
IRE Standardization candidates for
IA Of the places with the exception OF
'ttorney general, and after the caucus
Senator Isaac Barth, who is half
spanish,American was asked by some
Il those who had attended it It he
would accept the nomination for at
.orney general. Senator Barth. who
8 an active candidate for governor,
tsted thai he would not.
There are some indications that in
be event the movement for the nomi-
lation Of de Baca Is checked, Barth
nay be declared satisfactory to the
ipanish-Americans as a candidate for
'oyernor. The leaders in the caucus
re emphatic in their statements, how
yer, that any candidate named by the
convention, Anglo-Ameriean or Span
sh-American, would be entirely ac-
eptable to the spanish-American ele-
1ente.
Yesterdays movement to switch
William B. Walton from the
congressional to the gubernatorial
lomination, gained strength in sew
quarters last night, and for a time
looked as though enough delegat-
ons to nominate Walton would CEN
or on him for governor. Walton. how
yer, steadfastly maintained that the
congressional nomination was the
My one he would consider, aud this
land on his part seems to have check
d the movement. He is still the lead
lg candidate for the congressional
omination.