El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-05

was not instructed for Roosevelt. and
not thought TO be especially favorable
20 hiIn. THOSE who are i'm harmony
win Bursum u more or less i'm tOucn
WIN ms policies. declare that he is
sallsIied with the results Of the con-
NentiOn.
Bursum or Romero.
Tha either Holm O. Bursum or Sec
undino Romero will be the nominee for
governor rs generally accepted without
much argument. There is, Of course,
the possibility that, in the event of a
deadlock between these two candidates
Ralph G. Ely might become a compro-
mise nominee; or that the convention
might swing to a proverbial dark
horse. Ely, as chairman OF the state
! central committee, in the campafgn of
1919, was actively engaged in the work
which gave Ben. G. Hernandez for
congress, and Hugh II. Williams for
the corporation commission. substan-
tial maJorities over Harry b. Fergus
son and Adolph p. Hill. He is a cam
didate for the nomination. and would
please that element which is clamoring
fOT a new deal, for a ticket composed
Of men who have not made the race
before and have not been so intimate
" associated with the state organiza-
ton. 3
Cntron Has "A Fight.
Senator Thomas b. Catron. Of Santa
Fe. is a candidate to succeed himself.
That he Will not be able to get the
nomination without a terrific struggle
is understood by no one more thor.
oughly than by senator Catron himself.
Frank A Hubben of albuquerque. and
W. II. Andrews, also OF A"lbuquerdue,
are two Of the obstacles which senator
Catron will have to surmount before
he is in possession. OF the two, Hub
bell is rated at this time as much the
more formidable. He has had wide eX-
perience in difficult campaign work,
and has a following composed of as
tute veterans Moreover. he personally
is able to finance his campaign, and
to do so without skipping or stinting.
He and his supporters have not been
IDLE, by any means. and the proof OF
their industry is to be found in several
counties.
Andrews in the Race.
What effect Andrews's race VIII
have ON the candidacy OF CatrOn and
Hubbell is not easy to figure at this
distance. IN other days. Andrews was
a power in New Mexico politics. Any
man who has been three times elected
a delegate in congress-. is entitled to
respectful consideration. In 1903. he
received a plurality Of $50 over Money.
That was the campaign i'm which 3. s.
Rodey ran on an Independent ticket.
receiving 3419 votes. In 1906 Andrews
defeated LarrazolO by the narrow mar
SIN Of 266 votes. The contest filed
was decided in his faVOr In 1908. he
defeated L~arrazOlO again. this time by
SSs votes. He formerly was plentiful
. SO o. AAA AAA We Va "a
to use one OF Mai. William Henry
Harrison Llewellyn's phrases. What
his present equipment i'm this respect
is AZ this time not generally known.
CatrOn. Hubbel. Romero, Bursum.
There are good reasons to believe
the senatorial aspirations of Catron
and Hubbell are interlocked with the
political fortunes Of Romero and Bur-
sum. This was indicated in some
measure at least. in the Albuquerque
convention. However, as has been
said. only the surface readings or that
convention nave been made thus FAR. /
That Bursum and Hubbell have been
working in harmony NJ to the present
time. looks to be pretty clear, and the
is true of Catron and Romero.
Whether a permanent working COM
hiuation has been effected in either 4,
instance remains to be proved by later
Developments. Each OF the four men
find advantages ACQUIRING from
such a coalition Of forces, but two OF
the men would find the results not
wholly advantageous
CafrOn IL Satisfied.
Senator CatrOn said to the writer a
week ago that he was satisfied with
the work of the Albuquerque conven-
ticn; and pleased with the general out
up to that time. He is a past
master of political strategy. one Of the
NEST resOurceful men that New Mexico
ever had in the game. If CatrOn
Romero against Bursum, he viii
have need Of all his resources" re-
marked an old-timer whose work in
politics is known over the state.