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The minister, not being acquainted with
the family was uncertain how to work out
the obituary. Waiting for the bereaved
widow, he piled his questions to Johnny.
"Ah. my boy, perhaps you can. tell me
what were your fathers last words2" He
didn't have no last words" said Johnny.
! MA stayed with him to the last."-Puck.
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spoke his thought out loud. And
what became of the bears?" he asked.
"Oh. the bears" laughed Policeman
Billy Gust that way, as though bears
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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04
Putney Out OF 1t

Robert E. Putney, plain busines.
man and a very busy one just now
proposes to become buster ard busiel
as the pending political campaign
progresses, but he does not propose
that his activity shall be along po.
litical lines. 1t will be strictly in con.
nection with his own growing and ex-
panding private business interests.
In other words, Mr.. Putney will not
be a candidate for the Democratic
nomination for governor of New
Mexico, the opportunities of friends
and admirers and would-be support
ers all over New Mexico notwith-
standing; nor will he accept a nomi-
nation for the governorship at the
hands of his party, whether rendered
him by the unanimous vote of state
or otherwise. Mr.. Putney
simply is not in politics and he does
not propose to get in or to be either
dragged or pushed in, so far as any
connection with the 1916 campaign
is concerned.
The big wholesale merchant told
of the Herald as much
this morning, not only with leave to
print, but with something approach
ing a demand that his position be
stated fully and frankly so that no
,urther understanding about it can
ise.-Albuquerque Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04
Kale Needed

! The democrats have been trying
hard to induce some man with little
money to accept the nomination for
governor on their expected ticket, but
they are not meeting with any great
success.
1t is said that Putney hesitated a
long time, but has finally made the
democratic leaders understand that
he will not be a candidate, and will
not tap his bar1 beyond fair con-
tribution for the party's sake. Put
ney is wiser than the democratic
bosses supposed he was and is we'll
aware of the fact that they would
like to get the handling of a fat
campaign fund Since the refusal of
Putney they have been talking
Schu1er, of Ration, who is believed
to have a few shekels he is willing
to throw away on try. Barth, it is
reported, is not in a position to fl
nance a campaign.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04

OF the republican party he viii
eagerly accept thir support if he car
only work himself into the nomina
ton
The Citizen has no personal feeling
against Mr.. Ely, but it is forced to
the conclusion that he is not big
enough for the lob he has, and is
entirely too small for the governor
ship. and besides he could not be
elected ii nominated.
The Republicans are going to pick
a man big enough for the job and
with the vote getting qualities which
will assure his election, and it is no
secret that the man has been decided
upon In the person of Hon. H. O.
Bursum, of Socorro county.
Several thousand voters Of New
Mexico now realize that they made
at the first state election
which they we'll not repeat.
The only complaint with any basis
Of truth which Mr.. Ely can make
against the Republican party of this
state Is the one that he is not favored
as candidate There is nothing else
10 it.-Las Cruces Citizen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04
Bursum Leads All Opponents

Fairly complete reports from every
county in New Mexico which have
been Brought to Albuquerque this
week by reliable men indicate that H.
o. Bursum will be the Republican
nominee for governor, and that he
will be named by a substantial ma =
jority on the first ballot. The falling
away from Secundino Romero. noted
three weeks ago. has continued stead
ily Romero can only count six coun-
ties, with total Of 81 votes as COM
mitted to him and of those Guada-
lupe county is reported in a position
of extreme uncertainty. There Is
strong possibility that some of Santa
Fe county's eighteen votes will be
cast for Bursum and the latter has
good ground for his belief that he
will get part of the Taos county dele
cation on the first ballot. Bursum's
supporters assert that he has 40
votes pledged for the first ballot, or
more than enough to nominate. OF
these he undoubtedly has 10 which
he can count on.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04
Murray For State Treasurer

Hubbell claims all OF the Pecos val
ley delegates, and Grant county's six
votes Several contingencies may
arise as to the Pecos valley votes and
those OF Grant county which may ef-
feet marked changes in the whole
line up of the Republican state ticket.
w, D. Murray, of Silver City, for in
stance, is a candidate for the nomira-
ton for state treasurer, and his
friends are determined that he shall
have the nomination Gregory Page.
OF Gallup, demands the position. Svl-
vestre Mirabal, of Valencia county.
would like it. There are other candi-
dates nearly as powerful as those
named. Counting delegates from the
counties where these gentlemen five
and work is counting before the
Matching process has been concluded
There is as great chance for a dead
lock over The senatorial nomination
now as at any time since the battle
for supremacy between Catron and
Andrews.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04

Captain had distinguished visito
Wednesday. Hon. Frank A. Hubbell
statesman. ranchman and banker, o
Albuquerque. was here mixing anon,
the people in the Interests of hi.
candidacy for United States Senator
Mr.. Hubbell Is making a hurried trif
through the country at this time &c
meet party leaders and become &C.
quainted with as many people as he
can on such trip, but Is not making
speeches. This trip Is only preli-
minary to his campaign work; later
on he will make a thorough canvass
Of the state and will revisit Captain,
address the people and let them un-
derstand his attitude towards ques-
tions affecting their interests from
foreign and domestic point of view.
Mr.. Hubbeil is an ardent Republican
and advocates all the policies en-
braced in his party's platform He
has great faith that the Republicans
will elect Mr. Hughes to the Prcsi-
dcncy, and that they will also carry
the state Of New Mexico by
majority of from 5000 to 10000
While the editor Of the Noun
taineer is not OF Mr. Hubbcll', poll
tical faith, he will express an opinion
formed OF the man without being
biased by any political feeling. Dur
ing stay of several hours in Captain.
Mr. Hubbell called on the editor and
put in some time in a social way.
II was one Of those calls which we
always appreciate and wish they
would come oftener. We were not
only pleased with his social side, but
were strongly impressed with his
force Of character and fine ability. lie
is evidently one of the strong men
in the state and is continually gain
ing strength as a candidate.-Capitan
NJ Mountaineer.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04
They Can't Get Away

The democrats are now making
frantic efforts to escape the issues
of the coming campaign, and are talk
ing of relegating Governor Mcdonald
to the discard.
The democratic party OF the state
must be held responsible for the many
mistakes of its representatives in Of
flee. The fact that the democrats seek
to avoid the issues by refusing to
renominate the man responsible more
than others will not work to remove
the memory of those mistakes from
the minds of the voters. The nomi-
nation of another man will not res
tore to the depositors of the First
State Bank the money lost through
the inefficiency of the officials sup
posed to be looking after the bank
ing affairs of the state, and while
the responsible officials were appoint
ed by the governor, the democratic
organization must either repudiate
the man doing the appointing or ac-
cept the responsibilities of his acts
And there are other things too nu-
merous to mention in these columns
at this time, all of them reflccting
upon the efficiency of the democratic
officials of the state. and no shut
fling of candidates will make the
voters forget.
If the democrats nominate Nc
Donald, the record of his admins
tration will beat him; if they do not
nominate Mcdonald, the same old
record will defeat the other man,
and there you are.
The republicans are in an easy po-
sition for the coming campaign, and
the democrats can't get away from
their record.-Las Cruces Citizen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04
The Senatorial Fight

AS to the senatorial nomination
there is as much interest in the fight
between Senator Catron and Frark a
Hubbell of this city at at any tune
since the nominating campaign began
and quite as great uncertainty as to
its outcome HubbelI, who is spend
ing this week at home. cheerfulIy as
serts that he has the same number Of
pledged votes as Bursum, or better
than enough to nominate. Hubbell
workers say that their candidate has
1873 delegates PLEDGED to him They
admit that Senator Catron has rca-
Sonahle certainty Of ten county dele
cations with total vote Of 127. 4, 4,
matter Of fact there is considorGhle
more certainty about the Catror
votes than about those claimed bv
Senator Catron counts as
his the delegates from Colfax, Luna.
Quay, Rio Arriba, San Nj
ruel, Santa Fe. Torrance Union. Va
Iencia and all these the Hubbell men
10 him. Catron workers as
sert that the senator also will have
San Juan county Guadalupe, Lincoln
and Taos. These latter are claimed
BY Hubbell, who also believes he has
the Dona Ana county delegation in
lis hands.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04
SANTA FE NEW MEXICO. FRIDAY AUGUST, 4, 1916.

The democrats have stopped talk
ing Mcdonald, and it is said to be be-
cause the friends of the executive
have convinced him he can not be re
elected, and that the less said about
the issues raised by his administra-
ton the more votes the mex. DEM
ocratic candidate will get This con-
viction is believed to have come to
the democratic boss after a number
of trips through the state. 1t is ad-
mitted by several thousand demo-
Gratis of the state that the voters
made a serious mistake at the first
election in selecting a governor and
it is believed they have made this
so plain to Mcdonald that he has
decided to retire from politics, for
the present. at least-Clayton Citi-
zen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04
Sargent Contented With Present Jo

Although he has the votes OF Rio
Arriba and Colfax counties for his
nomination for governor. it is not
likely that State Auditor w. G. Sar-
gent will press his claim. He is
friendly to Bursum and has indicated
all along that he would become an
active candidate only in the event OF
a deadlock. He will be renominated
for state auditor without opposition,
Malaquias MARTINEZ, OF Taos. seems
quite certain to be the nominee for
the state corporation commission. He
hs secured what looks like the sup
port of both factions in the Hubbel.-
Catron fight, and probably will be
named without opposition. It is not
believed now that Secundino Romero
can muster enough strength to be
formidable candidate for any stae Of
flee, although the post of secretary
of state may be rendered him. Thi,
leaves a clear field for the nomina-
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04
pUTNEY IS OUT
OF THE RUNNING
DARK HORSES LOOMING UP
FOR GOVERNOR AND SEN.
AT0R. FALL TO KEYNOTE.
MURRAY SURE. SARGENT
RECEPTIVE

AS we said last week, and desire
to repeat. the Hon. Frank A. Hub
bell is gaining strength in every
county of the state, and it is because
'of his close Identification with the
great industrial interests of the state.
Business interests desire a certain
and effective representation in the
United States senate and throughout
the nation the sentiment favoring eff
fective and successful business men
is growing, as they are more prac-
tical than men without experience
and many theories.
Mr.. Hubbell is receiveing the
benefits OF this growing sentiment
and will go into the next Republican
state convention backed by the
busine interests Of the state, not
Just because he is Frank A. Hubbell,
a Republican, but because he is
man close to the people of the state
and their interests; their interests
are his interests, one and inscpara-
Bile, and his every effort must act
for the benefit of the people.
Those who arc spending some of
their time wondering where his ac-
strength is coming from
should think over these facts for a
lew minutes and satisfy their minds.
Las Cruces Citizen.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04
Getting Old And Tiresome

The political bunk being handed ont
by Chairman, and would-be governor,
Ralph Ely, is getting on the nerves
of the good people of this state, and
one of the reasons is the evidence
being presented by himself that while
he is denouncing the so-called bosses
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04
CONVENTIONS ARE
HELD FOR SELECTION
DELEGATES BEING CHOSEN
TO STATE MEET. INSTRUC.
TIONS GIVEN. MEXICAN
SITUATION NOT MUCH
CHANGED.

The second year OF the world war
closes with the Battle OF Europe" a
concerted effort of the allies on three
fronts to crush the central powers.
which has developed into a titanic
struggle before which superlatievs,
already exhausted, are completely
beggard.
France and Great Britain in the
west, Russia in the east, italy il the
south are hurting wave after wave of
armed men on the Teutonic lines, to-
gether with an avalanch OF shells and
bombs such as the world has not
known up TO the present time, For
the first time the Tcutons are, tenn
porarily at least, on the defensive on
the thousands OF mile, oi the existing
battle fronts.
The change in the situation which
the year has brought is striking, al
though the results SO far have been
more potential and spectacular than
radical. A year ago the Germans
continuing their great drive against
the Russians, hurled the Slavs back
along the entire eastern front, captur-
ed Warsaw. the qreat fortresses of
Kcvno. Nnvo Georgievsk and Brrst-
rtovsk and established lines far ia
side Russian territory which they
maintained virtually unbroken until
within the last three months. They
,e5ed all Poland. great slice OF Rus
Sia to the south OF that country and
expelled the invaders from Balicia
and Bukowina. Field Marshals Won
Hindenburg and Won Mackenscn were,
the heroes of these great successes
In sheer human interest the battle
OF Verdun probably surpassed all 9th
er individual events Of the war. On
February q the German crown prince
began his assault of the historic
French fortress, known throughout
many centuries as the gateway to
France. For live months the defend
crs withstood storm at the fury of
which the world stood aghast Foot
by foot, almost inch by inch, the Ger
mans forged forward, with a reckless
disregard of their lives, A tenacity and
and cool courage which was only
by the heroic determination
4 the French. On June ) an unof-
.icial estimate OF the German losses
II Verdun placed the total at the ap-
1alling figure OF $4,000 The as
,ailauts tou 5ht their way to within
lbolt three and a half miles OF the
ortrcss but for several weeks have
.eporttd no further procrcss and the
orce Of their attacks appears to have
essened
The Russian, have continued their
ucccsses and the first of the week
aptured an entire Teutou regiment
-hc British have improved positions
Iready hr,t n the contests of the
ast week Berlin reports that bat
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04
Fall For Keynote
ernOr.

Senator A. B. Fall will be one OF
the delegates from Otero county. It
is declared that he will be the tenn
porary chairman of the convention
and will deliver the keynote address.
He said to me just before he left
New Mexico for Washington, that he
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04
The Way Il Looks

Reports from reliable sources anc
covering practically the entire state
Of New Mexico, indicate that Holm
O. Bursum. for governor. Frank A
Hubbeli, for the United States senate
to succeed Thomas r. Catron. are
steadily gaining ground in their cam
paigns for the Republican nomina
tions for the offices they seek.
There is a growing belief that Chas
A SpiesS, of Las Vegas, and Charley
Springer of Ration. do not look with
favor upon the aspirations Of Bur
sum and HubbclI and will go to ex.
treme lengths to prevent their nomi-
nation by the convention on All
gust .. It va, said in May
that the Spicss- Springer for
ccs did not want Bursum and Hub
bell; that they merely pretended to
support Sccundno Romero, Of Las
Vegas, for governor, and were no
more than Iukewarm in bolsterirq M
senator Catron's fences. What was
said to be true in May appears 70 be
true in the latter part of July and
more So"
1t was said in May that the Spiess-
Springer combination would Jockey
forces up to convention time so as to
bring about something Of a deadlocl;
between the followers of Bursum and
Romero, which would make il pos
sible to nominate clark horse" or
compromise candidate for governor.
DR.. J. M. Cunningham, president Of
the San Miguel National bank a. Las
Vegas, was the candidate most fire.
quently mentioned as the dark horse.
The only trouble with this scheme
was that it did not interest DR.. Cum
ningham. He told me that he was
not candidate and that he would
not, under any circumstances seek
or accept the nomination.
There have been later reports to
the effect that w. G. Sargent, state
auditor and mayor of the city of
Santa Fe, would prove acceptable.
Sargent said that he was nothing
more than receptive candidate that
of course he would not decline the
nomination, but that he was in no
sense trying for it.
The latest report is that B. c. Her {
nandez will be thrown into the fight,
it, apparently, ali other plans fail to {
defeat Bursum and Romero for the :
nomination. It has been accepted as |
4 certainty that Hernandez would be 7
for congress; and that !
ne would be reelected, since in 1914 +
he defeated the late Harvey 3. Fer f
yusson by 4 substantial majority. An 4
Effort to nominate Hernandez for
governor will be taking a desperate S
,hance. The prevailing opinion
throughout New Mexico is that with
hernandez the nominee for governor. Il
he Republican ticket will not Be Il
learly so strong as with Herman z
lez the nominee for congress. In Fl
he recent trip that I made 4
through New Mexico, I was not able a
o find in the Republican ranks anv a
opposition to returning Hernandez to f,
but at that time he had
ot been seriously considered as a q
ossble nominee for the office of gov II
rnor. h
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04

was not supporting any candidate. He
has extraordinary powers as an or
ganizer and harmonizer. When the
crisis comes. he may be prevailed
upon to use his influence in the IN
terest OF party harmony.-Guthrie
Smith In FL Paso Herald.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04

Attorney General Frank W. Clancy
may be nominated to succeed HIM
self, he may be nominated fo- the
supreme court or he may be side
tracked by the bosses, some of whom
do not hesitate to express their de-
sire to ditch him. On the contrary.
the attorney generals large personal
following and the confidence he holds
among the masses of the voters make
other of the Republican leaders re-
luctant to count him off the ticket.
Mr.. Clancy is making no active CAM
paign. He is following his usual poi
icy Of permitting the situation to take
care of itself while he takes care of
his duties.-El Paso Times.
New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-04
May Sidetrack Clancy

tion of R. P. Frvien to succeed him
self As commissioner of public lands.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-06-29
BOYS
ARE GIVEN ROSES

oregon soldier boys who passed
through Grants Pass this forenoon
en- route TO the Mexican border were
cheered on their way BY hundreds
OF our citizens and were given roses
from the hands of fair young daugh.
ters OF the city. A special troop train
carrying the second battalion OF the
third Oregon infantry arrived here
at about 1890 this forenoon. Aboard
were companies II. +. and II. OF Port
land, and @ Of Oregon City, tho SOL
diers entralning at Camp Witty
combe last night.
The train was several hours later
In arriving In this city than had been
expected, giving the citizens an Oh.
portunlty to greet the khakl-ciad
boys. Members OF the Camp Fire
Girls organization hurrledly gath
cred baskets Of roses, and these were
distributed along the cars on their
arrival Aboard the train were
Berthel Derrick and Seth Bailey. who
were greeted by their friends here.
wednesday night, at about IL
o'clock, troop train carrying the
members of battery A of the Oregon
guard passed through the city, and
number OF citizens remained up to
pay their respects to the fighting men
who we're going south to take the
part OF their Uncle Samuel In his
scrap with Carranza.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-06-29
COUNTY TREAsURER's CALL
FOR ROAD WARRANTS

All Josephine County (Pink) Road
Warrants. protested prior to October
11th. 1915. are hereby called in for
payment. including numbers 5s2,
5o24. 57s. 447. 440, 4O2. $50 and
569. protested October 18th. 1915,
all Of which are payable at the Trea-
surer's office on or after the 30th day
of June, 1916. at which date interest
will cease.
J.E. PETERSON,
7S7 Josephine County Treasurer.