El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-16

and built there a great house Of cedar
. logs which still stands. The home
place Jones called harrington, after
Eis native town.
I continued: We spend entirely too
/ much money in our political work here
| in BernalillO county. In the interest
] Of the candidates. no less than Of the
: public good, we ought to retrench. 1t
/ is hard to do and there is little rea-
, son to believe the beginning will be
made this campo gn. On the contrary.
| it is highly probable that we will
y spend more money than heretofore"
! 4 confidential tip was to the effect
! that Putney was about ready to re-
( consider his decision. For some months
J he had said he would not be a candi-
! date and had done his best to make
I his friends believe he meant precisely
what he said. This confidential tip
! was that conditions had changed;
that the reasons upon which he based
! his refusal to become a candidate had
been removed, and that while prob
( ably he would not say he was a can
/ didate. he might indicate a Willingness
I to serve. The tip was given in good
faith, but It did not pan out Putney
1 is not a candidate He viii not be
| a candidate.
! u.n-y Busy, Liberal Man.
Putney is a busy man. He is the
/ proprietor and active head of one Of
3
! Notwithstanding, he took the time to
! explain fully why he is not a candi-
! date for governor. Few men in the
state, either past or present. have done
= so much TO advance the public welfare.
He finds the time to de-ote 10 public
{ enterprises. regardless of the calls Of
/ business. just as he took the time to
( explain fully why he cannot be a can
didate in this campaign.
] The magnificent Y. Nj. c. A. building.
recently completed and furnished, is
/ an example OF what he has been able
/ TO do for the city Of Albuquerque. In
/ he fall Of 1914. campaign was
! launched 10 raise about $4,000 for this
/ building. Putney led the committee I'm
q whirlwind campaign to secure the
contributions.
Gives For Whole Family.
He made his own subscription in the
sum OF $4,000 Other subscriptions
were given in the name OF Mrs. Putney
and his two sons. At the close Of the
campaign, it was found that the fund
was $500 short. Putney said to those
who were present: "Raise the $500
4 here now, and ] will make up the bal
( lance total of $4,000. Rather lib
eral donation for an individual. This
did not include the donations given in
| the name Of the members Of his family
and the work that he had given in
prevailing upon others to subscribe
When the time came to make the
flnaI payment and buy furniture, it
( was found that more money would be
needed. Putney then made another
donation.
Made Fair Success.
Last summer he was prevailed upon
to undertake the work Of revivlng
( statewide interest in the state fair and
to make an unqualified success of tho
venture. It was represented to him
that the different sections Of the state
were becoming more or less Jealous
one Of another. and had begun to fall
apart The state fair association.
created by act OF the legislature, was
threatened with disintegration.
The most earnest appeal was made to
Putney to step in and unite the diff
ferent sections. He consented to try
his best. He put into the work all OF
his great enthusiasm. his energy ana
Will all Of his remarkable gifts as an
organizer and harmonizer. Accom-
panied by D. A. Macpherson and r. L.
ID. McAllister as assistant spell binders,
he made a tour of New Mexico, invit-
ing the organizations and the citizens
Of the several counties, to come in and
help conduct a fair that would reflect
credit upon New Mexico.
Brought Factions Together.
Not only were appropriations needed
from the counties, 10 swell the appro-
priatiOn. which was not nearly large
enough; but more even than money
was needed the hearty cooperation, the
pledges to send the best and most rep.
resentative exhibits He brought them
into camp. The fair was a success
from every point Of view except the
money end. and that interested no one
hut Putney. When he took charge OF
the work. he made the promise to gov
ernOr Mcdonald and his associates that
there would be no deficit There was
none when Putney had fulfilled his
pledge. The fair lacked about $4,000
of paying expenses. Putney gave his
check to the association for that
amount and Putney had made good
there was no deficit
Aids City, Y. VI. {. \. and state.
Something near $4,000 for the city
and state, not including his own per
sonal efforts and the loss Of time
from his business. This is the man
who refuses to be considered for the
Democratic nomination. He would
have been a veritable tower of
strength to the party, If ne had been
| willing to make the race. Not only
does he have unlimited enthusiasm.
but also the rarer gift Of ability to
/ inspire confidence and create enthus-
iasm i'm others
The figures that are used in this
story We're not given to me by Putncy:
! they were not even referred to. They
! are matters of common knowledge
here i'm Albuquerque and throughout
I the state I have been familiar with
them for some time, but ] have taken
! the pains to verify them since ] came
to Albuquerque. "Putney cannot AZ
ford to make the race" said "a very
prominent AlbuduerqUean He has
given already enough, and has taken
enough time from his business" he
/ added.
Cannot Afford to Ron.
'I cannot make the race, cannot
afford to make it," Putney said. Bust
ness demands my time and attention
Politics and business make = poor mis-
ture. 1T may not be generally under
/ stood, but this business does not run
/ ITSELF have to stay here and give 1t
my supervision. 1t might 90 to pieces
/ after a while, through lack Of atten-
I tiou. The hope of being governor OF
| New Mexico is an honor which makes