Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-15
EDDY COUNTY IN
RED HOT FERMENT
OVER POLITICS
Candidates Behind Every
Stump Waiting 10 Jump Quit
and Grab an Office Mott
Enough Pie to Go Around.

Enough Pie to Go Around.
SPECIAL cossasrososaes 70 soss,ss JoussAu
Carlsbad, n. NJ, Feb. l4.-Of all
the counties in New Mexico Eddy is
the greatest in some things, and Just
now she is ready to prove her great
ness to any and all corners, and to-
match her political show against thai
of any other county in the state not
even barring the imperial San Miguel.
True, Eddy county mas no candidates
for exalted offices such as governor
representative to congress, or sena-
tor, but what she lacks in quality she
makes up in quantity, and is now
able to show nineteen full-fledged
candidates for county offices, and
more lurking in the background, be-
sides one healthy aspirAnt for the job
of district attorney, otherwise, Capt.
Robert G. Dow, a rising young law
yer and a former member of the state
legislature.
Famous Joint Debate.
Did you ever hear of the joint de-
bate between Dow and Guy Reed,
New Mexico's commissioner at the
San Diego fair, when they We're OPP
ponents in the race for state legisla-
tor? No? Well, it was like this, Bob
was an attorney for the Santa Fe,
and did his campaigning on pass
which he very wisely refused to give
up until he was sure Of the nomina-
ton, and Guy had just demanded
(and been refuscd) a $500 fee for act
ing as receiver for one of the many
defunct oil companies in the lower
Pecos valley. Mutual friends went
to each Of them, explaining the others
weakness, and suggested debate in
front of the First National bank at
Artesia where ample opportunity
would be given to hang some hides
on the fence. The debate was ar
for and then other friends
went to each candidate, and inform
ed him that his opponent had the
goods on him, ana advised him TO
watch out" The debate came off
all right, but it degenerated into Il
pean of praise for President Wilson
and Governor Mcdonald, neither Bob |
nor Guy daring to get personal in his
Nineteen Other Candidates.
But to return to the present cam
pagn. Besides Captain Dow this
now sports nineteen candl- .
dates, and there are four offices for /
which but one candidate has an (
nouneed. Arthur 4. O'ouinn, the
county clerk and recorder, /
has no opposition in his race for re- 7,
election, and it is not probable that
he will have. His work has been so .
during MS entire term of {
,ffice. that, for wonder, there is not .
he slightest kick against him holding !
over for another term. and when !
man has made that kind of repu- 7
.ation in Eddy county it is not exag- T
gerating to say that he has made a F
fairly competent official. County Su- I
Poore Is another who Is [
without opposition, and it is not IKE f
Is that any will develop. w b. Rob- I
nson, a candidate for the office of
probate judge is so far alone in the /
race, and so is l.. G.. Ryan, who wants
% be county commissioner from dis
.rict No. 8. However. it is moro
than probable that Mr.. Ryan VIII
awe competition before this thing is
settled.
-Four Asscssorship Candidates.
To Jump to the other extreme there
IRE four men out for the office of
assessor. Roy Waller, the present in
,umbent, is candidate for re-elec-
ion. and is opposed by John o. NC
Keen of Malaga, who formerly held
hat office; J. O. Richards of Artesia,
md w. c. Howard Of Lovington. The
1ext best fight is promised for the
,ffice of county commissioner from
district No 2 the northern part OF
he county, where G. e. Mann ana
Thomas +. Blackmore, both OF Arte.
ia. are in the race, and f. NJ. Teel
If Hone has lately come IN, deelnlhB
hat with two candidates from Artesia
he water would be fine. Carlsbad
las one candidate for county treasur-
n in the person of ]. d, Walker, one
If the shrewdest politicians in New
Mexico. who formerly held that Of
ice and others in the early days. lie
$ opposed by Whit Wright, of Ar
esia who is at present county COM
from his district and IS
making q hard fight for the treasur~
RS office.
The Conlmissioncrship
tltl
riot Scott Ettor, secretary of the
oecos Water Users association IS Il
.andidate for commissioner, and so
$ /. A. Swigert. John w. Lewis ana
}. A. Nymeyer are fighting it out Ior
he office of county surveyor, ana NJ
:. Stewart, the present sheriff, IS OPP !
,osed for reelection by John y.
Hewitt, who was at one time chiei
eputy under stewart
So far, not a single candidate lor ,
he legislature has announced, put u ,
S generally conceded that the state
will 90 to Artesia' one ,
member of the house to the plains
asst of the Pecos river, and one 70
'arlsbad j. S. Eaves, a prominent |
Of Lovington, is mention I
d most frequently for the represent
tive from the plains country, ana
here is considerable talk around
that Col. William Henry |
lullane. the veteran Irish editor OF /
he Carlsbad Current would soon {
asst his hat in the ring. Up at Ar 8
esia DR.. j. j. Clarke, a prominent !
politician. will probably {
e nominated fer state senator, ana
is not thought that any of these {
hree will have opposition 5
More in Prospect.
The woods are still full of pros
ective candidates for the other Of
ices, who are urging themselves and
eing urged by their friends to get :
n and help make things lively Bob II
turns of Artesia has been mentioned G
nore than once as a candidate for I
heriff, but is still saying nothing. f.