New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-22
DEMOCRATS
GAIN LITTLE
FROM FUSION
A GOOD SCHEME, BUT 1T DID
NOT WORK. RESULT IS,
MANY ARE RETURNING TO
STAND PAT CAMP.

W OTklne skllltully upon the dis-
content among Santa county repub-
licans growing out Of nominations
for the county ticket and arising
from Cclso Lopez and u few others
who could not land on the county
ticket. the democratic state organ
izatiou. ,killiu.ly plotted by State
Chairman Arthur Sclieman, and
backed to the limit by Bronson NJ.
Cuttiue. owner Of the Santa Fc New
Mcxican. had laid "A clever plot for
a fusion ticket in Santa Fc county
which would work havoc with the
republican state ticket in the cleo
ton Of November 7. Britfly, the
scheme was that the independent
ticket, being a combination OF re-
publicans rcbclling against the COIN
~ lineup, and democrats after votes
Tor the state ticket, should so after,
A victory in the county. and first,
last and all the time, after votes for
the democratic state ticket.
The scheme was right enough III
its preparatory stages. The Santa
l'e New McNicau, Mr.. Cuttings pa
per. backed and boosted the move
mcnt with might and main Mr.. Gut
ting himself, according to common
report. gave considerable personal
backing and cooperation to George
Armijo and other leading spirits in
the movement with whom he was
working. 1t went with the smooth
ness of grease up 10 the adoption of
resolutions by the Independent con-
vention. There the whole dcmocra-
tic scheme broke down. When it was
put up to the members of the con-
.vention, a vast majority of whom
were republicans, that a set of rcso-
buttons were proposed which would
reflect on the republican state ticket,
they rcbelled almost to a man, de-
manded a set OF resolutions fatty
and fully endorsing the state ticket
and got what they wanted. Here is
the resolution of endorsement:
"Be ii resolved by the independent
republicans OF Santa Fe county. in
regular delegate convention assem-
BLEED this fourteenth day of Septcm-
Der. 1916;
"Tht, whereas. each and everyone
Of us, and the constituents he rep
resents, are loyal and ardent repub-
and believing firmly in the
principles enunciatcd by the rcpub-
|ican party and being proud of the
history and achievements of the
grand old republican party, and be-
ing proud OF its nominee for presi-
lent. Charles F. Hughes. and of its
candidate for vicc-president, Charles
Fairbanks;
"Bc it resolved, that we hereby
-enew orr allegiance to the rcpubli-
AN party and we hereby ratify and
the platform adopted by the
republican national convention Of
.9l6 and we hereby pledge our sup
BORT to the nominees of that conven-
ion. Likewise do we hereby pledge
pur support to the state republican
ticket nominated at the republican
,tae convention at Santa Fe, August
a, 1910, and hereby express our in
.ention and desire to do all and ev-
Try thing within our power to lerit-
matcly further the election of the
aid republican national ticket and
he said republican state ticket"
Mr., Cutting was a member of the
convention which adopted this res
but was voted down with his
own and only seven votes for his
substitute.
What Win Cutting Do
There is now considerable specu-
alton in Santa Fc as to what Mr..
and his paper will do. He
vas a member and accepted mem
,ership and full participation in the
Independent convention. That con-
'ention has pledged its full support
md the support of all its members
the republican state ticket. 1t is
lopcd here that Mr.. Cutting will
tand by his pledge, given as a mem
yer of the convention.
The other important detail with re-
,ard to this incident of the campaign
S that a scheme laid with the best
kill of the democratic state chair
nan, Arthur Seligman, and by which
he democrats hoped to carry Santa
e county for the state ticket, has
,een laid beside the right of way and
eft as junk, as a total wreck.