New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-08-11
ERNANDEz HAS
ARRIVED FROM
WASHINGTON
n: IS NOT A CANDIDATE FOR
ANY POSITION BUT THAT
OF CONGRESSMAN. WANTS
HARMONY. HUGHES ELEC-
TlON SURE

for MS home in Rio a .r;ba county
on Monday morning. The populai
congressman was accepting the greet
ings of his army of friends in thi:
city and was receiving their congra
tulations over the record he has made
as member of the lower house Of
the national legislature. He has
acieved a reputation for himself and
the critics Of two years ago who
were so severe in the remarks both
printed and spoken are not as free
with language as they were on that
occasion. He has been careful in
the recognition of the desires of his
constituents and prompt in the res
ponse to all calls and has won a
place in the house that is not usually
accorded first term member.
Mr.. Hernandez has been cal' ID on
in the states Of the east to aid in the
reelection of members of the house of
representatives. and the response he
has made to the requests has given
him a popularity and a recognition Of
which he may we'll be proud.
His coming awakened a great deal
Of interest from the fact that he has
been repeatedly mentioned as pos
sible candidate of his party for both
the senatorship and the nomination
for governor. There have b1en divers
suggestions of the entrance Of a
duslly stecd in the arena OF state po-
liticS and the attention of those who
thought Of this entry naturally was
directed 20 Ben'rrc Hernandez,
whose 2 lendid run Of two wears ago
am whose public rccnrl since told
all too plainly OF his :, nding "a
his ow, state and his al. 'ty to meet
tie requirements OF the . sitiNr to
which he had been chosen.
Mr. Hernandez met these suges
tions in the manner which might be
expected He declined to be con-
sidered as candidate for either po-
sltion. being satisfied with the reno
n;nat'on to congress, and even said
that if it seemed best fo- the in
terests o. the party that Some other
man he nominated in his place he
would yield gracefully and support
TIE nominee There is not Re-
pubic an in the state who would lis
ten to this suggestion for one mo-
ment as Ben Hernandez has won the
hearts Of the people of New Mexico
His defamation to be considered
for and other position shows his 10y
ality to his party a he himself declar
ed that he would do nothing to inject
any troubles within the party ranks
and that there must be harmony
and good feeling on all sides. 1t was
but further evidence of the level
headedness and patriotic spirit OF
this popular New Mexico official
Touching the national situation Mr.
Hernandez declared that there was
not the least doubt among the peo-
pie of the east that Hughes would
be the next president The opposi-
ton TO the policy of Wilson has taken
deep root and all the eastern states
are aroused to the situation. There
seems to be no doubt in the minds
of those who are best qualified 70
Judge that New 0rk VIII nc IN me
republican column and that the iioht-
ing ground in Indiana ard Illinois
will be won by Hughes Oh'o : past
the doubtful STAGE and Is counted on
as sure. Congressman Hernandez
saws that the nomination Of Hrrhes
found a most ready response with
the voters of the country ard he
feels that the next house of rcr-
resentatives will he Republican with
strong probabilities that the senate
will also he controlled by the mem
bers of that party.