Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-28
POLITICAL POT
BOILING OVER IN
PECOS VALLEY
Chief Interest CenterS in Race
for District Attorney Where
Scott Has Stiff 0ppoSItloni
Primaries in Few Days.

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Roswell ~ NJ. April 21-With
only ten days left before the demo-
cratic county primaries, the situation
here approaches that OF national
election With forty-three candidates
before the primaries there Is scarce
ly a man In the county who hasn
some interest in the result. The CEN
trial committee yesterday admitted
Ewing Lusk's name to the ballot. Mr..
lusk was contested on the ground that
he was not O resident Of the district in
which he seeks to be nominated Tor
commissioned. The COMMITTEES held
that the objection was only a technl-
callty and that in reality he was a res
ident of that district
The interest in the whole fight
centers in the race for district attof-
neS, and all the Pecos valley Is in
terested in that. This district is COM
posed of Eddy, Chaves, Roosevelt and
Curry counties, and there are four
candidates for the place: *. *. Scott,
present incumbent, seeks reelection.
The second candidate from Roswell IL
J. G. Gilbert. one of the leaders of the
so-called progressive wing of the par
ty. Robert DOW of Carlsbad is Eddy
countys candidate, and w, II. McGill
OF La Lande, Roosevelt county, is the
fourth man out for the office.
Hot Fight In Chayes.
There Ia a strenuous fight In this
county between Scott and Gilbert.
Gilbert's friends say that he will carry
the county easily, and that while ne
may not carry tho city OF Roswell ana
the territory Immediately surrounding
It. he is a favorite on the plains coun-
try to the east. Mr.. Scots friends
of course say this information Is all
to the bad and that their candidate
has made an efficient official, de-
serves reelection and that he has
strength enough to win.
But there is still another line OF
argument which undoubtedly is hav-
ing its effect in some quarters. TINS
is TO the effect that the fight between
Scott and Gilbert Is making votes ev-
cry day for Robert Dow, and that II
is adding to his strength each day
enough to elect him They say that
Dow will get many votes which under
other conditions might go TO Scott. In
other words there is an undercurrent
OF comment that many Of the voters
are uniting on Dow. more or less as
a compromise candidate. just how
far this is true 1t is impossible to say
1T may be that the wish is father
to the statement, or II may he that
such feeling is widespread in the
county.
Dow is claiming Eddy county and
1t Is privately conceded to him Some
of his friends declare he will lead In
Chaves county, while the more con-
aervative ones say he will get enough
votes here to nominate him in that
district. w, n. McGill, the eleventh.
hour candidate. Is not regarded as
having much chance to win. tie VIII
unduestionahly get many votes, but
the opinion is that he will pull these
about equally from the other candi'
dates. There is n difference of opin'
ion as to his strength in Curry and
Roosevelt counties but the reports
given most weight here are to the eff
feet that his vote Will not be heavy
there.
Still another angle has come &c
light within the past few days. 1t II
claimed that many voters, belonging
to the faction with which Gilbert has
been lined up, see chance to shelve
him They viii not vote for Scott, II
IL claimed, but will try TO nominate
Dow as n nice way out Of bad sit
uation
Meanwhile the wlre-pulling and the
Misunderstanding continues and there are
many good politicians who Will not
hazard guess even privately And
the other candidates arc just as active
as the candidates for district attor-