Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-28
{. n. MOORE FOR
THIRD DISTRICT
COMMISSIONER
viii Appear as Democratic
Candidate, According to
Ruling of Judge ], T. Me-
CIure,


ESPECIAL CONSEQUENCES TO MORNING JOURNAL
Roswell n. NJ, oct. ETC. n.
Moore will appear as the democratic
candidate for commissioner of the
Third district, according to a ruling of
Judge j. T. Mcclure yesterday in dis
t--ct court. Moore has been on the
ticket and off again so fast that the
voters are getting dizzy. c. w. Curry
has been trading the fortunes of war
with him-and war is used advisedly
These two men tied in the regular
primary, and in the special primary
Moore apparently won. At the Au-
gust meeting of the central committee
the Curry forces filed a protest, which
was not allowed.
File Protest in September.
At the September meeting they filed
another protest and were successful.
This was regarded as final but few
days ago the Moore forces took the
case into court in the form of a man
damus proceeding and Mr. Moore's
name will now appear on the ballot
The fight between the two factions
has been a bitter one and now the
Curry forces say A. c. MOnacle, the
republican candidate, will be elected.
And while there seems to be little
doubt that he will receive majority
in the district it is not likely that he
will in the whole county The fight
has been taken up, however, in other
portions of the county and has served
to keep the two factions of the demo-
cratic party swapping at each other.
In spite Of the fractional fight, how
ever, there is little hope that the re-
publicans can overcome a lead of l.
300 or 1,4O0 votes and elect a county
officer. Some Of the races will be
close, Harry Thorne, republican can
.didate for sheriff, being regarded as
having the best chance of any of the
republicans.
Democratic Politics Warming Up.
With A. a. Jones and w b. Walton
coming to the valley this week demo-
cratic politics are warming up consid-
erably After their speeches here on
Thursday night they will visit other
places in the valley.
The fight between Jones and Hub
bell now is apparently divided exactly
on party lines as is the presidential
fight. Jones will receive the fun
democratic vote, as will President
Wilson, while Hughes and HubbelI
will get the solid republican vote
This situation did not exist at the be-
ginning of the campaign, for Jones
was stronger than his party. 1t can
hardly be said that Hubbell has be-
come any stronger except in as far as
opposition has developed to Jones.
What little opposition there has been,
however, seems to have been suffic-
lent to swing the straight republican
vote into line.
PcCos Will Scratch Ballots.
But on the state and county ticket
there is going to be more scratching
than has ever been known in the
PccOs valley, according to politicians
of both parties 1t seems now that
the scverest blow will fall on de Baca,
and Governor Mcdonald, it is belieV-
ed, will be a close second in the slash
ing as far as the state ticket is con-
cerned. Neither of these men will it
is believed, poll anything like the full
strength of the party in Chaves coun-
ty. However, nobody presumes to
think that Chayes county will do any
thing except reduce the democratic
majority. and with all the scratching
every candidate on the democratic