El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-30
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION OPENS;
RACE ISSUE BECOMES SERIOUS ONE
Efforts Being Made to Switch Walton From Congressman
to Governors Race Spanish Americans Concentrate
De Baca For Governor-Want Many Natives
On Ticket-Band Furnishes Harmony
By GUTHRIE SMITH.

~ ANITA FE. N. NJ, Aug. SO.-Caned
to order by Judge n. B. Laughlin.
- state chairman. in the hall of rep
resentatives in the capitol building. the
Democratic state nominating conven-
tion has more than 100 delegates in
attendance in excess Of allotted votes.
The temporary roll was not prepared
by the committee and this work will
have to be done this afternoon by the
convention. No contests are reported
thus far, however.
No Definite Plan.
The convention begins its work
with as little OF definite plan as could
be imagined The belief early this
afternoon is that. after governor W c
McDonald's keynote address has been
delivered and the permanent orsaniza-
ton effected. nothing further will be
undertaken before tomorrow morning.
There being No contest on the nomina-
ton for Z. s. senator, il is possible
night upon A A Jones' leaving the
convention ready to begin contested
nominations the first thing in the
morning
Want to Switch Walton.
A most persistent effort was made
last night to switch w B. Walton to
the nomination for governor, but he
stood firm upon his statement of yes
ernor. His decided stand apparently is
gaining strength for him, too His
counselors are urging him to refuse !
every other nomination There is a
nominate E c. de Baca for governor. /
and the movement is rapidly gaining /
in weight and force De Baca said |
this morning that he would be much I
happier if not put on the ticket, but /
that if nominated. he would accept (
and make the race Emil James, sher-
if, OF Socorro. has been added to the 4
list this morning Friends OF his de-
clare that any Democrat strong enough
TO be elected in Socorro county is
worthy of consideration
Barth Is Busy.
Isaac Barth and his friends are &C
tive today and he does not look TO be
worrying in the least over the result. I
AS TO all of the other Offices the IN
certainty of last night still obtains,
and has actually been added to, if that
be possible.
Conferences and caucuses continued
all last night The lobby of the Monte
yuma hotel last night would not hold
the delegates and candidates. The
overflow extended into Don Gaspar
avenue and for the whole length Of !
the block to San Francisco street The
weather is perfect and this morning the ]
streets were lined with candidates, !
delegates and henchmen, all making I
States
ton at the hotel at IL o'clock this :
!
The race issue threatens to assume /
greater proportions here than in the
Republican convention At a junta OF {
|. Spanish American delegates held this 5
il was decided that Spanish I
Americans are entitled to nominations
ior governor, congressman, treasurer, !
and commissioner, corporation COM
missioner and superintendent Of public
Instruction The junta asked Barth il
iva a~H 81 inns md
'ept attorney generalship- Barth re-
)lied that he would not consider such {
proposition.
II is understood this junta has agred / /
lpon De Baca for governor but if he I
proves not acceptable to convention { {
upport then will be swung TO Barth- I
All Is Uncertainty. J
Nothing could have been more marked : Z
han the uncertainty which prevailed r
lere in the Democratic ranks early to- :
lay The one exception was that Jones I
II the bubbles Of rumor float around 1
md grow in size, but more of them 7
xplode under investigation 7
The central committee yesterday af- 7
IcDonald TO the convention as temper !
~ chairman, to deliver the keynote 1
ddreSs. This followed the declaration )
y Jones that he believed il would be {
'oor policy for him to serve as tenn c
oTary chairman and make the keynote a
ak g
Mcdonald and Jones in Accord. '
Jones and Mcdonald are in perfect [
ccord on all policies The committee
i'd nothing further than TO appoint a 6
ommittee 10 draft resolutions to pres
Mt for the consideration of the con-
ention and then adjourned
II IS reported now upon authority
-hich is accepted without question that c
Governor Mcdonald positively will not c
onsent TO be renominated under any I
circumstances. y
Isaac Barth has announced that he Z
candidate for governor and for no {
ther office, while close friends of W. Y
/. Walton of Silver City, make an E
o1ncement Tor him that he would ac- | II
ept no nomination other than one for | I
0ngresS. "A
Don't Want to Switch. j
These statements from Barth and C
anon were directed at the rumors r
: !