Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1916-03-31

In Fight for Nomination for Govern
orship Of Now Mexico, Mr.. Ely
viii 90 Into Every County.

hUlIn Fly IhuiNncu niS cuui'
pnign for the nomination for govern.
or Of New Mexico on the Republican
ticket Yesterday afternoon when u
representative body of local repub-
lirans met with him io arrange 10,
carrying the campaign into every
county IN the state. An executive
committee was formed that will have
nominal charge of the enterprise and
which will organize the first Ely club
in the state. Mr.. Ely will visit othe.
important cities and towns TO organ.
ize other clubs 10 be affiliated with
the original one here.
The candidacy of Mr.. Ely is taken
.cry seriously in Luna county he.
cause of the prevalent belief in the
"bicnc>~" of the man for the io,
and further because of the honor IN.
,olved in the opportunity of DEM
ing man to fill the gubernntorial Of
flee. In IN address here, Mr..
Ely stated frankly that he had the
opposition of the powerful so-ealled
machine candidates. lie admitted
hat Sccundino Romero Of San N,
"uel had the most delegates to the
convention AT his command. lie also
,iatcd that u. u. Bursum held slight
y more than he could muster. But
he j. optomi,tic because he believes
that he can count on u -taunch sup
port in the convention and the ba,
nncc of power in thrcc-cornercd
fight. The Bursum and Romero for.
cc,. would rather compromise on him,
he thinks than allow themselves to
ga down Ia defeat.
Mr. Elv' platform will contain three
principal planks. Tie stands for
new general election law; he wants ~
new tax law that will more equally
distribute the burdens of govern
mcni; and he urges the need of II
primary law that is not state wide in
application. Last night Mr.. Ely re-
leased statement to the daily pa
pcrs of the state seeting forth fully
hi, stand IN these issues and in
which he details his ideas Of good
government in general. The state
mcnt follows:
March %. 1910.
To the Republican Voters of New
Mexico:
Believing devouily in the institu-
tions Of onr country and in the ad-
ministrniivc principles of government
advocated by the Republican party, !
offer myself rs candidate for nomi-
nation at iis hands for the office Of
Governor Of New Mexico.
+. do this. not ~ much because of
the promptines of personal ambition.
as through II sense of personal re-
>ponsibility. Through the long period
of our territorial life. all parties have
more or less drawn away from the
people of our state and have Welded
themselves unduly to the influence,
of political lcadors-ihc >o-called
machines. With practically no law
regulating primary elections. with the
crudcsi of laws governing the gener-
NJ elections and with the dominance
of men whose influences date back to
the territorial days of responsibility
IN the people. II seems to me vitanv
important that something should he
done to awaken the interest Of the
ncoale themselves in the conduct of
our government.
The Republican party is the great
est organization for constructive leg
islation that this country has ever
known. II has attracted to its coun-
ellis those men whose genius il has
been to build rather than criticse. II
has given New Mexico great deal Of
its best legislation; bat there remains
10 he done much that is essential in
the development of the resources of
our state, in the realization of the II,
dividual possibilities Of our people,
in the advancement of our community