The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-04-27
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VOTERS

who TAX. an interest iu th"r
" affairs, Will have the op-
portunity between noW and the end
of August to watch a most interesting
political experiment. an experiment ~
which "A lone man. s~iuglc-hnndcd cor
perhaps better, "singlc-tonEucd'D VII
undertake To- wrost an important NOM
nation from a reluctant, not To cav
bitterly an~tagunistic political machine.
one of the best organized best disc
plin"d and most, effective political
machines In IT,. United States-the
New Mexico Republican organization.
Tho daring oxpcrimontor H. Ralph
g. Ely, chairman boy accident # the
Republican state committee. Mr. Ely
has undertaken To- secure h itcpu'-
lirun nomination for governor He
Ia. tackled the job IN the ace of the
fact that two men who are %pt"hahIs
th. two strongest individual machine
lcadcrf in IN, Republican organization
AZ, battling Tor % ~ q finish fight
Mr. i.ly's nerve IS bound 20 elicit "a
miration ne matter what u may
think ct his chances. ON ot his ~.
puuonts b. Sccundiuu Romero. uf Las
Vegas. who It appeared IN IA. Hcpur.
lcau convention here tins week had
the united backing Of the powerful
F...tlIU... .l.ar.uHg.f ...y, .t fH. north
headed by charles \ Spies and tni.-
ed stat senator r y Catron whcs'
political fortunes now are irrc,ucabiN
linked with those Of Romero. The
other opponent h. II g. Hursum. ac-
kuuwlcdg"d leader 81 ms parry 30 the
state. south pf santa Re county, ard
who has behind him not onls his own
great strength of organized machinery
but Inc Nacking of rank"N Hubbc1
boz n joint fight for party urcfcrmor'
AR Ely. iu fact, IN the experiment
which the peor,. viii haN" the OPP
portunity ui watching during tn" neNt
tour month";. lite proposes to take hI,
case 90 tho people. To- the individual
Republicans. aud by convincing tho
individual Republican of h wisdom
and Justice Of his cause, d"icat uori
the powerful forces opposge am
This is tho way Mr.. Ey state. n..
oas, IN a recent ,~utroduouol tu lone
interview sent out q the press. nd
which merits publication because u
states the terms and conditions Of the
experiment. as Nj. Ely views them
He says
The differences between ~ -
Rursum OF %sccundino Romcfo and
myself are fundamental Thcy geo 80
once 20 political method. and Goo pune
h, measure.
These gentlemen believe 10 the
supremacy Of the orgnni1at.,u-of tho
machine. I believe in the supromu
- the people The matu h'.r tp-
peal to a few political leader through
out the state. who 10y their active .u.
,efost ana their constant participation
10 the work Of tn. urririlH'inu nJN.
Justly won recognition from their
%uriRhburs ANA friends |ry.uEu.s
the value oi tho services ul tines, men
and welcome their support bur u,ll,,.
that GA, time has come, since, uII
organ. zatluu 90. 20 state when th, I.H.
hr man mus, go beyond tu, lu,,.
leader ana make clear a. the mls-'.
81 the voters 'h, reasons Cor h|, .u-
dida,y
They believe that party success .-
the supreme good % 20 'hI- end
would even DEM 10 Democrats tn,lr
lIghtful scat- 100 tho legislator, of IN.
state, IT, IN their individual judgment,
party success could only no attained
5y 80 drastic % measure, believe
that the welfare 81 our state the
moral the economic and tho political
development of oar people 1a o. who'd"
f the supreme good aud that his
cannot ho permanently advanced us
ar' moisIr' which ,omrromi-,- either
individual "r party integrity Th,N
believe that a platform 81. % do.lara-
tion o' principles uu which 30 win %
party victory . believe 'r.t a. plat.
form is t declaration # u'.r.trlcs uu
which every man must stand If elect.
Cd, during the whole ~ h.. term 4
office thar u constitutes ar ..i,.u.a -