El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-28
MANY DEMOCRATS To CAST FEW
BALLOTS IN SAN f MEETING
Las Vegas Aspres to Walk Away With Many of the I'm
portant Plums Which the Democrats Can Dish Out
San Miguel County to Receive Careful
Consideration Republicans Neglected It.
BY GUTHRIE SMITH.

ANITA FE, \. NJ, Aug. 2S.-Numeri-
cally at least, the Democratic state
- convention which is 10 be assem-
hled here Wednesday morning. bids fair
TO exceed the Republican convention
Of last week by a wide majority. The
number of votes in the Democratic con-
vention will be 81 less than the Repub-
llcan, but this difference viii be far
more than equalized by the election Of
double, triple and quadruple delega-
tons by a large number of the coun-
ties The Republican state central
committee, in issuing the call for the
conven ton. declared against the cleo
ton of anything in excess of the al
lotted delegates, but the Democratic
committee encouraged the election %
an increased number of persons to cast
the allotted number of votes
Big Crowd Assured.
=, The result of this policy will be %
firing to Sana Fe host which viii tax
the city to its utmost to provide qua
tiers and accommodations. Estimates
of the number of visitors to De Ia ken
present indication it would seem thar
these estimates are not high Jose D.
Sena, chairman OF the entertainment
committee, and Earle P. Doyle, secre-
tary of the chamber of commerce, con-
tinue to make appeals to the people
who have available rooms in thei-
homes, TO list their rooms with the
committee, so that sleeping quarters
may he provided for all On Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday nights of las-
week the chamber of commerce office
was kept open enarly all night. TO see
to the assigning of visitors to rooms
BernaIiIIo's Delegation Largest.
Bernalillo county held a big rally.
with speakers in attendance from the
state capital. and selected - men to
attend the state convention. and cast
the IS votes of the county: This county
had the same number of delegates in
the state delegate convention. which
was held in Albuquerque on May "a.
and when there was division OF the
the vote was announced N quarters
Santa Fe county has elected 80 dele
gates for its Il votes. and Mckinley |
county is sending Is instead of five |
Thus these three counties alone have !
eelcted more than half the total num- 4
Der of votes allotted to the IS couu- I
ties.
To Tickle san Miguel.
San, Miguel. the banner Republican 1
county Of the state, and with its so 4
delegates under full control. was abso-
lutely shut out from the pie counter
last week Secundino Romero. its can
didate for governor. was overwheim- I
ingly beaten, and not another candidate
was put up. The Democrats, with
sort of painful minority prevailing,
will have to give more consideration 70
the county of Saint Mike
Hour of the candidates most promi-
nently mentioned for Democratic hon
"a are residents of the county The
and foremost is a. A Jones. un-il
week first assistant secretary o.
he interior, and certain to be the nom
ee for the United States senate
z. c. de Baca. present lieutenant
governor. and often mentioned in con-
lection with the nomination for repre-
sentative in congress is another.
Baca for Governor
In recent weeks there has been talk |