Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-30
Republicans Lay Claim to a
Majority of More Than g.
900 to 5000 on the State
for Their High Men,
EXPECT TO CARRY
EVEN GRANT COUNTY
On the Other Hand Democrats
Concedo Reluctantly J6-
Valencia TO Be Sure for
Their Opponents,

! SPECIAL coRRraronptHcF 20 ucEniHs Journal
Santa Fr. oct 2g-Ouc of the two
state central committees is living IN
La FOOLS paradise The republican
| committee today put forth the claim
/ that the three highest men on theii
ticket Bursum, Hernandez and Wag-
Incr. will carry the state by 5000 ia
! 6 600 majority and with them viii
carry even Grant county "A demo
cratic Gibraltar for many years. on
the other hand the democratic com
mittee comedies only one Of the TWEEN
ty-six counties 10. the republicans and
even that one reluctantly. That is
Valencia county, where the democrats
expect TO cut the usual republican
majority Of 500 to less than 1000.
Both sides admit that Wilson and
Jones will run stronger than their
party but even then the democratic
committee has figured out "a majority
OF G,G50@fOr r.. G. de Baca.
Carried only Nine Counties
The Democrats point out that five
years ago Bursum carried only nine
of the twonty-six counties, Even Of
those nine only five were carried for
the entire republican ticket, Mcl<m-
ley, Rio Arriba, san Miguel, Santa Fe,
Taos. Valencia. Mora elected a dem
ocratic representative at that time;
Rio Arriba, a democratic sheriff; So
zorro, "A democratic county clerk state
senator. treasurer, superintendent OF
schools, sheriff and a county commits
sioner. Torrance, a democratic sheriff
and three democratic county commits
sioners. Mckinley county Bursnm
carried by only DC votes. Taos by 267
votes ana Santa Fe by 292 votes, so
that a change OF only sos votes would
throw these counties into the demo
cratic column. That leaves only San
Miguel and Valencia as republican
bulWarks, But in San Miguel there
has been "A republican revolt ana the
independent republicans have fused
with the democrats.
Not only that, three Of the big dem.
oCrauc candidates A. A. Jones, E. 9
de BaCn ana Antonio Lucero, come
! from san Miguel, making democratic
victory in that county reasonably sure
even II it were not that Bursum de-
featcd San Miguols favorlte son, Sec.
undino Romero, for the guberrutorla|
nomination and that 1t Is q Romero
who ~ leading the revolt Of the indie.
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ohly N"lui'c'a Cuuiity Ic"9wiiopIS ~, ~
lalh TO t'e repuplgo',s' kuiI nv
u'HlvcIu's' una ,uelo II III uHt w y
i,l'Ih uol'u' ln"t tlNt y'"is as" 49,.
tuISuui ,oIIlTu II ng 80, li,aJoii,y
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POCKET
Democrats count Maloritics'
But conccding everything remotely
In doubt the democrats stu count ON
the following malorities: Bernalllo
800 Chhves, l,bOOi ColIaN, 5teS cur
~ 500 bona Ana. $50; Eddy, l4Oo'
Grant 800, Guadalupe, 2OOi Llncoln,
250, Luna 600; Mckinley 100; Mora,
200; Otero, 2aO; quay 500; toose-
welt, zoe, san Juan 500; sierra, z1u
Union, coo, or "a total of lO,Oao. me
republicans may carry Rio Arriba Tor
some OF their candidates by $50, san
doval by 200 san Miguel by 300,
Santa Fee by $50 although there. too
q fusion ticket has been placed In the
field, Soeorro, 500; Taos, $50; Tor
rance, goo, where fusion ticket also
is In the field and Valencia, 500, max
ing a total of 3,250, leaving a demo-
cratic majority Of $500. Naturally,
/ II rs conceded that not all Of the dem
oeratc candidates win run equally
strong for the vest pocket vote ON
November will be far larger in New
Mexico than II ever was before, but
an average majority of $500 leaves
enough leoway TO nun through oven
the weakest candidate by something
like 5000 majority
The Legislature.
The democratic committee Ia taking
advantage OF the neglect Of the repub-
lican committee and viii try TO land
IFS legislative candidates in the doubt
ful counties. The senatorial nomina-
lions disclose some excellent material.
They have been completed as follows
First district, san Miguel county
Democrat Margarine Romero; ropub-
lican, Ramon Gallegos,
Second district, san Miguel and
Mora Democrat. Sacramento Baca;
republican, Severe Salazor
Third district. Guadalupe and San
Miguel Democrat Elmer e. Vocder,
republican, John S. Clark
Fourth. Rio Arrlha-Democrat n.
y. Quntan0, republican, PerfoCto Es-
quihel.
Fifth observation-disclosures Isaac
Barth. republican, ". n. Chrisman
sixth Rio Arriha aud Sandoval--
Democrat, Fabian Romero: rcpubli-
can, Emniano Lucero.