El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-04-22

ANITA Re. n. NJ, April 21.-Politi-
cal prophets nave their minds,
~ noteboolxs ana mouths filled with
,....t,, data on receptive candidates and
,,-na1 fbev stand Tor in New Mexico
80 tbat the skirmishes leading up 10
ne statewide struggle Tor oILlcla =.
honors-and emOluments-are uHuoi
way. III ,,ontb and
county conventions this week nave
served to remind the voter tnaI tne
time limit set by George w. On nNii-9i
bun mooser. in his advlces late LAST y - -.
10 certain faithful ProBresslNes ~ 80 -
capital TO the effect that they sI otl1
sfand together and be prepared Lor
events which are yet to transplIS, Ia. hss
approNimately arrived. AS q M 49,
aforesaid events when theg 49,
pire," mean much 70 hepuDl-eeliis' -,
lrressiyes or Democrats, depends uPOA
Which prophet one interrogates. lheIe
will be no Prohibition ticket olleI gu.
.'rhis was decided at the Albuquerque
meeting Of that party.
Republicans Meet Tuesdhy.
Renublfeans will determine who their
deleEates to the Chicago convention
will be at the delegate cohN ntlon -
be held in Albuquerque next AuS9uI , >
April IS. Democrats Will gamer III Iio
same city on May "a TO ehOosS fL n,Slr
represent them at St LOUIS FIosI -,
sives chose their Roosevelt Doos1eiS
Tuesday at Santa Fe. $40. A..
Mem who should know, predict that
the Republican delegation 70 Snlc9so
will be mighty accommodating 10 the
idea Of the nomination of T. r, even
il they should not carry INSTRUCTIONS
&. o. p. for Roosevelt.
one of Holm o. Bursums newsPapeI
supporters sprung the proposal OF inc
Roosevelt delegation some months ago
and the idea has sprouted among mem
bers Of the old guard VINO are
anxious to conciliate the insurgent ele-
ment and take votes from the Demo ',il.''s
Gratis. Not that there are any signs
OF surrender TO the "sniping OF the
Inoosers, but rather that loyal New
Mexicans should get together IN the u
o. p. and flatten the Democrats very
thin. as they used to do before state
hood. There are a lot Of brainy Repub-
licans in the state who claim TO be as
progressive as Roosevelt himself, only
fhev insist that ways and means must
lie threshed out inside the party-not
by insurging, as very Few are sui
Democrats for Wilson.
Democrats, of course, are gong Gown
TO ST. Louis to shout for wilson, prlh-
cipally because there may pc no o InSr
candidate TO nominate NotWlIhslahu-
ing much private adverse comment on
the presidents ways Of handling the
Mexican situation and other m9tlers'
New MeXiCO's Democrats blduhcAl9 uS-
fend him and expect to see him CHOSEN
rs leader, in spite Of the big smoke due
10 be emitted from the Republican
steam roller. Democrats have had con-
adorable lOok-in lately In certain
sections OF the state-particularly IN
the southern and southeastern coun-
tfes-and although the opposition ma
chine macerates them unmercifully
every two years at Santa Fe, they arc
determined 20 continue to expand and
take a firm hand in what they De
voutIv regard as the civilizing OF the
ancient citizenry Of this new common
wealth. Fact is, the newly settled
counties are Democratic strongholds
and Democratic votes are yearly in
creasing with the spread OF immigrants
from the eats.
The Republican Fight.
Democrats and Progressives are look
fng on with interest and amusement az
INC contest between the Catron -Spiess-
Romero faction and the Hubbell-Bur-
sum crowd, not TO mention the activ-
ftv Of Ralph c. Ely and his friends,
for the control Of the Republican vote.
Senator Thomas B. CatrOn. many years
boss OF Santa Fe county, and compro-
mise choice for the national senate
at the time OF statehood, seems to have
both the corporate and the native ele-
ment behind him for denomination, II
owa will he1fnvn national Commi tee