The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1916-03-23
WHY DO SOME DEMOCRATS
WANT POLITICAL. ELECTION:

=
Tucumcari. N. NJ. Mar. 81. 'i6
Editor Tucumcari News
Dear Sir:
! herewith hand you communica-
ton which thought had made ar
rangements 10 have published in the
Tucumcari Sun last week, but was
disappointed. Will you please pub
lish the same this week ia your paper
and oblige, T. NJ. LOCKETT.
Editor Tucumcari Sun,
Dear Sir:
As editor of the official Democratic
paper of Quay county and taking it
for granted that you are pretty well
posted on the affairs of the Demo
cratic party, both in town and in the
county, would like to ask you rs a
private citizen and lifelong Demo-
crat, few questions which ! would
like for you to answer through the
columns Of your paper think there
are quite few, like myself, from the
ranks Of the common Democracy, who
would appreciate very much what in
formation you or some of your read
crs could give along these lines.
First: Can you tell me why IL be-
came necessary for the first time In
the history of the town, for the Coun-
ty Chairman Of the Democratic Party
to call mass meeting of the Demo.
Gratis in Tucumcari, TO put out a City
Ticket? Now, ! am taking il for
granted that this was imparitive or
they would not have done il. Just
what authority did the County Chair
man have TO call mass meeting in
the City Of Tucumcari? Is the county
organization responsible in any way
for this City Ticket?
Second: l. it not fact that some
of the prominent Democrats of the
town did all they could to defeat the
head Of the Democratic Ticket in the
last election for the Justice of the
Peace, in this precinct. and have not
some of those same Democrats now
announced aS candidates for county
offices, subject to the Democratic Pri-
mary? | do not want IL understood
that ! am making any complaint in
the matter, but simply want TO know
why it is that, when was IA candidate
for Justice of the Peace on the Dem
Orratic Ticket, party lines were disre-
garded by many prominent Demo-
Gratis, who ! understand are now in
sisting on the necessity of Demo
cratic City Ticket? And / want to
know why straight ticket is neces-
sary all of sudden. Just what is
the necessity for bringing out n party
ticket in the city politics just at this
time? Democrats would like to know.
Another question that might be Of
interest to many Democrats Is why
IS it that certain Democrats who are
80 insistent now upon having straight
Democratic Tick o., have in the past
uSed their influence with the present
city administration TO have made such
number of Republican appointments
10 I'LL vacancies? For instance s.
Ii. McElroy. justice of the peace lIar-
ry II. McElroy, his son, as councilman
II. Bonem, to take the place OF q
Democrat; a. Is. Simpson as council
man; the appointment Of Dr.. Lening
when there were at least 'hrec Demo
cratic applicants for city physician
and the very recent appointment OF
Jacob Wcrtheim, Republican, for coun-
Gilman this last appointment beirg
made only the night before the mass
meeting called iy the present County
Chairman 10 nominate "a city ticket?
NV, in regard 10 myself. want TO
,ay thi,: | am not claiming perfec-
ton on any line far be- il from me
hut | du invite ,carchinp inycStiga,
ton of myself both a, Il citizen and IA
a Democrat. And further, thcrc are
men in Quay county who have known
me personally more than twenty years
and will give you their name, il got
want them, ana will assist YOU IN an!
way can. In CLOSING, / wish 10 LAY
this: II have voted the Democratic
Ticket for more than forty years;
have nothing 70 hide. but propose t.
come out in the open and this ls the
reason I desire the informG 'on a,kcc
for T. NJ. 10, kEI 7