The Clayton citizen. [volume] (Clayton, Union County, N.M.) 1906-19??, 1916-12-28
PLAIN FACTS ABOUT
THE GOVERNORSHIP

The Santa Fe New Mexican, the Of
fetal organ Of the Mcdonald Wing of
the Democratic party, was the first
newspaper in the state to intimate that
Governor elect E. C. de Baca might
not qualify as governor on the first of
January, the time appointed by the
constitution, and that Governor Nc
Donald would continue to execute
the duties Of the Office until such time
as Mr.. de Baca was able to return to
New Mexico, and, in the event of his
death before his return, that Mr.. Nc
Donald would continue to act as gov
ernor for the full two years.
Now, because the republican press
has insisted that, in justice to the ex-
pressed wish of a majority Of the vo-
ters of the state, Mr.. de Baca should
take the oath at the time appointed
by law, the New Mexican says that the
republicans are attempting to force
Mr.. de Baca to return to the state,
though his return should cause his
early demise. No such suggestion has
ever been made, so far as we are ad-
vised, by a republican leader or news
paper. Our insistence, and that of
other republican papers, has been that
Mr.. de Baca, in justice to the people,
and to carry out his repeated promis-
es, made from the platform and thru
the newspapers, should take the oath
of Office at the time prescribed by law.
This oath can as we'll be administered
to him in California as it can here,
and when it is filed in the Office of the
Secretary of State, Mr.. Mcdonald will
walk out as governor, and Mr.. de Baca
will be the legal governor of the State.
| If he is out Of the state, or is in
capacitated, the duties Of his Office will
be performed by the Lieutenant Gov
ernor, Mr.. Washington E. Lindsey. The
people have said, in unmistakable Ian
guage, that if Mr.. de Baca isn't able
to perform the duties Of his Office, they
want these duties discharged by Mr.,
Lindsey.
But the Mcdonald Democrats don't
want Mr.. de Baca to take the oath Of
Office, either here or in California.
They never did want him to become
governor of the state. The night be-
fore he was nominated, they labored
with him necessarily in an attempt to
persuade him not to become candi-
date, and to permit Mr. Mcdonald to
be nominated. This is denied by the
Santa Fe New Mexican, but it is true
nevertheless, and can be verified by
asking any prominent Democratic
leader who was on the inside.
It is true that Mr.. Mcdonald stated
publicly that he did not want the Office
but this is the way that gentleman
plays politics. At the first state con
vention when he was nominated, hC
said he didn't want the office, and new
er did indicate that he would accept
the nomination until after he had beer
nut over by the convention. He was
attempting to play the same gam'
this time, but it dim't work. Whel
he found out that Mr.. de Baca woulC
be nominated, ard that he was sched
uled for the "toboggan slide," he go
busy with his close friends, and the!
attempted to head off de Baca in orde
that "Mac" could be put across. Blu
de Baca wouldn't quit. He took Nc
Donald at his word and went out ant
got promises enough to insure his owl
nomination.
Mcdonald wants to succeed Alber
B. Fall in the United States Senate
He has had this "Bee" in his bonne
for long time. He thought it woul
ha easier for him to be nominated an
elected from the governors office
With his hand on the political throt
tie" than it would as a private cit
zen. When he saw that he could no
get back in as governor, because h
couldn't be nominated, he pulled o.
what he thought was cute politicf
trick. He knew, as did everyone els'
that Mr.. de Baca was afflicted wit
e pernicious anaemia. In fact, whe
j Mr.. de Baca made his speech Of az
a ceptance he was so weak that he wa
: compelled to use a cane to assist hi
+ to stand. Mac knew, as did everyor
else, that in all probability Mr.. d
Baca would not live very long, an
+ that the man who was nominated d
+ Lieutenant Governor would soon b'
r come the governor of the State. Henc
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