The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1916-04-01
Sec. Modestly Admits
He's the Whole ShoD

Santa Fe, N. NJ, March 27.-For
the first time in many years United
States Senator Thomas Benton Cat
ron isn't coming home 10 Santa Fe
for the coming spring municipal
election. That may be explained on
the ground that Mr.. Catron doesn't
think the opposition has any chance
of making a dent in the city Repub-
lican organization. The lact that he
isn't coming back to New Mexico
for several weeks yet, however, has
given rise to some speculation on
another score, as it is increasingly
evident Mr.. Catron VIII have to do
some lively scrimmagIng if he is go
ing to be renominated by the Repub-
lican party of the state.
"Uncle Tom" Says Nothing
Frank A. Hubbell started out with
being a formidable candidate for
the senatorial nomination. His cam
paign has progressed to the stage
where he appears to be absolutely
confident of the nomination. So far
practically not word has been
spread around of the progress of
the CatrOn fight, as to whether he
is going to fight, whether he thinks
he has the nomination sewed up or
not; no one has even heard semi
officially what Uncle Tom" thinks
of the Hubbell candidacy.
No Bets by Those Who Know
Mr.. Catron's silence and apparent
have conduced TO the con-
ildence of the Hubbell forces; but
those acquainted with Mr.. Catron's
long political career and conversant
with his political perspicacity are
not laying any strong bets as TO the
outcome, even though on the face
of the situation he appears to be
almost out of the running. Appar-
emily only the alleged weakness of
Hubbell with the general voting
public or promp; combination
with Secundino Romero and the
San Miguel contingent, to secure the
the powerful backing of that Re-
publican faction can bring home
the bacon for Mr.. CatrOn. Mean
while the silence ana alleged mac
ton of the senator are puzzling TO
Republicans.
SecundinO Romero in Earnest
SecundinO Romero continues TO
give daily demonstrations of the
truth of his claim that his candid
acy for the governorsnip is no
stall" He continues TO warn Re-
publicans that the nomination of
Bursum will spell defeat with
big ID and it will be absolutely fatal
to repeat the error of 1911"
THE Republican party" he says
in the last issue of his FL Independ-
entc, Learned a costly lesson in the
first state election, and It is not
reasonable to suppose that it will
again make the mistake that gave
the Democrats a partial victory in
1911. We are sure that the Repub-
liNui pui y II llbb ulopOStu W It-
peat an action that has been proved
contrary TO its interests and well
fare, and contrary, likewise, to the
interests and welfare OF the people.
BY reason of which, we repeat, we
are absolutely confident that the
Republican candidate for governor
of New Mexico will be the only man
who can carry the party to the
most complete victory-the Hon.
SecundinO Romero"
Must Reckon With San Miguel
In an article dealing with last
Mondays meeting of Guadalupe
county Republicans at Santa Rosa,
FL independence says:
"A very interesting feature is
that the Republicans Of Guadalupe
county have agreed to support
whatever candidate for United
States senator may be selected by
the Republicans of San Miguel, and
the 1900 Republican majority in
this county cannot be discounted.
San Miguel county holds in its
hands fha hoIonea of .,ouyar and "a