The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-05-24
State Committee This Morning
Votes Unanimously for Cap.
ital City and Sets Convcn-
tion Date August 30th.
HARMONIOUS MEETING
OF BIG COMMITTEE
No Contests Before Convention
and Committee Confines
Morning SESSION to Routine
Party Business.


Party Business.
The Democratic state Cummtt,""
this morning voted 10 ho,d IN, party
nominating convention. at whiCh
state and congressional candidates
will be chosen. AZ santa Fc. The date
was nNcd tor "Wednesday. August 80,
exactly a week after the Republican
state convention Acton as 10 the
place of meeting was unanimous ana
was taken upon an invitation extend
ed IN a motion by Assistant Secretary
uf state Adoiph = nm. United
states Marshall \ ~ Hudspcth made
the motion setting the date tor IN"
convention a. August 80 ana on this
brief but lively discussion followed.
The committees action finally was
unanimous.
Governor Mcdonald asked IN"
committee to think seriously before
setting the coDvcntion date after the
Republican convention. III We win
We viii win on our merits said tn"
governor. Proper courage rs a prime
essential uf success We have our is
bl. II ~ a question Tor considera-
tiun whether II would not be better
To- act nrst ana without regard to
what the Republicans do. Being gov
,rned by what the enemy h. going 20
du is .Xpcdieucy "" should not side
step ANYTHING
j. T. SAXON of Tucumcori opposed
the governors view point Fore
warned u forrarmcd ho said. 1T ls
best tu know what the enemy Is suiug
to dn Il We can nnd uut ana 30 lny
our plans to meet a."
j. T. Pardue of Guadalupe county
agreed with Governor Mcdonald that
=, inciplrs and platform SHOULD gov
.rn and not candidates and that the
democratic nominating convention
should be wholly without regard tu
the Republica ticket.
Rc,nibikssn- own I,ac Issue.
The Republican party have rae.
issue among themselves declared
Camille padila of Santa fe. the .IcN,
speaker. We have no race question
or issu. within the Democratic party.
l believe II H. best that We hold our
state convention last. The Repuhli-
|
Mr.. Romero ana others nominations
for governor, for the supreme court
and Other high state offices They
have promised the people of the
Spanish. American counties that they
will nominate spanish Americans for
governor ana senator and supreme
Judge but they Will not do II. They
dare not do Il, when they fail to
make good ON their promises To the
people, who who have made no prom
iscs save 10 nominate the best men
| regardless of their race, can go
among the peopl. and say tu them.
| WIN. are the Republican prom
| ises2' and We VIII have ground on
which to work which viii has"
| weight. There is no race issue IN ,he
! Democ:atic party. We will nominate
| the men most III for the offices on the
basis of capacity tor service
There was a scattering of noes a.
|! the vote o. the convention date was
taken hut Chairman Laughliu declar-
ed the vote unanimous for Wednes-
| day August 3oth at 10 O'Clock ~ the
| morning,
TvmuDrary organization.
The committe. ratified unanimously
,,, choir. nf scn.,to, isaac H,rth for
tou,nor,ry ,n.trn IN ana IN. temper.
o,y,nt,,,ion y,s comnl,tod as
,ailov.
| VIC. chairman. u A pi,o a., So.
.o,,o Ie,,y rony,I.s of T,os n q
ua,,,,, -, ps,n,ci, and snrrnmeu,o
pac, -, vora county
I,ny.,to q a. pa,n ~, Irnion
con,,y yas chosen tempor,ry s.cro-