Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-17
Hernandez Likely to Be Repub-
Iican Nominee for Governor
With State Treasurer Hall as
His Opponent.
SENAT0RSHIP NAMES
ARE ALL IN THE HAT YET
Walton or Mcdonald Likely to
Lead Democrats With Fall.
or Reynolds 0pposingi Han
ma Sure of denomination,

Soon after the ushering in of the
year 1918, real activity in the prelmi-
nary politics of New Mexico may be
expected to begin. Non has interest
in the war kept men interested in the
management of party interests from
doing some forecasting already.
Speak with any republican leader
and he will tell you that B. C. Her
nandez will be the netx nominee of
that party for govrnor, and they are
confident that he will be elected. They
say that he made a good record as a
member of congress and, although
defeated for reelection. that he re-
tired to semi-private life much, strong
er in popular estimation than when he
left New Mexico for the national cap
itol
Speak to a leading democrat of the
sovernorship, and he will tell you that
State Treasurer Hall will be the party
nominee. Both Hernandez and Hall
are residents of Rio Arriba county
and the democrats say Hall can beat
Hernandez in that pivotal county. But
while the democratic leaders speak
with confidence of Halls nomination
and election, there are few of them
who would not prefer to see w. c.
Mcdonald occupying the governors
chair again. They praise him as a
business governor
Tia >oss ga >. a.tofsiiip.
But when you speak to democrat
of Mcdonald, you at once bring out
another suggestion: That he may be
the democratic nominee for the sena-
tortishp to succeed Albert Bacon Fall,
although 1t is known that Congress
man Walton is not averse to promo
tion from the lower to the upper
house. In this connection it is inter-
esting to note the general belief that
Senator A. A. Jones prefers Mcdonald
for a colleague and that he let 1t be
so known while he was in New Mex
leo.
Whether the convention will nomi-
nate Mcdonald for the senatorship,
and tell Mr.. Walton TO he content with
the nomination for the lower house,
Is a matter of conjecture. There are
scores of prominent democrats who
look upon Walton as a politician
after their own heart, and they would
like to see him in the senate where
he would have chance to grow.
When republican is spoken to
regarding the toga. he invariably re-
plies that Fall will be the nominee, if
he will accept it, They point out that
he has stood squarely by the president
for a vigorous prosecution of the war.
that he Is recognized as one Of the
three or four big republican leaders,
that he is able to get almost any bill
through the senate. even If he is not
so lucky in getting it through the
lower house, as with the enlarged
homestead bill for the benefit of New
Mexico.
Republicans Mentioned.
If Fall refuses to run for the sem
ate, 1t is uncertain who will be the
nominee. though II is understood that
Thomas Benton Catron notwithstand-
ing the fact that he is nearing 50 years
old, would like to return to Washing
ton as toga wearer Also there IS
Judge Herbert Reynolds regarded by
many as the strongest candidate the re-
publicans could name, and there is
some talk in San Miguel and adjacent
counties of Henry w. Kelly, who prob
ably wouldn't look at any sort of pub
lie office.
For the lower house of congress, re-
publican talk centers about Secundino
Romero, who was defeated last year
by Bursum for the gubernatorial nom
nation Mr.. Romero knows that
there would be much less opposition to
him for congress than there would be
for the governorship, and the pay of
congressman is much better than
the pay OF New Mexico governor.
Should Walton be nominated for the
senatorship, the talk is that Attorney
General Patton would be the demo-
cratic nominees for congress. So far
third man for that nomination at the
hands Of the democratic convention
has not been mentioned.
There is always Larrazolo to be con-
sidered. He wants to become a Judge
on the supreme bench, and there are
lots of people In his own party who
would fight his election for that posi-
ton. However, they are quite willing
for him to be the republican oandi-
date for attorney general
Larrazolo.
If Larrazolo should be nominated
for the supreme bench, he would run
against Chief Justice Hanna, who, be-
yond doubt, is slated to succeed him
self, il the democratic party can put
Rim across. There has been some talk
of Justice Hanna for the senatorship,
but il is not believed that democratic
convention would pass over such old
time decocrats a. Mcdonald and Wal