Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1918-10-04
WALTON GARCIA, NAMED.
silver cllyan Cops Senatorial NomI.
nation, while RIO Arlhan
Msads IeaIa TIeAal
Democratic Convention al santa 70
Openly Accused Of Playing
@Peanul Politics.

BILLY Walton 81 Silver City f0rl
senator and Felix Garcia Of Rio Ar
riba county for governor were the
bfinal choice Of the Democratic state
convention at Santa Fe, last week,
which finally arrived at the nomi-
nation stage on Friday, wound up
It's business and adjourned. Judge
Granville Richardson Of Chavez
county was picked for the place left
vacant by Walion's senatorial as
pirations and was named for con-
grass. Other nominations were:
1t. Governor, Elmer E. Veeder,
San Miguel county.
Secretary Of State, Juan j. Duran,
Union county.
State Auditor, Marcos c. de Baca,
SandOval county.
Attorney General T. J. Mabry,
Banalillo county.
Justice Of Supreme Court, Richard
n. Hanna, Santa re.
Commissioner Of Land Office, Geo.
P. Davisson, Chavez county.
Corporation Commissioner, D. j.
Fnnegan, Quay county.
Supt. Of Schools, ]. S. Long,
Roosevelt county.
The convention was marked by two
features, one Of which was an artis-
tic rawhiding by NELL B. Field, who
brought out in the open, for all to
hear, the things that are usually
kept behind closed doors at political
conventions. And the other was the
fact that straight divisions were
twice permitted to get into the record
lbeween the Spanish-American vote
and the "Texas Democrats" the lat
ter emerging victorious on both oc-
.casions.
''Peanut politics." was the way
Field characterized the conventions
whooping il up for Garcia and Pusney
for congress, when both those gents
and the whole convention as well, to
say nothing of state at large, knew
that both wanted the governorship
and we're merely camouflaging their
intentions, without footing anybody
at all.
you are playing low, petty, pea
nut politics, he told them. "This
whole business is camouflage. Put
neg and Garcia are candidates for
governor and both sides are insin-
cere in trying to name the other man
for congress. You are fooLng no.
body. You are going TO beat this
ticket if you keep it up. You can't
ram this kind Of petty politics down
the noses this was his figure Of
speech exactly of the people of this
state. Your advisory committee beg
ged you to talk these things over in
secret but You beat that proposition
without a hearing. Now you are GO
Ing to have It talked in the open fOI
Olit Republican newspaper friends Ia
know. You would have Il that way
"You are trying to pretend you
want man for congress you dOn't
want You are not showing patriot
ism. You are substituting politics
Of The cheapest kind. Quit it and gel
down TO business. Nominate one OF
the other Of these men for governor
u YOU liked my speech Yesterday and
thought / gave you good advice, take
some more Of il from me. Be square
This sort Of camOuflage wouldn't pull
the wool over anybody's eyes. Act
like men. Play politics in the open
If YOU don't quit this You are going
to beat this ticket from one end Of
the state TO the other. The people
won't stand for this thing for a min
ute"
Fled made two addresses, one Oh
Thursday and one on Friday, that
will probably be long remembered by
Democrats as about the worst flay-
ing their convention has ever re-
ccived, and that from a Democrat
sitting as a delegate,
Garcia's nomination was made b,
an overwhelming vote, the Rio Arriba
man receiving 242i votes to Putney's
Oh.
Walton's nomination for the senat,
was put through on Thursday, the
final ballot giving him 1882 votes
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