The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-06-15
AUSTRIA FACES INTERNAL CRISIS. REPORT
TO-DAY
IN THE NEWS
The Senatorial Situation in
New Mexico

TllE scdAtnrial Sllilalloli' HN T'
yards the coming election III
New Mexico. il rapidly clear.
mp. On the Democratic side Con-
grc~sman William H. Walton has
announced his candidacy for the
nomination. and Judge Granville
\ Richardson of Roswell let It hr
known some time ago, IN an inter-
view in The Herald, that he would
accept the Democratic nomination,
il rendered him
Replying to telegram of ~.
uuirv from The Herald. senator
Albert u. Fall announced ycStcr
day that. while hc does not seek u
re- nomination aud will make uu
riforl 10 Influence the action of
thr Republican convention. h" will
stand for recollection if nominated
Senator Fall : attitude toward
The nomination II one which has
a strong appeal under existing
conditions. There Is, undoubted-
IS, demand in New Mexico that
he be returned. II iS the general
opinion that he Is the strongest
man the Republican party can
name. Yet his announcement
leave, his party IN an unham
percd position, to act aS II thinks
best for state and nation, when
choosing lis candidates lie makes
the simple statement that he will
serve. IL drafted
This is not the time for any man
to push his personal political
claims or ambitions. II is the time
of all times when the people ot
every state should draft into the
public service their strongest
ablcSt men. This is especially true
al the men we send 10 congress.
The President Is in supreme com
mand Of the conduct of the war
Congress. however, still has duties
10 perform upon the performance
of which may easily rest the issue
of the conflict
senator Fall 5 greatest strength
wi, his party and before the peo
pie, however, does not come from
his attitude toward the nomiua.
tion, bui from his record in tn,
United States senate. Represent
my a new aud thinly populated
state, he has advanced into a posi-
ton of national prominence and
congressional leadership during Il
single term lu the senate He as
Sumed this position almost immc
dlairly after entering the senate
through his attitude upon tn,
Mexican situation, with which hC
was qualified 10 deal by reason OF
first hand information, and upon
which hiS views were generally ac
ccpicd rs sound. Passing into tn,
broader field of the world war. h,
hccamc one of the rccogniZco
leaders of the Senate, not rs Il Re
publican or a partisan, but as d
patriotic, vigorous. fighting Amer
lcau, who has forgotten every
thing else but the necessity fol
winning this war in the shOric,l
poSsiblc time aud with the smallest
possible sacrifice of American
blood.
senator Fall has stood steadily
for giving unlimited power TO IN,
President and for granting ever,
demand upon Congress for IN,
conduct of the war. lie has in
sisted upon delcpatlng responsible
ily, along with the power, and h'
has criticised severely certain
phases of the conduct of the war
but his criticisms have been con
Nructivc, and in nearly every cas-,
they have aided in brttcring con
dltions.
The result is that the New Mex
leo senator is recognized aS one o
the dozen big men Of the Unite,
States senate. His views ar
sought by the great newspapers %
the country, without regard to hi
political connection, or their own
Ills speeches in the senate ar
heard with respect and are no
delivered 10 empty benches II
Is the type of strong, aggressiv
American who is needed ia th
public service ia this crisis.
II is probable thar the Rcput
icans will nominate senator Fal
They will be foolish if they do uo