New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-08-02
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The weeks crop of political fore
casts presents some fascinating lures
to the campaign fan, and brings out
with more distinctness than hither-
to the attitude of various receptives.
A. B. Fall continues the acknow-
ledged Republican candidate for
senator Benjamin F, Pankey is un-
questionably the leading candidate
for governor and is developing
strong support from all parts of the
state Larrazolo is spoken of for
congressional honors. ]. H Wagner
has received the approval of some
of the county institutes for a second
term as school superintendent, and
his candidacy has now become as
near certainty as any thing can
be before the convention acts.
Ted Rouault, tentatively mention
ed as candidate for land commits
sioner, is vigorously out after the
Job, not ussyfooting but deman ding,
and pointing to his creditable record
as state game warden as a recon-
mendation.
Fred Muller, who has had long
experience in land matters in both
the U. S. and State land office is
out for land commissioner and is a
strong possibility and has strong sup
port from those who desire to see
the present splendid policy continued.
Ervien by the way is frequently
mentioned as a possibility for Con-
gress Thomas Hughes who is re-
vea'ing strength as a party leader
is also frequently sugge sted for gov
ernor Or land commissioner, and W.
F. Lindsey is frequently mentioned
A young man with good record
as an efficient public servant has
allowed it to be known in a quiet
way that he would run for corpora
tion commissioner This is Edwin r.
Coard, chief clerk of the commission.
and formerly assistant under Sccre-
tary Nathan Jaffa in the territorial
days. He is a good man for the place,
and fulfills the call for new blood
that has gone. out this year.
On the Democratic side, Elmer F,
Veeder has this week decided to cx-
tend his west Las Vegas boom which
he has been carefully nursing for
several months, into statewide
haulocast, and observers will watch
how the fragile plant thrive, since
its tranSplating Ii is said that Al
pheus Andreus Jones, senator from
the POLITICALLY doubtful state OF
New Mexico has demanded the pres
ence OF his fellow townsman as
Standard buryier" for the Democrats
this year This may be so as Mr..
Veeder modestly acclaims he was
pushed into it by Sufficient" friends
and Jones may well be deemed SUI
ficient"
Fl. L. Hall state treasurer has de-
cided he does not want to be gov
ernor, Just as his boom was boom
ing its hoomdest He would likely
be willing to be his own successor
in the treasurcr's office. Antonio
Lucero sits passive1y in the secretar-
ial sanctum, one political writer in
fers, waiting to see what will be the
outcome of the Democratic congress
sional melee, in which Walton and
Richardson, are not saying after
YOU, A1phonso." but "me first" If
Walton goes in for senator which
he probably will Lucero expects the
robe of congressional choice to fall
upon his shoulders And by the way,
events OF the past week seem to
have eliminated a judicial aspirant.
The taking unto his breast Of an is
sue dsclaimed nationally by the
Democratic party and unanimously
tabooed by the Democratic conven-
ton of the great state of New York
almost at the same moment, are said
to have put Mr. Hanna at outs with
his promoters over night, as the Es-
tancia speech, or debate, is already
a classic of a fallen idol.
Felix Garcia has been forgotten as
Democratic nominee for governor,
Harry Patton says he dosn't want
to be attorney general again. but he
is such a wit that he may be only
half in earnest Adolph Hill is strong
for Hill for the Democratic nomina-
ton for state secretary, though Juan
J. Duran an aggressive party man
from Union county where votes arc
desired is among those present and
seems to have the front seat.
Neither party has announced a
convention place or date though
opinion inclines that both parties will
ShoooS Tol tlilS NCI C
monial, as well as for state campaign
headquarters this year.
Holm. o. Bursum is urged in some
quarters for state chairman of the
Republicans. and Thomas Hughes by
others, as w. H. Gillenwater is said
to be willing to forgo the job, Ar
thur Seliginan has given no indica-
ton of being willing to yield the
Democratic throne. So there you
are. Politics la mode but no
la mud" for this is to be a particui-
arly clean campaign, they say, and it
ought to be for the Democrats have
been washing a good deal of their
linen in public of late, and the Re-
publicans have no dirty linen to
wash.
A wise predicter says however that
if this campaign is finished without
somebody calling somebody else a
Stacker and even worse, it will be
wonder.
The patriotic citizens of our town