El Nuevo mexicano., 1918-10-10
The Power Of New Mexico Vote

nominees for those offices.
The Power Of New Mexico Vote
No voter should underestimate the importance Of the election results in
this state in influencing the deatnies Of the nation. i is only necessary to
f fon N ses S %ssSo. Z At s sst tfs & J H Bs@SAss I'll Character sFt Of he e state ate Re Re-
P Dana. asE Ssasi s's ssS bs e. s siss9ss s a6sss s1sn u 1s 's sSoaid have e Lad Ia 3 J 3 &
p ! s,n.1 s99 RsTab It me s gsg hsss enabled s g o SsP psgts Sq so Srsa as th he sq Souss
prevent the election of Champ Clark as speaker, and make u impossible
manships Of the great committees The hope of avoiding q similar result At
the forthcoming election. has had much to do with the determination of the
New Mezicans attitude IN the present campaign.
Conferences With Leaders
In order that ta Il might g. render sS, e. most lost. effective nsetSss support Isat. to tn the ms national Eana
as well as Republican leaders in the state, in a endeayor to secure the nomt
Republican leaders to the national Republican Chairman viii H Hays, at
the meeting he'll, held in in A m% g1srsss, last ,.a spring n%s, where VII ssn@ The pa taan y ena anana
Of the party and a vigorous attempt made to restore the party to better
It has endeavored to secure such a state ticket as would free the national
ticket from such an osaaaanott nt incubus s bus as Is led sa. to is ss defeat tin in isl nSs,o
was ever a time when # was proposed to demonstrate to the people Of New
dsstinisa Of the Republican party in the state IN the past must yield to new
Influences and must offer a ticket which would compare hayoraby with that
offered by the Democrats, this was such a time.
Substantial Progress Made
The New Mexican believes that substantial progress has been made mi
the state central committee is a most commendable step, and a move that
tvn appeal most strongly to the younger element in the party It spells
The ticket nominated by the Republicans, contains names which the
New Mexican would not have chosen yet it is the best that has been named
by the party for decades, and it is free from the names which have hereto
fore adepated supp support PEd q in y! assa , voters s,nl i Is s. placed a e IN n0%naT T%a
Republican ticket moreover, is the product o a convention where varying in
ed nominations which had the slatelnakers guessing.
ar u ana en ws n 4 nepO tapsn in = CONJUNCTION ~ With ap' the %' generally Snasuy weak list pro
duced by the Democrats have largely removed the danger of1a mifre on
the senatorial and congressional candidates feared if the electorate generally
should have had to undertake to split its vote under the new and unfamiliar
ballot system. @MAF WI
The New Mexicans conferences with leaders seemed advisable not only
to test the sincerity of the promises made to the national chairman, but for
these two additional reasons: First, a bad state ticket would necessarily
prejudice the national ticket; and, second, the complications OF the new AUS
ltranan ballot referred to above would likely render the voting OF a split
ticket dangerous until the new system is thoroughly understood.
For these reasons the New Mexican believed it vital that the Republican
state ticket should show a marked improvement over previous years and
should be free from the Objectionable features which have previously made
lie difficult for independent voters to send men to congress who should ex
press the convntonBnof these voters on national matters. -
No Strings on New Mexican
In reaching these decisions, the New Mexican, it lis. needless to say, has
Exercised its usual right of absolutely independent political action. It y
bound by n pledges, agreements nor understandings. There is n BASIS
whatever for stories which have been indusriousy circulated and which
have been called to our attention that a change has taken place in the con
itrl Of this newspaper.
Readers of the New Mexican, who have followed Its course for mary
years, ad, whom are familiar with its management and with It's political
and editorial policies, win, we are convinced, believe that we ave endeavored
Ito bring to bear upon the solution Of the present problem every element Or
lfair Judgment and good faith which has actuated the paper in the past ana
las built uH the confidence Of a class or readers which we know is second
Ito none in the state Its decision has been reached with the utmost denp-
GRAFTON and after more than two months of almost continuous consideration
With the state and national leaders of the problems involved and OF ne
emergency which faces the country Nor did this consideration end with
THE closing Of the final convention 1t has ended, in fact, nearly e week later
land after a reconsideration of all the Elements OF the problen1 after inter
views with various candidates and after FUN and hearty concurrence BY
nany Of those whose counseltan advice has peen sought in It's years of en-
deavor to take and maintain a correct position on political matter
III is the sincere conviction Of this newspaper that a vital problem Is pre-