The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1918-10-05
Democrats at
SAINT aFe..

The Democratic State Convention
at Santa Fe last week was the right
place 10 get at the actual situation
politically in New Mexico, and it was
well worth while to sit in convention
with receptive mind and ne preju-
dices or favorites and study the causes
as we'll as the effects of the condi-
tions, sentiments, plots and counter
plots and general activities of state
convention.
The activities and deliberations Of
the State Central Committee before
the convention opened were evidenced
without the pain Of going through all
this preparation by the layman who
could sit down to the enjoyment of
the GKey-Note, Speech, which was
so ably delivered by Neil B. Field, Of
Albuquerque, whose brilliance is only
rivalled by his irrascible Temperament.
The largest and most enthusiastic
Democratic Convention ever held in
the state heard him and an endless
category Of speakers followed and re-
peated the platitudes he uttered.
The statement that FREE and TJN-
LIMITED Speech, was a Democratic
prerogative" was taken at its face
value, and lot Of fellows made use
of it to the point of intemperance and
spoiled the disposition of en- otherwise
goodnatured and sensible assemblage..
Jockeying for places in the start was
sly and spirited but showed far less
skill and cleverness than we formerly
noted in Republican state conventions
in Iowa when we were mixed up in
them years ago and no play was made
that the rank and file WAS not wise
to ON the instant.
The placing of Senator Ike Barth,
Of Albuquerque in the chair was
good move for no one could long re-
main angry or sulky under his good
natured railery and no one dared show
his weaknesses under penalty of hav-
ing them ridiculed.
After an endless stream of talk,
some conveying thought more or less
stereotyped, and some merely display
ing the weaknesses Of the individuals
who wanted to be heard in a large
crowd, they got to business. The first
rouTTd resulted in proposing some i'm
possibilities for U. S. Senator, but on
the first ballot the invincible candidate
the only one who has any legitimate
claim to being the right man-came in
to hrs own with the calm assurance Tor
a born leader and trained executive,
"Billy Walton" carried the first ballot !
Overwhelmingly and the other would
be candidates and their friends climb /
ed into the "Band-Wagon" with as
much celerity and agility as they had
climbed on the "Water- Wagon" this
week.
The candidacy for Congressman
went begging in a most remarkable
manner, and was left till later and
then wished on judge Richardson by
consent. The state treasury
also vert begging and was donated to
b4lG man II NAAl DbkOA ~ NONuby WIN tu-
mitted they deserved-no better.
The Governorship was urged unon
Felix Garcia because ne was conceded +
to be the only right man for the place
and the second place was unanimous
ly given to Elmer Veeder who with
drew from the race in the interest of {
q stronger ticket.
For State Superintendent of Schools
5he race Yves between Filadelfo Baca.
former Asst under White, and ]. S.
Long who rad only clever introdue-
ion to most of the delegates. It was
! close race and ended in the choice Of
Long.
The convention ended after midnight !
Friday night with the work no bet, /.
er done than it could have been in !,
lalf the time but those present had
title training which will fit them for ;,
should they ever be SEN :
eneed by their fellow citizens to that =
body. !
tits pleasant to think that the old n
liners who ran this convention on !,
he unlimited conversation" plan had q
his last chance to enjoy their anti Il
uated system which viii have to give II
,ay to modern efficiency and practical :,
Methods of the younger generation Il
When the Boys come home" and take in
barge OF political as well as other
fairs in the reconstruction that is te
Don to come. 81
The resolutions adopted contain di
ome very Just claims to the super st
'rity Of Democracy as we'll as some as
$1,000 superflnous words, but they pa
ave their sole author much pleasure st
writing them and the convention a te
i'd hour in hearing them. ad
The scrapping among members was to
erely practice getting ready for the ~ ~
G scrap when the campaign gets un- ~,
II way and the opposition will then e.
ell the weight of the training in the e., e.
dy blows prepared for them. no
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zee and UNLIMITED, speech, is like ert