The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1918-02-08
WILL ELECT COMPLETE SET
OF STATE-COJNTl OFFICER,


One Congressman Ia succeed Con
gressman W B. Walton.
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of state.
Opg Justice NJ the state supreme
Court to succeed A. n Hanna.
Attorney General
state Land Commissioner.
state Audiias
State Treasurer.
superintendent of Public lu.truc-
ton
One Corporation Commissioner tu
uccred Commissioner NJ :. Groves.
Eight Judges pf District Courts.
state Representatives.
Pun SETS of County Onlcors iu ~
counties.
Nominating conventions hy both
parties are expected to be- L. ld not
later than the first of September.
with primaries shortly before that
date.
With M" election only mine
months distant The state central
committee, of the Republican and
Democratic parilr, are expected tu
hr called tir"ihrr iu thp mot iir
distant Wlur, to name the tune.
aud place, tur their respective state
.numiuaiing conventions.
Under the provisions uf the ruu-
.siilutlun amy miu who has been
elected lu any stat" ur ruuuiN office
iwlrr u succession cannot hr rr-
elected or elected a. amy other state
office. li a state officer or tu an,
Iolhrr ruuniy office n q county onl-
.rrr. until two year, have elapsed
THIS provision disqualified fnr rr-
ELECTION, ar election Ia song other
state office, state Auditor ". g..
Sargent, secretary of state Antonio
Luccro and Land Commissioner u.
+. Eryicn.
II Is dillicult at tins time to pre-
dict with any degree ut accuracy
the probable line-up for either the
Republican ar Democratic state
tickets white all sorts uf raudi-
dates are mentioned M political rir-
.clos, the names of Z - Catron ol
santa Fc county. Charles Springer
'of ColfaN, aud u. g. Holt of Duua
.Ana county Republicans and ". g.
Walton, of Silver Clly, and judge
81. 4 Richardson. of Roswell. Drmu-
Icrat,, are heard ollcncsi ln rounrr-
Itlon with th" nomination for e. s.
senator The name uf Governor
Lindsey for the T. :. senate has aI,u
been proposed boy friend, ut the gn, o.
Iornur, who Is likewise SAID to be- a
possibility for denomination ur the
|guNrruorShlp Il 0, mot believed
Judge Herbert T. Rryuuli, Will CON
sent lo b" ln the running EN-Doy -
Irrnur M.Duuald has been again
mentioned
| Assuming the probability that B
L., Hernandez ur Id Oipru would hr
Nominated lur governor hy the Re-
Ipuhllcaus un the ground that a
ISpanlSh-Nmrrirau candidate o, de
Islrahlr Democratic candidate, rr.
gardrd as pos,lhlIltlr, are FrliN
Garrla, believed to be- am exception
Ially strong possibility. aud l,aa,
Barth, Elmer l.. Nrcdcr. of La,
Vegas, chairman oI the Dcmucrati,
central committee m san Miguc
county, has been brought iorwar,
prominently as desirable timber fnl
Ia" gubernatorial nomination
Chief Justice h. n Hanna Will IL
.all probability be- q candidate {,
succeed himself on the suprrm,
bench aud there Is strong proba
hllIty that o. A Larrlyolo. of La
Vegas, Will be- successful con
tender for the Republican nomIna
, tiun tn oppose Hanna
state Treasurer Hall and Attorn,,
General Patton are likely la be- can
dldatcs to succeed themselves. oI
( |AN' Af'lli'A NNl' w M'lH - llNNl Nh
pcrintendenl Warner Republican
may be- expected Ia have no oppo
slllon as a candidate In succccI
himself m that position.
There is little talk about caudl
dates for other Offices lo be- vote
U on m the fall except IN a uumhp
.of the southeastern counties Whrr
appearances Of county. state an
district candidates have been frr
kluent and numerous, number ii
d the small town newspaper, in thos
sections carrying yards ul announce
|mrnts 10y candidates, The mn'
y noticeable general indication of m
! approaching campaign is the rradui
|praNitalon Of Republican leaders
y Santa fc for conferences and N
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