The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-10-24

the county. will be- able 10 get results IN legislation.
DR.. NJ. X. Wyldcr. nominated for county com
missioner, will bring Ia that very important office
not only the business ability, hut the progressive,
community spirit which Is needed there. y more
satisfactory nomination could hardly have been
made. u. j. Mctzgar and Max Gutierrez, the other
candidates for the commission are substantial. r-
liable citizens. II should prove an aggressive,
forccful and result producing board.
Henry T.. Rogers, nominated for assessor. has
been one of the substantial citizens of Albuquerque
for many years. lie Is thoroughly qualified and
enjoys q public confidence that viii go far toward
clccting him in his competition with probably the
strongest candidate on the democratic ticket.
The convention achieved . notable at, nee iu
our political growth when il nominated Mis-, Eliza
beth Wiley for county school superintendent.
Wherever progressive New Mexico counties have
nominated and elected women Ia this, vitality ian.
portant position, and a number of the counties have
done So, they have proved highly competent. result
producing officers. Ia this ease the republicans
have nominated one of the most thoroughly com.
petcnt educators in New Mexico. Miss Wiley ha,
specialized IN the primary and grade school work
and Is an expert IN her chosen field, which Is u
effect the field ia which the county superintcuIr lent
must work. She has a thorough command oi the
Spanish language and this completes her equipment
for the position. II is. IN every sense. a notably
satisfactory nomination. Miss Wiley is probably
be Ger qualified than any other citizen Of AlhuUucr-
qgc to take up and carry forward the fnc work
begun IN TINS county by superintendent AtauJcio
MOntoya, whose reelection was made impossible
by the non-successIon provision of our constitution.
As a whole the ticket nominated by the rtpub.
leans Is stronger than that named by the democrats
on Monday although the latter is by no means a
weak ticket. However. in a county that is normally
strongly republican, aud with the republican forces
united behind a list of competent, clean candidates,
there is not much doubt about the result of the
election.
II there is a contest it will come over the
sheriff : office. Both Sheriff Rafael Garria. re.
nominated by the democrats. and former sheriff
Romero, the republican candidate, have been oolit.
zeal leaders first and officials second. Both men
have left their official duties chiefly to dcpuries
who, It may be said fairly as 10 the deputies
named by both, have been competent. sheriff
Garcia, during his term of office. has plavcd M
politics Just as constantly aud lust ~ hard as did
sheriff Romero. The local sheriff office has al
ways gone on n basis of political leadership this
BENG as true OF democratic as of republican uomi
nees oi the past thirty years. II remains the only
focal county Office wherein the Office holder has
tailed 10 put personal, official service ahead of
political activity. Eventually that condition will
he changed. sheriff Romero won his nominate,
Yesterday IN a hard. but fair and abovc-board con.
vention light IN which he had the majority of The
votes necessary 10 nominate. A. compared with
sheriff Garcia, Romero is the stronger man and
made u better record. lie IS. therefore, entitled to
the full strength of his party vote. and will prob
ahl! get II, which will mean his election.