Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-10-05
HARMONY TICKET
WORKS BACKWARD
SAYS CANDIDATE
Hancock Asks Why Advocates
Of Harmony Movement Did
Not Get Into Race For City
Commission Themselves,

The disturbed condition of affairs
compels me to again call to the atten-
ton of the voters of Albuquerque the
necessity for harmony and content
ment and satisfaction in their conduct
of the city government.
Quite a Number of publications and
much advertising matter are being
circulated in the city of Albuquerque,
in the endeavor to persuade or to in
duce the voters to support what is
called the purported Harmony Ticket.
From my observation. | am inclined
to think that the Harmony Ticket is
working backwards. In other words
it Is producing more discord and dis
cussion and creating more bitterness
than If all of the organizations had
kept their hands off.
You will recall that some weeks ago
the purported Business Mems assoc
citation induced and solicited Mr.. Nohl
and DR. Rice to become candidates
for commissioners. -Four or five days
later it was discovered that Mr.. Nohl
and DIR. Rice were not suited for the
office, politically. The purported
Business Mems association hastily
called a meeting and withdrew Nohl
and Rice and substituted Tom Hughes
in their place. it being published that
conference had been held between
the labor organizations and the pur-
ported Business Mems association,
and a deal or trade or combination
of some kind was arranged by which
the labor organization was to throw
into discard one of their candidates,
Mr.. Wright, who was thrown over
| board; and with a great flare of
| frtt at
trotted out as the candidates that In
the mind of the so-called Business
Mems association would bring about
absolute harmony.
NY impression is that this deal was
purely a political one in its inception,
and | am reliably informed that it is
| intended, if successful, to give Albu-
| querque a commission composed of
majority Of politicians.
/ am puzzled as to the motive that
| is prompting the efforts to bring poll
| tics into the city election, and the
government of the city. and l. as a
| candidate for city commissioner,
would like that the men of the pur-
ported Business Mems association who
claim to speak for it's entire member
ship to publish the minutes of its
meeting at which the above agreement
and combination and suggestion to
! the people of Albuquerque occurred
1t occurs to me that unless some
trick is in this deal. that the minutes
of tho purported meeting should be
published, stating who was present
| and who made the suggestion of this
compromise or combination ticket. In
other words, If the purported Bust
ness Mems association is not under
taking to pull off a political stunt,
they should publish the facts of their
meetings and who attended, and what
| business was transacted.
l am firm in my belief that YOU
will never see satisfactory city gov
eminent unless its membership is
composed of representatives of the
people, elected upon their own in
| tiative and standing flat-footed on
their own characters and ability,
If the advocates of this purported
| harmony movement We're sincere,
why did they not get IN themselves
and not endeavor to push some one
! else in?
In conclusion, desire to again sug-
gest that each voter select his own
| candidates and vote for them and
spurn any suggestion, by anybody as
to how he should vote or who he
should vote for.
| (Pol. Adv.) f, G. HANCOCK.