Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-15
JUAN LARRAZOLO
MAY ENTER RACE
FOR CONGRESS
Ell PaSo Politicians Say Father
and Son May Run on. 0ppo-
SitIon Tickets in New Mex
leo In 1929 Campaign,


El Paso politicians are already ems
gagged in picking candidates for state
and congressional offices in New Mex
leo in 1920, The latest slate is that
Governor D. A. Larrazolo is expected
TO be nominated by the republicans
ton and that his son. Juan Larrazolo,
is being groomed by certain demo-
Gratis" as a candidate for congress on
the democratic ticket The FL Paso
Herald on Saturday carried this
story:
New Mexico is likely TO witness one
of the most unique campaigns in its
history in 1920, for it is generally ex-
pected that Governor o. A. LarraZolo
will be q candidate for reelection
as the republican nominee of course
land it is being planned among GER
tain democratic leaders of the state
to run the governors son, Juan, for
congress on the democratic ticket.
Juan Larrazolo practices law in
Las Cruces, Ell Paso and Mexico, main
tanning an office in Ell Paso and re-
naming here much of the time. but
he retains his residence in New Mexico
and his family resides at Las Cruces
New Mexico Is the home of his birth
and rhe has always claimed his resi-
denoe there.
Juan early embraced the demo-
cratic faith, At that time his father
was one of the democratic leaders of
the state, but few years ago Q. A.
LarraZolo forsook the democratic
party when, he said, it forsook its orig
inal principles, and became a republic
can. He was elected governor Of the
state upon the republican ticket and
his friends say they are going to send
him to the senate in 1922. when the
present term of A. A. Jones, democrat,
expires. This would make it natural
that he should allow himself to be
candidate for a second term, to fill in
the time between the expiration of his
first term and the expiration of the
term of Senator Jones, so that he
might remain actively in the public
eye.
Son Versus Father.
Meantime, the democrats. casting
about for a man they think can defeat
b. G. Hernandez. present republican
congressman from the state, are likely
to decide upon the governors son as
the man to make the race, Many
leading democrats of New Mexico, it
is said have already promised their
support to the son,
IF both should get the nominations
1t would present the unusual spectacle
of father and soif fighting hard IN
different ranks for two of the states
most important offices The spectacle
was presented last year of the son
touring the state in behalf of all the
democratic nominees save that of gov
ernor lie made no campaign against
his father, but fought hard among his
friends and the friends of his father
in northern New Mexico for the rest of
the democratic ticket while his father
was working equally hard to elect the
nominees of the republican party on
the ticket with him. There was no
stumping the state. as the influenza
was raging, but candidates travelled
and did a lot of personal soliciting of
votes. Father and son opposed each
other for their respective tickets.
Father won, with his whole ticket
Still a Democrat.
I am still a democrat said young
I,arrazolo. I learned democracy at
the feet of my father and / am still
a democrat | did not wish to see my
father defeated for governor, but
did not wish to see the rest Of his
ticket elected. for ] do not believe in
the republican party. Therefore. l
fought his ticket.
In case should be nominated for
congress on the democratic ticket. |
think we would have a perfectly
friendly campaign. We would not he
pitted against each other. I would
not oppose him for governor, because
C.k l. 4 4 r tt.
ticket. | would look for him to fight
those on the ticket against me, but /
am sure he would not fight me per-
sonally. If he decided to do so, it
would merely be the fortunes of war
and nothing more. 1t would never
estrange my father and me-