Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-08-24
BOSSES
MAKING SLATE
AND POLICIES
! UNDER COVER
Governor Defends Record to
Satisfaction of a Large
Audience At Armory; As
sailantS Fail to Appear.
DARES LEADERS TO GIVE
VOTERS VOICE AT POLLS.
Opposition Would Cease If
He Makes Guarantee In
Appointment of Senator to
Succeed Fall, He Declares

Speaking 10 MS masters, tne
voters, flinging defiance to the boss
es and answering the "cowardly
detractors of his character" Gov
ernor Larrazolo eloquently defend
ed his administration before a
sympathetic audience of several
hundred persons at the armory last
night.
II am here to answer to the
voters and not to the self-appointed
leaders who in secret conclaves
have dictated policies and desig-
mated candidates that will be rati-
fled by the state convention for ap-
proval," the governor declared in
opening.
Challenging the "reformers"
who have been decrying "Hubbell-
ism" as an issue In the campaign,
Governor Larrazolo, charged that
they are insincere and dishonest in
an open primary.
Bosses FIX Slate.
They have prepared a slate of
delegates to the state convention
and are seeking to force 1t upon
the people without their having a
voice in the matter, the governor
declared.
THAT Is the method Frank Hub
bell used fifteen years ago as boss
of Bernalillo countv." he declared.
"It is the method they are
using now. They are not then
opposing Hubbellism. If they are
let them abolish his methods In the
selection of delegates"
Then turning to the rear where
Frank Hubbell was seated upon the
speakers platform, Governor Lar
razolo made his proposition that
the delegates to the state conven-
ton be elected in a direct primary
election with every voter going to
the polls and registering his votes
for a delegate of his choice.
None of the opponents of the
governor, publicly invited to appear
and make charges against him,
were noticeable about the speak
er's platform.
Hening Doesn't Appear.
where is Hening?" the governor
called out. He paused for an an
swer, but Mr. Hening gave none.
This character assassin has pic
tured me as puppet of the vilest
sort. Where Is the coward now? I
was citizen Of this state before
this man was born. | am known to
you. Where is this man who came
into the state from God knows
where and whose name was God
knows what?" ...
Reading from copy of the
Evening Herald, organ of the cop
per interests. and directing scathing
comments at the editor, Mr.. Hen
ming whom he had described as a
character assa ssin and too coward
ly to appear in public and make
charges against him, Governor Lar
razolo took up a series OF ques-
tions prepared and taking them one
by one. answered them completely
and to the evident satisfaction of
the large audience.
Defends Pardon Policy.
In the matter Of charges of abuse
of the pardoning power, the gov
ernor admitted pardoning eighty
three prisoners of the state peni-
tentiary. Twenty-Five of these we're
on recommendation of the judges
and prosecuting attorneys sitting in
the cases. he said. Three others
were on recommendation of the
pardon board. Several were par
doned for deportation to other
countries. The remainder were
men weakened physically and "fit
subjects for hospitals rather than
penal institutions" or men who
& had served twenty-five or thirty
years of long sentences.
mo case was without careful
exa mination of it's merits, and who
charges me with CORRUPTION" he
demanded.
The governor pointed out that
law provided for executive clemen-
cy and said that he would continue
as long as in office, to exercise this
power when the circumstances