Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-09

Elfego Baca in the Socorro county
delegation seemed imminent but
was quieted.
Chairman Leahy settled the con-
troversy by ruling that Mechem
was a proper candidate. Balloting
Immediately started.
First Ballot.
| LarraZolo, $50; Mechem, 259;
Armijo, 253; Hughes, 49, Craig, =
Second BallOt.
Larrazolo, 564; Mechem, 37S;
A1nijo, IA; Hughes, 104.
Nominations for Governor o. A,
Larrazolo and four other candidates
calculated to split up the non
committal vote during the early
ballots in the race for the repub-
lican gubernatorial nomination
featured the afternoon session of
the state convention. Luis Armijo
of San Miguel county, George r.
Craig and Thomas Hughes of Ber-
nalillo county, and Judge Merritt
! c. Mechem of Socorro county were
| placed in the running against the
governor in his contest for re-nom
ination. Il
1t was late in the afternoon when
the convention got down to the bus
| mess of nominations. The first
issue was the nomination of three
presidential electors. Bernalillo
county passed and Chaves present.
ed the name of T.. A. Cahoon. Col
fax suggested NJ M. Kahn, Curry
suggested George Curry of Socorro
| county, c. j. Kelley was nominated
by Luna county and Jose Y. Aragon
of Socorro by Socorro county.
| Secundino Romero took the plat
form to ask that the nominations
be reopened to allow San Miguel
county to make a nomination. Holm
/ o. Bursum suggested that the presi-
| Dental electors We're of extreme
| importance to the ticket and that q
committee of five be appointed to
present proper names to the con-
vention. The motion prevailed and
Judge David j. Leahy, whom the
committee on permanent election
had designated for the post of per-
manent chairman, appointed. Mr..
Bursum, H. B. Holt, Secundino Ro-
nero, ]. M. Hervey and j. r.
Aguilar. ~
Mr.. Bursum then suggested that
the convention recess and attempt
to get together on a choice for
governor. The convention howled
him down and the nominations
started.
Nactor Mopfovo n1anod IN pop,in =
alton the name of Thomas Hughes
of Bernalillo county. He reviewed
the early life of Mr.. Hughes, spent
as a printer. He pointed out his
vote-getting ability as demonstrated
in Albuquerque city elections and
urged that he would be able to car
ry the republican ticket 10 success
in November. At the close nf his
address, demonstration was start
ed in which only the BolnaliIlo
county delegates joined.
De Baca county presented the
name of George r. Craig of Berna-
lilo, the ability of Mr.. Craig to or
ganize a campaign was pointed out
and his neutrality in the fight on
Larrazolo was stressed.
Larrazolo's Name Presented.
The name of o. A. Larrazolo was
presented to the convention in a
masterful manner by A. B. Rene
han of Santa Fe. M. Renehan de-
cared that Larrazolo entered st.
Michaers college in 1875, at the
eee of Is, that he entered q Mexi-
car and came out an American,
that his life had been devoted TO
the uplift of the lowly and the de-
f2nse of the principles Of liberty
which cannot die.
"He went in a poor boy" said the
speaker. "and he came cut a ;'oor
boy. He remains a pooc man be-
cause he gave to others and lid not
set aside store for himself. The eyes
of the east are on New Mexico ami
they observe the governor. He has
been heard in conferences in Mary
land, Utah, Colorado and Califor-
mia. He took away from New Mex |
leo the name of the Greaser state. |
He placed it beside New York and |
Ohio and Minnesota.
"He has been the foe of oppres- |
sion, has fought the battle single
handed and alone for the suprem
acy of the rights of man. Some say |
he is not fit to govern. Why not? |
His chief crime is that he has been |
warm hearted and has turned some |
prisoners from their dungeon walls
to the ligth of day. If he is unfit to
govern because he Is merciful, God |
give us more such governors, His
other crime is his unbending cour-
age in his fight for the uplift of all
people"
Reads Letters of Praise.
Mr.. Renehen read a large num-
ber Of letters attesting to the high
esteem in which the governor is
held in other states and in federal
offices. He reviewed the accom- !
of the governor and as
serted that antagonism did not
come because of his acts, but be-
cause of the activities of fool
friends. He touched on the actions
If the governor during the coal
strike and asserted that his act in
sending troops into districts to
preserve the constitutional peace"
lad been one which showed his
allure to consider political success
when the flag and the constitution
we're at stake.
''The record shows" he declared,
that you have been unapprecia-
i've of services we'll performed.
Don't let every governor who goes
nto the executive chair walk L
hrough' . slapghter-house into