The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-21
Busy as Bees
Spreading Their Propaganda
Throughout Mew Mexico

However. II is almost a certainty
that before sssat tre the stupid re-
publican bosses win have been able
TO read the handwriting on h wall
and will have called O special
ton and voted to make II unanimous
for Hanna. Organized labor will
eagerly pursue the band wagon. and
tho socialists will not DO willing to be
left out In this cold. In reel life they
do II, dear reader, and In the dem-
ocratic propaganda, but not In real
life. Not yet. That ~ to say, not IN
New Mexico. The millennium has o
come. When Il does arrive. all peo-
ple,- irrespective OF party lines, will
be for Judge Hanna.
Some republicans are cheerful
enough TO believe that In spite Of all
the objections from the republican
ranks. Hanna's plurality will be
somewhat less than 1900 votes. Some
OF them even, uasert that his plurality,
whatever the figures. will be dec.
GRATED with the minus sign.
Other propaganda stories. ~circulat-
ed by word OF mouth. deal with the
dlaaffection In several OF the counties,
purporting TO show how the rank and
file OF the republicans, Indignant over
the arbitrary curse OF county boses
In gobbling all the plums. will eng
erly support n fusion movement. In
this type OF story there IL a founda-
lion OF ruth. There has been some
discomfort In Santa Fe county and
the democratic organization has done
It's utmost TO turn this condition to
advantage, through n fusion ticket.
IL IL reliably reported that the demo-
Gratis have offered the %insurgent re-
publicana all the county offices, II the
republicans Will agree to support the
democratic nominees for the legisln-
ture. Republican leaders say that
10 such offer will be considered.
Hubbelrs Case
In Bernalillo county n OF the
leaders In clamoring for a fusion
ticket E Frank a. Hubbell. former
boss who has been completely repudi-
ated In recent contests. Huhbeli was
nominated by tho republican
ton In 1916 for United States senator.
the highest office within the gift OF
tho people Of New Mexico. Now, re-
pudlated and disgruntled. he seeks
to defeat the republican ticket, ma
tionnl. state and county. Hubbell has
repeatedly offered TO bet t25,000 that
not n single nominee on the repub-
lican state ticket will be elected. Il
ought to he mentioned I'm passing that
Hubbell was M OF the big handicapA
that kept Larrazolo from being re-
nominated. . Lacking the Huhbell af-
nliation, Governor Larrazolo would
have had an excellent chance to be-
renominated. IL will he remembered
hat In 1915 Hubbeli wagered more
than $50, 900 that he would be elected.
He lost his seat In the United States
enate and his bets of thirty odd
thousand dollars by a plurality OF
$3.50 votes. That Was how much the
republicans OF New Mexico did not
want Hubbell to represent them In
the greatest delibrative body on earth.
This was not n democratic landslide.
as Is shown by the fact that the late
Robert =. Ervien, republican candi-
date for land commissioner, was elect
ed by n plurality of 1885. Hubbell's
defeat ri about the greatest In the
history OF the state. except for the
congressional race in 1914. when
Francis G. Wilson. OF Santa Fe. re-
ceived 22,ii7 votes less than Benigno
c. Hernandez. so. In view OF Hub
BELLS Judgment In betting. Il will not
be surprising II republicans do not
get excited owe Hubbeli's present Of
fers to bet against h republican
ticket