The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-22
Will You Obey Hanna's Demand
That You Vote for HubbeH?

If these two men, Sanchez and Gutierrez, are
elected county commssioners,-and they will be
elected il Ed Chase and other local Hanna lieu
tenants can drive enough democrats into standing
for the deal-Frank Hubbell will dictate the
equalization of taxes in this county; the fixing of
tax evics; the control of all election machinery;
the appropriations for schools the use of road
funds; the naming of all appontive officers; in
word. the complete control Of county finances,
taxes and administration will be placed in Hub
bell 5 hands.
That is the deal put up to the rank and file Of
BernalilO county democrats by Ed Chase aud
those local democratic leaders who regard 800
Hanna votes gained as more important than
tnuance of good government ia BernalillO
county. The demand is made democrats TO
trade the county government back to Hubbell in
exchange for these votes that Hubbell has agreed
to deliver for Hanna.
Mr. Hanna, by his admoniton to democrats aud
fusionists to vote the democratic ticket straight
"T0 END BOSS RULE, " has formally approved
this deal TO restore the worst kind of boss rule
ever known in New Mexico to control in his home
county.
Mr. llama S principal newspaper supporter,
the Morning journal, by opening its columns TO
defense of the Hubbell candidates for the county
commission, appears to lend its sanction to the
deal and to line up with the Hanna Hubbell forces
in the county contest.
The rejection or the ratification of this deal is
strictly up 10 the democratic voters of Bernalillo
county. Republicans will vote against il, work
against il and fight il to the last ditch. The di-
vision in the county is close between the parties.
Albuquerque is normally democratic by 800 votes.
IIubbell controls between $50 and 300 votes in the
remnant of his old machine
III BenalO county democrats Albuquerque
democrats want Hubbell back in the saddle as
county boss their boss put there by their approx
al of this Hanna-IIubbe trade they can have
him, because the democratic vote in Bernalillo
county, added TO what Hubbell can muster with
the Hubbcll machine and by Hubbel methods, will
turn the trick and close the deal
We face a serious situation in Bernalillo county
brought on us by Hanna 5 need for handful of
llubbcll votes. This is poor time for republi-
cans to admit democratic strength in this county
but it is time to talk political facts If we put
Boss HGbbell back in charge of this county, dem
ocratic votes will do it,
Mr.. Hanna has preached throughout his cam
paign his alleged horror OF all bosses and has
hurled his denunciat;ons at every republican with
more than local influence. demanding their SEN
fence to immediate Oblivion upon his unsupport-
ed charge that they are 'bosses lie now comes
into his home community with a command to dem
ocrats to vote the ticket straight which means
to vote for the restoration of boss whose unsav-
ory methods in politics and whose destructive
management of government are known to him in
every detail.
We are not so much Interested now in Mr..
llama inconsistency as we are in the preserva-
tion of decent government in Bernalillo county.
Are yOn democrats, in whose name, although with
out whose sanction this Hanna-llnbbell deal was
made, going to obey the Hanna order and ratify
iti Or are you going 10 line up for decent gov
ernment as you have in the past when HHbbell has
fought TO come backi'