The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-24
DEMOCRATS
OPEN SESSION
At LAS VEGAS
Temporary Convention
Officers Chosen; Dele
gates Hear Speeches.

EAST LAS VEGAS, n. NJ, Aug. "a.
After having spent last night In
the launching OF tentative booms. and
this morning In holding cnucuses OF
the county delegations. the democrats
Of New Mexico opened their conyen-
,ion this afternoon to nominate II
state ticket and to draft n platform
designed TO make votes for the ticket.
Accurate lists OF delegates are not
Yet available. but II Is estimated that
GOO persons are present TO cast the
44s votes. and that OF those present
about 100 are women.
The following are the temporary
officers OF the convention; Chairman,
John Il. Simms, of Bernallllo; chair
woman, Mrs. G. l.. Collins, OF Union;
secretary. Byron o. Beall. OF Choves;
assistant secretaries, Mrs. NJ. G..
Brown, OF Sierra; Florencio c. DE
Baca. OF San Miguel; sergeant at
arms, Fred T.. Kahnt, OF Bernalillo:
assistants. Eugenio Sena, OF San
Miguel; Dennis Chavez, OF Bernaiilio; {;
platform interpreter, Enrique Romero,
of Mora: floor interpreter. Justiano
Baca. Of Socorro: doorkeepers, u. L.
Quensel. OF Taos; Jose d. Montoya, u
Rio Arriba.
Hanna UnoppOscd.
Judge X. IL. Hanna. OF Albuquer-
que, remains without opposition for
governor. There is growing belief
that his Nomination will be made by
acclamation. Robert q. DOW IL still
In the field for representative In con-
Bress. and his friends appear to be
confident. However, there is no mis-
taking the growth m the demand for
Antonio Lucero. Lucero lis busiiy en-
gagged In pleading with his supporters
not to put his name before the con-
vention. lie says emphatically that he
does not want to be nominated. There
are reasons to believe that he wouii
positively refuse the nomiHatiOn.
Isynn's Hat In Ring.
What change has occurred in the
supreme court situation has been
brought about by the throwing of
Judge X. X. Ryan's hat into the
arena as a receptive candidate. II is
authoritatively said that Judge
Ryan Will not decline the nomina-
Judge G. X. Brice say there has been
little change since yesterday. There
are rumors current that organized
labor will make n vigorous fight
against the nomination OF Rryan and
BriCe III being assailed on the ground
that he Is acceptable" to Judge c.
j. Roberts of the supreme court and
Judge Reed EIolloman. of the First
district. There is no discounting the
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Iublicans II costing Brlce SOME sup
port.
II. $. Upton apparently remains
alone in the. field as candidate for
superintendent OF education. The
Quay county delegation is enthusiastic
for Alex Street for land commits
sioner and Senator Hal Kerr Is also
being frequently mentioned for this
place. Kerr says he IL not n candi-
date and would not accept the nJmi-
nation. Poz Val Verde Is still another
being groomed for tails place.
Tom J. Ross. of Albuquerque, has
n lot OF support for treasurer. The
Bernalillo county caucus this MORN
ing decided to vote as a. unit for Ross
for treasurer and for Hanna for gov
ernor. O. N. Marion was chosen as
head OF the delegation.
Among the booms launched last
night were Frank Butt OF Albuquer-
que. for state chairman. Butts
friends are developing considerable
strength in their move. but there IL
also now a clearly defined move "a
hold seligman in the chairmanshir
and have him conduct the campaign.
II In not believed that nomination.
will be reached before tomorrow
when. with an early start. the work
could be carried straight through.