The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-30
MR.. HANNA RUNS WILD AGAIN

VlARNED in the early stages Of his campaign to hold himself
~ down on personal abuse" Mr.. Hanna dsregraded the advice
' ofhhs astute manager, Mr.. seligman, and waged a campaign Of
personal abuse against Judge Mechem, directly and through rcpubli.
can leaders, at Tucumeari, Clayton, Springer, Ration and elsewhere.
The mud Singing irritated democrats and aroused republicans at all
Of these places. Newspapers all over the state condemned the dem
oeratie candidate.
Then came the outrageous attack on Judge 4. R. Wright, with
its hurried and abjcet retracton by seligman, the unloading of the
blame on Fox, the publicity agent for Hanna the retractiOns in the
scligmsns newspapers. r
Hanna was called on the carpet again and reprinanded. lie
was told to go ~lightyzon the rough stuff to let Puney do it, The
candidate subsidized FOR a time, but is the fatal day draws near and the
vague fears of disaster that have been haunting him grow more def.
mite, Mr. Hanna has run wild again.
We have from his official reporter. the Santa Fe New Mexican,
the following statements made by Hanna at Taos on Tuesday;
'There is no republican party today in New Mexico.
II has been chloroformed and its clothes stolen by the men
who robbed Larrazolo Of denomination, by the men who de-
shrugged Hagerman and Lindsey.
III you elect Mechem governor he can do nothing with
out the o. X; of llOss Bursum.
several thousand republicans went home aud started a revolt
which is going TO cost the grand old party the Legislature on
Some of these bosses I shall name. They are Bursum
Of soeorro; Fall, a resident of Texas, Hawkins, another
Texans Charley Springer and Mr.. suly. None draw any
salaries from the state but the republican party cannot hold
Q dog fight without them.
MI. Hanna cannot be restrained from making statements like the
above. .Selgman seems unable to restrain him, and seigman is his
political creator aud constant bencfactor, his manager and boss.
We do not know that any republicans need care to have him re.
strained, especially when the platform utterances Of his digniacd,
sincere, courageous opponent arc available for comparison.
1t Is worth while, however, for democrats not hide bound in
porty strings to ask themselves in all seriousness if a man who has
made and. is making such a campaign is qualified for the Office Of
governor; il he can be depended upon for the calm judgment, the
cool del.beration, the careful investigation and straight thinking that
The state ; most responsible office requires, if we are TO be well gov
crncd.
If there is no republican party in New Mexico today why are Mr..
llama, his manager, assistants and newspapers devoting their entire
attention to fragrant abuse and misrepresentation OF its leaders? The
assertion, clearly, is not that of a temperate man.
Mr.. Hanna knows all too well that in the matter of political obi.
cations Judge Meehem bears a far lighter load than he, Hanna, strug-
giles under To the obligations he owes Jones, Seligman, Trinidad c.
dc Baca, Ed Chase and others, he has now added the burden of Frank
A. Hubbell Even were Jurge Mecnem subject to the orders Of any
man, which he is not, is Mr.. Hanna in a position to charge him with
being ''bossedf' Mr.. Hanna is not a consistent man.
His statement that several thousand republicans went home in
revolt after the Albuquerque convention is clearly false, since there
were only l,l89 republicans here. OF these Frank Hubbel went
home in revolt and Mr.. Larrazolo in partial revolt. Mr.. Hanna knows
this TO be q fact. Yet he tells the people in distant Taos county, that
thousands went home in revolt" He is not a truthful mar.
Candidate IIanna labors under the impression that Taos county
people do not like Texans SO ne undertakes to arouse antirepubli.
can sentiment there bg the false statement that United States Senator
Fall is a resident OF Texas. The fact that Senator Fall was elected
two years ago by the people of New Mexico in the same election at
cause Of civic righteousness. There is a chance, he thinks, to appeal
to a possible prejudice against Texans; and he unhesitatingly utters
q falsehood.
II may betrue that republicans cannot hold a dog fight without
the bosses Mr.. Hanna named in Taos. The matter is not Of much
Importance. Neither is the fact that Mr.. Hanna cannot get a nom
nation or a public job without Seligman and Jones.
What is important is the consideration that should be given by
tbs people to a candidate for the high office Of governor who is will
ing to seek election with such a campaign.
Is such a man sufficiently responsible to hold the ofhceG
Is he trustworthy, sound in judgment. safe in decsionH
is he q sincere man, or just a cheap demagogue, hot on the trail
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