The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-19

mission for assessor for county clerk and probate
Judge the offices that absolutely control the
county government, all county funds taxation
valuations, the election machinery, the schools
and the roads.
These democrats acting in the interest of r. H.
Hanna, demoratic candidate for governor, propose
10 sell the government of Bcrnalillo county to
lIubbell for such votes as lIubbc can deliver to
Hanna. There are other media of exchange in the
buying of votes than actual cash This proposal
Of the local Hanna lieutenants. led by Ed Chase,
is to buy lluhhell's 800 votes for consideration
Of one county government TO be transferred to
llubbcll If a majority of the VOTERS can he made
to approve the deal.
Where does the Morning journal stand on this
dealt Does the Journal approve its consumma.
tOn or oppose il
Mr.. Carl G. Magec the owner of the Journal en-.
tered New Mcxio in April of this year aud AN
nounccd program of advocacy of political
FORM championship of clean government and dc-
Siruction of boss rula
This county is face tp face with a clean cu issue
Of returning to boss rule under lIubbell, by way of
the llanna-Ilubbe ticket, or Of remaining free
county with the people in control.
In the primary election leading up 10 the recent
republican state convention, The fact was pointed
out that lubbcll' S fight in that primary contest
forccasted and paved the way for a fight to wrcst
control Of the county gnvernn eni from the pcn-
pie. llubhcll planned, IL defeated, and he knew
he would be defeated, to bolt the republican party
and take his followers 10 the democrats with an
offer of fusion The ony unlocked for deyclop-
mcnt in the whole matter has been the willingness
of certain democratic leaders who have fought
llubhcll for years. to accept the conditions and
terms of the trade ms it was put up to them by
lMbbell and Ed Chase and by which they agreed
TO try to deliver the county government to Hub
hell in exchange for 300 votes for iIanlm
During that primary fight Mr.. Magcc insisted
that Ilubbcll was not an issue in it, but he said in
an editorial in the Morning journal of August IL :
IF later Mr.. Hubbell attempts TO dictate
county government and county organization
it will be time to deal with him, and the Jour
nal will be found antagonizing any such pre-
tensions
The attempt has not only hccn made but has
succeeded. lIubbell has dictated county ticket
and is engaged in putting up the familiar Hub
bell county organzation,'by the use of the famil-
iat iIubbell methods; in the joint interest of his
own return TO power and the election of Hanna
as governor The local Hanna managers have I'M
dcrtakcn to deliver the democrats to Bernalillo
county into this organization. as part of the
price for IIubbell' 300 votes for Hanna.
Where does l1r. Magee stand upon this propo-
sitiong lie has promised the readers of the Jour.
nal that he will deal with such situation should
it arise. The situation has arisen and is con
fronting every taxpayer and citizen of Bernalo
county. The whole program to winch Mr. Magec
says his newspaper is committed is threatened by
this situation in that it involves continued free
government ana clean government III our nome
county, as against the restoration of an absolute
bossism under IIubbell should the Hanna llubhell
scheme prove successful.
There is no disposition TO cmbarrass Mr. Magcc
in quoting his promise of two months ago to deal
with such situation should il arise There is d
real fight on in Bernalillo county in which good
government is at stake. Those who oppose the
lubbcll Hanna deal need all the help they can gel
to win that fight and defeat the consummation oi
the deal. The Journals S help is needed, together
with that of every citizen who stands for ccai
politics, efficient administration and decent gov
crnment
More than a week has elapsed since III,
terms of this deal were agreed upon between rep
rcsentatves of Mr. Hanna and Frank A. Hubhell
and since IIubbel picked his county ticket.
During that time the Morning Journal has mad
no statement of any kind indicating its approva
or disapprova of this transaction.
Where does Mr.. Magee stand?
Is he for ths deal or against il