The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
JUDGE MECHEM AND
MONTOYA CONFIDENT
OF c. 0. P. VICTORY
Return Here from Sue
cessful Tour in North
ern Counties

Judge MERIT G. Mechem. republi.
can candidate for governor. and Nes-
tor Montoya. candidate for Congress
man, returned here yesterday from q
two weeks campaign tour In Rio
Arriba and Taos counties. They held
meetings in ~ or 20 OF the principal
points In those counties M We're
also present at tho Rio Arriba county
convention at TERRA Amarillo, where
a county ticket was selected. They
are confident Of republican success
The campaign tour In those u
ties wna carried on by the two candi
dates assisted by Congressman Her
nJndez 10 Hlo Arribn county.
The tour was not made In gum
shoe fashion as the Santa fe New
Mexican and the Morning Journal
state. hut In open meetings. largely
attended by men and ONE OF the
places We visited" said Mr.. Montoya
today. Tho speakers presented TO
the people the national and state
questions In a fair manner. leaving
II 10 the people TO decide whittier they
were for the republicans or demo-
erats The party was not lost. neither
did II stray into tho wilderness of
tha northern counties Us tho New
Mexican intimates. hut the candidates
have been busy finding out h Henti-
ment OF the people ne to the league Of
nations and state questions, and they
find that the trend Of sentiment Is OPP
pose1 IN the league OF nations and
democratic policies and eNtravaganees.
Judge Mechem discussed state
questions fully and answered demo-
cratic cries regarding unfair mine tax
alton by stating that a republican
governor had appointed n state com
mission, under instructions from n
republican Legislature, TO investigate
the question OF taxation and to make
. report With recommendations us to
laws needed TO improve taxation me-
thods In the state. While the dem
orrats are bowling unfair taxation
the republicans already acted to ad-
Just unhiir taxation and Judge Mech
en- told the people hat he wonld use
all his power to see that the recon-
mandationa OF the commission were
enacted into law.
Judge Mechem was not heckled at
any place as the democratic propaE-
audists have alleged. He got n cor
dial reception everywhere. He did
not abuse the candidates nor speakers
Of the opposition. We had no public.
ity man with us to spread stories OF
our meetings AZ do tho democrats, hut
tho truth OF the issues OF the cani-
paign were carried home to the voters
at each OF the places visited.
Tho republicans OF taos and Rio
ArrIba counties ARE united and aH-
puro their party leaders that the two
counties will run up u majority of
Of beast $500 In the W counties.
Including the expected vote OF the
The women Of those counties
are alive to the work Of defeating the
league NJ nations by voting tho rrpuh-
licnn tirkrt. THEY understand the
question fully. and what II means to
tho American people and Ia their
state of New Mexico.
"At the county convention OF RIO
Arriba county. the delegates honorcd
the former service men Of New Mex
leo by nominating for sheriff, Mr.
Gallegoa, an cx-servicc veteran VINO
was awarded the war cross of France
for valiant action and by nominating
q young soldier named TruIillo VINO
was wounded at Chateau Thierry Tor
county nchool superintendent. show
inr apnrcclation of former service
men. And the people OF those coun
lies understand what val means and
they are not willing to support any
party that will make II certain IN inc
Taos and Rio Arriba counties are
united and safe In the republican coll
umn and will roll up a majority OF
al least $500 for the ticket, OF that !
am certain
Judge Mechem and Mr.. Montoyn
will return to the northern part OF
the state to open another tour on
"Wednesday with addresses az Mora.
From there they will go to Wagon
Mound ON the seventh, Ration on the
ninth. Dawson on the eleventh
Springer on the twelfth, Dos Moines
on tho thirteenth, FOLSOM on h
same day, clayton on the l4th'
Iucumcari on the 18th and Clovis on
the 18th.