The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-13
| AR R AzOLO D
BOOM FAILS To
MAKE HEADWAY
Foes Likely to Deadlock
Convention and Force
Him Out
ny GUTHRIE SMITH.
Santa F'c Correspondent of The
Evening Herald.

SANTA FE, n. NJ, Aug. 13.-Were
the leaders OF the republican orEan-
ization In New Mexico biuning when
they declared II would he inn
practicable, or At least ineNpedient, TO
renominate Governor q. \. Lnrrazolo?
llo the so-cnlled mining interests
WELD the sinister power with which
they have been charged, or credited?
Will the forces opposing Governor
larrazolo's denomination be able 10
agree upon some other candidate ana
To secure ha3 votes for him in the
Albuquerque convention? Who is the
man upon whom they are likely TO
ngreeY These are the questions that
are being asked since yesterday when
the governor issued his formal state
ment: II shall continue as candi-
date for governor, and nothing else"
II IN pretty generally agreed that
Governor I.arrazolo's convention
strength has not grown during the
last two weeks. Whether he still can
muster 5e3 votes is moot question.
Many believe that he cannot. Others
say that there is no doubt Of his
power to do this Among his strong
est supporters are more than n few
who hope that he eau. but freely
confess that II II more a matter OF
hope than Judgment. There is no
upon this point; the leaders who have
said that he ought to accept the
nomination for congress, and that he
ought not to he renominated, are not
30 be expected to help the governor
In the convention.
Calls Iarrazolo's Chance Poor.
After the program was submitted
more than week ago, one OF the
governors strong supporters said; II
am for LarrazOlo now just us much
us | ever was. and | want 10 do all
/ can to help him, but there isn't
much that can do. II ! go down IN d.
TO my county and start fight on his
behalf. I probably will not be able to
come to the convention myself as n
delegate" Another described the
situation In his county: Il am still
for l.arrnzolo, but conditions have
changed In the past few weeks. and
are not yet through changing. a
month ago would have had no
trouble In getting n delegation In
atructcd for l.nrrnzolo from my
county. Now I can't touch the dele
. CATION" Some idea Of the Import
nnce of these two statements may be
had when II is snid that the two
counties have nearly i50 delegates In
the convention. The value OF these
two counties becomes all the greater
when II II explained that they hav"
not been classed as among those un-
favorable TO larrazolo.
One astute republican, sizing up the
situation after the governors state
ment, said: My belief Is that affairs
will so shape themselves that tho
convention will go into n deadlock,
very much as II happened at Chi
cago. Larrazolo will muster his
strength through the long series OF
ballots, but will lack n good deal OF
having the required majority. The
other votes viii be distributed among
candidates who will be decided upon
after the delegates begin TO gather In
Albuquerque. These votes Will be
held In line, according to the ar
rangement. After II has been unan-
imously developed that Larrnzolo can
not Increase his strength enough "a
get majority, then the workers
holding the opposition votes Will &c
to Larrazolo and his convention
leaders and say: Larrnzolo can moi
be, put over, nor can any OF oui
ccptable to you?' An agreement
then will be reached. and the con-
ventlon will ratify the agreement. a
candidate so nominated Will. In my
Judgment, receive the earnest support
OF Larrazolo and his following"
Keep Prophecy In Mind.
This prophecy Is one that meriti
careful consideration, In my judg
me1t. II practically eliminates from
the race all those who have been es
pecially active In opposition to Gov
ernor IArrazolo. This much, how
over, has been clear for some weeks
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