The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-13
Spirit of Evil Hovers Over
GOvernorShip of the State

and n half years OF his first term
when the democratic convention was
assembled. The convention would
hasA renominatted the governor. but
IL did not beiievc that he could be
reelected. So the nomination. was
given to r {. de Baca. lieutenant gov
ernor. and Governor Mcdonald was
nominated for lieutenant governor.
IL was u most extraordinary proceeds
ing. yet not without. logic. Lieutem-
ant Governor dc Baca whh slowly
dying OF pernicious anemia. and no
man well informed on the subject
believed hat he would ever be gov
ernor. He died about sever weeks
after he was inaugurated at ST. VIM
cents sanltarium, without having set
foot In the governors office. The re-
publicans had nominated for lleut-
enatn governor w. Il. Lindsey, an cs-
Unable gentlemen who had lltu,e ac-
quaintance throughout The state.
There were democratic leaders who
held that while II was impossible 10
reflect Mcdonald governor. there was
nate office, 50 that the death Of dc
Baca wOa.d put Mcdonald Into the
governors office again. The impor-
tant part Of the plan failed to work
out. In that Mcdonald struck "a Tar
tar In Lindsey, and went down to
defeat.
Lindsey Administration
There followed nearly two years
OF the Lindsey administration. as un-
like the Mcdonald administration as
could possibly be. IL was the con
semblcd Mcdonald In hat he ear
nestly desired to do what was right.
and was not a political governor.
Here the resemblance ended. One OF
the principal criticisms OF Lindsey
was that he wus too much out OF
sympathy with the republican pr
ganizatlon. which unquestionably had
put him Into office. and too much
inclined to cater to the socalled pro-
gressive element, and TO give car to
enemies OF certain OF the leaders
Haruher critics did not hesitate to
say that his great lay In
has alleged laclg of courage. They
said that he would not, or could not,
stand up" But whatever the many
reasons. Lindsey vas forced To stand
aside while the convention in 1913
nominated o. A. Larrazolo, the pres
cnt encumbent, who Is the only New
Mexico republican who desires 10 be
governor OF the state.
The sins OF omission and commits
sion OF the Iarrazolo administration
are too fresh In memory 90 require
any extensive recountlng. One thing
is singular enough to be worth par
ticular mention. Larrazolo came
over Into tho republican party after
the democrats In 1905 n again In
1908 had been unable to put him
into the congress as New Mexico's
delegate. In coming over to the re-
publican party he said that ho did
10 for the reason that he had be-
come convinced h a the republican
party was the party to which the
allegiance Of the Spanish Americans
belonged. Certainly II IL r that
he has been the champion OF the ma
tive people. Whether his policies al
ways have served TO advance their
hest interests mgy ha q moot ques-
ton. but he has always played the
role OF their champion. Under these
circumstances then, II would seem
strange that the inception OF the fight
against L~arrazuio's denomination
should have been In the Spanish
American ranks. Not only that. but
II Ia further true that the greatest
development Of tho fight has been
In h same quarters.
There arr reasons why no mar a
y tcceaded as a governor OF New Mex
leo In holding on 10 his political
frionG~ and in reEaining his poiiticai
power. What are theyg These reas-
ons will M. net forth In n following
story. II Is sunetmient for the moment
to show that they u,T,st-ln fact. that
their power Is little sE.crt OF terr1fy-
ing.