The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-09-23
DEMOCRATS WORK
TO WIN LEGISLATURE
Hope of Making Clean
Sweep in State Run
ming Riot
by GUTHRIE SMITH

SANTA FE. y. NJ. Sept. 2s.-Dem-
ocratie optimism may be "a thing Of
beauty but It Is far from being "a
Joy forever That In to Judge the
future by tho record OF the past.
which IL the only reliable standard
OF Judgment. Democratic hope Is fair
~ running riot these days, with one
OF the principal parties already In
the field. and no doubt being cordial
ly received everywhere. while the re-
publicans are not yet beginning to
make much OF a noise.
Evidence of the good cheer pre-
vailing In the democratic ranks In
TO be found In tho attitude OF the
leaders-all the "bosses' are In the
republican organization-and OF the
rank n file. toward the ticket. The
struggle which the democratic ma
chine will make FOR supremacy In the
Fifth legislature will o~vershadow
other phases and issues OF the cam
paign. This declaration may appear
unsound MS to foundation, but II Is
o fact hat tho democratic efforts
are being consecrated upon control OF
the legislature, leaving both national
and state tickets OF subordinate value.
II would not be correct to say that
the democrats regard the legislative
ticket of greater importance than
either atate or national ticket, but vic
tory for the national ana state tickets
Is now looked upon as practically
safe. while Il is admitted that a vast
Zeal OF good luck and missionary
work will he needed to make the
Legislature safe for democracy"
Fusion Strikes snag
Up to III present time there has
been a failure to reach an agreement
upon a fusion ticket between the In
surgont republicans in Santa Fe
county and the democratic state or
ganizntion. Republican leaders are
beginning to breathe easier. feeling
tina disaster In his county has been
Inverted. II In reliably reported that
the democratic organization was Will
ing to give ID the insurgent republi-
rams all the county offices. provided
they wuold support the democratic
Legislative nominees, n endorse
Hanna for governor. II is n of tht
cardinal principles OF the Seligmaf
atrategy 10 spend ms much money. and
make whatever effort may he requir-
cd, 10 foment insurrections In the re
publican ranks. More viii be said
OF this Seligmnn strategy in a subse'
quent article. One OF his unsucccss.
full moves In the campaign OF 1911
will be a powerful factor I'm deter
mining the results in this election
as will be shown later.
What Is going on In the minds o
Chairman Seligman n such Of hi
l%ientenants as have any real say II
making plans. il something concern
ing which many wild guesses nigh
be made, but what Is OH the lips o.
hundreds of democrats a be takeI
M n fair indication % the things tina
are happening under the sombrero
of these democrats OF the rank nm
rlG. Their optimism is at the boil
Ing point. as has been said. READING
the propaganda stories which purpor
to describe the meetings and the gen
eral situation in h towns and coun
ties visited by the Hanna-I.ucero-Put
ney party, these democrats have be
come convinced that IL Is all over blu
the shouting. and leaving to the vot
ers the mere formallty OF ratlfyinl
the work of the democratic state con
vention at Jas Vegas. In their ros,
dreams OF victory they can see; !
democratic governor on the job L
veto all the evil measures which
republican legislature always is pass
ing; a big plurality for the Cox cleo
tors; the republican majority in tn
legislature greatly reduced; a com
plete state ticket of democratic Off
GERS to administer the affairs of tn