Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-26
POLITICAL Pot
BOILING IN FAR
WESTERN STATES
Long Series Of Campaigns
and Preliminary Elections
viii preCede the General
November Election.
lsr MORNING IouSsAL SPECIAL LEASED wrsEI

laY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED W'Ehl
San Francisco, Calf, April Cd
Selection of delegates to national
party conventions hold the imme-
date interest of voters in the far
western part of the United States
three states having presidential
primary elections for that purpose,
the others choosing delegates at
state conventions.
The long series of campaigns, po-
Ntical gatherings and preliminary
elections will eliminate in the gem
eral election November > when IN
nearly all western states offices
ranging from United states seha-
torships to county officers Will be
filled. ....-
The direct and indirect Issues
range in character from contests
between friends and opponents OF
the Nom Partisan league, prohlbl-
ton, and organized labor to the
hieh cost of living and taxation.
Arizona.
contest for the office of Unit
ed States senator from Arizona VIII
be a feature of the general election
in Arizona on November 2. 1t VIII
involve the seat of Senator Marcus
A. Smith, whose term IS expiring.
AT the same time, the OFFICES Oh
governor and nearly all other state
rffirers will be filled. There are q
few exceptlons. One member OF the
! eunreme cour, is to be chosen, to-
sether with one member OF the COZ e
noration commission and two Oh inc
lax commission. other members Vi
the supreme court and OF the TWO
cnunissions remain in Office, thelt
,erms not being due TO expire. rev
aspirants for nomination to any
office have yet announced lheAh-
selves. ....,...lo,,s
Both democrats anG Republicans
selected delegates to their hatio'ia'
conventions in February. Both seJs
! of delegates are uninstruc,etu, AZ
! thoush the republican convention
NJ Tucson adopted resolutions IA
, voring Leonard Woods candidacy.
California.
The contest between adherelts
of limited States Senator Hiram W.
johnson and Herbert Hoover, TOT
,ner limited States food admlnlstla-
tor both Californians, for TINS
s+ote's delegation to the republican
national convention holds chiel III : -,
terest in the California presldeitIa
primary election May 4.
The two other parry uckels 10 nc
voted upon, the democratic anu
nrohibitionist, present no contest
The delegates being unopposed, the
prohibition delegates being piedseu
10 Henry Clay Needham OF Los An
geles. .. ,,,o,,,s+
o. when candidates will be hoiill-
notnd for a United States senator
shin eleven seats in congress ana
q long list of state and county Of
ficers.
Colorado.
Colorado will hold its state prl-
mary election on September IA lor
nomination of a United states sen
ator four congressmen, all state oil :
ficers. eighteen state senator's ana
sivtv- five members of the stag
house of representatives in addition
TO county an district offices.
In addition to the election of Ra-
tional and state officers at the
general election November :, the
voters will pass on at least lour
initiated and referred laws. Tnose
81 far filed with the secretary of
state are: bond issue of $35O,OO0
for erection of a state psycho-patIlc
hospital; an old age pensions meas
,1re; bin to limit the hours of en-
ployment of fire fighters and bill
for separate licensing board for
chiropractors. h.,
The republican state convention
meets at Pueblo May 6 to select
delegates to the nation convention.
The democratic state committee is
10 meet in Denver, May IT, to fix
n date for the state convention.
Idaho.
At the general election next No
ve,1ber Idaho citizens will elect a
ticket ranging from United states
senator to succeed John F. Nugent,
democrat, two representatives IN
congress and a governor. to county
officials.
Frank r. Goodng, former gov
ernor and opponent of the non
uartisan league. will try again to
defeat Senator Nugent, having fall
ed in the attempt two years ago
His opponents in the fight for the
nomination by republicans will in
clude Col. L. V. Patch and capt
A II. Conner, both overseas vet
Grams.
raobo ,,or+iaS will nominate state