The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-08-17

KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Man Who Will Sound
Clarion Call at Las
Vegas Not Chosen
ny oUrHRIE SMITH.
Santa Fc Correspondent Of
The Evening Herald.

N'A"H hANta'0s
SANTA FE. N. NJ, Aug. 1.-THE
statesman and orator who Is 10 pre-
side as temporary chairman and de-
liver the keynote address in the
democratic state convention to be
assembled In East Las Vegas a week
from today. has not yet been selected
by the state central committee.
Arthur .Seilgman, state chairman.
said today that he had been out OF
the state for 10 days and had fallen
somcwhat u OF touch with state
affairs, but that he believed the de-
cision az to the temporary chairman
WOULD be made within the next day
OF 10. -Seligman has been In Ohio,
where he attended the notification
ceremonies for Governor Cox.
Democratic zenl that Is being mani
tested In the election OF double dele
cations by n number OF the counties
may result in n badly crowded con
ycntion hall at Fast Las Vegas.
Chaves, Eddy and Curry counties al
ready nav elected double delega-
lions. and u Is believed that Colfax.
Bernalillo. San Miguel. Mora, Guada-
lupo and Santa Fe will follow suit.
Seligman. for the committee. has
made arrangements for use of the
Duncan opera house. The diagram
OF the house shows the main floor
contains seats for 40. Arrangements
have been made TO put in 200 addl-
tional seats on this floor. and the
balconies. extending around three
sides. Will hold perhaps $50 more. II
had been planned to seat all the dele
gates on the main floor. reserving all
the balcony space for visitors. selig-
man says now that II many more
counties wheel into line with double
delegations, II will be necessary to
seat some 81 the delegations In the
balconies, thus having to cnrtaIi tho
space that II was planned 70 assign
for use OF visitors.
446 Delegates.
Tho number OF delegates authorized
is AS, Bernalillo standing first with
SO, Union second with rs and San
Miguel third with 90. Valencia, the
republican stronghold, has only 6.
But even with h election of double
delegations. II looks to be a safe guess
that not more than 600 persons will
attend the convention as delegates.
The county convention enthusiasm
does not always last through to the
state convention, and o all OF those
elected delegates will bo In attend
ance. Some OF the more distant
counties are likely to be represented
by partial delegations, instead OF
doubles.
Seligman picked Senator Harding.
months In advance. as the sure win
ner In the Chicago convention. Asked
a little later as to the choice OF his
W convention at n Francisco, he
said he was unwilling to hazard a.
guess. He was smiling pretty broad
ly when he explained that he had
been able TO forecast the republican
choice BECAUSE he had inside informa-
ton. Asked II he desired to try to
repeat his success by guessing who
will be the choice of the Albuquer-
que convention for governor, he said
he had been out of the state long
enough to lose track OF u great many
Of The recent strategic move 81
have 10 idea who will be the repub-
lican nominee for governor" he de-
clared.
To Name Hanna.
Questioned as to the candidates In
his W party, he expressed the be-
lief that Judge Il. II. Hanna. OF Al
buquerque, Is likely to be nominated
by reclamation. II believe thai
Judge Hanna's name will be the only
n placed before the convention he
said. 1T is simply u question OF
whether ne Is willing 10 accept the
nomination" he added. And In this
campaign. his nomination will be
tIulNtltni To tltcllOn. II 1 WtIt go
ing to manag this campaign, ! would
not worry amy more owe Hanna's
chances OF election than l did In 1916,
when Hon. Andrleus A. Jones, of Las
Vegas. on our ticket, was opposed by
your Hon. Frank A. Hubbell. You
remember well what the result was In
that instance. And / am SUR you
have not forgotten. either. that the
general public was as confident of
Jones election as we were at demo-
cratic headquarters"
But the republicans say they de-
sire to see Hanna nominated quite
as much as the democratic leaders,"
he was Informed. ''The republicans
do not believe that" he asserted.
They are Kidding themselves"
II do not care to manage this cam
paign," Sellgman said when asked
about the possibility of retiring.
Il have served my time and would
be glad TO turn the work over to
omeone else. 1 certainly am not a
candidate for the office"
Seligman managed the campaign In
1915. and again In 1918. Under his
leadership in the t9l6 campaign.
coupled with OBJECTIONS in some Of
the republican counties. along with
one county insurgent move the head
of the republican ticket. and about
half OF the Others on the ticket, were
defeated by the democratic nominees.
In 1918 every nan on the republican
ticket was elected. There is little
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