The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-14
BOSSES DICTATED
HANNA NOMINATION,
H. B. HOLT SAYS
Judge Mechem's Party
Draws 260 at Des
Moines

DIES MONIES. n. NJ, Oct. ID
-Four towns in the course of a hum
drcd and twenty milo trip were COW
cred by Judge Meehom and his party
yesterday beginning at Chico and
concluding at Des Molnes with Ded-
man and Folsom In between. The
party left Springer early and made n
brief stop ut Chico.
Dedman was reached at 9 o'clock
where fifty citizens had gathered. At
Folsom there was an audience OF i3O,
composed mostly OF women II seems
that In the Folsom precinct there are
as many women AZ mon registered
and the former are taking great In
terest In the coming election.
Des Moines furnished the largest
audience. the Liberty theater Wit a
strative reception Notwithstanding
and 80 people standing when the
meeting began.
Judge Mcchem. Hugh n. Williams
and former Senator II. u. Holt of
Las Cruces were tho speakers. They
received an enthusiastic and demon
that Des Moines is usually n demo-
cratic precinct.
Many Women Present
Again there was oonsplcuously
! large assemblage OF women. Judge
/ Mechem's address was In accord with
| his speeches OF the past week. Only
I hers he paid more attention to the
! charge OF "bossism' because Judge
| Hanna here three weeks ago had par
l ticularly referred to that subject.
/ When Judge Hanna spoke here he
was heard by "a men and women.
nine OF whom were republicans.
Mochem's coming had less advertis-
ing.
The special feature was the brilliant
address of Mr.. Holt, who handled
state Issues without gloves and ad-
/ dressed himself especially to the
( league OF nations and to the demo-
cratic party's charges and record.
AS to bossism he said: The most
notable instance OF 'bossism' this
state has ever known Is furnished By
| the present chairman OF the demo-
! cratic party in New Mexico. He Is
\ the man who dictated the nomina-
| tion OF Judge Hanna six months be-
| fore the state convention met.
'He Is the man who knew so cor-
| talnly his man would be nominated
! that he had Hanna buttons printed
| in advance and ready for distrlbu-
| ton at the convention. That IA this
convention where five men named all
of the other candidates. each one OF
whom had to he approved by Judge
| Hanna before their names were sub
mitted to the convention"
Holt declared that one OF the main
issues in the national campaign was
! wisconsin and that the democrats
were unable TO meet Il.
Avoid League Issue.
why" he said, II heard Hanna
and Lucero and Putney speak the
! other day and they mover once mon
/ toned the names OF Cox or Wilson
/ They tried to belittle the league oi
nations issue, when they know II Il
! tho greatest issue OF the campaign al
representing the vital differences be
tween the two parties"
Des Moines Indicated Its intenss
interest In tho league OF nations pro
ject by enthusiastically appiaudinl
every utterance OF the speaker which
denounced the league OF nations ~
j lun-Amorican or undesirable. Five o.
the county republican candidates
Joined the party hero and they sal
that Des Moines precinct Is going re
publican this time.
u The schedule for Thursday 4
Greenville, Mt. Dora and Clayton.