Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-03-27
l4f / am in the Way Forget
Me and Nominate a Man
Whom You Can Elect, +"
He Declares in Speech.
ELIMINATION OF ALL
QUARRELS is URGED
Reviews AccompIiShm of
This Administrations Up
holds Action During Strike
of the Coal Miners,

Santa Fe, March 26.-Governor
o. A. Larrazolo appeared unex-
pectedly before the republican
state convention here this after
noon and delivered an address,
voicing a ringing challenge to all
the workers within the party to
forget the tiny quarrels, assert their
party patriotism and eliminate
anyone who might interfere with
republican success at the polls next
November. The address OF the
governor reviewed the accomplish
ments of the state administration
since he took office and made 1t
plain that he was not seeking re-
nomination and did not care for 1t
if it would interfere with party
victory.
"The interests of the party"
he declared, exceed those of
any man. o. No man is as great
as the republican party. You
should have no trouble in elect
ing a candidate for any office.
The progress of New Mexico is
inseparably linked with the
ty. III any discord or trouble
arises among you because OF
the incumbent in the cover
nor's office, put him aside. l
have never asked for Offic2.
am not now asking for renomi-
nation. / serve you at your
own behest. / am Wiling 10
serve you again whenever you
may call upon me. But II am
in the way forget me ana
nominate man whom you can
elect"
The closing declaration of the
governor, whose eyes at. that time
were moist, was the occasion for
wave of applause, as also was his
first appearance before the con-
vention.
The governor devoted a few min
Z utes to the Woaleii, SsvrSai ol 8iioiii
were in the audience as delegates,
and declared that in the ratiflca-
'tion of the suffrage amendment an
other republican pledge had peeh
carried out,
He then briefly reviewed the ac-
complishments of this adminlstra-
tion, stressing the following points:
Furtherance of the cause of edu--
cation by raising the salaries OF
school teachers.
The creation of department OF
health equal to the best in the Unit
ed states.
The formation of a girls welfare
board, and of child welfare board'
A movement toward the settle
ment of the tax problem by the
creation of a small permanent
commission, and of temporary
body TO study the question.
Granting of aid TO the cattle ana
sheep growers.
provision for soldiers and sailors
and the passage of such laws per-
tanning to the general welfare OF
the state. 90,
dier settlement law had been
nassed by the regular session OF
the legislature, but that there were
NO funds available for that purpose,
and that the special session had
nassed another law to cooperate
with the federal government.
The legislature. he said, had also
avenpted soldiers, sailors and ma
rines from taxes on properly up u
$4,000. ..r;,,o q
The governor reviewed the STRIKE !.
of coal miners and showed tnal II
had been so handled in New Mex,
leo that the state was suppdeu
with sufficient coal and that o,ooo
TONS had been sent to other states
He told of efforts he had made 10
have the public lands ceded to the
states. against the solid oppositioh
of the north and the south, ana au-
yocated the election OF Genera
wood as a condition which woulu
make possible the securing of the
nuhiic lands by the states.