The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-04
BOWMAN FINDS
c. 0. P. GAINS IN
THE SOUTHWEST
Says Grant, Luna and
Hidalgo Counties Are
Against League

Hurry 8. Bowman. assistant attor-
ncy general OF New Mexico for the
past two years and now republican
candidate Tor attorney general, was
In Albuquerque sunday on his way
to Santa Fc from southwestern Now
Mexico whore he has been campaign
ing with Nelson A. Fields. candidate
for land commissioner, and Hugh
Williams. candidate for corporation
commissioner. Mr.. Bowman returns
from his our Of n democratic strong
hold In u diatinctly cheerful frame
OF mind. He says sentiment against
the League OF nations and against tho
democratic national administration IL
20 strong In Hidalro, Grant and Luna
counties that he believes all three
counties will return maJorities against
Cox, lie thinks hat Luna county
may 20 republican for the state ticket
as well and that democratic maiori-
tiles In the two other counties viii be
reduced.
Il went on this trip into demo-
cratic territory prepared to find every
thing solid against the republican
party from top TO bottom Mr. Bow
man said, hut we found n very diff
feront situation. We found that the
people generally, without regard to
party are against the Wilson league
OF nations IN hat CoN's pledge TO
support the league and 20 insist upon
its adoption without essential reser-
vations n turned q great many life-
long democrats against him. The
business policy Of the administration
has alas had q marked Influence in
determining the minds OF voters. a
number Of men told mo they had
never voted anything but a Democrat
ic ticket, but that In this election they
were going to vote FOR Harding.
Stockmcn Against Administration
1T Is not too much 10 say that the
livestock industry in Grant n Lunn
counties is almost sOldily against the
wilson administration. without re-
gard to party they do not hesitate
TO say that they fear a continuance
OF the present Administrative policies
AZ iikoly 10 continue the serious busi-
ness conditions they now face. / met
Il dozen or more livestock growers
who are men OF considerable infllu-
ence in the southwest counties. who
told me. they were through with
democratic Observation-Disclosures OF ma
tional affairs; as n OF them put
It.
Women Against League
Another condition which Is strik-
ingly evident is h almost universal
opposition of women voters to the
fthEut VI utAluuHs 4 AbhHN ihNN -
great many women have iamiliarized
themaeivea with the text OF the coven
ant and with the conditions likely ia
result especially from article ten and
that they regard II as u league to In
sure war rathor than n league to in
cure peace. This trip and the ex-
preaslonn | heard have convinced me
that there are too many women IN
New Mexico with sons lust back from
Europe and who are unwilling to take
any chance of having them sent bach
there at the call OF "A foreign power,
to permit Cox and the league TO get
FAR In this state.
State Ticket Going Strong
when we were In Luna county
n controversy was on regarding reg
istration OF voterH at Columbus, sol
diers and others who live In Columbus
and who with their wives and famil-
les have compiled with the conditions
of citizenship. Democratic registrn-
tion o%fficcts were refusing to pormii
them to register. Some four hundred
negro soldiers are included in this
number, many OF them having wives
at Columbus. II this vote IL permitted
TO be cast Luna county viii go repub-
lican. Without II the county Will be
very close on the state ticket. II there
Is a democratic majority At all IN
Grant county for the state ticket II