New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1920-10-29
Rejected in 1898 by 1852

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would be safe to elect Judge Hannr'
Rejected in 1898 by 1852
1t was one of the shrewdest Re
publicans in the state who said in
reviewing tn situation and the
prospects in the election: The log
ic OF Judge Hanna's defeat, VII Il
he was up for reelection. ir 1918,
cannot be escaped. He vas elect
ed to the supreme bench in M
without having had any nrevious
training on the district bench. The
records do not show that he had
ever been in court on any really big
case Several Of )ur strong Re
publican counties warc Snitt wide
open aud yet Judge Hlnna vent IN
10 office by a plurality II l3}, when
the head of his ticket was elected
by 30l7. After he had served sew
ct wears on the supr- me bench, he
asked the PEOPLE to v,rdicate his
record by giving him another term
What happened Tn people re-
fused 30 endorse hi, record on tn
bouch by rejecting his plea by a
plurality Of 1862 votes. Il must be
said on his b=half that he wa then
qualified for service in the supreme
bench, ii ne was qualified ior any
public service. Ii the oeople re-
Jected him Tor TIL, work for which
he was partly qualified It least.
WHY should we hcar thar they will
make him governor. when he has
never developed any business ability
or shown any fitness for the dil
.icflt work."
Mechem Twice Elected
judge Acohcm was appointed :u
the territorial bench IT. lq0y when
the ~s,yera. district Judee,, sitting as
a Iodv, constituted III. territorial SUI
preme court. He was elected dis
trict Judge, In the first state election,
in 1911, and reelected in 1918.
Whatever the verdict q tho ma
jority OF the voters, they're all right
up on their toes, eagerly watching
Tor the drop Of the starters flag.
,'euple generally, and moi z lew OF
the workers, will be glad when ii is
all over. II is common TO hear
the exclamation: 81 surely will be
glad when the newspapers print
something besides politics"
Campaign Mistakes
Mistakes and bad generalship
have been in evidence on both sides.
The Republicans unwittingiy went
into the spotlight with then uniog-
tunate selection Of young Herman
Grille of Albuquerque, as their can
dldate Tor lieutenant governor. II
was discovered the following day
that he did not fill the constitutional
requirements, either as t. age or
length Of residence IN the state, SO
'Eat he was compelled 10 tender his
resignation, leaving the vacancy TO
be tilied by the executive committee.
The First Lost" Plank
The Democrats appeared to got
aeaa with taeir stat, convention u
F. 5al hi harmon, n fr4usnirel
latar that IKE .a.. ~. ~agtissl blum
der, had boom made hr tire coulcu-
ton The moi .lat sppea.ed wa,
IN adnpt,rs the ~fslav.rp fisHk.
That vc condemn in, prac
IT,, Ir TIM, stat, uI paving tn,
>siari,, ana DIRECTING the %activi.
ties OF deputy shcriffs. and uc
advocate LEGISLATION making
sr - ~-. ion Tor each c0un-v
10 employ and pay the salaries
IL aIi officer, required for IL,
proper roitc, prot ctro1'
No sooner had tins been d"lsSeu''t-
mated through the pres than there
came a mighty roar from the Demo
cratic Grant county, 10 the bro'l.
general elect that the enactment O;
tlIs pledge INTO la" would increase
th' burden Oh TIE pfant county tax
payers h} f-u'VJ a year. ii DID moi
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