The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-09-18
LANDSLIDE FOR
BURSUM, SAYS
.0.P.CHA|RMAN
Phillips Believes Sena-
tor Will Be Elected by
a Majority Greater
Than That Given
Harding; Voters Urg-
ed to Go to Polls.

Chairman O. l.. Phillips, OF the re-
publican campaign committee iaht
night gave out the following state
ment upon the result expected by the
committee In the election Tuesday;
Il have absolute confidence In tho
election Of Senator Bursum. This
confldencS In based on condolences In
the sound judgment of tho people of
New Mexico ana In their conEiaftncy.
II would be Inconsistent for state
which returned a 1900 majority for
President Harding ana his policies to
fail TO elect a senator who h engaged
in helping out thoae poiicier Into
effect for the welfare OF the west and
our state"
My confidence In tho rrsult.-
Senator Phillips continued. ''lR based
also on reports from every county in
the state. from our county ana pre-
cinct chairmen. from women who are
active in the campaign. from letters
state: and from the trend OF popular
sentiment. which Is Overwhelmingly
toward Bursum."
II do not care 10 forecast the ma
jority. II will depend entirely upon
whether the voters 80 10 the polls.
Bursum In entitled to a great major
| ity. II is for the interest OF the state
TO give him such a majority. Our
EFFORT has been to impress upon the
voters the importance OF more than
n mere election for the senator.
feel that this has been done. aud II
Il has. we may count on q landslide
for Bursun Tuesday even more
| notable than the one fur President
Harding Last November.
THE republicans OF the state have
been absolutely united behind senator
Bursum throughout this campalsa.
do not know n single republican
who will not vote for him. | know
personally Of many democrats who
will vota for him. and through our
organisation Of hundreds of others
Who win give him their support.
$50 we feel confident that unless
overconfidencc rstsr tho people
negligent OF their duty. senator Bur
sum will receive tho ovsr,e helniIng
Endorsement he so richly deserves.
I'VE have not sought 10 make a
partisan campaign. We have felt
that this was no time for craftsmanship.
We have not undertaken "A personal
campaign or a campaign OF opposi-
4 tion TO the opposing candidates. Wa
have felt II 10 be consistent with the
dignity OF the senatorial olfice that
la diKnified campaign be made and
we have felt that no further campaign
was necessary other than 10 present
fairly the record Bursum has made
and the work he has done. aai
lproud 70 say. as the campaign closes.
that no advertisement or statement
issued By this committee has mem
toned any OF the opposition candi-
dates. that none OF the speakers
whose speaking engagements were
made by this committee have abused
the opposition candidates: that this
committee and all those speaking feI
It to the people have striven at all
times to be wholly fair In their pre-
sentation OF Senator Bursum's cause
The response has been gratifying
i will be further shown upon elec-
tlon day.
Finally I urge all voters who
favor the election OF Senator Bursun
| TO no TO the polls Tuesday. Go earis
and cast your ballot, then give thi,
further service to your duty as citl.
zens, see that every friend and neigh
Dor votes. That IN good American
ism. When all OF US. men and wo
, men. take our exercises OF tn,
franchise as seriously and exercise 4
as earnestly as we do our other maJo
rights as American citizens most u
the troubles OF government will
vanish"