Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-15
DEMOCRATS HAVE
SIX CANDIDATES
FOR TICKET TOP
That Many Willing to Run
for Governor If Suffi-
GENTLY Urged; Jones Is
Only Senatorial Offering.
especial correspondence TO Inc journal,

state office on the democratic
ticket in the coming fall, but that
none is so anxious to get the honors
that he will put his personal am
bition above party success.
This feeling has prevented much
convention campaigning, ac-
cording to Mr.. bunker, except in
one or two instances where the en-.
thusiasm of friends swept individ-
uals into the field.
Among the gubernatorial possi-
/ bilities to be before the convention,
liz current discussion materializes
| in each instance, are A. L. Hannett'
Gallup; j. +. HlnKle. Roswell; j.
W. Atwood, Roswell: 81. s. Vaught,
Deming; i. NJ. Brickfey, Carrizezo;
ID. X. b. Sellers, Albuquerque. elm
the congressional field there are
three-A. L. linn, Tucumcari;
Dennis Chavez, Albuquerque; John
Morrow, Ration. The supreme
court has stirred little discussion,
but what talk has taken place viz
tually always centers around r. r..
Ryan, Silver City; c. r. Brice, Ros-
well, or Samuel G. Bratton, Clovis.
NNh ihhc""
Mr., Hinkle is SIS years old. He
was chairman of the Lincoln coun-
ty commissioners in 1890 and later
served in the legislatures of 1888
l1S95 and 1901. In 1894 Mr.. Him
kle was treasurer of Lincoln coun-
tv. For two years, 1904-5, he was
MAYOR of Roswell. He served on
! the territorial equalization board
for eleven years and was its chair
man four years. He was mem
Der of the cattle sanitary board six
years and of the state senate 1--WE
years. Mr.. Hinkls came to New
Mexico thirty-seven years ago and
has been in the cattle and banking
business ever since. He was born
in Missouri and educated in the
state university.
Brickley Taught School.
Mr.. Brickely was born on a Penn
sylvania farm forty years ago, the
twelfth of thirteen children. Both
the Brickleys and the Haughs, his
mothers family, were early settlers
in Pennsylvania and all democrats
His father died when he was nine
years Of age.
Mr.. Brickley worked on the farm
and attended the district schoo
and later attended the Bellefonte
high school, the Spring Mili'
academy, the Summerville academy
and Grove City college. He WORKED
in the lumber mills and the Carne
gle Steel mills, laugh school 1oi
seven years, rive years as principal
He came to New Mexico in 1903
and entered the employ Of a banl
and has been in the banking busl
ness ever since. He married II
I1911. His wife died in 1916, leav
ing one child.
Mr.. Brickley enlisted as a private
lin the air service of the Unltet
States army in January, 1918, ane
was honorably discharges January
1913. He is post commander o
the American legion at Carrizozo
In 1920 he was elected to the STATE
senate from the eighteenth distric
over Oliver Lee, republican,, by.
plurality Of 100 votes. The distrlc
gave Harding a plurality of 52l.
Hannett Labor Attorney.
, Mr.. Hannett was born in Lyons
; Wayne county, New York, Febru
arv II, 1884, and was educated II
the public schools at Clyde, llvin'
on his fathers farm near Clyd'
until he entered the Liberal Art
college of Syracuse university II
the fan Of 1906. He was GRADUATED
from the college of law at Syracus
| university, June s, 191 o, and ad
mitted to the bar by the suprem
court of New Mexico in 1911. IL
. Immediately entered the actlv
: practice of his profession at Gai
lup and became known in the sue
cessful prosecution of persona
injury cases against the large cor
porations operating in Mckinte
county and other parts of the state
and since that. date has participate
in some Of the most 1mportan
cases that have been tried i'm tn
courts of this state. His success
full prosecution of personal ln1ur
, cases resulted in the enactment o
the so-called workmen's compensa
Ntion act of New Mexico.
. Mr.. -Hannett has taken an actlv
interest in democratic politics j
his city, county and, state sine
coming to New Mexico. lie was a.
alternate delegate to the Baltlmor
national convention in 1917, an
,, chairman of the New Mexico dele
cation of the democratic nationa
convention held at San Franclsc
in 1920. He has attended all
; the democratic state convention
SINCE coming to New Mexico, an
has been a member of the stat
central committee for many years
He served two years as city attor
] new of Gallup under the admins
tration composed of democrats an
independent republicans. He wa
elected mayor of Gallup in Apr
1918, by majority OF twenty-tW
votes. He was reelected in l9z
by a majority OF 1872 votes ate
serving four years as mayor.
Vaught, From Mississippi
Mr.. Vaught came to New Mex
ico ten years ago from Mississippi
and located at Deming and bega
J the practice of law on August
1912. He never held, public OF
! flee before coming to New Me2
, leo, On January /, 1915, he wa
i appointed assistant district attoi
, ney for the Sixth judicial dis
trict and held that up to Janu
, ary i, 1917, when he qualified
!, district attorney, having bee
: elected in November, 1915. II
continued as district attorne
. during the four-year term, goin
out OF office January j, ~
and was not candidate for re
D election. During his term as dis
8 trict attorney he obtained tn
conviction of 10 men for first az
u gree murder. Mr.. Vaught ha
Y been the attorney for the Ne
k Mexico Cattle and Horse Grow
s ers association for the last thre
r wears. He is 3S years old.
a linn State Senator
a Mr.. linn was born in Colorad
He came to New Mexico while !
was still in his teens as an en-
9 ploye OF the federal government
iTor five and q half years he WE