Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-02-24
ARTHUR SELEGMAN BOOSTED TO
NATIONAL COMMITTED; HUNKER
BECOMES CHAIRMAN FOR State
Democratic Committee Holds Meeting Here;
Jones Retires From National Post; O. N.
Marion of Albuquerque Made Congression-
al Chairman; Visitors Entertained.

Arthur Seligman, of Santa Fe
chairman of the democratic state
central committee for New Mexico
for more than seven years, yester-
day resigned that post at the meet
ing of the state committee in the
rooms of the chamber of commerce.
His resolution was accepted with ~
vote of appreciation for the work
he had done and as a reward, he
was pro.loted to the position of ma
.tlanal committeeman for New Mex
.ico, made vacant by the resigna tioL
of Senator a. A. Jones.
When the committee was called
ITO order, the designations of both
MI Seligman and Mr.. Jones were
.on the desk of the secretary. Upon
motion OF w. b. Walton, Of Silve"
city, the committee decided TO fill
first the national vacancy before
considering the state position.
When the national Committe2 >
appointment was taken up, Robert
H Putney, Of Albuquerque, nomi
mated o. N. Marion, of A,buquer-
que. w. B. Walton placed in nomi O..
nation the name Of Mr.. Sellgman.
He urged that Mr.. Selgman could
'Whittle money out of the national
committee" which was what was
urgently needed in New Mexico.
Mr.. Putney rose to object to Sc
hgman's selection, prefacing his re-
marks by the statement that he
realized what he was about to say
would not be popular. He eX-
planned that he had opposed the
state of 1918" which, he asserted
had cost the election in New Mex
leo that year and had given the re-
publicans control of the United
States senate. He asked that the
democrats do those things which
would give the people faith in the
party's leadership.
W. ]. Barker, of Santa Re, sec
onded the nomination of Mr.. Selig-
man. He praised the state chair
man for the work he had done and
the extremely capable manner in
which he had conducted the office.
A. r. Hannett, of Gallup. said that
by al! the rules of the game, Mr..
SeliGman was entitled to be national
Harry Patton, OF
Clovis; Cha"les Gilbert, of Roswell,
and =. Fl. Crist, Of Rio Arriba,
added their praise of Mr.. Seligman.
81 have been in all the state
campaigns since 1884" said Mr..
Crlst. "T have worked with all
state chairmen and have held that
post eight years myself Mr.. Selig
man has done more than all the
other chairmen put together, If he
\ n 70, n 1,C
will do more in the first campaign
than all our previous national COM
mitteemen have done"
Mr.. Putney explained that he
was not attacking Mr.. Seligman,
but insisted that the people of the
state had lost faith in the leader
ship OF Mr.. Seligman.
'It is time to clean our house
and put in the people who will
bring faith from the general pub
lie" he declared.
Walton moved that the nomina-
tions close. Mr. Putney sought to
get a secret ballot. but that move
failed. After the roll call had pro-
ceeded and several members of the
Bernalillo county delegation cast
illN4l iJlliblN IOl AltAl Vllt ifNiilAAs
Chaves withdrew Mr.. Marron's
name and made the election of Mr..
Seligman by acclamation.
Mr. Marion. who had been call
ed out of the room. returned with
Mr.. Seigman and congratulated
the committee on having lone the
right thing.
When the state Craftsmanship
was brought up, Walton moved that
Mr.. Seligman's resignation be ac-
cepted. This was done and Mr.,
Putney moved that w. c. Oestreich
be made chairman The conven-
tion went into a five-minute recess.
while leaders conferred.
After the recess A. J.. Zinn Of.
nominated George
Hunker of Las Vegas. It was eX-
planned that Mr.. Hunker would
need an assistant to carry the brunt