Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-10-05
CANDIDATES ARE
QUER|ED BY THE
WOMEN VOTERS
Men Running for Major
State Offices Receive a
QUESTIONABLE Sent Out
by Albuquerque League.

Questionnaires to the candidates
of both parties for the officers Of
governor, lieutenant governor. U.
s. senator and congressman have
been sent out by the Albuquerque
League of Women Voters, a branch
of the national league, for the pur-
pose of learning the stand of the
candidates on matters of state i'm
portance. Others will be sent lat
err to the candidates for the minor
state offices.
"The Albuquerque League Of
Women Voters is very much inter-
ested in your attitude toward the
measures included in the following
QUESTIONABLE" says the accom-
panying letter to the candidates.
1--WE do not endorse candidates as
an organization but we do gather
as much information as possible to
aid in intelligent voting"
The QUESTIONABLE sent to the
candidates for the governorship
follows:
II elected will you advocate that
tax assessors be appointed by the
state tax commission and hold
their offices during good behavior
and proof of competency. so they
will be beyond reach of the ,polit-
ical influence of all tax dodgers?
Or have you some better plan
for bringing the property assess
ments of this state up to where
they should be?
II elected will you use all posi-
BILE influence and authority to have
the Volstead act enforced, and re-
move from office all officials who
fail to perform their duty in con-
nection herewith?
8.
Will you use your Influence to
secure the enactment of law pro-
hibiting the sale of obscene liter
ature in the state?
4.
We are wording this question in
an extremely definite manner be-
cause there are numerous adher-
ents of each party assuring doubt
full voters that their particular
candidates are the ones that favor
most strongly a direct primary
law without reservations and at
once.
Do you intend to advocate during
your campaign, and, If you are
elected, do you intend to recon-
mend in your first message to the
legislature, and use every influ-
ence at your command to secure
the enactment, at once, of q law
providing that candidates for all
elective offices in the state shall be
nominated by direct primary?
If not, will you please tell us
your attitude toward this matter?
s.
Are you in favor of drastic
corrupt practices act?
To each candidate for lieuten-
ant governor the following was
sent:
If elected will you advocate
that tax assessors be appointed by
the state tax commission and hold
their offices during good behavior
ana proof of competency. so they
snail be beyond reach of the po-
i1tical influence of all tax dodg-
ers?
Or have you some better plan
for bringing the property assess
ments of this state up to where
they should be?
2
If elected will you use all pos-
sible influence toward having the
volstead act enforced?
Will you use your influence to
secure the enactment of a law
prohibiting the sale of obscene
literature in the state?
II elected do you intend to use
your influence for the enactment
at once of law providing that
candidates for ell elective offices
in the state shall be nominated
by direct primary?
s
Are you in favor of drastic
corrupt practices act?
Candidates for senator and
congressman received the follow
ing questionnaire:
Are you in favor of a state-