The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1922-06-16
Compliments
AND KICKS AF|
G.0.P.OINNEH
More Than 200 En-
thusiastic Diners licaI
Party Plans and Tross
bles Threshed Out b.
Speakers t

Harmony and hope for itH con-
unuance. diacurd ana fears of I'd
perpeiuation, saiisfhction wif
party achir foments and aissatir1
fhcticn with parry manaeemenf
approval and disappro,ai. eompii
menis and complaints. consillatlod
and vigorous kicks were woven n
about equal measure into the rtcN
ord of the republican harmony dinX
ner given in the Y. M. =. A. Eylu1
nasium last night In honor Of Gov|
ernor Merrett &. Mechem whoE
with Mrs Mechem and ssat(
Chairman @ l.. Phillips, wsa gurF
OF honor. Much OF the dlsous<ios
hy the dozen or more speakers had
TO DO with the Unsatisfactory stu :
ton of the party In BernaIlf|
county and the status OF lta load4
erHhlp, and Frank A. UubhoI T.
speaking for himself and FOR thI
independents who Joined with md
democrats IN a succesrful campalr =
To elect a county ticket In The fa9
election. turned loose the nntlciI
pated fireworks Of denunciatipn f.
fifteen minute speech in wh1c
he declared harmony could not
restored without a repubiIca
housecleRninR in both county an
state Hubbells speech ras ID
voted mainly to a recital 80 hls ow
grievances ns typical OF thope q
the independents Of whom half
dozen we're present.
The dinner was attended by 23G
men and women who included I'M
their number represenfation fsom|
nearly every county IN IN c<lafe.
although the great buif> of the
diners were Albuquerque and Der
nalillo county residents.
The principal address OF the exe@
ming was that by State Chairman
q. l.. Phillips. presented ffankiy
a. recital Of republican admins.
trative achievements during the
past two years. and az keynote Of
the coming congressional ana state
ca ampaign In New Mexico. The
text Of Mr. Phillips address. and
fettcr Wong similar lines fran
senator II. q. Bursum. read 70 The
meeting by Judge e. J. Rohorss,
are published In other columns %
The Herald today.
Judge r. =. Barnes. nctiur A.
toastma@ter. opened the. prorfatnl
hy calling on Sidney Well. NJ a
memhed Of the city Commission.
10 welcome Governor Nechem In
behalf Of the city government.
The sovernor was given n TIVE.
minute ovation ~ he arose 10 re-
spond. the diners giving him a
noisy. persistent and obtioufIy sin.
cero reception -
Governor Mechem spoke with hi.
accustomed hrevify His auissacf
was How it feels to be govoruor
OF the finest state in the unlbu. :
He said he had found the fssiine
fine. bat continued later that tls1
happicst nour OF his adnlinistraiiur
would be when he turned ovaf sh<
reins OF government to his nucrr..
sor. provided that anceessor WI,
the successful candidates of ft1
republican party The eorasDo,
expected the next governor wnsid
be republican. he snid.t < n.
bring that about. he said. the re.
publican party must be live and
growing organization. with new
blood and new principles and ,ioll.
cies a. the welfare % tho naiihfr,
called for them Inconr,-fenrV
he said, ''is tho hobeohiin al
feeble minds and the party nhould
not hesitate TO adopt new froiirf+
snd discard Old ones wheuegar = 4
- shown the old ones are aitwor
and new ones are better X.
PARTY" the governor said. ~eer
continue 20 exist by blackmallin<
i,eop!e In u whom YOU 10 not IN z
/ The governor concluded that a..
the fauift of the adminlatreflof
Ne assumed fun rcHpontitIl)1@
For 80 successes he Rensrouriy
isndercd fun credit 20 The ranilol'
cas legislature and 70 cftf4th'
IihrouEhout the state who hnTe co
operated with the state fosst.
meni. Governor and Mrs Merhs,,
iett last night Tor Fort navar1
where the governor win speak ~
night.
The governors address was foI
tccnsinu~d On Page Tuo,
II !.