Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-08-22
UNIONS DENY AN
ATTEMPT TO GET
PARTY'S CON 7 R0L
Reports That They Intend
ed Selling BernaIiIIo
County Democratic Or
ganization Untrue.

There is no disposition or de-
sire on the part of union labor to
control the policies or the organi-
cations of either political party in
the state of New Mexico"
This was the statement made
last night by w. S. Patterson. sec
retary-treasurer of the machin-
lists union, when asked If an at
tempt would be made to gain con-
troll of the democratic precinct pri-
maries that will name delegates
to the county convention.
Undoubtedly many union men
will attend the primaries, as all
good citizens should" said Mr..
Patterson, "but they will make no
effort to seize control of the or
ganization. Labor unions are not
political organizations, and we
have our own business to attend
to rather than attempting to Gun
political party. We are all of
us for the cause of the working
man, but we are also for our coun-
try, our state and our city, and, as
good citizens, we intend to do our
duty at the polls and at the pri-
maries. But we are not seeking
political domination."
Other Leaders Agree.
Several other union labor lead
ers voiced the same sentiments as
Mr.. Patterson. When their atten-
ton was called to reports that
striking shopmen, aided by the
farmers, had taken complete dom
nation over the affairs of the
democratic convention in Clovis
recently, they said that the news
paper accounts had been greatly
exaggerated. Union men attend
ed the convention, they said, but
the list of delegates chosen and
the officers elected showed that
labor had not frozen out other rep
resentatives of the party.
Democrats Also Deny 1t.
Leading members OF the demo-
cratic party here also denied that
labor had controlled the Clovis
convention. One democrat had
gone to the trouble of wiring an
"old line" member of his party,
asking if the reports were true,
The answer came back that they
'NhN n.y. anu llitlL lllt uelpSdIlOn
was composed largely of demo-
Gratis of all walks in life, and that
but one labor representative was
put on the state central commit
tee from Curry county, which has
four members.
Local democrats called attention
to the statement that the Curry
county delegation to the state con-
vention, which is composed of 23
members, contains the names of
the following who are known here
not to be union members: Judge
Sam G. Bratton, Judge w. A. Gill
lenwater, Charles Il. Dennis, Carl
A. Hatch, S. II. Moss, John f. Tay-
Tor, A. w. Hockenhull, and doubt
less many others who are not
known in Albuquerque.
Reports had been in circulation
here that the unions, and particu-
larly the strikers, would endeavor
to get control Of the democratic
party in Bernalillo county and
elect their own men to chairman
ships and as delegates to the state
convention. The movement was
to be begun tonight at the precinct
primaries, according to the ru-
mors. That the union men had
in mind an effort to get the guber-
Material nomination for A. T. Han
nett, of Gallup, was a part of the
rumor.
Indications are that tonight's
primaries for the two Albuquerque
precincts will be largely attended,
as a great deal of interest has been
aroused by the reports that union
men would attend in large num-
bers. Party leaders declared they
were not worried, as there was
nothing to worry about. At the
same time, they made what APP
peared to be more than the Gus
tomary efforts to get members of
the party to attend.
The primaries for precinct 26
will be held in the Central school,
and primaries of Precinct IL will
be held in the city hall.
A. n a.