Evening star., 1946-10-16
Lincoln
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political expediency." said:
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political expediency," said:
You can't tell me a bunch OF
GIs would select group of ex-ofh-
GERS like these. Most of them, except
for my opponent-a millionaire tour
ist from Tulsa-have been running
the Republican Party and running
for Office in New Mexico for years.
State Chairman Answers.
He added that the Republicans
hand picked this slate in a hotel
room some time last spring, in the
hope it would have a popular ap-
peal.
Republican State Chairman Philip
Hubbell came right back at Senator
Chavez declaring: Chavez becomes
more and more like the Mississippi
Senator he apparently seeks to emu
late. He not only attempts to out
Bilbo Bilbo on the matter Of raising
the race issue (the issue between
the natives Of Spanish blood and
the 'Anglos), but he now seeks to
stir up class hatred between officers
and men who fought and won the
war"
Mr.. Hubbell continued that the
Republican ticket had been named
in open primary the same as the
Democratic, with the difference thai
the Republicans selected five vet
Grams of the last war while "the
Chavez machine was defeating the
IA veterans who ran in the Demo-
cratic primary.
Close Race Seen.
The race between Senator Chavez
and MIR. Hurley, which holds the
limelight, Is apparently very close,
for some of the less impassioned
Democrats see the Senator winning
reelection by not more than 5000
or 1000. Chavez himself regards
his victory as certain, and his man
ayers claim it by 1900. President
Roosevelt carried the State in 1914
by little over 10000, while the
Republican candidate for Cover
nor was winning the county which
includes Albuquerque-with more
than one-sixth of the voting popu-
lation-by $500. Republican leaders
argue that this year the tide is
with them, and they will put their
ticket across generally.
Here is the way the Republicans
look at the situation:
First, they believe the people OF
New Mexico ip large part are dis
contented and disgusted with the
Democratic administration, both
State and national. In New Mex
leo cities, it has been difficult to
get meat. Notwithstanding the cat
tie and sheep on the ranges. With
butter costing 80 cents to 81 q
pound, and sugar, soap and many
other things scarce, the people are
restive.
Second, the Republicans are
counting on a serious split in the
Democratic Party to let them
squeeze through to victory. In the
June primary, Gov. Jack Dempsey
went all out to defeat Senator
Chavez for the senatorial nomina-
ton. The fight between the two men
was not new, and resultant scars
are deep.
Curtails Campaign Fund.
The Chavez camp insists that not
only will Gov. Dempsey be unable to
turn over any voting strength to Mr..
Hurley and other members of the
Republican ticket-if he wants to
but that Senator Chavez will also
have some Republican support. No
defeated Governor has any political
assets. In this they may be right.
But Gov. Dempsey is still Governor,
and he has declined to permit the
gathering of the old 2 per cent fund
from State employees since his defeat
in the primaries-which means a
loss of perhaps 100000 to the
Democratic campaign chest. He has
also declined to have State en-
ployes campaign for the Democratic
ticket, except on their own time,
and he has not put thousands Of
workers m the roads which has heen