Evening star., 1946-10-16

/ the custom when campaigns are
underway. The harm he is doing
the Democrats may be negative,
but also effective.
Senator Chavez defeated Gov
Dempsey in the primary by about
5000 votes, indicative of the fact
Gov. Dempsey had a very consider
able following. The Democrats,
whom Gov. Dempsey put in office,
are between the devil and deep
blue sea. They realize that if the
Chavez faction gets into power, they
will be supplanted, by other Demo-
Gratis. On the other hand, If the
Republicans win, after being out
of power for many years, it is rea-
sonable to believe they will make
a clean sweep. Here it Is reported,
however, that the Republicans and
Gov. Dempsey have some kind Of
a deal on, which might save the
scalps OF some OF Gov. Dempsey's
appointees.
COP WithhoIds Fire.
The Dempsey administrator is
not under attack by the r - bh-
cans, although it is, vulnerable. The
Cravez camp declares the COP
could help itself by going after the
State administration, and appar-
emily is chagrined because the Re
publicans are centering all their at
tacks on Senator Chavez and his
ticket. Up to the present, that is
Da,,I1l,1inayc h a
played the game. They say frankly
there is so much hatred among the
Democrats they expect to cash in
on it.
Mr.. Hurley is dubbed by Senator
Chavez the flourish candidate"
from Oklahoma. He inists that Mr..
Hurley is only regarding himself as
citizen of New Mexico for the
purpose of making a run for the
Senate. t
why" Senator Chavey asks,
should Oklahoma have three Sen
ators and New Mexico only one?"
To all this, however, the Repub-
licans reply that Mr.. Hurley estab-
lished his home in Santa Fe, N.
Mex, more than II years ago. They
add that in 1924-5 Mr.. Hurley built
New Mexico's first oil refineries at
Roswell and Albuquerque, and that
nearly 25 years ago he drilled oil
wells at Artesia, indicating that he
has been interested in the State
for long time.
Chavez q Native"
Senator Chavez has the advantage
of being q native" and he is max
ing the most of it in his appeals to
the native vote. The natives. citi-
zens of Mexican and Spanish blood,
number about 46 per cent of the
population, and the "Anglos, all
other citizens, about 54 per cent
The Chavez leaders say that as
much as 80 per cent of the native
vote will be cast for the Senator.
Furthermore, the history of past
elections is that the native vote
turns out in greater proportion than
does the Anglo vote.
The Democrats maintain the Re-
publicans have no organization to
speak of. Undeniably money has
played its part in elections in New
Mexico in the past. The Repub-
licans will have money to spend in
this campaign-but, as one of the
Democratic leaders scornfully but
practically put it, "of what use is
money II you don't have any one
who knows how to spend it?" APP
parently the Democrats do know
how, or think they do.
In connection with the charge
that Mr.. Hurley is merely carpet
bag candidate, the Democrats recall
that other men of great wealth have
been newcomers into New Mexico
when they have sought public Office.
One of the latest was Gov. Dempsey
himself, who came also from Okla
homa. Another was the late Sena-
tor Bronson Cutting, who came from
the East and who was the last Re
publican elected Senator in, the
State in 1928. They have in mind,
also, the late Mrs. Ruth Hanna Nc
Cormick Simms, who married Rep
resentative Simms, Republican, years
ago, and played an active part in
Republican politics. They are try
ing to make the defeat Of Mr.. Hurley
and the election Of Senator Chavez
a matter of State pride.