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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1926
Page
1
The piece reflects on celebrity falls from grace, citing Dempsey Tunney and Nathan Hale, and compares Coolidge’s leadership to a vast storekeeping role while raising calls for national disaster insurance after a Florida tornado. It critiques labor and imagines an insurance fund to handle acts of God with government backing.
The piece notes Judge Gary creating a self funded calamity reserve for U S Steel stockholders after fire losses. It urges the Government to adopt a calamity insurance fund for disasters and advocates a California tax exemption for newly planted reforestation lands with safeguards against fraud and misuse.
A county Democratic Convention speech by Gen. Vince Jeager warns against Indian voters being directed to fear the election. The report suggests a fear of martial law under Hannett to control polls, with Gallup and surrounding precincts mentioned in relation to bootleg liquor and election access.
The Bernalillo County Democratic uprising targets Hannettism and boss rule, signaling a statewide revolt against party dictatorship. Republicans and independent Democrats unite on a reform platform, risking Hannett’s political future as organized machinery struggles to endure under reach of the unbossable electorate.
Joe Brock reports a high octane motor polo match last Sunday with eight Ford vehicles in action. He warns fans to arrive early this Sunday for a front row view of what may be the West’s most exciting polo event at Gamerco ball park.
Former New Mexico governor Octaviano Larrazolo denounces the Hannett election code at the Republican county convention in Albuquerque. He warns the measure would disenfranchise 26 000 to 80 000 Spanish speaking residents and accuses lawmakers of exploiting ballot sanctity to strip native voters. He urges voters to reject Hannett and his Legislature to protect enfranchisement.
A public dispute over Gallup safety and Prohibition policy pits A T Hannett who touts his enforceable record against Republican Headquarters rebuttals. The exchange centers on a vetoed anti saloon bill and the use of warrants under Volstead era law, with implications for future New Mexico governance.
A Gallup Herald reply to State Comptroller R H Carter mocks his Oct 11 telegram about Lorenzo Delgado’s audit accounting. The piece ridicules the comptroller, praises Republican gains in McKinley County, and invites him to read more editorials in the paper.
Joseph J. Campbell a former Diamond Coal Company employee at Coal Basin California died October 5 in Hawthorne California after a bout with flu. He leaves a wife three sons and a daughter his parents in Manhattan California six sisters and three brothers. Born March 31 1880 in Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania he moved to California in 1928 after living in New Mexico for six years.
L. M. Warman of the Gal lup Penney Store traveled to Oakland to attend a JC Penney Company managers convention. He reports buying spring and summer goods valued at 4827 during the event.
Republican congressional hopeful Juan A. Sedillo argues the Hannett election code would disenfranchise 37 000 illiterate voters. He cites Hidalgo Union Eddy and San Juan counties showing sizable nonreaders and urges turnout at Spanish-American Hall in Gallup.
A Rex Theatre crowd endorses the proposed new election code and calls for legislative candidates to pledge support. Roswell Dispatch labels New Mexico Democrats as seeking disfranchisement for non Anglo individuals and accuses them of aligning with the Ku Klux Klan.
The piece accuses Hannett supporters in McKinley County of a double standard on Indian voting. It credits A T Hannett with enforcing voter rights by convicting two Republican judges who blocked an Indian voter, and notes Indians voted for Democrats in 1922 but faced pressure to vote Democratic in 1924. It frames Hannett as defender of citizenship and voting rights.
Tens of thousands of voters from Republican Democratic and Socialist ranks oppose Governor Hannett's administration. They accuse state officials and staff of diverting tax money to fund Hannett's campaign, attacking the use of salaries and public funds for political purposes while urging taxpayers to resist a two percent deduction and other campaign contributions.
Reported remark by former Mayor Frank Swartz at County Democratic Convention about outlaw conditions in the town and county. The quote suggests a pledge to nominate a sheriff candidate to crack down as Gallup faces what is described as worse conditions during Hannettism and Gallup government.
Hon. Juan A. Sedillo and Hon. Wm. Sutherland speak at 8 o clock tonight inviting all voters to learn about campaign issues. Governor Larrazolo calls this the most important campaign since 1912 and urges voters to inform themselves. Governor Larry Cole warns against the Hannett election code and the speakers will discuss the code and other issues.
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