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Newspaper
The Gallup Herald
Location
Gallup, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1926
Page
1
A meditation on nature’s indifference contrasts with human risk from earthquakes and disasters. It notes Kitazawa’s suicide over love, warns against overeating, cites Senator Copeland on diets, and discusses cotton competition and machinery. Barnard College funds, Chicago illumination, and State Street commerce are highlighted as progress and prosperity.
The Gallup Boy Scouts organize Troop No 1 with Robert Master as captain. They won 32 to 18 and 18 to 6 in two games and plan another match Saturday. The group aims to raise 50 for Gallup’s new public library and advance beyond Tenderfoot ranks.
No school Thursday and Friday November 4 and 5 due to the New Mexico Educational Association meeting to be held in Santa Fe on November 4 5 and 6 officials CHAS B REDICK report decision acknowledges the event affects daily classes.
The piece attacks Lorenzo Delgado a former Lee Romero lieutenant in San Miguel County. It cites audits showing overcharges and debt to repay misused funds while noting Democrats now nominate him for high office. It contrasts Republican denial with Democratic support and portrays Delgado as a central political issue.
The text shows questioning of Mr Dillon and Mr Hannett on convict labor, Volstead enforcement, and a financial discrepancy about school books. It cites alleged vice closures, Mechem and Thoreau votes, Magee's remarks, and ends with a birth notice of an eight pound baby boy.
A clipped political column presents a partisan Q and A style list defending Republicans on fair elections voting by Indians road work and county funds. The piece targets Democrats with claims of past illegal votes and political manipulation tied to road labor and county officials.
In Sandoval County New Mexico Republicans denounce Hannett in a convention statement praising free ballot rights and Coolidge era prosperity. They urge voters to elect John A. Sedillo to Congress and condemn Hannett for politicizing state institutions and fiscal excesses.
A lengthy tribute praises Lorenzo Delgado for an extraordinary day on June 18 1923 visiting 19 precincts summoning 33 jurors and making three arrests while traveling 861 miles and billing the county 125 for his car meals totaled 8 25 spread across four places. The piece notes similar feats on June 13 1923 and mocks critics questioning charges and efficiency highlighting his 61 percent speed and 24 hour work span.
The Santa Fe New Mexican piece portrays A. T. Hannett and Magee waging a bitter feud with Judge Holloman of McKinley County, accusing him of blocking Hannett schemes. It notes politics entwined with local judges and praises Holloman as a public service amid attacks.
A Gallup Herald report details Democratic campaign workers facing road tacks blamed on Hannett supporters. Sheriff Roberta Roberts offers 500 reward for information. The piece attacks Hannettism and alleges election law violations tied to A T Hannett and J W Hannett, referencing Judge Mechem and Thoreau theft claims.
The article notes Attorney General Fred Wilson and assistant Robert C. Dow actively campaigning in Bernalillo County for the Democratic ticket. Special attorney W H Gillenwater also campaigns as state land cases involve coal and oil worth about two million dollars to the state. The piece questions political involvement of court officers and mentions Mrs B R Townley, known as Mrs Lou Stewart, visiting Gallup from Trinidad Colorado.
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