Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-09-12 | Page 3 | Guards Called in N. M. Primary

GUARDS CALLED IN N. N M. M PRIMARY ALBUQUERQUE N. N M. M Sept 12 UP New oPt New Mexico's primary elections exclusively a contest for or nominations among the Democrats were held Saturday with state guardsmen mobilized for possible possible- duty at the polls The balloting topped a heated campaign between Jonn J. J Dempsey Dempsey Dempsey Demp- Demp sey former congressman who resigned resigned resigned re re- re- re signed as undersecretary of in interior interior in- in tenor to make the Democratic race for governor and Bryan G. G Johnson Johnson Johnson John John- son of Albuquerque a former district district district dis dis- dis- dis judge The nomination of Republican candidates uncontested for state and congressional offices was a formality Governor John E. E Miles supporting supporting sup- sup porting sorting Dempsey's candidacy said Friday night state guardsmen would be used only at the request of local officials Johnson backed by y Senator Dennis Chavez and Democratic National Committeeman Committee- Committee man A. A T. T Hannett charged politics politics poli poll tics In his campaign Dempsey repeatedly repeatedly repeatedly re re- re- re charged that Chavez and Hannett Bannett sponsored Johnsons Johnson's candidacy candidacy candidacy can can- in an attempt to dictate to the party Johnsons Johnson's campaign was one of criticism of Miles' Miles administration administration administration ad ad- ministration with ith Chavez threatening threatening threatening threat threat- ening to bolt the party in the event of Dempsey's nomination i Chavez defeated Dempsey for forthe forthe forthe I the senatorial nomination in the I 1940 primaries Dempsey had served in the house since 1934 I Senator Carl Hatch remaining in Washington during most of the campaign was opposed for nation by Dr J J. J J. J Clarke Artesia dentist and Robert E. E Putney of Albuquerque a retired grocer There were five candidates for nomination to New Mexico's two house louse seats They were were incumbent incumbent bent Clinton P. P Anderson Robert Valdez state corporation commissioner commissioner commissioner commis commis- A. A M. M Fernandez state public service commissioner W. W W. W v. v Nichols of Clovis a railroad man and State Representative Coe Howard of Portales I The state gained another house seat by the last census