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A Survey Of The Administration And Organization Of The Game And Fish Department Of The State Of New Mexico, Robert H. Simmons

Political Science ETDs

This survey is a study of the forces and pressures which have made the Game and Fish Department what it is today.

The purpose of the study was to find out why the operation of the Department was unique as compared to other departments of the State. Elliott S. Barker has been at his job for nineteen years and 4 months. More than 50% of the personnel has been with him for ten or more years, or since they were first hired. It is a nationally respected Department in its field, and is operated in a smooth and efficient manner. …

A Survey Of Pre-Primary Convention Endorsement Of Party Candidates, Oliver E. Payne

Political Science ETDs

The study is divided into twelve chapters. Chapter one is the introduction. In Chapter two a brief background of American nominating machinery used prior to the advent of the direct primary is discussed. Chapter three is concerned with the direct primary, especially with the most valid criticisms of it. Chapter four deals with the primary plan that was advocated by former Governor Charles Evans Hughes of New York. Chapter five is concerned with the unofficial, tacit agreements that political organizations arrive at in regard to a party slate. This chapter points out that even under the direct primary the party …

The Development Of The Federal Grant-In-Aid System And Its Effect On The Distribution Of The National Wealth, Charles A. Harvey

Master's Theses

In our modern world the problems or government are never simple. The tasks of coordinating, directing and promoting the political, social and economic affairs or a people usually present problems of the utmost complexity. Particularly is this true under the system or government embodied in our Federal constitution. Due to the system of power distribution peculiar to federalism many problems arise which are not ordinarily encountered by the so-called centralized or unitary norms of political organization.

It is not the purpose of this paper to examine in detail the characteristics of federalism. Sutfioe it to say that under such a …

A Survey Of The Background Of The New Mexico State Legislators Elected In 1948, Warren A. Smart

Political Science ETDs

To qualify for election to the State Senate as required by the New Mexico Constitution, a candidate must (1) be a citizen of the United States; (2) be a resident of New Mexico for at least three years preceding his election; (3) be a qualified elector of his district; and (4) be not less than twenty-five years of age. Immediately following are short biographical sketches of twenty-three of New Mexico’s State Senators.

Octaviano Ambrosio Larrazolo The Prophet Of Transition In New Mexico: An Analysis Of His Political Life, Alfred G. Cordova

Political Science ETDs

The objective of this thesis is to present an analysis of the political life of Octaviano A. Larrazolo and in doing so show the various forces that were instrumental in the shaping of his political life. The author has sought to show Larrazolo's political development and his contributions to the political life of his time. Only those incidents of his life that had a bearing in his political career have been presented as this is not intended as a biographical sketch.

Constitutional Revision In New Mexico, Allen Dale Krumm

Political Science ETDs

It is the purpose of this thesis to examine the relative merits of the New Mexico Constitution and inquire into the need for a general constitutional revision. The constitution has been frequently changed by the amending process, but as yet there has never been a general revision of the document. To do so would require the convening of a constitutional convention for the purpose of drafting a new document.

History Of The Reorganization Of Utah's State Administrative Government By The Twenty-Fourth Legislature, Desmond L. Anderson

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

In the evening of January 13, 1941, Herbert B. Maw, who was then beginning his first term as Governor of the state of Utah, addressed his first legislative message to a joint session of the 1941 Utah Legislature from the rostrum of the chamber of the House of Representatives. An overwhelming amount of the Governor's message was devoted to a multifaceted topic, the reorganization of Utah's state administration.

After extensively deploring state structural and political organization as it existed at that time, Governor Maw declared:

The plan which I shall now propose is a product of the recommendations of the …

A Political Study Of James F. Hinkle And His Governorship, 1923-1925., Edward Michael Praisner

Political Science ETDs

The study of government is so closely interwoven with the lives of some pioneers who have been responsible for their formulation that it is always of interest to consider these individuals in the light of the background and experience that may have brought them to bear at any given period.

The Presidential Campaign Of 1948, Edward John Hallauer

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

In the sprint of 1948, President Harry S. Truman's chances of being re-elected to the presidency of the United States seemed very dubious. It was uncertain that he would even secure the Democratic nomination for that office.

Truman's pre-convention Western trip. In the early summer of 1948 President Truman left the Capitol on a supposedly non-political Western trip. Although his aids insisted the journey was to be non-political, the fiction deceived no one. However, it enabled the President to charge off the cost of the excursion to his $30,000 a year travel allowance instead of sending the bill to a …