Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-10-03
FORGING TO THE FRONT.
A Regular Boom for Statehood-The Taos
Meeting-San Miguel Republicans
Political Gossip.
THE WEAK AND VICIOUS OPPOSITION.

lAOS, N. M, 'CI. l'-1leIo was d
grand meeting here yesterday afternoon
and evening in favor of statehood and
Otero. The speakers were Pedro Sanchez,
NJ. s. Otero, Col. Chavez, M. LARA
goite and the Hon. T. B. Catron,
all speaking in Spanish to an au-
dience composed of more than 300
voters. The anti-state meeting which
it was attempted to hold in the court
house at the same time, was flat failure.
Mr.. Joseph did not put in his appearance
and Alex. Gusdorf was the political speak
err of the evening, followed by n B.
Laughlin, of Santa Fe, who made stero-
typed anti-state speech, attacking the
constitution, although, if reports be true,
he has never yet read the constitution.
Toward the close OF the farce several Of the
statehood advocates went over to the court
house, when Major Sanchez asked permits
sion to answer some of the vicious charges
that had been made against him by the
opponents of the constitution. His re-
quest was refused. Such language was
used that free fight was only prevented
by L. &. Read calling attention of the
rabd anti-state mob to the fact that the
Judge of the district court was present,
when the mob dispersed. leaving any
thing but a good impression upon the
bulk of the audience, At the anti-state
meeting one orator, Lorenzo Lobato,
the former Democratic sheriff who is
short in his accounts about $4,000, stated
that the people were too ignorant to
form state or govern themselves, and
while this may be true of the Democrats,
they don't like to be told of it.
There will be another grand meeting
this evening for statehood. This visit
has done great good for the cause of the
constitution and Otero. From here Mr..
Otero and party will 60 TO other parts of
the county, waking up the people. Gen.
Hobart and wife arrived from Santa Fe
last evening and visited the pueblo to-
day to witness the celebration OF San
Geronimo day. wv
THE GANG AND IT'S FUNNY YARNS.
The anti-statehood gang in this city is
scared they are telling the funniest lies
to the people. Some of the gang assert
that the Stewart bills are simply bluff,
and that they will not pass; others tell
the people that under a state govern
ment they will all be compelled to speak
English, and under territorial govern
men, the Spanish language will be the
language, official and otherwise, and that
everybody will have to learn that lam
guage in case statehood is defeated. |
Others are sneaking around buying votes
for next Tuesdays election and using up
some of their ill gotten gains IN that
line. The men that are doing this lat
ter business are some OF the candidates
on the gang ticket and are spotted; their
actions will be fully shown up, some of
them in court. The time when vot-
srs can be openly corrupted has gone
by.
SAN MIGUEL COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
A special dispatch to the New MEXICAN
dated Las Vegas, 2 p. m. to-day says:
The San Miguel county Republican
is still in session at this hour.
The nominations thus far made are as
follows:
Sherif-Eugenio Romero.
ASSESSOR e1pe Lopez.
Council. H. Ward, Felipe Sanchez.
esentatives-Antonio Lucero, Bias
Ortega, Frank Forsythe, Leandro Gal
legos.
The ticket is strong one and its sue
cess is already assured. There is the
greatest enthusiasm for statehood and
Otero.
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Registration commences tomorrow.
Do not fail to register.
Every legal voter should be registered.
Register, and that early.
Where are the school funds of Santa
Fe county? Gone electioneering, very
likely!
Hon. A. L. Morrison, left this afternoon
Tor Ration. He will be joined there to-
by Hon. T. B. Catron and Hon.
NJ. S. Otero, where all will take part in
.ousing statehood demonstration.
B. M. Read left this afternoon for Ger
-illos, where he will deliver an address in
Spanish this evening on the statehood
question. He is an earnest worker in
good cause, progressive man every inch
If him.
There is great demand for constitu-
ions in the Spanish language. Within
he past two days 100 copies have been
,iven out at the New MEXICAN office
lone. The people are getting to judge
or themselves. Read the constitution,
III of you, and vote accordingly, for or
gainst the measure.
The gang is buying votes, SO the New
MEXICAN is informed. There will be
ull and searching investigation of that
sort OF business at the coming term of
court, and the guilty parties will
feel the strong arm of the law.
Zines have changed. This is not
he time of two years ago.
The colored Republicans OF Albuquer-
lue met on Monday evening, and organ
zed club, with S. 7. Ellsworth, presi
lent; F. M. Sims, secretary. Executive
committee, Geo. Washington, chairman,
Nm. Morgan G. Oxendine, ]. Lane and
}. Crockett. Finance committee, Joseph
Berry, chairman, Harvey Knox and Hen
y Bramlett. !
The Democratic county convention adj
burned last evening, after passing reso- !
ution endorsing Antonio Joseph, without
making any nominations, so says the OPP !
ic of Las Vegas. Probably endorsed the
White Cap nominees. The optic adds
Many of the leading Democrats are dis
,usted at the action of the Democratic
ounty convention, and declare that
hey will vote the Republican ticket this
ALL"
Taxes are not being paid over very
apidly. This is right. There is q
% earthly use paying them now /
] al, FOL L. I,lono in tho od-