Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-08-06
POLITICAL POINTERS.

The Clayton Enterprise urges the Re-
publicans to organize clubs in every pre-
clint in the county CT COltaX.
Don Felix Martinez, OF Las Vegas, is
the man who whistles and makes the San
Miguel county Democracy dance.
The statehood movement has shown its
real strength in the past few days. The
backbone OF the opposition has been
paralyzed.
Ernest Myers, young liquor merchant
of Albuquerque, will likely be candidate
for the council on the Democratic ticket
from BernalilIo county.
The Silver City Enterprise is privately
informed that ID, ?. Carr will not be a
candidate far legislative honors this year.
He fayors the nomination and election OF
Col. j. A. Lockhart, of Deming.
The New MEXICAN is informed that
the Democratic parade on Monday last
cost in solid cash the neat little sum Of
$500. Cad, no wonder, the county treas
ury is empty.
Hon. Nj. S. Otero seems to have the in
side track for the Republican nomination
for candidate for delegate to the SD con-
gress. If nominated, he will beat Antonio
Joseph by 1000 majority this time.
1t will be a public misfortune, should
Hon. Pedro Perea decline to be candi-
date for the council on the Republican
ticket from Bernalillo county. If he con-
sents to take the nomination, he will be
elected by large majority.
Ell Nuevo Mexicano is success. Dur
ing the past week great many subscrip-
tons have been received, and the people
are reading the paper carefully, and are
interested because it tells them the
truth and is the organ Of the good citizens
of New Mexico.
The New MEXICAN hereby declares
Hon. Antonio Joseph, the present dele
gate, as the Democratic nominee for dele
gate to the 50 congress. The Democratic
convention, in accordance with this dec
laration, will meet at Silver City on the
Sd instant and ratify the same. No kick
ing, boys; you will do as your bosses and
as the New MEXICAN tells you.
The court house Democratic Doodle
gang in Mora county is hard at work and
trying to induce Narciso Valdez to run
for the council on the Democratic ticket
from Coliax and Mora county. However,
NarCiso is not anxious, seeing the hand.
writing on the wall, and believing that
the Democratic ticket will suffer defeat
this coming election IN Mora county.
The Republican league club recently
organized at Bernallllo, in Bernalillo
county, is growing rapidly and contains
nearly hundred members now. The
officers of the club are Jose d. Gutierrez,
president; Jose Candelario Estrada, B. +.
Schuster, vice presidents; Hypolito H.
Montoya, secretary. The club will do
good work during the coming campaign.
At yesterdays meeting of the Demo-
cratic central committee the following
apportionment OF delegates for the nomi-
mating convention at Silver City April 3,
was agreed on, the basis being six dele
gates for every 1000 Democratic votes
cast in the respective counties: Berna-
lilo, 8; Colfax, +; bona Ana, 7; Grant,
8; Lincoln, +; Mora 8; Rio Arriba, 8 !;
San Juan, 2; San Miguel, IT. Santa Fe,
Ii Sierra, 4; Socorro, 7; Taos, 7; Valen-
Cha, g.
The Republicans of Mora county may
put up for the nomination for the council
from the Mora and Colfax county dis
trict, Mr.. Mateo Lujan. The latter is a
young men OF good education, of all excel
lent character, well known, and has large
interests in Mora county. He is engaged
in the sheep raising business. Although
the district is strongly Democratic, still
Mr.. Lujan, if nominated, and if he makes
the race, stands an excellent show for
election, as he is deservedly very popular
with all classes OF people. Mr.. Lujan is
now a member OF the constitutional con-
vention.