Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-06-17
TALKING POLITICS.
A Prominent Republicans Views
Statehood Again-Why Fergus
son Hesitates-Politioal
Gossip.

OF Grant county, dropped into the CAPT
tai city this morning on his way back to
Silver City from Minneapolis. He was a
looker-on at the national Republican con-
ventiop, and he comes home inspired
with two ideas. One that New Mexico is
almost certain to be admitted as state
very soon-within the present year, or
"quite close to it." If this isn't the case
the people of New Mexico cen have only
themselves to blame. Congress will set
tie down to business in earnest ten days
hence, after the politicians get through
talking about the results of the national
conventions, and by that time Mr.. Ho-
bart thinks every member of the state
hood commission recently named by the
governor should be on hand at Washing-
ton putting in his best ticks for admis-
sion. In his opinion this is an impera.
tive duty, now that two of the leading
| journals of the west have so vigorously
opened an attack upon New Mexico.
opposing statehood. 1t is not exactly
clear what reasons dictate the policy of
the st. Louis Globe-Democrat and Chi
cago Tribune in this particular, and
therefore it is all the more necessary
that New Mexicans should stand united,
regardless of political considerations, in
this demand for simple justice. 1t is not
politics, but business that demands New
Mexico's admission.
The other idea with which Mr.. Hobart
was impressed while away is that as q
worker for New Mexico's interests at any
and all times and anywhere, Hon. T. B.
Cstron is entitled to the palm. He
seemed as much at home in the Mime
apolis convention as in similar gather
ing in his home county
Refening to Mr.. Catron casting the
deciding vote in the committee of Gre
dentials whereby the Alabama delegates
favorable to Harrison were given seats in
the convention, Mr. Hobart says this
action brought New Mexico into great
prominence, for it practically settled the
result as to the nomination. Forty votes
were thus admitted at the very beginning
which the Harrison opposition had
counted an as surely theirs, and it was
this vote of Mr.. Catron's which practical
ly disrupted the program for stampede
and insured beyond all question safe
majority for President Harrison on the
first ballot.
FERGUSON HEsITATEs.
Delegate Idus M. Fielder, who went
east yesterday, has declared himself in
favor OF H. B. Ferguson, of Albuquer-
que, as member of the national Demo.
cratic committee to succeed the Hon.
Wiley Backseat Chiders. Mr. Fergus
son, however, is said to be hesitating
considerably as to whether or not his
back it up, will stand the pressure AL
ready, it is alleged, every curbstone poll
tlcian OF the Democratic persuasion from
Ration to Separ and Olio to Black river is
flooding Mr.. Ferguson with epistles
soliciting the loan of few dollars to help
along the cause.
POLITICAL DOTS.
w. J. Mills and W. E. Gortner, who
have some political aspirations, are in the
capital from Las Vegas.
Hon. G. A. Richardson will in all
probability be nominated for councilman
upon the Democratic ticket from the
counties of Lincoln, Chaves, Eddy Dona
Ana and Grant.
1t is about settled that g. A. Robinson
is to be nominated on the Socorro county
, Republican ticket for assessor and E. V.
Chaves on the Democratic ticket as coun-
Gilman from Socorro and Sierra counties.
NJ. A. Otero left Minneapolis yesterday
r for Washington with the committee ap-
pointed to wait on President Harrison and
notify him of his denomination. He will
probably return home about a week from
Saturday.
A. L. Branch, ex-member of the legis-
lative assembly and at present member
of the penitentiary commission, will be
nominee for the legislative assembly
{ from Mora county, be it territorial or
state legislature.
The San Juan county Index saws az
follows of one of the best citizens Of New
Mexico: "Hon. T. D. Burns is being
urged by his Republican friends to con.
sent to become candidate for council
man from this dristict."
The latest combination in the Santa Fe
county Democracy seems to be: G. f.
Easley for the council and Marceino Gar
, cha for sheriff. Platform: "a Galisteo
ballot box, containing seventy Republi-
can majority, lost or stolen"
1t is reported that the White Cap Dem
ocratic nomination for sheriff of San
Miguel county has been sold to Emiterio
Gallegos; however, the report must be
taken with some allowance; it is too
early yet to make profitable bargains in
that direction and the White Cap leaders
know it.