Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-07-14
Qoy. oTnAols ponIcY.
"a WIN nc TO Unite and Duild Up
Tho Republican Party In
New Mexico.

From the New Mexican.
Under the caption, "Tbe Coming
,,orm'' IN a three column article, the
Independence, a paper published ia
Jas Vegas IN the Spanish language,
gives the result Of a lot Of rumors, to
the effect. that Governor Olero has de-
termined upon his policy and the policy
Is 10 be, TO set aside aud ignore the
men who have been heretofore leaders
III the republican party in New Mexico;
that such men ms the Pereas, the Lunas,
the ChAves' aud others, are to be turn
ed down, that the federal and Ter
ritorials offices are to be filed with
nome but personal aud political friends
ofsthe governor, that he had gone to
Washington for that purpose and that
a compiete reorganization Of the re-
publican party is to be undertaken
with the purpose of putung none but
O6ero men on guard and 10 power.
The independents, in very good
Spanish, then says, that II is an indie.
pendent paper, hat therefore the
course Indicated above, cannot harm II
any but that the republican party will
be hurt considerably thereby aud thai
defeat will be the portion Of the party,
just as IL was in the Prince Rynerson
political embrogiio III 1884. The pa
per Is far enough, however, to state,
that the article in question is based up
on rumors so lar and that nothing
tangible has been adduced 10 prove the
correctness of these rumors.
The rumors, upon which the article
In question Is based, upon careful and
impartial Investigation are found by
this journal to BIZ Used upon the film.
siest Of reasons, in fact upon nothing
at all, except the street talk and pala-
yer by . few interested parties and by
a few democratic papers, There IS no
I undation to them and the Nep Meri.
can does moi belleYe they wnl ever be
more than the merest and cloudiest Of
rumors aud street gossip.
Indeed, Governor Otero's present
mission 10 Washington shows how un-
true, how shallow, and how superficial
these rumors and this gossip are. 1t is
true that he has gone TO Washington,
but his principal OH sct is to work for
the appointment as United s ,ates mar.
shall for this district OF Hon. Golom mon
Luna, OF Valencia county, be being the
man whom q vast maj ,rity, not only Of
the republicans, but OF all the people
In the Territory, desire to have ap-
pointed as such Official.
The New Mexican fully believes. and
hereby reiterates lts belief, that Gov
ernor Olero's policy will be to unite
and build up the republican party in
every possible manner. This paper is
further Of the opinion that Governor
Otero's conduct and policy IN the fu-
lure will fully sustain this belief 10
every particular.
The independents also states that
Governor Dtero. Secretary Wallace
and ex-governor PRINCE have been
named Us q eomMission to SELECT post
Office appointments for the Territory
This is only partly correct, the ref
erees, to whom applications for post
are referred, are Governor Otero,
Secretary Wallace and Hon. A. l..
n orrisou. The policy of the referees
named, as outlined by the governor,
will be wherever possible, to heed the
recommendation OF the local republi.
organls atoms, and in cases Of
contests to act ia a manner cal
to serve the best interests of
he republican party and Of the people
the Territory OF New Mexico.