Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-11-16
pEREA'S INTENTIONS
Declaration of What the Delegate
Elect Hopes to Accomplish
in Congress.
WILL WORK FOR STATEHOOD
Delegate of the Whole People of New Mex
ico-Position on Educational Matters
Clearly and Satisfactorily Explained
in Answer to Questions.

At the ratification meeting held in
Las Vegas Monday evening by the Re
publicans, which was attended by an
audience that crowded the Duncan OPP
era house to overlooking, Hon. Pedro
Perea, the delegate-elect, was present,
and in response to calls for a speech ad-
yanced to the front of the platform and
delivered a short address in an impress
sive manner, convincing all who heard
him that his election to congress would
prove to be q wise and beneficial thing
for the great territory of New Mexico.
Mr.. Perea said:
Mr.. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen
AS has been very clearly expressed here
tonight, we are all aware of the purpose
of his gathering-to ratify the great
victory that the Republican party has
| won during these days of November.
We need not extend very much in that,
| say, because it has been expressed
| here by various orators tonight; but
l lily Jul ptSS lClS oS Nv
of New Mexico (applause) might be
| rather to %enunciate my principles, and
| to tell you what | will try to do as the
| delegate to congress. My principles are
| the principles of the grand Republican
party that has elected me (applause)'
[ have gone through this campaign,
gentlemen, and l have made no more
pledges than the pledges that the Re
the platform (applauseJ, and by those
pledges | have said l would win or ]
would fall; and the Republican party
upon those pledges, vas victorious al
over this territory. (Applause.) Gen
tlemen, ever since [ came to the use oil
reason, the first thing I have thought
by day or have dreamed by night, has
been that the day would come wher
New Mexico would be added to the sis.
terhood of states (applause), and my
thoughts by day and my dreams by
night now are to try to work to thai
end (%applause); and I wish to say
gentlemen, that I will not wait for the
4th of March, which is the time when
take my seat, to work for that glorious
purpose. / will Immediately give al
my time and attention towards that
And | hope that this winter we will b.
able to add another star to that flag o
the Union. prolonged c~heering.) l have
been through this territory, gentlemen
through this campaign; l have felt thu
sentiment of the people of New Mexico
and | think / hardly doubt but that tn
people are almost a unit all over New
Mexico in favor of statehood. And as
say, / will fight for statehood from nov
on. But l shall not be proud: l wan
the help of every mar in New Mexico t
hat end. The Democrats. in thei
platform, have also enunciated tina
they are in favor of statehood. Now
gentlemen, if the Democrats are onl.
honest in their platform as the Repub
lican party is. I will ask the help of TIL
Democrats. (Applause.) If the Demo
Gratis only fulfill their pledges, let then
be in favor of statehood and, gentle
men, l think l will never be sworn in a
delegate to congress-; and ] am salts
fed not to get the place if we can onl,
obtain our object before that time.
was elected for the purpose of doin,
what | might for the good of the peopl
of New Mexico, and if ! can only ac
complish that one great object, 1 thinl
that the balance will come in time. Gap
plause.) Because, after that we viii
have two United States senator's, VIII
can demand their rights in thunde
tones, and have their votes to CLAIM
them. Then New Mexico can take car
Of herself. AS far as this election i
concerned, gentlemen, l an elected no
only by the Republican party-the Re
publican party has elected me, and
am a Republican (%prolonged applause)
but as a delegate I am the delegate o
the whole people of New Mexico. Gap
plause.) They are all my constituents
and it is my duty to listen to the be
hests of any citizen of the territory
Republican, Democrat or UniOnist, 0
of any other party. But I know tina
there were many Republicans here il
New Mexico, gentlemen, that in thi
last election We're taken away by falls
gods, and did not vote the Republicat
ticket as they ought to have done
These gentlemen ought to come back
their party, where they belong. TIL
party is large enough and generou
enough to receive them with open arm
I and take them back into the party. CAP
plause.) l hope these persons will com
back to the party to which they belong
Gentlemen, 1 have already consume
too much of your time. l thank you TO
your attention.
Mr.. Nicolas Cordova here arose in tn
audience and said to the chairman tina
it has beer claimed that Mr.. Perea vot
ed against the laws providing for publ