Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-11-15

delegate, but / do know that ne is too
patriotic; know that be loves his peo-
pie too we'll, know that he thinks too !
highly of your prosperity to ever ask |
you to remain behind one minute in |
erder that be may have the insignili-
cant honor Of taking bis seat in the
halls Of congress-
DelsEais-klset Peres's Speech.
Delegate-elect Pedro Peres respond |
ed to a happy. Introduction by Chair
man Duncan and was greeted with
much applause. He said:
"As has been very clearly expressed !
here, we are all aware of the purpose Of
this gathering to rstify the great VIE
tory that the Republican party has won
during these days of November. Wei
need net extend very much in that.
say, because it has been expressed by
various orators, but my purpose here as
the delegate-elect of New Mexico is
rather to enunciate my principles, and
to tell you what l will try TO do as the
delegate to congress. My principles
are the principles of the grand Republi-
can party that has elected me. / have
gone through this campaign, gentle
men, and have made no more pledges
than the pledges that the Republican
convention made for me in the plat
form, and by those pledges | have said
| would win or would fall; and the
Republican party, upon those pledges.
was victorious all over this Territory.
Gentlemen, ever since came to the
use of reason, the first thing l have
thought by day or hare dreamed by
night has been that the day would
come when New Mexico would be ad-
ded to the sisterhood of states, and my
thoughts by day and my dreams by
night now are to try to work to that
end-and / wish to, say, gentlemen,
that / will not wait for the 4th Of
March, which'is the time when take
fmy seat. to work for that glorious pur-
pose. l will Immediately give all my
time and attention towards that end.
And | hope that this winter We will be
ableno
ADD ANOTHER STAR
TO that flag of the Union. l have been
through this Territory gentlemen
Through this campaign; have felt the
sentiment Of the people of New Mex
leo; and think hardly doubt but
that the people are almost unit all
over New Mexico In favor of statehood
As / say, will fight for statehood from
now on: but shall not be proud;
want the help of every man in New
| Mexico to that end The Democrats Ia
their platform have also enunciated
| that they are in favor of statehood.
70 "a
only honest in their platform, as the
Republican party is, l will ask the help
of the Democrats. If the Democrats
only fulfill their pledges, lel
them be in favor of statehood
and, gentlemen, 1 think l will
never be sworn In as delegate to con-
gress; and am satisfied
NOT TO GET THE PLACE
If we can only obtain our object before
| that time. / was elected for the pur
\ pose of doing what might fer tn,
good of the people Of New Mexico-ant
il / can only accomplish that one grea
object I think that the balance will
come in time Because, after that w
j VIII have two United States senator
who Can demand their rights in thun
der tones and have their votes to clair
them. Then New Mexico can TAX
care of herself. AS far as this electio
Eis coucerBej, gentlemen, am electe
Il not only by the Republican party 9TH
Republican party has elected me, and
am Republican,, but as delegate
am the delegate of the whole people o
j New Mexico. They are all my constit
uents, and it is my duty to listen to th,
kob r. af uau M - ha tkar
Republican, Democrat or Unionist, o
of any other party. But know tina
there were many Republicans here il
| New Mexico, gentlemen, that in thi
last election were taken away by falls
gods, and did not vote the Republican
ticket as they ought to have done
These gentlemen ought to come bacl
to their party, whore they belong, th'
party is large enough and generou
enough to receive them with open arm
and take them again into the party.
hope these persons will come back t,
the party to. which they belong. Gen
tlemen, have already consumed to,
much of yeur time. thank you 70
your attention"
Mr.. PEREA EXPLAINS.
Nicolas Cordova here arose in the
audience and said to the chairman tina
it had been claimed that Mr.. Perez
had veted against the laws providing
fer public schools. in New Mexico, anC
asked that Mr.. Perea answer the charg,
so made In the present campaign. NIL
& Persa arose, ana in short speech un
dertook to explain away the accusation
made against him in this respect. III,
announced himself as favoring the pub
lie schools; claimed that he had votet
for the present school law, and declare,
that he had opposed the Kistler mea
sure because, in his judgment, it wa
inadequate and defective.
| Addresses of eongratulatory natur
were also made by j. d. Sena and E
| L. Bartlett, ofSahta Fe; Sheriff H. o
Bursum, of Socorro, and Thoma
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