Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-02-23
LAS VEGAS NOTES
"Noz' Talks Of the Coming City
Elections and the Appointment
of a New Clerk,
Governor 0tero's Course Discussed-S Stir
ring Up Race Feeling for Political
Effect Personals.

Las Vegas. Feb. 90. lS9s.-Thc COM
ing city election has thus far created
very little talk in Las Vegas. Mayor
Olncy has been spoken of as the most
likely candidate of the Democrats to
succeed himself in case that party is
successful, as he probably represents
most strongly the opposition than IA union
of the gold and silver wings of the Re-
publican party.
The water question will very likely
cut quite Il figure in city politics, and it
is hard to predict how the two parties
will divide on this question, as thus far
the matter has not entered politics. The
Republicans will likely take their stand
for better water and more of it and the
easiest and cheapest way to get it.
Notwithstanding what Il few jealous
editors of newspapers say, Governor
Otcro's friends consider him the best
governor New Mexico ever had. The
only charges that his enemies make are
that he is taking too great a hand in
| politics and that he committed the sem
tence of Jose Chavez y Chavez. In an
swer to the first charge it can be said
the result is the best judiciary the ter
ritory has had in many years, and to
| the second that this action was taken
upon the urgent written request OF a
majority of IL Democratic Supreme
bench.
The promoters of the Las Vegas,
| Mora & Taos railroad are in return from
a trip over the proposed route and feel
very much encouraged with the pros
poets. The people all along the route
are quite enthusiastic over the project.
In addition to passing through by fal
the most fertile valleys of northern New
Mexico this road will tap a fine vein OF
coal and run near several great copper
prospects.
The course of the New MEXICAN In
calling attention to crooked business IL
connection with the handling of county
accounts and using such in payment OF
taxes. although the law prohibits any
such course, meets with approval from
the good and honest citizens of this city
but, of course, is not very palatable tt
those who are engaged in this nefariOu'
scheme.
1t is believed, that new clerk il
place of Don Felix Martinez, will be APP
pointed onthc first Of March. The new
chief justice has not intimated who will
be appointed. There is no truth in thu
report that Mr.. John 5. Clark is a can
didate for the place. On the contrary
Mr.. Clark believes, as a matter OF fail
play and good Republican policy, that /
competent native of the territory and o
Mexican extraction should be appointed
The people here and the members of The
bar will be perfectly well satisfied will
such a selection, believing that Judg'
Mills will appoint the proper man.
The work to stir mp race feeling ant
conduct the campaign this summer an
fall on a race issue in this, Mora, Union
Colfax and Guadalupe counties, is goin,
steadily on. Several of the leaders o
the so-called Union party are fostering
the movement and pushing 1t with nigh
and main. knowing very well, that onl..
in some such way can they again be sue
%cessful. They are after nothing but tn
offices. Here is u note of warning t.
the Republicans Of San Miguel whicl
they should heed in time.
a numEef OF representative cltlZen
irrespective Of politics or profession viii
tender a reception to Chief Justice Mill
in the near future.
The Jewish bazar that just close'
here was a great success both social,
and financially. The amount Of none.
taken in is said to be in the neighbOr
hood of ~, 900 and this will be used II
identifying the cemetery. The schem
was first started for the benefit of an.
Hebrews who were in need Of charity
but 1t was discovered that there wer
none in Las Vegas.
Colonel Ralph T., Twitchell, who wa
accidentally shot in Santa Fe recently
is getting along nicely and has left 70
Topeka, where by the aid of tn
X-Ray he will have the ball extracte
from his ankle. He is getting alon
nicely and hopes to be about In a fe,
days after the ball is removed.
Several car loads of brick from til
territorial penitentiary have arrive
here to be used on the extension Of til
territorial insane asylum. These wer
secured through the efforts Of Governo
Otero, who is proving a warm and cor
slant friend of his home city. Nox.