Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-10-04
The Republican Nominee for Delegate.

Hon. Pedro Perea, who has been NOM
mated as the Republican delegate to he
Fifty-sixth congress by the largest Re
publican convention ever assembled in
| New Mexico, is a native of Bernalillo
| county and Is As years of age. He is the
| descendant of well known and distin-
guished families on his ather's and
mothers side, his ancestors having come
from Spain to New Mexico with Diego
de Vargas in 1898. His family since then
has produced many of the leading and
influential men in the affairs of New
| Mexico.
Mr.. Perea received a liberal education
in st. Michaels college at Santa Fe, at
the St. Louis university, and at George
town college in the District of Columbia.
| The business he now follows and has
been engaged in since reaching man.
hood, is that of a sheep raiser, farmer
and horticulturist, and as such he has
been very successful. His reputation as
a business nan is of the highest order,
During the past IA years Mr.. Perea
has taken much interest in politics and
has represented the county of Berna-
lilo, one of the richest and most i'm
portant in the territory, four times In
the legislative council with great credit,
| The only other office he has held was
that of a member Of the capitol com
| mission, when he served without pay
He is one of the leading men and Re-
publicans of New Mexico, a man of rug
ged and un%compromising honesty, of
great personal and political courage, of
strong convictions, thoroughly ac-
quainted with and informed of the
needs, conditions and desires of the ter
ritory and its people, honored and re-
spected throughout this broad common
wealth; an able and well informed man;
a conscientious and valuable citizen; a
hard worker and one who has given
much time, labor and money toward the
advancement and progress of the people
of New Mexico. He is a progressive man,
a student of public matters, a true man
and a strong man. One who has often
been tried, in legislative matters espe-
cially, and who has never beer found
wanting. His record proves that under
any and all circumstances he has done
his full and answering duty to the peo-
pie and the territory. He has fought
corruption and dishonesty in public and
official affairs, when in the legislature,
strongly and successfully. Some of the
best and most progressive and beneficial
legislation now on the New Mexico stat
utes was initiated and carried through
by him. He is progressive, honorable
and true to his friends. He has been a
leader in Republican circles since he
entered the political field.
If elected to congress, anG every indi-
cation points that such will be the case,
he will indulge in no spread-eagle adj
dresses and blatant speeches, but will
prove a hard working, efficient, compe-
tent and influential delegate, who will
deserve and enjoy the good will and IA
vorable opinion of his fellow members
and of the people Of New Mexico; who
will be found at his post Of duty early
and late; who will carefully, diligently
and courteously look after the wishes,
wants and requests Of his constituents.
He will prove true to his trust, and ev-
cry interest of New Mexico, in congress
and out of congress, will be conscien-
tiously watched, diligently guarded and
resolutely and courageously protected
and advanced by him.
He is a strong, tried and true Republi-
can. He sails under no false colors and
will not stoop to doubtful subterfuge or
low political tricks to obtain votes. He
is truly and in the most complete sense
of the term a native of the United
States, loyal and true to the country Of
his birth, and in every respect and from
every standpoint, deserves the suffrage
not only Of all Republicans, but of all
good citizens Of the territory who desire
to see a sturdy, true, able. deserving and
honorable man as New Mexico's rep
resentative In the next congress.