Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-11-02
ENTHUSIASTIC
RECEPTION
Hon. B. s. Rodey Was Given an
Ovation at White Oaks, Captain
and Lincoln.
POLITICS In LINCOLN COUNTY
A Visit to White Oaks by Captain Arthur
Portman-Encouraging Mining Out
look-A Big Gold Strike-White
Oaks Gossip.
Special Cor. of the New Mexican.

Special Cor. of the New Mexican.
White Oaks, N. NJ, Oct. 81, 19OO.-
Well, White Oaks has had the honor of
seeing and entertaining Bernard S. Ro-
dey, the Republican nominee for dele
gate to congress! All day Saturday the
Republicans of White Oaks were In a
nebulous state of mind as to just what
to do, and all caused by dispatches from
the chairman of the Republican terri
toral central committee in regard to
the points in Lincoln county to be Wis
tied by Mr. Rodey. First came a dis
patch to our member of the territorial
central committee, Col. Geo. w. Pritch-
ard, saying Mr.. Rodey would be in our
county seat, Lincoln, Saturday, and we
were left in doubt as to his route and
whether White Oaks was included in
his itinerary. The telephone and tele-
graph lines were made vigorous use of
until finally it was ascertained that this
much sought after gentleman would go
to Captain on the Ell Paso & Northeast
road, reaching that point about ten or
eleven o'clock, and that it was imposs-
bic to take White Oaks into the circuit
marked out for him. The White Oaks
Republicans Immediately formed their
plans. A committee was appointed,
headed by Col G. w. Pritchard and
Charlie Meyers, central committeeman
of Lincoln county, to take conveyances
and meet Mr. Rodey and his party at
Carrizozo station and bring them to
White Oaks, then take them on to Cap
itan early next morning in time to meet
Mr.. Rodey's date at that place. This
was done, and in spite of all the obsta-
cles-which included a train more than
an hour late-Mr Rodey was triumph
antly brought to White Oaks. To be
sure it was half past ten o'clock when
the party arrived here but they went
direct to the hall where an enthusiastic
crowd awaited him. Notwithstanding
the lateness of the hour about a score
Of ladies were present to show their ap-
probation and honor for the candidate.
III from WEAKNESS and hunger, Mr. Ro-
dey could talk but a few minutes to the
audience. If he could have done no
more than "get upon the stage and re-
volve before them," as a noted and be-
loved author was once requested to do
by an audience of enthusiastic college
students, it would have satisfied the
to 0aly ha h irh
ion of Mr.. Rodey was well founded.
Mr.. Rodey needs only to be seen to
win the respect admiration and conf
dence of the people,
Pat Garrett, who holds a fervent and
enduring place in the heart of every
oldtimer in Lincoln county, was with
the party and shared in the cordial
greetings bestowed upon Mr.. Rodey.
Sunday morning Colonel Pritchard and
Lee H. Rudisille-Republican candidate
for superintendent of schools in this
county-took the party on to Captain,
and will accompany them as far as Lin
coin at least.
The last issue of the White Oaks Ea-
s
speech delivered here by that stanch
Republican war horse, Colonel Chaves.
The article was undoubtedly supposed
by it's author to be very humorous, and
indeed it might have been funny had
not the writer been so utterly regard
less of truth. The Eagles funny man
has yet to learn that humor does not
imply Misrepresentation and falsehood.
Another big strike has been made in
gold mining in this district, which pro-
misses to equal any of the discoveries
yet made in richness. Will write more
fully of this later.
The mining outlook for White Oaks
is more encouraging than it has ever
been.
Captain Arthur Portman, formerly of
the Queens navy, and later a resident
of White Oaks, but who has been living
in Washington, D. G., for seven years
past, was here on business last week.
He expressed himself as being surprised
that the people here seemed so obliv-
ious to the magnitude and value of the
resources Of this immediate vicinity
Although a Democrat full and straight
since his becoming a citizen of this re-
public up to 1896, he then voted for Nc
Kinley and intends to vote for him
again at the coming election to "defeat
the demagogue Bryan" He declares
that most of the Democrats of business
standing will do the same.
Everything and everybody is in good
trim and courageous spirits here. Even
the wind is whooping it up bit today
strong indicator of autumn come.
Everybody is anxious to get beyond
the crisis of November 6. The Demo-
Gratis are doing good bit of still hunt
ing and the Republicans-well Novem-
ber 6 will tell.
Later-Word is brought that the re-
ception accorded Mr.. Rodey and his
party throughout Lincoln county has
been most enthusiastic. At Captain
Lincoln 1t amounted to an ovation.
Y,.Sio%ad fn,. Muxdor and Rane