Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-01-20

Several correspondents from Socorro
county write this paper stating that
Hon. H. O. Bursum is very popular in
his home county and will have the sup-
port OF that county for any office within
the gift of the people there. No CUES.
ton about that. The people of Socorro
are evidently very fond of Mr.. Bursum.
who twice received large majorities for
the office of sheriff and once for the
legislative council.
1t is said in Las Cruces that Sheriff
rat. +. Garrett may be a candidate for
the Republican nomination for the
council for the district composed of
Grant, Dona Ana, Otero, Lincoln,
Chaves and Eddy counties. The sheriff
is well known throughout the extensive
district and there seems to exist no
good reason why he should not make n
winning race, although the district has
heretofore been strongly Democratic.
From Sierra county comes the re- I
port that Hon. W. II. Andrews. now {
having considerable mining interests in .
that section and formerly for several :
years a member of the Pennsylvania :
state senate, may enter the New Mexico l
field and become a candidate +
Tor the U. ). senate upon statehood be- a
ing granted to this territory. This is a p
rec country and there is always room a
On top. Mr.. Andrews is a Republican r.
N politics and a very bright and shrewd :.
q
There will soon be a vacancy in the tt
oostotfice at Deming. The leading can
lldates are Rodney G. Clarke, a well
and respected business man of
nat town, who is strongly supported by
he Republican county and territorial
EXAMINATIONS, and Mrs. Mary King, w
WIDOW of Israel King, who has some la
mo influence. The appointment of Mr.. of
larke would strengthen the Republican Sc
arty in Grant county very much and he
e is / N every way well qualified for the Ia,
flee. 10
The appointment of Mr.. L. W. HUI 10,
as a county commissioner for Lin ST,
DIN county, vice Cronin, deceased, by ba
overnor Otero, is giving great satisfac- da
on throughout that county. The ap- sa,
ointment strengthens the Repub- iai
'an party there and from all appear sol
ices Lincoln county, which elected A co
epubllcan county ticket in November, we
W., by slender majOrities, will at the gre
90 election give a handsome Repub. Der
AN majority for the entire ticket. The abe
ople are prosperous and are con-
need that Republican administration M.
cans good times and will vote accord.
ely.
1t is reported that there was a confer. stol
ce OF Democratic leaders in this CITY gre
ring the past week and that the. poj. edy
cal situation in New Mexico was dis o,n,
ssed with mach gusto. The leaders
pressed themselves we'll satisfied and give
, general opinion was that as much Of Il
lie as possible should be stirred IN In berl
publican ranks, as only by such strife am,
4 a division of the Republican vote oo'
lid Democratic success be hoped for, and
g street has it that among the leaders The
were c. F. Easley, chairman of ii al
Democratic territorial committee: Sou,
3. FERGUSON, ex-delegate to congress: 100.
,taln A. B. Fall, O. N. Marion, mayor ny 4
albuquerque; 0. A. Larrazola and A.
Jones, OF Las Vegas, and Judge N.
Laughlin, of this city. A. B. Rene.
!, secretary of the Democratic com.
tee, Is also said to have Joined in the
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