The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1902-09-20
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

The paper is republican and will
support the straight republican
ticket, no matter now many
others or what others there may
be.
Now that the postofice depart
ment has doubled the rent allow
ance to the SocorTo Office there is
excellent prospect that the pres
ent Office furniture will speedily
be relegated to the rubbish heap,
where it ought to have gone
long ago, and that the Office will
be equipped in an up-to-date
fashion. The changed condi-
will be hailed with delight by
every citizen of Socorro. It will
also give every citizen a sense of
self-respect that he has not felt
for years.
The indications now are that
Hon. b. S. Rodey will be renom-
mated for delegate to congress
by the republican territorial con-
ventiou by acclamatiou, and also
that he will be reelected, as he
deserves to be. On the demo-
cratic side the empty honor of a
nomination for delegate seems to
await either II. b. Ferguson, or
Geo. p. Money, or o. A. Lara
zola. 1t is probable that Fer
gusson will be the nominee, and
also that he will be defeated, as
he ought to be.
There is a fight on between
two factions of the republican
party in Santa Fe county. One
faction has all the resources of
the administration at its COM
mand and the other is headed by
Hon. II. b. Catron. 1t is an un-
fortunate but perhaps an ire
pressible conflict. The admins
tration without doubt feels that
it must maintain itself in the
capital county of the territory
and Mr.. Catron is a hard fighter
who equally without doubt thinks
he has a grievance. The result
will be awaited with interest.
The citizens of the western
part of the county feel that they
are Justly entitled to representa-
tion on the board of commission
ers and they know from exper-
fence that it is difficult for them
to secure that representation.
In fact as long as the present di-
vision of the county into districts
by east and west lines continues
it is extremely improbable that
man from the western part of
the county will be elected on
either ticket. 1t seems reasona-
BILE aud fair that approximately
the western half of the county
should be set off as one commis-
sioner district and the eastern
half divided into two such dis
tricts by an east and west line.
Honorables Sol Luna and Frank
Hubbell were in the city Monday
for the purpose OF pouring oil on
the troubled waters of local re-
publican politics. Theirs seems,
however, to have been case of
loves labor lost. The waters are
still somewhat troubled. While
there was fair prospect short
time ago that there would be but
one county ticket out this cam
paign, there is now more than a
fair prospect that there will be a
straight republican ticket, a
straight democratic ticket, and
at least one independent ticket.
II local republican politicians are
so fixed in their present course
that men who are reputed to be
the most influential politicians
in the territory can not turn them
the only thing to do is to settle
all differences at the polls.
The change that has taker
place in the material outlook for
! Socorro county in the last sis
weeks is little short of miracu-
lous. During the first six months
of the year 1902 the total rair
fall in this vicinity was less thar
three inches. BY the first OF
August the outlook was gloomy
enough. Cattle and sheep were
beginning to die for lack o.
water and feed. The condition
was all the more discouragine
because of the fact that il fol
lowed Immediately upon two sue
cessive dry years. But the month
of August brought over three
inches of rain and the miracle
was wrought. The ranges o
the county are now blest will
the best crop of grass that the
have produced for years and tn,
grass is so far matured that fros
cannot injure 1t. This is a won
darful change Of conditions. on