Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-04-01
NAVAL CADETSHIP APPOINTMENT.
Delegate Rodey Shows Clearly That the Appointment OF
William A. GIassfurd Is a Good One.

Hon. B. s. Rodey, delegate to con-
gress from New Mexico, recently ap-
pointed William A. Glassford Jr., Of
Las Vegas, to a cadetship at the naval
academy at Annapolis, Md. The Las
Vegas Record found fault with the ap-
pointment, whereupon Mr.. Rodey wrote
the following open letter to the Record:
March 26, 1902.
Editor Las Vegas Daily Record.
East Las Vegas, N. Nj.
Dear Sir: notice, with surprise, that
in your issue of the 22d Instant you
criticise me very severely for having
nominated William A. Glassford, Jr.,
of East Las Vegas as a cadet from
New Mexico to the national naval ac-
ademy. Immediately on seeing your
editorial + wired you as follows:
"Glassford Is New Mexico boy. APP
pointment made in response to over
whelming Endorsements from people of
territory. See my letter." desire now
to say that your criticism is unjust be-
cause young Glassford is a New MeXl-
co boy. He was born in Las Vegas.
His mother is a Las Vegas girl, ana
her mother, Mrs. Davis, is an old resi-
dent of Las Vegas. The fact that
Young Glassford's father is an officer
in the United States army does not take
away the boys citizenship. Major
Glassford has no residence except IN
New Mexico. He is at present in the
To n EOlltn
Las Vegas, and has owned it for many
wears. The boy has travelled over the
world a good deal with his father ana
mother, and has become, for his age.
very competent scholar, not only in En-
glish. but also in Spanish and French,
and he is credit to the territory.
will give you list Of the people In the
territory who indorsed him by the
strongest kind of letters and by speak
ing to me personally about 1t. They
are as follows, and I do not mention
them all as a good many spoke to me
personally about it, Governor Mlgue
A. Otero, Hon. Solomon Luna, nation
al committeeman; Frank A. Hubbell
| chairman Republican cen. committee
Judge William j. Mills. chief ju>tire %
the territory; Eugenio Romero, treas
| urer and collect,r San Miguel ounty
Professor Edgar l.. Hewett. presldeh'
New Mexico N rma University; Gener'
Edward L. Bartlett solicitor general OF
the territory; j. M. Cunningham. presl
d mt San Miguel National bank; Jeifer
son Raynolds, of Las Vegas; IL. w. kel'
lev, East Las Vegas; Rev. George Selby'
East Las Vegas: harles llfeld Las We
ga,: Judge H L. Waldo East Las We
gas; r. A. Manzanares, eX delegate to
congress. East Las Vegas; Charles A.
Soiess, East Las Vegas, and ma y other
prominent citizens of East and West
Las Vegas; also John w. Poe, president
Citizens bank, Roswell; Max. Schultz,
Silver City; C. N. Blackwell, cashier
First National bank, Ration; FL. o. Bur
snm. superintendent New Mexico peni-
tentiary. Santa Fe; w. s. Praeger Ros-
well: CAPTAIN Jack Crawford, San Mar
cial: Will C. Barnes, Dorsey: Noah IL
field. Albuquerque; r. j. Palen, presi-
dent First National bank, Santa Fe; T
B. Catron. Santa Fe; Colonel Max. Frost,
Santa Fe: P. +. Garrett. OF Las Cruces,
United States customs collector at III
Paso, Texas; Judge Louis Snlzbacher
formerly of Las Vegas now judge al
San Juan, Porto Rico; Charles Springer
Springer; Rodney G.. Clark, Deming
and many other citizens of the territory
whose names l have not the time te
mention, and who either wrote me direc
about it or spoke to me personally abou
1t. The boy is now, and has been fol
six months last past student at the
Normal University at East Las Vegas.
Very truly yours,
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