Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-10-08

il any opposition Co me when they
oft home. yea after they arrived In
albuquerque all save one voted for
my opponent
Eleven of the twelve delegates
from Rlo Arr.ha county believed they
were coming to Albuquerque 90 vote 3
for me. Mr sargent the territorial
auditor. procured an their proxies. na
they did not care to incur The expense
of coming down .and without telling
them what be- was going tO DO, voted
the whole twelve aEainst me. Hih
uuClp. Hon Thomas y Burns, wired
him ihrea or fouF times during the
day before the convention here az
Albuquerque. trymB 20 prevent this
act OF troachcry but without avail
The Colfax delegation polled itself
as ! am informed, ON che train De-
tween iAa Vogaa and Alhuqucrquca and
wired our chairman here at Albuquor
que that they were a unit in my iav.
ur Several ul the original delegates
not thIuUlE Do worth while JO como
to Albuquerque merely 10 ronomin.
ate me when there was no opposition.
gave proxies 90 Office holders under
the governor. who. % seems were a.
ways on hand to ask FOR thom and
under tho unit rule. which they then
adopted themselves with The aid OF
these proxies when they rot here,
they cast their entire vote against
me.
/ Union county elected Eve delegates
and instructed thom for me. Some Of
them we're office holders under Cover
nor Otoro. and three Of them we're IN.
ducod to vote against me, contrary 20
their Instructions after they arrived
hgro a proper convention would
have refused to permit such acts.
From Chaves county j. NJ Horyey
. ihp district attorney of Roswell, and
Mr. Hagermau. "a worlds fair commits
sionor from Ngu Mexico. both ap
po.uioos of thH eUvCruor voted against
me here az Albuquerque iieryey had
written me a week before thbt there
was mo- opposition 10 me. and that th'
two delegates from there would b,
In my favor That letter throw me on
my guard
. Valencia county instructed its M
J teen delegates 20 vote for me. Col
. Chaves. who was chairman OF the con
, vcnti0n here IN Albuquerque. had writ
, ten me the most encouraging letter.
, .up to within thlrty-six hours OF M
: county convention. yet voted agains
i me himself and brought two of the del
esates with him. contrary 10 their IN
{ stuctions. and sthe protests of Hon
+ solomon Luna. and the convention per
Z mItted them to- so betray their count
o convention.
y Mesars G.. o. Leach and W b LIN,
i soy. two 0f my friends IN Roosevelt
county. did not care 70 go 10 N
J. heavy expense 90 pay iholr way /
J. come to Albuquerque 10 vote for m'
q and did not think % necessary hUcaua
J. there was no opposition When
y wired thom that I was in danger. the
d H,ut by special delivery mail the
e proxies 60 me, and wired a Mr.. Acke
q man. citizen of Roosevelt count,
"a who Is temporarily Ga AlhuquorQy
p making cement blocks. 90 cast the
u votes for me-. Thai indivldualon my so
.r ing him. courtoously promised 90 CON
e and cast tho votes Tor me. Ne va
/; found hy thc other side. brought to @
"a quarters of the opposition and 'i
II ducod" to cast the proxies that ! hl
.e given him against me in the convc
be- ton. This act OF porhdy was joyful
"a accepted by tho opposition and pe
mlitod Dog the convention. The COVE
" nor whose duty q iB 90 see thai u
a. laws are faithfully executed. ann
q. formed was at headquarters at q
a time and ] have not learned THAT
ks offered any protest then or since
In I had every reason tO suppose th
10 I would got the fuli vote OF Done Al
10 county. but knew that some ~ E
It. Delegates would ho unirlcndly 90 ID
at lut even those only secured plac
TO on 'he delegation. as ] ana now
be- formed hy saying they were for n
aH ONLY Two of the votes Hon Mar
ie Iohman aud Hon. ~ Galios, remain
~. with mo to the end
ga I had every reason, hy letters O.
os otherwise. to expect the ok yot
he fr0m Grant county hut after they
ll rived here. under the same ezcu
be of tho unit rule. adopted boy the q
va OF proxies. the whole SIS voted aRRii
so me- Two or three of them were
m. Gee holders under the governor q
es a fourth has since been nominated
ic the legislature 7 now have lett
oy showing that Mr Lyons, who ga
his proxy 90 Mr. Belts. of silver Oh
ItH was in my favor
ey The same combination that beat
IN. denomination. and who were prnN
ca'ly an territorial Office holders.
ay bltrarlly seated the Bursum- soco
b delegation. and. of course. that ID
OF cation when seated voted al %
lat against me-
lto Bddy county, ! believe would hl
ms voted for me could Cos vote have nd
lai mated me. but the people there Z
ne aggricved at the administration, q
-as refused Co take any part lu the G.
lie yontlon. Z had every reason 10 holll
.st until Saturday night at t2 o'clock q
iut Senator Andrews was nay friend
ga. was helping me. although 7 had a ~
bur that alarmed me about him on Sat