Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-25
POLITICAL
POINTERS

The Republicans Of Chaves County
will meet in Roswell on March 5th and
elect two delegates to represent them
at the Las Vegas convention. The call
is signed by E. A. Cahoon, chairman OF
the Republican County committee and
J. M. Hervey as secretary Republi-
cans in Chaves County are none too
plentiful, but they generally put up a
good, stiff fight. They will be repre-
sented at the Las Vegas convention.
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The Dona Ana County Republican
convention for the selection OF eight
delegates to the Las Vegas convention
will be held at the court house in Las
Cruces Saturday the 9th instant. 1t
will consist of so delegates. These
have already been elected. The senti-
ment in that county is almost unani-
nous for single statehood If it can be
had. Combined statehood with Ari-
zona has not been much discussed. 1t
seems certain that Major w. H. H.
Llewellyn will head the delegation to
the Las Vegas convention.
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The Republican County conventions
of Santa Fe County and of Rio Arriba
County for the selection OF delegates
to the Las Vegas convention will be
held on Saturday. The delegates to
the Rio Arriba County convention at
Ell Rito have already been elected and
those to the Santa Fe County conven-
ton will be named this afternoon and
evening. In Rio Arriba County, the
Republicans are strongly united; in
Santa Fe County where there are
good many ambitious politicians, there
are two factions and lively fight for
supremacy is on.
Democratic leaders in southern New
Mexico have strong hopes of carrying
that section for the legislative ticket
this fall. They argue that in the new
immigration into that section, Demo
cratic votes preponderate. They will
also put the enforcement of the Sun
day closing law into politics and eX-
pect by that to gain Democratic votes.
They claim to be sure in the counties
of Grant, Luna and Otero. AS to Dona
Ana, they do, not entertain such great
hopes. However, there is many slip
betwixt the cup and the lip in New
Mexico politics. .
There is a quiet but determined
movement going on to nominate
George P. Money, Las Vegas attorney,
as the Democratic nominee for dele
gate to the Fifty-ninth Congress. It
seems to be the universal opinion that
statehood cannot be had during the
present year and that therefore the
regular territorial elections will have
to be held. In the eastern and south.
ern parts of the Territory, the Demo
cratic leaders are quietly at work and
preparing for the campaign. They
claim to be very sanguine of success
In New Mexico, however, it is active
fighting that counts and expectations
and claims are very often smashed by
facts and actual occurrences,
AulOuR CuOSO W UO oCAt 40 uOASooSSo
to the Republican national convention
at Chicago the following are promi-
nently mentioned: Governor Otero, as
delegate at large; w. G. Sargent OF
Rio Arriba County, from the first dis
trict; Major w. H. H. Llewellyn of the
third district; John Van Houton, D. ].
Leahy and Eugenio Romero from the
fourth district; H. o. Bursum from
the fifth district. w. H. Newcombe of
Silver City will have support and
Colonel George w. Pritchard of White
Oaks, is also working for delegate
ship. In the second district, they
have several dark horses, but they are
keeping them away back in the rear,
probably in order that delegates to the
Republican territorial convention may