Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-06-02
POLITICAL
M00NSHINE
is the Talk That Governor Otero Pro
poses to Be a Candidate for Dele
gate-Romancing Concerning
the Governorship,

the Governorship.
An Albuquerque special to the Den
yer Republican of recent date contains
information and news which would b.
important We're they true and were
there any foundation for them. The
special reads:
| "A prominent Republican politician
and orator. who is here attending cour
from Las Vegas, is authority for th(
statement that Governor NJ A. Otero
will soon shy his castor in the ring a.
full fedged candidate for delegate
| to Congress. Besides this authority
which seems to be from inside sour
ces. it has been whispered here since
the news came out that Major w. Fl
H. Llewellyn may become candidate
for the governorship in case that the
Governor would oppose Delegate B. s.
Rodey for denomination as the RepuDli.
can delegate TO Congress. The name
of Attorney Charles A, Spess of Las
Vegas, is also mentioned for delegate
honors, and it now seems GER
tain that Delegate Rodey will not have
smooth sailing in securing the nomina.
ton for delegate for a third time
Politicians not only of central New
Mexico, but of the southern and west
ern sections, are discussing the avail
able timber for governorship in the
event of President Roosevelt'S cleo
ton and the withdrawal of Governor
nd r. rf
j. J. Hagerman Of Carlsbad, Patrick
F.. Garrett who yet claims New Mexico
as his residence, but is the collector
of the port of Ell Paso, and Major w.
H. H. LIewellyn, the popular district
attorney of the Third Judicial Distric-,
are mentioned.
Frank A. Hubbell, the chairman Of
the territorial Republican central
committee. returned today from his
sheep ranch and on being questioned
stated that he had heard the rumors.
but said that he would not give his
opinion as to who would be the candi-
date for delegate to Congress or for
appointment for Governor of the Terri
tory 1t was his opinion, however. that
no one candidate would monopoIize the
field for either of the offices, but that
there will be several and that the race
will be merry one"
The dispatch shows fertile imagina-
tion and a liking for romance as well
as for glittering generalities. Cover
nor Otero has un to date, made no
sign and given no Indication that he
desires or thinks of entering the race
as Republican candidate for delegate
to the Fifty-ninth Congress. What he
may do in two or three months from
now cannot be foretold, but up to date
he has not entertained any thought of
such action. The question who will
succeed the Governor should he re-
sign, is SO far fetched as to make its
very premature and use
less at this time. If the Governor does
not resign and New Mexico remains in
a territorial condition, the question will
lOt come up for more than year.
This paper has information that the
talk of j. J. Hagerman of Roswell, be-
lIlS Cduuludlc lOl ION CIuOI VI tuc
Territory is moonshine and that the
alleged candidacy of Patrick F. Gar
rett and of Major w. H. H. Llewellyn
can be placed in the same category.
There has been very little talk among
Republicans as to candidates for dele
gate in the coming campaign. The
question has not yet aroused attention,
except in the minds of a few newspa
)er editors and politicians who believe
n the old time adage that the early
bird catches the worm. No interest of
my consequence has as yet been ex-
libited and will not be for month or
wo or probably longer. The chances
ire that the Democratic convention
will nominate it's candidate for dele
gate first and that the Republican con-
,ention will not meet until two or
hree weeks after that.