The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1904-06-14

this fall, and the $50 votes
lican majority in the Territory will
counted by the Democrats or not
at all, though the majority of the
party will vote the straight Demo
cratic ticket as an object lesson to
Territorial machine. and a proof
that the Republicans here consider
Ipen. OF course if the Republican
majority elsewhere is up to the usual
mark, the loss will not make any ma
erial difference, but then again 35a
yotes have elected or defeated many
nen in the history of the Territory.
The part of the whole
Die. irrespective of party lines. on
,ider themselves aggrieved, and hun
,er for some means of getting ven
probably the only result of which
will be a phenomenal Democratic
rote this fall.
Has Dissolved Opposition to
Statehood.
One phase of the matter that should
.ot be overlooked is the unexpected
the statehood movement. 1t has prac
.ically dissolved all opposition to
'ointure with Arizona. the people
seeming to feel that the surety that
such a union would break up the
sang that has forced such an indig-
ity upon them, is cause alone for a
wo months ago were single state
iOoders, are today making medicine
1T every chance for the one state
)lan. Those who know them are
convinced that nothing will chang
J them, either. Man for a they are
,mong the cleanest, ablest men in the
Republican party of the Territory,
md they are not the sort to be pla-
Gated in a political vendetta like
this. Naturally the real truth about
the advantage of jointure is now com.
ing out. and it is certain that if the
constitution goes to the people in
anything like a. reasonable zine the
Pecos Valley. or this county at least
will have a negative vote so small
that it will not be worth counting.
Rodey Alone Holds Popularity.
Delegate Rodey is about the only
one of the regulars who does not
come in for a scoring. The republi-
cans realize that he could not go be
hind the endorsement of the machine
and recognizing his able and persis-
tent efforts for the whole territory
in his official work, they are reminded
to release him from blame. His viii!
be the only republican name to be
considered this fall, and all of his
votes will be on democratic tickets.
Campaign Under Way.
The legislative and councilmanic
campaign is well under way among
the democrats TOT Tic io"Cl iouoC
this is the turn of Eddy county follow
ing the custom of years. by which the
office goes to each county alternately
and by which Lincoln county was last
honored. The county democracy has
united upon Hon. c. r. Brice. mayor
of Carlsbad. and one of the brightest
young lawyers in the Territory, for
the position. and it is given out that
all the convention will find it neces-
sary to do will be to ratify the choice
and of course the Democratic noml
nation to anything is equivalent to
election in these counties.
For the council there are several
lightning rods up. mostly in Chaves
county. where two able men are adj
vanced. One of them is Charles l..
Ballard. long time cattle Inspector
ex-rough rider. Philippine veteran
cowman and Democratic politician.
The other is w. NJ. Atkinson, the pre-
sent chairman of the board of county
commissioners, and a man of consld-
cradle heft every way. Just which OF
these two will be finally agreed upon