Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-14

CONVENTION At
TERRA AMARILLO
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Rousing Reception Given 10 Can
didate Andrews and
Governors Party.
ABLE ADDRESSES
BY PARTY LEADERS
Governor Answers Charges Of
MI. Money. Senator Andrews
Says he will snake Good"
or Resign.

Special Correspondence OF The Optic.
TERRA AMARILLA N. NJ, Oct. s..
From the enthusiastic demonstra'
tons Of yesterday 1t was evident that
the Rio Arriba republican county con.
vention today would be the largest
and most harmonious OF any previous
ly held In the northern portion Of
the Territory.
Although rain continued to fall dur.
Ing the night and morning the coun.
ty seat was SOC filled with those
who had j%ourneyed from near and far
To attend the convention and meet
Governor Otero and the Hon. William
II. Andrews. The oldest residents Of
the county state that eve before in
the history OF political meetings In
the three great northern counties
have SO many been united with such
hearty enthusiasm In the support OF
q candidate.
When the convention was called to
order In the morning many were nn-
able to secure entrance TO the court
house while the floor OK the convcn-
ton resembled a box OF sardines, with
the delegates and visitors literally
packed together. Outside the scene
raj typical Of gala days in a rural
district. Horses lined the fences for
blocks and little knots OF men were
gathered at frequent intervals discus.
sing the situation from the most Opt.
mistic viewpoint.
Governor Otero, Senator Andrews
and party were not present at the
morning session OF the convention.
The Santa Fe band, however, was
placed near the stage and furnished
music for the occasion.
After the selection Of the county
ticket tho convention devoted Its time
to 4 discussion OF the political situa-
ton from a Territorial standpoint
Governor Otero received many com
pliments from the speakers, who
heartily supported the stand he had
taken In the Albuquerque convention.
Senator Andrews was spoken of as
the man that IL doing more for New
Mexico than any other one individual.
Reasons we're found too numerou to
mention for voting for the republican
candidate. The railways already con.
structed and those proposed received
special consideration while II was not
forgotten that the candidate has been
. friend to the laboring class in New
Mexico by giving them employment.
opening up farming regions and al.
ways paying literally for what service
was rendered. Cheers greeted the an.
nouncement that the Durango extern
sion Of the Santa Fe Central would
pass through Rio Arriba county.
Resolutions were then adopted en-
dorsing the administration OF Gov.
ernor Otero In no weak terms and
pledging Rio Arriba county, unani.
mously and by q large majority to
William H. Andrews. the republican
nominee for delegate to congress. A
committee composed OF Manuel San
chez. Alexander Read. Perfecto Es-
Quivei and Francisco Serna was her
appointed to wait on the distinguished
guests and invite them to attend the
afternoon session Of the convention
and address their friends.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon the
committee called at the Burns resi-
dence and escorted 'he party TO the
court house. When the party arrived
the band struck up a popular air and
the convention rose as a man and
cheered the guests. Entrance was
with difficulty made and a passage
forced TO the platform. The enthu.
siasm Of The convention rivaled a ma
tional gathering. size alone showing
the worse on the comparison.
b. c. Hernandez. after the applause
had subsidized, welcomed the governor
and head Of the republican ticket,
He referred to Governor Otero as a
man they all loved as much for the
enemies he had made as for the direct
benefits be had secured for them.
Senator Andrews, he said. was the
next delegate TO congress who would
receive the largest republican major.
tty ever given a candidate in Rio Ar.
rba county.
Governor Otero was then intro
duced and In a dignified but neverthe-
less forceful name told the conyen-
tion what was the policy Of the Terri.
sorial ministration and the reasons