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

voted against me. only one Of the con-
tosiani8 voting half vote for me, .
che others voted against me.
The leonard Who'd county dclcsa
ton were. % is said instructed ior .
me-. but of this am not sure and GER /
ta.nly thoy believed they were com
montDd hy their constituents go vote .
for m, whom they left home. They
pretended not Co decide how they
would vote until they had been here
nearly day, and then they voted
against me.
NJ 20 me dxtysly and onc.half votes
which Z received ON roll call Tor re-
nomination. thc conycnIIOH had held
instructed delegates to their pledges,
as 90 ouaht i1 have done. : would have
received throo from Valencia county
three from Union county. two from
Roolcvclt county. on" from otero
county. That would have given me
soventynvo and one.half votes, and
with tho twelve from Rlo Arriha coun.
o.. which = ought to have received.
would have nominated me, and that
without msnt.oninE tho ColfaN county
. vote. tho Taos county vote. The San
Juan county vote aud The Grant coun'
ty vote and without mentioning the So
sorro county vote. which was arhiirarf
IIv seated against the and other votes
lfo which ! wns lu alI equity entitled
, Not one cf the delegates who went
back un The Will OF the people who
elected them. ever consulted those
people in amy munnor or sent any
ltcicrrams asking Tor advice but chose
tu side with the governor ana my OBJ
roucut Cor reasons that appoao to
have been entirely satisfactory to
them. without This unfair Interior
cnce of the governor. which ho per
sisted in over the strenuous obicc
lions of Hon Solomon Luna our
national committeeman. would have
heon ro.nominutod by reclamation
/ Do spite of that even. would have
been rcnominatod had Andrews re
malned faithful. ! absolutely deny th,
, rirht OF the governor 10 Interfere 20
, this way In such a convention.
/ The people OF the city Of Albuquer
que. and strangers who we're present
. saw the outrage that was being per
. petrated. and gave voice 10 their re-
j. sentiment in the convention itself ID
p n manner that viii not soon be for
3 gotten by the people who took par
q in the proceedings n New MeXlc
{ had a vote On congress. and sea
!. with a vote In that august body wa
j. IN danger by this action OF Goycrno
J. Otero. the congressional commltte
h aud other high authorities would hav
, melted wire but what they woul
have prevented A. But mcr
.. ag9Ointoe Of the president ca
L pcrpetn.o this sort Of an outmr
"a against the will OF the people. an
% perhaps. although we do not kno'
p, os yet. receive no roprlmand for
"a from the powers above him.
This is an argument for siatchoo
y that d. commended Co the thlnkln
Ir people OF New Mexico. A torrltoi
z. has no vote n New Mexico shn
y, go democratic on the delegate que
10 tion this fail. who win be 20 biau
Or for t7 I submit that 70 90 no wi
e- speculation 90 say that there are tho.
be- 60 tho territory who, because Of u
" patronage that would come TO them
he tho republican nominee is dofcate
n. will have no rgs.u.s % 10 shall O
I'd cur
o. One OF the worst features of n
ly whole matter Ia the action of Go
.r ornor Oter0's faction boz circulating
~ report about the private secretary
be- the secretary of the interior Mr. \
LOO. Scott smith. who had been a que
io for several DAYS 90 Governor Otor,
he house previous 90 the convention. nj
come on down with the governor
100 party the brass hand and the ira
ma head of office holders, to attend O
NO convention. and remained hero uu
ie Dee close Several members of Z
os governors faction. particularly MAJ
In Llcwollyn as / am informed indl
PEI trIously circulated the report amo
lh the delegates that Mr. Smith had be
eu sent ont here hy Secretary Htchc0
and the president io see thar I w
Nn not renorninatod, and they stated u
no. had so informed dinner pal
Ar at Govcru,- Otoros house some y
days before. have secured tine q
'lu donCe of this report Tor fully app
'A' cIato lis importance
'' The only dispute which Z ever b
nu with the secretary of the inter
Roy was over tho donation of tho ~
Marcy reservation to me city Of Sai
.N' Fe. hut Do which ! saved the COVE
w. or's residence 10 him. which disp
took place Iu the presence 90 Ma,
ls SPARKS. of that city and Major ~
u Muller. receiver OF the land on
~ there. In the office of the seCrctI
~ of me interior o. Washington
could not get satisfaction before
Ni' secretary of tho interior. and We th
went go the president Of the Uni
''o states and there We had our dosl
pm compiled with. over the objections
Governor Otoro secured Tor Sal
'uu Pc with this ala about 100000 wo
of property yet Santa DO sent its
~. egatl0n here against me-. hui the 0
'-s pie of that county dld not do o. Z
~ governor and my opponent did A.
transacted a large amount OF busin
Ni ] fnr fha fnrrIfnrv With the Hnrrnf