Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-11-05
HOPEWELL
DENIES CHARGES
Is a Loyal Democrat and Supports His
Party and the Candidacy Of
George p. Money.

w. S. Hopewell, general manager o
the New Mexico Fuel & Iron Company
and of the Pennsylvania Development
Company, as well as vice. presiden
and general manager of the Albuquer
que Eastern Railway, was seen yester
| day by representative of thu New
| Mexican concerning the statements
made in the columns of the El Pase
News of recent date, intimating thai
he was disloyal to Mr.. Moneys candi
dacy and was aiding Senator Andrews
the Republican candidate for delegate
to Congress. Mr.. Hopewell, whey
shown the interview, glanced over it
and then humorously and smilingl,
said: 1T is true that made several bet:
with Pat F. Garrett, collector of Gus
toms at Ell Paso, about four weeks be-
fore the holding of the Republican Ter.
ritorial convention at Albuquerque to
the effect that Delegate B. S. Rodey
would not be renominated by the Re-
publicans of New Mexico at that con.
vention.
In my bets took the field against
Rodey's chances. In business inter
ests am always loyal and true to the
interests of my partners, their inter
ests being mine, and I expect that
mine are theirs When have the
management of the business of cor
poration, no matter of what nature, |
am always looking out and protecting
the best interests of the corporations
of which am member or manager
and of the stockholders thereof, big or
little, rich or poor. have lived IN
New Mexico for rs years and my bus.
iDess record in the management of
large and small corporations and my
private business is an open book to the
people of the Territory.
Naturally, being connected in bus
inesss way in corporations with Sen
ator Andrews, his business and those
of the corporations have received the
same attention as if my own. On the
other hand, would like to have it un-
derstood that in political and religious
matters am my own boss and be.
holden to no one in any manner for
them, nor do I allow any man to die
tate to me as to my political or relig-
ious views, holding them to be my own
and. acting for what consider the best
interests of the party to which I be-
long or religious body of which am
member. have been a Democrat since
became citizen of the United
States and am one now, and as far as
know, will continue to be one as long
as live. In this campaign nothing
has come to my attention or impressed
me that would have caused me to
change my political views. Any per-
son who has heretofore or makes now
statement asserting that have been
'r am now disloyal to the Democratic |
party or it's candidates, states what is
absolutely untrue in every particular.
AS to the statement of Mr.J.D. Sena
II this city, in Ell Paso, recently, that | |
vas openly supporting Mr.. Money but
ecretly aiding Mr.. Andrews, it is alb
olutely without foundation and un.
rue. AS to the charges by the Ell Pa
o News that have tried to suppress
Information derogatory to Andrews re.
'arding the finances of the Santa Fe
have to say that have tried
o suppress and also have suppressed
malicious, untrue and venomous charg.
$ concerning the money affairs of the
ifferent corporations am connected
With, which, had they gained credence.
night have proven injurious to the
ompanies with which 1 am connect
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