Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-10-17
ROUSlNG RALLY
AND RATIFICATION
The Republicans of Dona Ana
After Their County Convention At
tended Such in Large Numbers.

ministration of even handed justice.
We express our hearty approval O
the action of the recent Territorial con
vention and pledge the most loyal an(
united support of our party to thu
choice Of that convention, Honorable
William H. Andrews
We recognize in him one of the bes
friends New Mexico has ever had ,ant
one who is in every way splendid!
qualified and equipped to represent oul
dearest and most vital interests in the
halls of Congress; one who has hac
many years experience as legislator
and law maker; one who has already
brought millions of dollars to- the Ter
ritory for investment and one who is
connected with several important rail
road enterprises which are calculated
to do much toward the development OF
the material and substantial growth OF
our great commonwealth.
We fully appreciate the Importance
of the bill now pending in Congress
regulating the. selection of lieu lands
by the Territory and urge its passage
at the earliest possible date. \
We call the attention of our citizens
to the beneficient provisions Of the ir-
rigation law passed by a Republican
congress, which provides the machin-
cry for the reclamation of the arid
lands of the West, and pledge our most
earnest efforts towards inducing the
early construction of reservoir at
Elephant Butte, by the government, for
the conservation the the food waters of
the Rio Grande.
We appreciate the Importance OF a
good road law and urge upon our rep
resentatives in the legislature that they
exert their utmost endeavors towards
securing the passage Of such a law.
At 6 o'clock the convention adjourn.
ed to reconvene in the evening at the
grand mass meeting. The court house
being inadequate to meet the demands
of those who had arrived in the city
from the outlying districts, it was de-
cided that the rink should be used FOL
the rally.
An hour before the evening meeting
the great hall began gradually to fill
The Las Cruces rink is the largest au
ditorium in New Mexico, but it became
early apparent that 1t would prove in
sufficient to meet the demands that
would be made upon it. When Cover
nor Otero, Senator Andrews, the mem
bers of the campaign party and the
committee appointed by the meeting to
call at the hotel and escort the guests,
with the Santa Fe band marching in
front entered the hall, hundreds
of people rose to greet the candidate
and bid welcome to his party Three
hundred on the outside vainly scram-
bled for entrance but the capacity was
already overtaxed and they were oblig-
ed to remain on the outside, catching
fragments of the speeches and listen
to the band.
Col. w. H. H. Llewellyn presided
over the mass meeting, introducing
Governor Otero as the first speaker, as
a governor who had done the most for
this Territory, decreased the Territor'
ial debt and the only man who ever
succeeded himself as the executive OF
ing to the band.
The governor made one of his digni'
fed and interesting speeches, talking
over half an hour to an appreciative,
attentive audience. He spoke for q Few
minutes on national affairs, called at
tention to the condition Of the Terri
tory and ended by introducing Senator
Andrews in a manner that brought
q cheer from every member of the al'
dience.
Governor Otero Is plainly the most
popular governor New Mexico has peen
sufficiently fortunate to secure. Wner
ever a meeting is held Governor Otero
receives ovation after ovation until the
accounting becomes simply redundan
cy.
Senator Andrews was received will
such a noise as can only be caused Dy
two thousand supporters meeting theil
candidate on common ground. his
speech touched upon that subject o.
unfailing interest to any Las Cruces
audience ce-irrigation. He told some
thing concerning what was being done
by the Santa Fe Central in railwa!
building and ended in promise to Sc
cure for New Mexico those improve
ments so badly needed.
Judge A. L. Morrison spoke for three
quarters of an hour on national issues
of Importance. He called particular at
tention to the conditions of the WOO
market when the Democratic admin
istration was in control of affairs. HI
, showed how it was due to, the tarif
that wool is now worth IS cents, whil'
{ on the policy adopted by the Democrat
and endorsed by George P. Money, can
didate of the opposition for delegate t.
Congress, it had been worth simpl.
five cents. Judge Morrison's speecl
was we'll received, ending with q shor
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