Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-07

II proper to answer, that you had no
interest In the action Of the Albuquer.
que convention, otherwise than that
which Ia naturally felt by a loyal re-
publican and by an Official In high Of
flee. until the resolution had been
passed In the Bernalillo County Re
publican platform charging your ap-
p%ointee. Frank w. Clancy. with trail
torous misconduct and ~malfeasance In
Officer"
Until the action Of that conven-
ton | had no idea or thought. OF at
tending the Territorial convention,
but when the open attack was made
on an official who was doing but his
duty and who was my a%ppointee,
felt that l had to respond not only
to the sentiment and to public opinion
In that locality, but also to the peo-
pie all over the Territory. ] believe,
and have always believed, that Mr..
Clancy was honest and upright and
a man who would conform absolutely
to his duty. !, OF course, felt In duty
bound to go to his assistance In the
discharge Of his official duties or to
admit his incompetency. The latter
could not do, judging from the Of
fetal records IN Try posses Cir. From
this point 1t became my duty TO act.
an sorry that all my republican
friends did not and could not view II
from the same standpoint"
Governor, | have been given to
understand that the consent Of Sen.
ator Andrews To come out as such
candidate and his nomination as the
republican candidate, vas all brought
about In ninety-slx hours and was, |
might say, Spontaneous"
II can state" replied the governor,
that I think ninety-six hours was
even longer than the actual time CON
sumed In this change of the situa.
ton"
Can you explain, governor, for the
benefit Of the readers Of the New
Mexican how this sudden change
came about, as up to say. Thursday
OF the week before the convention,
people generally had absolutely no
idea that anything Of the kind could
or would happen
Il can answer you by stating that
your knowledge OF the political git.
uation Of this Territory Is such rs al.
most to induce me To ask you the
same question. You know as well as
! do from your large amount of mall
and numerous kilograms, that the
people In this Territory were almost
to a man against joint statehood and
the %concensus OF the opinion of our
friends was that 1t would mean de
feat for Mr.. Rodey with his joint
statehood proclivities were he NOM.
mated and were he TO run upon a sin
gle statehood platform. You know 81
well as ! do that prominent republi-
cans from every county in this Terri.
tory. north and south. east and west,
stated In black and white that they
could not con~scientiously support Mr..
Rodey for denomination and therefore
asked, and some of them demanded,
a change. Among these men were
some OF Mr.. Rodey's best friends and
s%taunchest republicans. Personally, |
have the frlendIiest feeling for Mr..
Rodey, and | can but believe that he
having been honored for the past four
years by the highest elective office in
the gift Of the republicans Of the Ter.
ritory OF New Mexico, that this will
prevent him from doing other than TO
support the republican nominee of the
regular republican convention held in
Albuquerque, September 18th. 1904
loyalty and energetieally. | think that
Mr.. Rodey has been repeatedly told
that the republicans OF this Territory
were absolutely opposed 10 joint
statehood. Mr.. Luna and Mr.. Hub