Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-20

aIterhoon, after which the special
will leave for Santa Fe, where q big
mass meeting will be held ON the
evening Of that day. Saturday, No.
vember 9Th.
The Republican Candidate.
The following article concerning
Senator Andrews appeared In the
Philadelphia North American. a paper
which has always been hostile to
both Quay and Andrews, the day fol.
lowing the Albuquerque convention.
A Picturesque Figure.
William Henry Andrews. president
OF the Albuquerque Eastern and
Santa Fe Central Railway" and pros
pective delegate In the congress OF the
United States, Is none other than the
Andrews for many years one Of the
most potent as well as the most pic.
turesque figures In Pennsylvania pol
itics. For many years he has been
a citizen OF New Mexico, being exten.
sively interested in railway and min.
ing developments In association with
Ex.Lieutenant Governor Louis A.
Watres, Frank J. Torrance and other
Pittsburgers. He Is president of the
Santa Fe Central railway, is building
the Albuquerque Eastern and was a
membera of the last territorial coun-
Gil. .esssss
Andrews had not been in New Mex
leo long before his natural bent for
thugs political brought him to the
forefriht of the movement for the ad
mission Of the territory to statehood
He it was who enlisted the late Sena,
tor Quay in the statehood fight in
Washington, to which Quay devoted
the major portion of his attention
during his last two sessions in con.
gress
Senator Andrews capture of the
republican nomination in New Mexico
practically insures his election to
congress on November Stf. 1t is con-
ceded that there is small hope for
Andrews democratic opponent who,
by the way, is George p. Money, son
of United States Senator fernando d.
Money of Mississippi.
His Family Tree.
Mr. Andrews draws his aggressive
qualities from lifelong line of dis
tinguished ancestry If his time were
not wholly occupied with more prac.
tical affairs, he might boast of a fam.
lily tree beside which that Of Gever.
nor Pennypacker appears as a mere
MULLEN stalk in comparison. One
Of Andrews paternal ancestors fought
under the banner Of William the Con
queror, and was knighted for gallant
ry at the battle of Hastings, Oct. IA
1866. The first Of his maternal an
cestors to come to this country was
member of the Puritan colony OF
Massachusetts. A great grandfather
on his mothers side served in the
Continental army during the Revolu
tion, was with Montgomery at the
storming of Quebec, with Gates at the
surrender of Burgoyne at Saratoga
and with Washington at the surren
der of CORVALLIS at Yorktown. The
senator himself was with Quay in al
most all his fights in Pennsylvania
was chairman of the republican state
committee in 1888, SO and 80, member
of the state house from Crawford
county in 1889 and 1893 and
of the state senate from 1896 to 1898
1t is said of Andrews that ht
changed more votes in state conven
tions and legislatures than any othel
man in Pennsylvania and there is ut
ter lack of proof that he ever ex
pended a dollar in so doing.
From the Piittsburg Dispatch.
! The Pittsburg Dispatch Of recen
date contains the following concern
ing Senator Andrews:
/ "Since ne swapped the east for tht
west few years ago William II. An
drews. former Pittsburger and Penn
sylvania state senator from Craw
ord county, one Of the boldest po
litical props the late Senator Qua!
had, has been carving out distinction
for himself in the New Mexico end o
the southwest. Newspapers from tina
state just received contain long &C
counts concerning him and his polit
ical and business achievements IN
opening up that great undevefope'
wealth producing zone
This Is followed by sketch OF tn
senator in his native state and II
New Mexico.
He will be found a standard beare
under whom republican success thi
year will be obtained in this Terrific
ry by handsome and gratifying ma
iority. His ndmiination will strength