Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-21

who had violated the proxies which
they held.
Mr. Leahy cited the following as
the facts which he had investigated
and for the truth of which he per-
sonaliy vouched: There were 42 Of.
ficeholders among the delegates to
the Albuquerque convention.
OF these, twenty-one voted for the
nomination of Mr. Rodey and twenty
one voted for the nomination of Mr..
Andrews. Il am an office holder my
SELF" said Mr.. Leahy, 'and | was one
Of the twenty-one who voted for Mr.
Rodey." He went on to state that
you could subtract from their total
vote the votes of the twenty-one Of
fice-holders who voted for Rodey and
the nine proxies which were voted for
him, and the votes of the Il office
holders who voted for Andrews and
the 20 proxies which were east for
him, and you have left fifty-ole votes
for Andrews and thirty-three votes
for Rodey or a majority of eighteen
votes for Andrews.
OF the total of 101 votes cast for
Andrews, the twenty-one office-holder
votes were not quite 20 per cent while
of the sixty-three votes cast for Ro-
dey his q office-holder votes
constituted 33 per cent. MIR. Leahy
proceeded by further figures and
facts to explode the statements re-
Gently made by Mr. Rodey to the en-
tire satisfaction of the big audience.
After paying a tribute to the repub-
lican candidate and referring to what
he had accomplished in the Territory,
Mr.. Leahy presented Senator An
drews to the audience.
The candidate spoke briefly and to
the point. He said Ladies and gen
tlemen and fellow citizens | am not
an orator and | am not going to make
| speech. There are two things OF
| which the Territory of New Mexico
stands in great need today--railroadS
| and irrigation. The first | am now
engaged in building The second is
too large for successful promotion
by private capital and to be proper
ly carried out must be done by gov.
ernment funds. If you send ne to
Washington and am not able to se'
cure consideration for your rights and
the assistance in this important work
to which you are entitled. Z! will re-
sign and come home"
If the speaker had talked for mn
hour. he could not have spoken more
to the point or pleased his hearers
better as was manifested ty the ap
plause which greeted his speech.
Judge Abbott's Forcible Words.
Judge A. J. Abbott, of Santa Ft
was called on by Chairman Romero
and responded with few reasons
why Senator Andrews should have
the votes of San Miguel county. He
showed what had been done. woult
be done and could be done by Sen
ator Andrews in comparison to tht
youthful record OF. the opposing can
didate. who would be handicapped II
congress by being a member OF thu
minority with practically no exper
ience
Judge Abbott then entered into ;
very thorough and able discussion 0
Territorial affairs. The we'll know
speaker showed in the absence o
Governor Otero now that executive
had ably managed the business o
New Mexico, financially and other
wise. Judge Abbott closed with G
tation of the difference between ger
eral conditions under republican an
democratic administrations and point
ed out the Inconsistencies in III
democratic platforms.
kloek on the Band WAGON.
George K1ock, the man who nom