Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-10-08


TO ttc People OF New Mexico.
IN view OF the fact that Governor
Otoro has published a manifesto, in
which ho attempts 10 show that
ives defeated for nomination ln Che I
territorial republican convention by
fair and honorable means, and in ac.
cordanco with tho win of Che people
Z avn compelled 90 break my silence
and issue the following settlement
I focl thar owe a statement 10 my
republican friends and Co the good
people uf New Mexico as Co how /
came To- bo defeated Tor denomination 4
as delegate Go congress. I also owe /
such o. rntomor. to my irlends in con. I
rross who will wonder why : was
not ronominated.
mlrht state here at the outset .
that ! claim no particular r.gm to
the office of delegate in congress, and
concodo the right of every citizen tu
oppose mo and to aspire for 80 him.
self o. Do desires. Had / been defeat.
ga boy fair. honorable and proper
means. and hg me people themselves,
3 would havc bowed 90 their VIII, be-
cause ? aH their public servant
8 submit the following statement 10
the people Tor their Judgment as 90
WhCthOr coz not ] was treated fairly.
Save boz che county of Santa Pc
where the opposition 20 me was Sc
crofly patched by Governor Otoro and
Dts appl'utpCs do not think that any
one ln Ihe TERRITORY. not even The del
ofaIos themselves when elected know
anythidF about any opposition Co me,
or believed that they had anythIng TO
DO save to perform ,ho VIII of the
people who sent them to che convcn.
tion. and cast porfunctory vote Tor
ms denomination. Many persons were
elected as delegates only by declaring
In their county conventions they were
for mo. have plenty of proof Of
thls fact never heard of amy uppo.
slt.on to myself nor did the press or
the people hear of ans, up 90 within
twenty four hours of the convention
shat ls. any opposition worth noticing
! attribute my defeat primarily to the
jealousy of Governor OtUrO. and tu
the power DO exercises through hia ap
poIntcos TO territorial offices. and OBJ,
fear Of having the statehood question
submitted 90 "a vote of the people. and
secondly. to the methods used hy th,
governor himself aud my opponent o,
bring 10 about before. a.. and durlnI
the time of the convention here 90 Al
buQuUrQuc / ann not conscious Of eye
having done an unfrIondly act t0war,
Governor Otero ! was his friend n
great cost 10 myself when he need
ed friends have no knowledge O
being guilty Of any act "a delogat'
save that of DOING my duty, and ml
level best for the territory and it
people
The entire press n the territory De
loved. untn the day OF the convention
that there was no opposition. and ina
Z was to be- ronominntod by ncclama
ton. within lew days of the count
conventions in each county ! receive
letters from prominent people in Oh
different counties and their statement
were true. telling mo that there wa
90 opposition. that I would be RI
nominated by reclamation. and ina
an the Delegates from that part'cula
county were for me-. Many of IN
delegations were Instructed for me
al OF the county conventions passo
complimentary resolutions for me, hg
many of those same delegates hrob
away from their positive instruction
after thcy arrived az Albuquerque an
voted asuingt me-
Nr Stafford. me travelling auditor ,
the territory as / am now
llnhIy informed had, unknowutto no
and presumably under the governor
Instructions. been for several woel
before che convention going around
hla official capacity from county
county. and. without telling the pc
pie n such county the reason for
save that the Intention was tO defo
Str Hubhon. worked with them
send "unlnstructod" delegates 10 u
convention Secretary Reynolds.
I am informed. Immediately on q
holding OF the conventions ln the 20
oral counties wrote them. or wir
them 20 send unluwucted dologat
To- enc territorial convention for q
same purpose of defeating Hubble
AN this was unknown 30 me until q
eve of the convention / could ha
protected myself against o.. ana
could the people have protected the
selves and instructed tboir dologai
directly. ao as TO make sure their
slrcs would bo carried out, bad On
Or myself known about a.
uornal.ll0 county instructed
eighteen deleebtes FOR me and th
stayed with me 20 the end. My opp
emit Mr. Andrews. whose candidacy
did not know of until the shiurd
night before the convention. was
mombor OF that delegation and
the committee on resolutions tl
complmeutod mo, and aIs own W
was cast for me under the iustructio
given the delegation al the towlt0r
convention even IN the vote where
defeated me. sandOval county "
instructed for me and o. cast
eight votes for me from nrst to Ia
Mckinley county did she same with,
instructions Lincoln county was
structcd for me and east its q