Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-11-26
MAJOR LLEWElLYN'S
REASONS FOR DEFEAT
CHARGES hawkins AND FALL,
AND SAYS W WAS PURELY A
PERSONAL MATTER.

UFrom Thursday Daily CIt.lonl
Major w q. "a. LlcvoIlyn attorney
for che territory m the Third end
sixth judicial districts and the De-.
fDatcd republican candidate for che
territorial house of representative
from puna Ana and Oterl counties.
arrived hgr. from las Cruces fh.a
morning The major refused either
tu confirm or deny the report that be-
Ou, for the United states attorney
ship of New Mexico and also. whether
Ir NOT hp Dos candidate to succeed
himself Bs district attorney However.
.0aarI.un politics Ihc aiminIs.ratIuu
ud h.s dofnt ana tho cause of tho
Uuer Major LlowoIIyn had much to
8E and tu The citizen Reporter CON
r.bWU1 fHo following
.Im o. sJHc party man snI br.
.IDrc In party orgBuf faiI0u and viii
stay with party organization And
you mny e1y that { am for tho gov.
ornOr ug'psofp.plpci W. o. AndrpvF.
.by central committee and inc.doutly
che secretary. who by tbc way ls a
very able man
"I was defeated. you an know but
considering the fact that the major
Ifcs of tho county were ag low ns
FNrrn and The collector very
strong man. only received nfty major
icy. ] feel very highly compl lmcutod
1u the vote of my home county
I'm Otcro county there was e22
majority leaving o. majority of SOW.
aniynino against mo in the two coun.
.Igs Tho result boo Oicr0 county was
brought about hy ono w A. Hawkinf.
attorney for the El paso. NortholEoru
railroad not that that corporation
mad anything against me. but bis nc.
uOu was entirely at Ibo instiFntlnn. I
believe of one a % Full ~ El pago.
1ui the entire matter was personal
Hawkins had 5000 republican
tickets printed Ou tho Same form 0u
which the regular tickets were print.
- on those 5000 tickets ho had
placed Luna stickors ln several pre-.
cIuc.s these bogus tickets woro sub.
stltutcd for the regular republican
rckcfs On AInmog1rio in box SO. O..
which ls "a very wrong railroad bro.
c.uct thoro were l79 majority AGAINST
me-
There are other matters in con.
noction with tho election Iu Otoro
county and tho operations OF Mr.
Tr..u.IHr. fh.H .I. 5..f a.r. o.. .s..
anything about at Che present timc
Col T. Van Patton of las Cruces, and
I won't to Otero county ton days
before tho Ciocilun We worked uisht
and day for the straight republican
ticket. holding meetings. tho Candt
dates being with us. lu AN the pro
cincis we could reach Tho entire
county ticket rs elected. and that is
glory enough. { do not know whether
I shall contest Mr. Luna'a seat or not
lie is q good old man.
"Somc time before the election. !
wrote q private letter TO a supposed
friend n Otcro county I'm which !
used the expression that in This day
and are ! dId not believe that either
he MoXlcan9 or Americans would
stand 10 send q man 90 tho loEIsla
turo who did not speak the English
Ianruoro
"rm Informed that Mr Hawkins
/ |unli $40 for this lcrtor and o. was
used against me and probably cost
mo 100 votes Boo tho two counties !
have a copy of rho ERRONEOUS trans.
lntion of thie lrttur 'n Spanish. which
Is entirely different from the original
/ letter
"rhe result of the election lu nDna
Ana county however Is maenln
cent tribute io tho loyalty OF ffo
| Mexican people 20 enc principles Of
. tho republican party and was a
/ crushing defoaf to the prefontIoua of
/ Mr. Fan that be- controlled that coun
10y. with % corruption fund unhoarl 0i
In thc history Of che county and with
strong candidates ou tho democratic
/ uckD,. and with Mr Van personally
. dIrect.ur Tho campaign failed t0
elect single candidate"