Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-09-29
HEAVY FROST
LAST NIGHT
At Democratic Meeting. ..Candi-
date for Delegate Money
Received Chilly Reception.
HIS SPEECH. FELL FLAT
Was Not comprehended By Audience
Blew Hot Air at Territorial
Administration.

George P. Money, Democratic nomi-
nee for delegate to congress from this
Territory, addressed brass band, 70
Republicans, 2Ofollowers of Hon. Thomas
B, Catron and 102 Democrats at mass
meeting held in the court house last
night. Many personal friends of Mr..
Money, made during his residence in
Santa Fe, when assistant United
States attorney, were present. The
entire meeting assumed more of So
cial than political aspect. Demo
cratic enthusiasm was conspicuous by
its absence,
Charles F. Easley, secretary of the
Democratic central committee, presid-
ed lover the meeting. Mr.. Easley, after
a few opening remarks, in which he
stated that Senator Andrews was a
resident of Pennsylvania and not of
New Mexico, and that he would not be
surprised if the Associated Press noti-
fled him tomorrow that Mr. Andrews
had been nominated for congress from
Pennsylvania, introduced Mr.. Money.
During the entire address it was ap-
parent that the audience was not in
sympathy with the speaker. Mr.. Mon.
ey made an eloquent talk about gen.
eralities but failed to concentrate him
self long enough on one subject to
make plain his viewpoint. The speak
er was also handicapped by very
poor voice, as result of his work the
day before in Chamita and Espanola
To say that Democrats and Republi
cans alike were disappointed in the ad-
dress is a very conservative state
ment. When it was all over, if you
had asked anyone what the candidate
had spoken about he would have
scratched his head and given up.
The speaker occasionally used some
remarkable figurative language, such
as his reference to the Republican ad-
ministration as stagnant pool of wa.
ter. 1t took some fifteen minutes to
bring the figure to climax, the Santa
Fe River and pitcher of water on a
shelf being touched up several times,
then everyone found out that he was
talking about the Republican party
but in what connection they failed to
understand.
During the course of his speech, af-
ter many had left the hall, because of
of a lengthy legal explanation of why
the supreme bench should be separate,
Mr. Money attacked the Territorial Ad.
ministration. Governor Otero had in
stalled an imperial policy, was an ex-
pensive. luxury in fact, money was
spent far out of proportion to what
the Democrats had deemed necessary
while in control He mentioned the
name of Senator William H. Andrews
and promptly the crowd applauded
more vigorously than during the entire
time of the speech.
\ Taxpayers, he said, were paying sal
aries to Territorial officials who neg
1ected business for politics. The trav-
cling auditor, he understood, was 60
ing to San Juan County, the Territor-
ial auditor had just returned from Rio
Arriba County, the superintendent of
the penitentiary was in Socorro Coun-
ty. Mr.. Money did not think this was
right and blamed the administration.
The speaker stated that whether or
not he was chosen for delegate that he
would not be S''dead." That he was
still young man and would be able
to stand verdict to return to his legal
practice. He had no money, and all he
wanted was to see that he had fair
election. There had been unfairness
in the counting of the votes in the
past, and such should not be the case
in this election. 8
Mr.. Money referred at some length,
and humorously, to the accusation that
he had agreed to pay Mr. Rodey $4,000
to run independent. The candidate
assured his audience that If he had
$4,000 he would not let Mr.. Rodey
have any of it. He wanted to know
why, if there was $4,000 in the Demo
cratic treasury, that Mr.. Crist allow
ed him to run around the country bor-
rowing money to pay his hotel bills.
The statehood question was discuss
ed at length. The Republicans had
failed to grant statehood when 1T was
in their power President Roosevelt
had broken hts word given at Las We
gas. The Democrats were also mainly
responsible for the present Reclama'
tion Act.
The speaker also attacked the land
commission and wondered why Gener.
al Bartlett had been appointed to Sc
lect timber lands by the governor.
He had evidently forgotten that the
Act of Congress Of June 21, 1898, es
tablished United States land com
mission, naming as members Of that
commission the Governor of-the Terri