Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-18
BIC RALLY IN
LAS CRUCES
-
Enthusiastic Reception Given
Senator Andrews and Cover
uer's Party in Dona
Anna County.
HARMONY PREVAILS
IN CONVENTION
Among the Speakers Were Gov
ernor Otero, Senator An
drcws, Chairman Bur-
SUM. Major Lew
eliyn and Judge
Abbott.

LAS CRUCES, N. NJ, Sat. Oct. Is.
-Dona Ana County will undoubtedly
give Senator W. II. Andrews a heavy
republican meJority In the forthcom.
Ing election. This fact was evident
from harmony and good will which
prevailed In the republican county
convention this afternoon and the
great attendance and enthusiasm ut
the big mass meeting during the
evening.
When Governor Otero. Senator
Andrews and party reached the flour
ishing city OF the Mesilla Valley late
In the afternoon. a cheering crowd,
headed by the Las Cruces band.
awaited their arrival. The party i'm.
mediately entered carriages and pro.
ceeded by the band started for the
New Mesilla Hotel. Before W
blocks had been traversed over five
hundred loyal republican voters had
formed four abreast and were march
ing In regular order as an escort to
the guest. The procession included
nil the delegates to the convention
and the mor prominent republicans
Of the city proper, It was a sight
that could not but be OF good cheer
to any candidate for 1t showed that
the people OF Dona Ana County were
In hearty accord with the action TAX.
en- by the Territorial Convention.
The campaign party remained at
the hotel until evening. awaiting the
completion of the work OF the con.
vention before politics were discus
sed.
After seeing To the comfort Of the
guests the convention then ~reconven-
cd, having taken a recess. and Chair
man Albert Fountain declared nomi
nations In order.
Democrats In Dona Ana County. as
everywhere else. had predicted great
discord IN this convention. Just to
show the opposing party, probably,
that II was nor one Of the republican
plans to assist the dissatisfied party
In any such a way. the county acted
In unison throughout, not one del.
egate having reasons for critieisisg
any action taken on the floor OF the
convention. Men who have partici.
pated In numerous conventions OF a
similar character In Dona Ana County !
state that never before In the history
~of the county has a convention been |
held where all worked with such en-
thusiasm and toward one common
end as was the Gaze this afternoon.
The p(esent office holders were
unanimously renominated, the con.
vention pointing toward their records
- suitable reasons for a good MAORI
~ on reelection. n. Nietzchmann,
candidate for commissioner from the
LIST district Is the only nominee that
did not succeed himself
The following are the members OF
the Dona Ana ticket for the coming
campaign:
Sheriff, Jose r. Lucero; Collector.
Oscar Lehman: County Clerk, Is.do.
no Armijo: assessor, Theodore Rou-
ault; probate Judge. Marcial Valdez;
County Commissioners, r. Nietzsch-
mann and Francisco Jaramillo: Sup
erintendent Of Schools. Albert j..
FOUNTAIN; Surveyor, George Lynch:
River Commissioners, Estevan SEWER.
Antonio Lueero. Jose NJ. Ramirez. f..
Rosales and w. n. Hagen.
The convention adopted resolutions
by reclamation. showing faith in the
territorial administration and pledg.
Ing it, undivided suppors TO the reg.
ular republican nominee for delegate
10 congress.
1
Al six oelek ~ e yention ad.
1ourned to gather again In the evening
al the grand mass meeting. The
court house being inadequate TO meet
the demands of those who had arrived
IN the city from the ~outlaying d~istrics.
u was decided that the rink should
be used for the rally.
Rousina Mass MEETING.
An hour before the evening meet.
ing the great hall began gradually
70 M The Las Cruces rink is the
largest auditorium in New Mexico. but
became early apparent that It
would prove insufficient 10 meet the |