The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-08-30
THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
From AIbuQuerque Advertiser.

"a 4NSW A4CAAS0 a
remarkably active for the summer
months. as they have much to do.
First of all they would like to make
possible the re-appointment of Otero.
or at least secure the appointment of
some member of b gang. Then they
want to defeat statehood, joint or
any old way. Those two jobs will keep
them busy, without the many other
things pressing upon their notice.
News comes from the east that An
drews a not given his support to
the Otero candidate, and that he re-
fuses to make it plain that. he will
not have a candidate of his own. 1t
forced Bursum and Andrews to sign
an agreement not to endorse Otero
Paso when the agreement was sign
ed, but he repudiates it because he
was not a party to it, but he a ad-
vance no argument sufficiently strong
to convince Andrews that he should
also repudiate it. Andrews may not
be to particular as to what he hoe
in politics, but he does not want Otero
as governor for another term, and
therefore can see no gain in repudia-
ton. 1t is believed Andrews wants
a straight Andrews man as governor,
and that he is making an effort to get
one.
Otero can o possibly be reap
president has already made his choice
1t is also believed that one of three
men will be the choice announced, and
not a single one of the three lives in
Santa Fe, or holds an office at the
present time.
The friends of ex-Delegate Rodey
insist that he is in line for the office,
and that he will be appointed by
Roosevelt. There are many things
more improbable than the appoint
ment of Rodey, when the facts are
carefully canvassed.
Rodey has been an ardent advocate
of statehood, and is yet. He accepted
the jointure idea only after becoming
convinced that there was no show for
single statehood, and after Roosevelt
had announced himself in favor of
jointure. In fact there are many be
lieving that Rodey was induced to &C
cept jointure to let Roosevelt out of a
bad hole, and if that is the case
Roosevelt is not the man to forget his
own responsibility. Rodey was de-
feated for a denomination, so it was
announced, because he favored joint
ure. and if jointure is the policy of the
national administration, and the facts
ave been taken to the proper men,
likely, but more than probable. His
for jointure, and would carry to he
people of the territory an intimation
that Roosevelt and the national ad-
ministration favored jointure. After
the appointment there would be no
thing more to the statehood question,
and the different political parties
would simply go to work organizing
for the election of state officers.
The ofice-holders of New Mexico
been sending out circulars to
men, hoping to force them
into line for defeat of the statehood
bill. So far these efforts have failed
TO bring results, as even the postmas-
have refused to accept the dicta-
ton Of the bosses on the matter of
Importance.
However, If the administration men
IAN get a hearing in Washington they
will max a fight for the appointment
Of an Otero man, n at the same
they will file charges against
they bellevue to be in line for
This will make the
light interesting, but the president
upset all the present calculations by {,
his announcemen before the /,
nemhers of the gang can eat their ],