Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-11-08
HON. MA. OIERO
WELL SATISFIED
EX-GOVERNOR SAYS LARGE Re
PUBLICAN VOTE FORECASTS
VICTOR YIN fe0S.
FOR single STATEHOOD
Says LaFrazolo Made Great Fight
Not Surprised by Results IN serna'
HlIo.-wili Make Home n Vegas.

ilna Miguel A O;eru. ex-governor
ut N~w Mexico, who Cline over frOm
Santa r.. nn Tuesday 10 cast his v"t"
III Precinct - Of San Miguel county.
returned home Oh IA b*.iated train yes,
'erda! tyeuing.
Before his departure Gov, Ot"r"
vas interviewed b, representative
Of The Optic. In response In the ques,
ton. How does the result of the cleo.
tion over the county impress you?"
Mr. 0tero said:
The result OF the election In New
York cannot help but please every
loyal. liberty loving American citizen
In the United States. The only dis
appointment TO me Is that Governor
Hughes majority was not greater.
The congressional vote pnlleI through
out the country goes to SHOW the great
feeling Of confidence tn the repub-
lican party and particularly in the
wise administration of President
Roosevelt. regard the large repuh-
lican vote throughout the United
States in this. an off year, as fore
cast OF an Overwhelming victory for
the republican party In 1905 The peO.
pie seem content To leave well
enough alone
What do you thinh nf the r"salt
In New MeNico?'
AS TO the territories. am not sun.
prist d that the people of New Mexico
have see ii tit Ia rc,urn Delegate An
drews to congress. He has certainly
done excellent service for the terri
tory and he deserved the endorsement
which was given him yesterday by
the people of New Mexico believe
that the majority for Delegate An
drews would have been much greater
had Il not been for the vigorous fight
made b yhis opponent, Hon. o. A, Lar
razolo. who undoubtedly made much
stronger showing than was expected
by the opposition
statehood in New Mexico was largely
due to the fact that there was no or
ganized opposition whatever to the
proposition and the people of New
Mexico generally accepted the assur-
.ances of Arizona that that territory
would give It an overwhelming ma
iority against the measure. The pco-
plc of New Mexico scarcely consider
ed II as an issue and many did not
vote on the question as the results
here in Las Vegas showed | am OF
th. opinion however that there is a
general disposition gaining strength
in this territory To take most any
kind of statehood in order to secure
a y0vt rnment of our own. The people
of New McxcO arc entitled ~ state
hood and should have it and have
always maintained that they We're on
titled to separate admission. I believe
they will get it before a great while
if they keep up the fight.
When asked what he thought of the
result of the Bernalillo county con
test, Governor Otero replied: The
result in Bernaliilo county is no sur
prise to me-. | have felt all along
that the past record of the Hubbells
would not only condemn them before
the people when it came to a test,
but that 1t would also bring down to
defeat any respectable element that
saw fit to become associated with
them. I, pleases me to see the people
take such interest in county and ter.
ritorial affairs as this election has
shown and it can only tend to the
general good and prosperity of the
community as a whole. The new Of
ficers who have been elected by the
people of Bernalilo county have a
splendid opportunity to show their
constituency the wisdom of casting
Hubhell methods to the four winds.
The result can not be but beneficial
to the entire territory
When asked as to where he expect
ed TO make his permanent home. Gov
ernor Otero said: Il have voted in Las
Vegas. where ! have always voted