The Socorro chieftain., 1906-01-06
AND STILL THEY COME
Chairman Bursum Receives Another
Company Of Penitent Democrats
into Republican Fold,
THEY FAVOR SEPARATESTATEHOOD
Twenty-Five Citizens of San Acasio
Wish Thoir Change of Heart
Made Public.

Last week the Chieftain had
the pleasure of publishing the
names of thirty citizens of So
corro county who had experience
ed change of heart and asked
to be received into the republican
fold. The number should have
been thirty-siX, as several of the
names were overlooked when the
list first appeared in print. This
week the Chieftain has the adj
ditioual plearure of publishing
the names of Twenty-Five more
substantial citizens Of the couu-
ty who have avowed their allie
giance to republican principles
in Il letter to Chairman Bursum
as follows:
San Acacio, n. NJ, Dec. 81.
Hon. II. o. Bursum, Chairman
Territorial Republican Central
Committee, Santa Fe, New
Mexico:
Dear Sir The undersigned
desire to announce through you
that hereafter they will affiliate
with the Republican party, sup
port the principles of that party
as announced in the 1904 nation
al and territorial platforms, and
will vote for its candidates for
Office, territorial and county.
We have been consistent demo-
Gratis and we have taken this
step after careful consideration
and review of the political situa-
tion in the nation and in the ter
ritory. We have become con-
vinced that the principles of the
republican party and its admin
istratiors, national and territor-
ial, given New Mexico by that
party have been of great benefit
and have aided materially in the
advancement and progress of our
people. That Democratic admin-
istrations and democratic party
principles have been detrimental
to us. We have learned by ex-
perience that under Republican
administrations the Territory of
New Mexico has greatly prosper
/ ed and has enjoyed peaceful and
honest administration of territor-
ial affairs and that competent
and efficient men have been
chosen for territorial Offices.
Under a democratic administra-
tion, we also know by experience
that the reverse was the case.
DESIRE SINGLE STATEHOOD.
Furthermore, we desire to an
nounce ourselves in favor of
statehood, and single statehood,
for the Territory of NewlMexico
under its present name, and
within its present boundaries.
We are opposed to coalition
with our sister territory of Ari-
zona, as the state of Arizona.
We desire to live in the state of
New Mexico as we are proud of
the record the people of this ter
ritory have made for over three
hundred years in supporting civ
ilization and religion against
savage unrelenting foes, as we'll
as the record our people have
made during the Civil War and
in the Spanish-American War.
I'VE are not ashamed of being
natives of this Territory, and we
hail the name of New Mexico as
the name of the future Sunshine
State as long as the United
States shall exist, which we hope
will be until time shall be ne
more.
PLEASE give this announce
lnent the fullest publicity,
Respectfully Yours,
Manuel A. Pine, Gabriel s
Pino,f Vicente T. Pine, AcianC
Bustos, Flavio Chavez, Estanis
lao Chavez, Ramon Chavez
Miguel Chavez, Santiago Lopez
Alfonso Peralta v NJ, Vicente
I Garcia, Hilario Cordova, Cru
Macs, Andres Garcia, Ascenciol
Costales, David Garcia, Jual
Chavez y r., Damas Silva, Adol
! TO Padia, Libor Baldonado.
Prof. Julian j. Trujillo return
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