The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-07-25
CAPTAIN CURRY Ex-
PLAINS INTERVIEW.

CAPTAIN CURRY Ex-
PLAINS INTERVIEW.
In consideration of the fact that
last night The Record published an in
terview from Captain George B. Cur
ry, governor-to-be of New Mexico,
stating that ne had always been a De-
mocrat and had had no change of
heart, although supporter of Presi-
dent Roosevelt, some little surprise
was occasioned by the appearance of
Mondays Santa Fe New Mexican,
which published what purported to be
a second hand interview from Capt.
Curry stating fiat out, that he was
"Republican--a Roosevelt Republi-
can." Following is the paragraph
from the New Mexican bearing on Cap
tain Curry's politics:
Declares He is a Roosevelt Republican
In Albuquerque last evening in con-
versation with the members of the re-
ception committee, Governor Curry
stated that ne was Republican,
Roosevelt Republican-and supported
ty; that he had many warm and good
friends among the Democrats of the
Territory, with whom his relations
had been and were today most cor
dial; that he felt that these old and
valued friends understood the situa-
they would do everything possible to
make his administration success
and would not ask for appointments
on account of old political associa-
tins no matter how intimate and how
close they were in bygone days. He
said that he considered that the Re
publican Territorial organization was
entitled to full consideration and that
he would give it his earnest support
and listen attentively to its recon-
mendations whenever and wherever
proper and right and for the best in
terests of the people of New Mexico
in general and also of the Republi-
can party of the Territory.
When a Record Reporter showed
the paper to Capt. Curry and read
the paragraph to him in the presence
of four or five promineAt citizens of
Roswell yesterday afternoon the Cap
tain explained in the following Ian
guage:
.'Oh. now 1 aint going to get into
any newspaper controversy among the
papers of the territory. I don't care
to make any answer to that inter
view"
When asked about the sentence that
said he was "a Republican, Roose-
welt Republican" he said: well, you
know that among newspapers the de-
sire is father to the interview-the way
a reporter wants you to talk is the
way he interprets what you say 1
said l was a Roosevelt man. l might
have said 1 was a Roosevelt Repub-
lican. 1 don't know just how 1 express
ed it.
"Yes," the reporter insisted, ''but
today you told me that you were
Democrat all your life and had had no
change of heart
Said Capt Curry: GAS 1 told you
today, 1 will take no part in politics
will go into no Democratic primaries
Or meetings of any kind. I will carry
out the ideas of the Republican ad-
ministration in handling the business
of the territory, and it would not be
consistent for me to take an active
part in the work of the Democratic
party of New Mexico. We are going
70 IN, fnr0fnnr Roth
ties will have to work for the terri
tory's good. One thing 1 hope for is
statehood single statehood and 1
hope TO see this gained before long "
The following from the E1 Paso
Herald of Monday bears on this same
subject and will be of interest:
The new governor does not pretend
That he is a Republican He remind
ed the reporter that when he was in
New Mexico before he was in politics
as a Democrat and held many offices
at tae hands of the party. Bat he is
He said:
Is an independent.
81 am what you would call an Inde-
pendent in politics, guess. l am not
Republican but 1 agree with the pre-
sident in all his policies. otherwise l
would not have accepted the appoint
ment as governor of New Mexico
"The president knows how 1 stand
as regards politics, so there can be no
misapprehension in that direction"
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Slight Accident at the Rink.
Some young man. trying to learn
to skate and needless of the directors