Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-10-15
SPLENDID Meetings Held by Campaign
Party in Eastern New
Mexico
IMMEDA1E STATEHOOD IS THE SLOGAN THIS YEAR
Citizens Are Becoming Awakened to Necessity Of the
Delegates Reelection on November the ihlrd Next
-.Outlook for Victory Bright.

cheering citizens who surrounded the
members of the party and extended to
them a very cordial greeting. There
was not room in the extensive court
room to accommodate those who desir-
ed to hear the speakers and many of
them had to stand in the corridors to
listen.
The meeting was addressed by Dele.
gate w. H. Andrews, Colonel George
w. Prichard, Mayor Jose D. Sena of
this city, Attorney Ralph G. Ely, of
Deming, who has proven himself a
very eloquent and convincing speaker,
and R. H. Sims, of the Valley Ranch.
The principal speech of the evening,
was made by Colonel George w. Prich-
rd, in English, and by Jose D. Sena,
in Spanish. There were no interpre-
|ters. Many of the citizens present
spoke Spanish and while there was an
interpreter for the English speeches it
was not necessary to have an inter-
prefer for the Spanish people. Dele
gate Andrews speech was short but
to the point and was loudly cheered.
He spoke about fifteen minutes and it
was one of the best speeches that he
has made during the campaign. The
members of the campaign party were
elegantly treated, being furnished with
a fine breakfast and supper and good
accommodations
Campaigners Visit Vaughn.
The next morning the party went
to Vaughn where there was a fine
meeting held and from which point
Colonel Prichard returned to Santa
IFe well pleased with the results OF
the trip and the treatment the party
had recsived. Delegate Andrews
Mayor JoseiD. Sena of this city, RALPH
G. Ely, of Deming and Harry r. Sims
of the Valley Ranch, went east ovel
the Eastern Railway of New Mexico
| and meetings will be held at Clovis
, Melrose, Texico, Portales, Elida ant
Roswell. From Roswell the party will
} return to Carrizozo on the Rock Is
land where meeting will be held ant
/. will also then visit Lincoln, the coun
| ty seat of Lincoln county, and hol'
| meetings at Tularosa and Alamogord
t in Otero county. Thence the party will
3 return on the special train to the Es
. tancia Valley, holding meetings at eac,
i town en- route no matter how small
Q at Estancia, Willard, Mcintosh, Nor
e arty and Stanley.
e Statehood Sentiment Strong.
$ Colonel Prichard enjoyed the tri
r greatly and learned good deal
t what was going on in eastern Me-
n Mexico and finds that the sentimer
s in favor of Andrews and statehood an
}. the Republican tickets is growing e
n cry day. There will be many DEM
l. Gratis who will vote the Republica
d tickets straight but many more WI
d will vote for statehood and Andrew
n desiring to live in the sovereign sta
lof New Mexico and enjoy self COVER
le |ment
it Country Settling Fast.
VI Colonel Prichard was surprised
t. the many changes and the many ne
e. settlements that have been mad
le where two and three years ago the
e. was absolutely nothing except she'
land cattle ranges. Now there a
i. farms, comfortable houses, fences, n
ty livestock and the people seem to
en- satisfied and in most cases t
ct drouth has not interefered with tht
SO ;prosperity and crops.