Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-06-26
". H. ANDREWS
ENTERS RACE
Announces Himself
as Candidate for
denomination
TELLs0FREcEMTCOMv
New Mexico Delegates Sc.
cured Statehood Plank
After Hard Fight.

Hon. William H. Andrews, New
Mexico's hardworking, useful and sue
cessful delegate to the Sixtieth Con.
gress, reached the city Wednesday
from Chicago, where he had been an
interested spectator and also more or
less OF participant in the proceed
ings of the Republican national con.
vention In that city last week. Dele.
gate Andrews looks very we'll and
feels very we'll, although the work he
has performed during the first ses-
sion of the Sixtieth Congress in his
official capacity was very hard, very
strenuous, constant and at times dis.
agreeable.
He succeeded in securing more for
New Mexico during the session than
all the delegates ever before since
New Mexico became territory. The
beneficial favors which he obtained
for the territory have been treated in
the newspapers, have been talked ov-
er by the people thoroughly and are
too well known to need reiteration at
this time. Suffice it is to say that the
measures passed during the Fifty
ninth Congress and the first session
of the Sixtieth Congress will prove of
incalcuable benefit to this common
wealth.
The delegate has fully and surely
earned the title given him some few
months ago of "the man who does
things" He also need not be at all
ashamed of being called "Bull
Andrews" as certainly his tenacity,
power to do work and strong qualities
aided him greatly in bulling some very
important and highly beneficial mea.
sures through the Senate and House
of Representatives.
Praises New Mexico Delegation.
Delegate Andrews gave great credit
to the members of the New Mexico
delegation in the Chicago convention
All made very good impression on
the many big men of the Republican
party whom they met at the conven
tion.
Chairman Bursum of the Republic
can territorial central committee, who
was one of the delegates, was placed
on two of the most important commit
tees, rules and resolutions, and on botf
he did splendid work for the territory
Mr.. Spiess was put on the commit
tee on credentials and the other fou1
members of the delegation were alst
shown considerable preference. Mr.
Bursum and Mr.. Spiess were givel
the important committee assignments
because they were the two delegates
actually admitted from the territory
Especially" said Mr. Andrews
notable and strong was the worl
done for our territory by Chairman
Bursum. In the committee on rules h
was one of those who insisted that Il
the contested delegation cases fron
the South absolute fairness shoul
prevail"
"As long," said Mr.. Bursum, "as tn
Southern states have representative
in Congress based upon the numbe
of residents, so long should the RI
publican party give the representatio
upon that ratio. This ratio was nc
based upon votes but was based upo
residents" Mr.. Bursum's opinion ha
weight.
insisted on Statehood Plank.
I'm the committee on resolution
there was at first stpong opposition t
the adoption Of the statehood plan
for the territory. Mr.. Bursum had or
anized a strong combination in tn
committee on resolutions which CO..
sisted Of the members from Port
Riso Hawaii, Alaska, the Phi
ippine Islands, the District Of G.
lumbia, Arizona and himself, this cor
bination insisting on the insertion I
statehood plank for New Mexico ar
Arizona and its views were adopte
This same combination held the bs
ance Of power also when it came
the question of adopting the injunctie
resolution, and there again, Mr.. Blu
sum proved himself very strong.
fact, the members Of the resolution
committee, even the staid senate
and old members of the House of Re
resentatives from the powerful Ea'
ern states became imbued with
spect and liking for the plain spc
en- and level-headed New Mexico de
gate.
Governor Curry was honored wi
a seat on the platform and was
celved by the many delegates a
leading men who knew him with t
greatest cordiality and genuine XII
ness. The governor did valuable Sc
ice for the territory by~aiding mat
tally the passage Of the stateho