The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-08-08


Among his friends, who are lew;
among his enemies, who are not SO
few; among the great mass OF the
rank and hle who do not care about
the Andrews personality one wa,
o. the other, the opinion is that
the delegate a not ,e reelected.
This feeling alone, wee there no
other good and sufficient reasons.
would insure the defeat OF the pat.
".
Mt. Andrews has come to the
end oil the rope, politically, IN New
Mexico. 1t was never a very long
rope, hut It has been all too long
for the good OF the territory and
the welfare Of the republican par.
". There is very little use III
going nj length into the Andrews
political record It this time, either
as to his career before coming to
New Mexico OF his career since he
became nom,nally at least a citizen
OF the territory. The people are
thoroughly familiar with that rec.
ord in almost all OF its phases. It
is perhaps because Of this familiar.
lty that the present popular sent.
ment is so unanimous. As poli,i.
cal influence the Andrews catecr IN
New Mexico has been unfortunate.
II has been somewhat more than
unfortunate Tor the republican par.
~. IL is largely due to that IN.
i%fuence that the party today, who.
even its nominee may bc, will have
to make the battle OF a decade IN
order to defeat n not overly strong
democratic candidate.
1t is being said in political cir.
cles today that Mr.. Andrews
friends and allies in the republican
machine will force his nomination
on the party on August 18th. II
may b" true. The Andrews wing
OF the machine may be strong
enough to force his nomination up-
on the rank and file. IL is difficult
10 believe this statement, and il is
even more difficult To- believe that
any set OF men, however Ian they
may have progressed on the road
to political lunacy, would delibera.
tely walk into their own eternal I'm.
ish in such fashion. For il is we'll
known to all thoughtful rcpubll.
cans now; 1t is we'll known equally
10 the Andrews supporters and to
the Andrews adversaries, that he
can lot Ice elected, that his nom.
lnatlon means the utter and com
plete defeat Of the party at a time
when n decisive, clean cut, honor
able victory is absolutely vital to
its future part Of the affairs OF the
territory OF the tate.
The Morning Journal has no
personal quarrel with Mr.. Andrews.
In some ways and along some
lines he is a hard worker. Were
his energy and shrewdness moor.
porated IN n mar OF dlncrrn, type
and character he would be- a citizen
and a party worker oi the highest
usefulness. There is no need to
enter into any ANALYSIS OF the An.
dr"ws character OF the Andrews
record. Both are known. The
vital tact is Just this: that the rank
and file vi republicans and the vast
body OF citizens will moi vote iur
Andrews; that only the most rcgu.
lar and devoted oi partisan republi.
cans will support him in the event
oil these men, even, will be- passive
and lukewarm. His nomination
means defeat Tor The republican
party. There are republicans now
opposing Mr.. Andrews who will
support him in a tepid sort VI fash.
ion, IN the event ot his nomination.
There are men, sound, lifelong,
hard'working, faithful republicans,
who will deem 1t their duty to op.
pose him in the event oi his NOM.
nation; and Tor the good OF the tel.
ritory and the future good Of the
republican party to defeat him.
And among republicans who are
thoughtful aud inr.Secing and who
really care more Tor party success
than Tor personal advantage, this
latter class is in the majority.
Knowing the sentiment OF the
people OF New Mexico, knowing