Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-31

That w. H. Andrews and the Re-
publican ticket from top to bottom
will be elected In this county, by q
record breaking majority. was shown
this afternoon. when hundreds of
people gathered at the court house. !
In Old Albuquerque, filling 1t to over
flow, at one OF the biggest and most ,
enthusiastic Republican rallies ever
held here.
Delegate Andrews and statehood |
were cheered at every mention and
there was increased applause every |
time the name of big Bill Taft was
spoken by the orators.
Shortly after Q o'clock. q party of
several hundred prominent voters OF
the county assembled at Republican
headquarters and marched to the no.
tel Aivarado, headed by band. At
the hotel Chairman CLEARWATER
and members of the local central
committee together with others
prominent In party and business ef-
fairs In Bernaliiio -ounty. called upon
the delegate and his party.
Mr.. Andrews and the members of
his party were escorted In carriages
to Old Albuquerque. The band pre-
ceded them and they were followed
by several hundred mounted men,
who acted as an escort Of honor. AZ
MIR. Andrews was about to enter q
carriage, he was given q hearty
round Of applause. from the, many
spectators. The procession was sew
eral blocks In extent and the dele
gate and his campaigners were fire.
quently cheered along the route OF
march. In the party accompanying
the delegate, who arrived on the
limited from Santa Fe today are:
Ex-Governor Miguel A. Otero. Chair
man II. o. Bursum, Col. G. w. Prich-
ard, Jose d. Sena, Levi Hughes. r.
C Ely, Col. r. T.. Twitchell and 9TH
ers. d.
The crowd assembled In Old AlbuS
querque entirely filled the large court
room on the second floor of the court
house and extended into the lobbies.
People sat in the windows and many
stood on the stairs to hear the speak
ers. Gov. e. S. Slower op, ned the
meeting, after the First Regiment
band had played a selection Of march
lCs
fices left Their work to attend the
meeting. Delegate Andrews opened
with a well timed address, telling of
his work in Congress regarding meas
ures pending In Congress of interest
to New Mexico. He also gave a re-
Kume of the provisions of the state
hood oil. showing the people what
= the passage of the bill meant in the
way of providing schools for theiI
children. Frequent applause inter
rupted the delegate during his speech
particularly when he told why he he'd
taken pride in securing pens ons foi
} the nat We soldiers of the war Of 1861
; 1865. Delegate Andrews has secured
t pensions for more than 1000 native
! soldiers. He said that II gave q
, Republican congress pleasure TO pas
, special bills for native sol iers be
/. cause OF their patriotism TO the has
3 of their country. He said that wher
; war broke out, there were only $1,000
3 people in New Mexico, but Presideu
Lincoln felt great anxiety about wh'
e these people would take up arms for
e When the call for troops came ther'
I were four bodies OF raii troop
= banded together under the stars an
: Stripes two from the montlins AM
e two from the valley, And these ns
e tive troops were a factor in savin
4 the Union, when they halted tn
c Confederate troops at Glor.eta an
saved Fort Union, the northwes
- states and the Pacific coast
Gov. Slower paid ex- Gov. ote7
and his father, the late NJ 4. Oter'
= beautiful tributes as repres NATIVE
e OF the native people.
= He said that ne had met the fath
4 er forty years ago al Topeka, Kan
Is and knew him personally untn h
e death. He had known the son sine
i ne was a young man and compl m nj
ed him as one Of the best chief exc