Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-10-29
BIG RALLY HERE
SATURDAY NIGHT
Delegate and Parry Went TO Gal
lup To-day and Will be at Santa
Fe For Mass Meeting TomOr-
row Night. Returning TO Al
buqueIque Next Day.

The visit yesterday of Delegate An
drews and party to Valencia county
was a succession of ovations. Ar
riving at Belen in the early morn
ing. the entire day was spent by the
members of the campaign party with
open air meetings, receptions and
hand shaking. After the busy day
in Socorro county, Delegate Andrews
and party found little trouble in
sleeping on the train which took
them to the cutoff town.
While the hour of arrival was ex-
sremely early, the townspeople were
wide awake to the Importance or
giving the "Man Who Does Things"
q hearty welcome. Among those at
the depot to meet the visitors were
Solomon Luna. of Los Lunas; John
Becker, of the large commercial es-
tablishment that bears his name;
Col. w. Nj. Berger, editor of the Be-
len Tribune, anu score OF other
party leaders of the county who had
gathered at Belen to celebrate the
occasion. The people of Belen show
cd that they were alive to the Inn
portance of sending Andrews back to
Congress to insure statehood.
Carriages took the party to the
new Belen hotel, where breakfast
was served. At 10:30 an open air
meeting was held in front OF the
John Becker company store at which
every resident, big and little, man an"
woman, was present. Interpreter
Jose D. Sena pleased the large NUM-
ber OF native people by Interpreting
the delegates speech into their ma
tive tongue. Mr.. Sena broke all rec
ords yesterday by interpreting four
teen speeches. The speakers were in
terrupted frequently by resounding
cheers. Every mention of statehood
brought forth an ovation.
After the open air meeting. Dele
gate Andrews was the guest of hon
or at a reception given at the Be-
len Commercial club, where the dele
gate met and shook hands with more
than half the people of Belen. The
Belen club is one of the finest houses
OF the kind in the territory, and
great credit to the townsmer who
make II a factor in the upbuilding
OF Belen.
Following a hurried dinner, the
campaign party, accompanied by a
number of prominent Belen men,
drove to Los Lunas, stopping at Los
Chaves en- route. They were greeted
by parties of voters at eve cross
roads. The feeling of friendliness
was so evident that stops were made
frequently, and Delegate Andrews
was so deeply impressed by the sem
timent of hospitality of the native
people that he pronounced the ma
tive vote the bulwark of the Republi-
can party Of New Mexico, not only
now. but for all time 10 come.
The native people of New Mexico
in the majority are engaged in pas
torial and agricultural pursuits and
are stable citizens in every charac-
teristic said the delegate.
'They are all tax payers, peace
able and are not susceptible to spas
modc so-called waves of reform.
The native vote will rule the destinies
Of the new state to a large extent"
At Los Lunas, Delegate Andrews,
Harry SINS and Jose Sena spoke At
ar open air meeting held on the
plaza at $3.50 O'Clock The crowd
which had gathered there covered
several acres of ground. People had
come in from miles up and down the
river to attend the meeting. In the
evening. the campaign party dined
at the country residence Of Mr. and
Mrs. solomon Luna, Taking the train
there at 10 o'clock they arrived
here forty-ive minutes later, tired
but satisfied that the day had been
profitable one. Valencia county
will give solid vote for Delegate
Andrews.
Delegate Andrews, Mr.. Sena and
Harry Sims left Albuquerque today
on the limited for Gallup. n. NJ,
where a meeting will be held tonight
Boarding a train there early tomor-
row morning, the party will pass
through this city at s a. m. en- route
10 Santa Fe, where a big meeting will
be held tomorrow afternoon. Satur-
day the party VIII return 10 Albu-
querque, arriving on the limited a,
noon 10 prepare for the big meeting
which will be held here Saturday
night. This meeting will be held in
the Elks opera house and will
probably close the campaign.
Showing the physical effects of six
weeks campaigning irregular hours