The Socorro chieftain. [volume] (Socorro, N.M.) 1902-1959, 1908-07-04
PETITION FOR ANDREWS
Hundreds of the Voters of Albu-
querque Ask for the Renomin-
atioe Of the Delegate.
REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS
Unite in Expressions of Apprecia-
tion of Mr.. Andrews Good serv-
ice to New Mexico.

The following from the Albu-
querque Citizen indicates that
Delegate Andrews excellent
service to New Mexico does
not lack appreciation in the
minds of republicans and demo-
Gratis alike in the Duke City:
Hundreds of signatures were
secured today to a petition re-
questing the nomination Of w.
II. Andrews for delegate to con-
gress at the hands of the repub-
lican party and setting forth the
things which Delegate Andrews
has accomplished.
The petition was circulated by
friends of the delegate and by
men who desire his return to Of
fee. Before noon. tie sigma
lures had become so numerous
that the delegates friends had
lost the count. 1t is expected
that before tonight the petition
will have been signed by a large
majority of the voters in the city
and county.
1t was noticeable that demo-
Gratis were signing the petition
quite as freely as republicans
and one of the petitions even
bore the names of several promi-
nent democratic leaders in this
city.
Delegate Andrews friends said
they circulated the petition IN
order to give every one a chance
to express their views on the
candidacy of Mr.. Andrews. If
the way in which the petition
was signed counts for anything,
Mr.. Andrews has a walkaway so
far as this city and county is
concerned, both democrats and
republicans coming to his sup
port in large numbers. The pc
titiou reads as follows:
Whereas, The Honorable Will
liam II. Andrews has made
most creditable record as dele
gate to congress and has demon
strated that he is entitled to the
title of the Man who does
things" in that lie has secured
for Albuquerque appropriations
from the federal government ag-
gregating $50, 900 for the Irriga-
ton congress, S13O, 900 for a pub
lie building, making a total OF
Sl60, 900 for the benefit of AL
buquerque alone, in that he has
obtained also an appropriation
of SIPS, 900 for a public building
at Roswell, he procured the
passage of the Lieu Land bill,
restoring to the territory of New
Mexico 10000 acres of school
lands valued at $4,000, 0,000-five
million dollars and,
Whereas, Under his able lead
ership we confidently expect
statehood for New Mexico dur
ing the December session of con-
gress; and,
Whereas, The county of Ber-
nalillo is vitally interested in re-
tanning the services of one of her
own citizens as representative III
congress, believing that thereby
the interests and welfare of this
county will be carefully and
faithfully protected and consid-
cred as we'll as those of the
whole territory,
Therefore, In recognition of
the brilliant and valuable serv-
ices rendered by our delegate,
w. II. Andrews, we, the under
signed citizens of Bernalillo
county, regardless of party af-
filiation, hereby request that he
be nominated as candidate for
delegate to the 6lst congress and
hereby pledge ourselves individ-
ually and collectively to support
him and use every honorable
means to secure his election at
the polls, in November next.
Mrs. Daniel II. Mcmillan, of