The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1908-05-30
The Ca ndidscy Of Mr.. An drews

press finally c%rystaliZcs into what
~" call Public sentiment.
For mouths one might say vears
a sentiment has been loi ming ~
tie minds OF the people OF the Ter.
ritofv OF New Mexico regarding
the candidacy III the New Mexico
Delegate to Congress, W. II. IN.
drews, and after much obct
thought this has AT last crystalizcd
INTO public opinion and IS being ~.
pressed vigorously hy the people
and by AT least a part OF the press.
THIS public opinion is not iavor.
able to MIR. Andrews, and objects
to his denomination this tail tor
the office h. now holds. This oil.
lection Is not new. II was heard
before aud At the last convention
but was unhecded and the election
winch followed showed what a bur.
den the candidacy OF Andrews was
to- the republican party all ovcr the
territory.
That Mr.. Andrews has been dis.
credited before the people is no
fault ol the people, and that they
dIstrust him and prefer some other
man, IS "A personal and also 4 pub.
lie matter beyond question. That
1t IS the right OF the whole public
TO accept OF reject a man who asks
their votes cannot he denied
hat MIR. Andrews has been iairl,
tried 10y the public aud declared
wanting, is we'll established Then
why force him on the public Tor
reasons only known To those to
whom he IS indebted Tor past hon.
Orst
For what service he has render.
ed To the territory he has received
III" usual %pecuniarv reward aS we'll
rs the gratitude OF those assisted.
II Is not To be passed over lightly,
however, that he has always had
the assistance OF New MeXico's
prominent men, he they politicians
OF interested citizens only, and OF.
ten 10y their efforts has won and
been applaudcd 10y his supporters
Tor victories IN which he had earn.
I'd but a MN portion OF the &C.
Grazing glory. He has been ac.
credited widely with every pension
obtained tor residents OF New Mex.
icu during the sessions OF congress
IN which he served, and the i'm.
preston goes with these reports
that the government is a strong
box locked against its loyal soldiers
To- which Andrews had the only
jimmy and that through him only
would their righttul pensions he al.
lowed. The tort To sustain him
and o cast tn" political calcium
over him has been al times almost
Supcrhuman, and yet the effort tails
To commend him to the individual
voter, though II has succeeded in
ioisting him unwantcd upon us.
Shall this again be permitted TO
entcr INTO the matters great and
small, that have put Mr.. Andrews
~ an uncnviable light before the
voters OF the territory is not our
present province, but to ask Tor
what reason he should he again
thrust upon the ticket against III,
will OF the majority oi the voters
OF thu territory So surely as this
- done, so surely must we WELD a
part OF our privileges in the defeat
ot Mr.. Andrews. The Republican
voters who patiently endured the
incubus OF MIR. Andrews on the las
ticket will not again he %silentl,
submissive under such a burden,
and a warning is plainly soundcc
in the omlnous voice OF the pcopl,
IN almost every part OF the terri
tory.
he News represents the indie
pendent Republicans OF { o Ia
county, and to their protest add,
IT'S own, that we he given with 9th
rrS, the right OF an nntrammelet
choice IN the matter OF delegate.
This county has been LOYAL /,
/ the principles -oi. the Republican
party, and has in the past born,
the battles OF the territorial organi
. Za,lon without question,
ColiaN county, with others OF tn,
territory believes that the best in
trrests OF the commonwealth cal
he served more satisfactorily b,
the election OF another man, TO tn,
office OF delegate.
VIII our territorial leaders hee,
this, or will they serve a selEsI
motive and permit dictation tina
viii iolst again upon us a LOAF
which this time we must fatty re
fuse to assist them in carrying? ?
Cimarron News and Press.
The Tucumcari News don
know Just what the motive OF tn,
foregoing is, nor do we understan,
why the Optic should take tn.
. stand it has, as Delegate Andrew.
y has not yet announced his candi
dacy. We certainly feel grateful
to him Tor his years work in con
gress and hc has acquitted himsel
with credit. but il the people thin.
his election doubtful We must loo.
about Us before We select a candl