Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1909-11-20
STANDS EXCELLENT SHOW
SERVICES TO PARTY ENTITLE
hIM TO SUCH A
REWARD.
HAS SPLENDID RECORD
FOR IL YEARS HE HAS BEEN
CLERK OF FOURTH JUDICIAL
DISTRICT.

After having been urged by hi
friends throughout New Mexico te
enter the race, Col. Secundino Ro
nero, district court clerk Of thu
Fourth Judicial district, has form
ally announced his candidacy fol
United States marshal for The
territory, to succeed the pres
ent inscumbent, q. S. Marsha
Creighton M. Foraker, of Albuquer
que. Mr.. Romero, who never does
anything by halves. has entered the
contest for the marshalship in earnest
and present indications are especial
Iy favorable to the success of his
candidacy for this important federal
position.
II service for the Republican party
In New Mexico counts for anything.
Mr.. Romero should win in walk.
But for the fight he made at the
election in November, 1908, when he
turned the tide in San Miguel county,
the home of o. A. Larrazolo, the
Democratic candidate for congress
against Delegate w. H. Andrews, in
favor of the latter, carrying this coun-
ty by ITO votes for Mr.. Andrews, the
Republican candidate would have been
overwhelmingly defeated. 1t was a
fight, which will go down in the an
mails of territorial politics, for it was
Romero, who saved the day and there
by saved Andrews, who, when the
last ballot was counted in this mem
orable campaign, was elected by a
plurality Of less than three hundred.
In fact, Mr.. Romero possesses ev-
cry qualification for the position of
United States marshal. He has the
endorsement of majority of the Re-
publican territorial central commit
tee, the solid backing of his home
county, San Miguel the Republican
bulwark of the territory, the endorse
ment of every citizen of prominence
Of both the city and town of Las We
gas, besides practically the united
support of every county of northern
New Mexico, including Bernalillo, the
county of one of his rival candidates
for the position, Thomas S. Hubbell.
Of Albuquerque; Colfax, Union, Mora,
Taos, Quay, Rio Arriba, San Juan and
Santa Fe. In addition party leaders
throughout New Mexico and men of
known prominence, favor his appoint
ment and when the matter of the
selection OF a new United States
marshal comes up for final settlement
before President Taft the candidacy
of Mr.. Romero win be lacking in moth
/, ing In the way Of proper endorsement
and support.
In this connection brief resume
of the life history of Secundino Ro-
nero will be of interest Born in Las
Vegas, July 1, 1869, he is truly a ma
tive of the Meadow City. His early
education was in the Jesuits College,
in Las Vegas. Later he attended a
private school at Romeroville. From
there he went to st. Mary's College,
at st. Mary's, Kansas, a school which
numbers among its alumni men OF
national prominence in the business
and political world today. Graduating
from st. Mary's, Mr.. Romero, still a
young man, was sent to Spaulding's
Business College, at Kansas City,
Mo-, to be fitted for an active bust
ness career: From this last named in
stitution he graduated with honors
March 2S, 1890 lH md
Immediately upon his graduation
from the Kansas City school. Mr..
Romero assumed a position as as
sistant bookkeeper with Durham. Han
ma, Munger & company. a wholesale
dry goods establishment of Kansas
City. After a year spent with this