The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1910-03-24

4 each one OF them endorsed as repre-
senting their individual views.
Rev. George Fowler seconded this
motion and the report was adopted
! unanimously and tie men whose
names are carried at the head of the
editorial columns of the Record are
the candidates of the No-License
movement in Roswell and will admin
lister the affairs of this city for the
next two years.
Chairman Carper then introduced
DR.. George T. Veal. the No-license
candidate for Mayor. DIR. Veal ac-
cepted the nomination In a rafting
good speech and proved that he could
make an address well worth listen
ing to.
He stated that me was a Democrat.
He had no apologies or excuses to
make for accepting this nomination.
II was his first attempt to make a po-
liticai speech for himself as a candi-
date for ONCE. He accepted the nom
iDation of this Nollicense movement
because me knew 1t to be right to do
so. The ticket had been selected be
cause the cause was right, and the
people know it is right.
DIR. Veal stated his position on the
saloon question. He said that several
days ago he walked up the street
and met a leading Republican who
told him that ne was a prohibitionist.
but only on a statewide proposition.
He replied that he had felt that way
ten years ago. Later he met another
man who told him that he was q pro-
hibitionist but only on a county pro-
position. He had been that way sew
en- years ago. The next man who ex-
pressed his views TO him said that he
was afraid they could not control the
liquor traffic, that 1t would be carried
on from outside the city. He had felt
that way five years ago. but Mrs. Veal
mad got after him and had won all
the arguments, and now his platform.
privately and publicly, was to abolish
the saloon wherever 1t existed. in city,
county and territory. and in he ma
ton.
He was for the platform because
he believed IL to be right and when
elected he would devote his best eff
forts to enforcing it. From q bust
ness standpoint ne would give the city
so far as 1t lay within his power. an
economical and business-like admin
istration. He had no suburban axe
to grind, but would see to II to the
best of his ability that every dollar of
city money would be spent to return
the utmost to the city.
Our next mayor got a great recep-
tion when he finished his address. A
number OF children gathered ON the
platform, wearing large badges. bear
ing such signs as "vote for Me-"
'svote Right" ETC., created much en-
thusiasm.
The next speaker was Attorney w.
G. Reid. Mr.. Reid made good and
convincing talk. He began by stating
that his life as a nolicense advocate
was not a long one. He had seldom
thought of the question until last fan.
II was brought home to min in a for
ceable manner.
Owing to the Illness of his law part
ner. District Attorney Hervey, he had
gone to Carlsbad to prosecute some
cases in district court there He
ct and four OF them resulted directly
4 from the saloon. This set him to
thinking.
Waen coming back TO Roswell, as
ne stepped or the train here he was
met with the news of another murder
n Eddy County, near Carlsbad. In
order to secure evidence fresh I'm the
case. he hurried back to Carlsbad.
He went to the norgue and saw the
body of the murdered man. II bore
some forty cuts on It, He then saw
the prisoner. II he had been great
painter he would have painted that
man as he saw him. He was the We
ry picture OF remorse. He pleaded
guilty to murder and had no defense
to make. He had a. faint idea. of
committing the murder but could not