The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-02-12

NHlehelh ,.,....,,'.,,. lfsoi .,.'
Union ................. $40 ....
Totals .......r........ 1856 $40
Up 90 u very few years ago practi
cally all that part of New Mexico east
of the bi~cctiug mountain range was
range country, considered ft only for
grazing purposes. It's population was
very sparse. and while in the main II
was democratic il was so small In pro.
portion to the population west of the
mountains that IL formed n negligible
quantity in the balloting.
Then came the years VI influx into
the public domain and the dry farm.
ing lands. The vast cattle range dis
appeared before the settlers. Eastern
New Mexico became populous. The
democrats were jubilant. They conclud
q. that all these immigrants were com.
ing FROM Texas aud Oklahoma. ~ many
Of them had. They estimated their ma
i%orities at enormous figures.
hut the election Of 1905 showed how
completely they had been mistaken
Ia their estimates Of the political com
plexion of the new population. Union
county wen republican; Quay aud
Guadalupe counties gave democratic
majorities fully one third below the r,
innate and LII, soln went republican
by "A small majority, enough to show the
trend away from the democratic hopes.
Otero county was very close. Chavcs,
"A democratic stronghold even in the old
days, gave only a small majority for
the democratic delegate in 1906; 81 lid
Eddy county. Roosevelt county. mid
way on the Texas border, was the nnly
democratic stronghold which in any
way came M to democratic cxpccta.
tions.
Instead of thousands. the democrats
came out Of the new country with only
hundreds.
The fact il that while many ~ the
Immigrants into New Mexico IN rccen,
years have come from Texas and Okla
homa and the South, thousands have
been coming IN from Kansas, Nebras
ka, Iowa aud the North Central states.
Since tho first rush of homesc"krrs 10
these new districts has subsidized and
the homc'ecklng has become conseryn
tive aud careful a constantly %incrcas
ing number Of immigrants are from the
'%cntral aud Northern rather than from
the Southern states. Any homeseekers ,
excursion train shows the proportion.
They all come from Kansas City, aud
Kansas Cit! Is the clearing cen.cr for
the enigrants Of Kansas aud Missouri.
Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska and the
Lake states rather than for Oklahoma
aud Texas.
1t is impossible to give accurate zig.
ufes, hut II N safe 10 say that over
all this great new fully onehalf of
the Immigration Of the last four years
has been republican from republican
states aud - a result of this influx of
republican homemak kern democratic ma.
J%orities are not iarger-perhaIs even
less-at the present, save IN two coun
ties, than they were in 1900.
Therefore there is little danger to
fear radicalism IN New Mexico In the
formation OF a constitution, aud the
fears expressed by President Taft aud
by members Of the congress are all but
amusing TO persona familiar with on.
ditions IN the territory. II would be
difficult 10 find a more conservative set
OF mel than the republican leaders.
Not only sOloman Luna, the republican
national committeeman; II. o. Bursum.
territorial chairman, and the other older
leaders, but the vigorous young repub.
leans who are now beginning to take
active charge Of party affairs in their
districts also are all men who viii
stand for conservatism first, last and
all the time.
Even such men as former Governor
liagermnn Of Roswell, Levi A. Hughes
Of Santa Fe and Others who are not
entirely IN sympathy with the present
republican organization are conserya.
tives' Mr.. Hagsrman is one Of the
largest land owners in the territory.
Mr.. Hughes is a bank Official, u mer
chant aud heavily interested in real
estate. Mr., Luna is a bank president.
Mr.. Bursum is tho owner of several
ranches and other realty. And the men
who act with them for the advancement
Of republicanism in New Mexico are
Of the same type.
Again, even should the democrats by
some chance gain control Of tho con.
stitutional eonvention--whieh In NOT
believed likely-it would still be a con.
body Of law makers and would
" constitution devoid of freaK
features. A. A. Jones, democratic a
committeeman, Is a corporation
awyer and 4 large land owpsr. James