The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-09-09

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sons for changing his political faith
In his letter Of explanation aud official
notification to W. g. Mcdonald. OF
Carrizoyo. chairman If the democratic
territorial central committee. Mr.. Lar
razoln = letter j. ~ forceful that there !
j. 40 louht Ut is sincerity. His action.
coming as IL lees ON the eve of the
FIRST state election, Is especially qnih
cant and d. sure 10 have It's effect In
the approaching campaign. \ verbatim
copy of the letter follows
Mr.. Larra2Ola 3 Letter
Las Vegas y. NJ, Aug. %. 1911
Hon. ". G. Mcdonald,
Chairman Democratic Territorial
Central Committee. Carrizolo,
New Mexico.
Nv dear Mr.. MrDonald;-
II becomes m, painful duty Ia tender
TO YOU my resignation ~ o member at
large Ut the Democratic Territorial Cen
trail committee 1T New Mexico. aud 10
doing VI. a due regard to the place that
have occupied in the ranks ~ the
Democratic Party in this TERRITORY. dr.
mands that I make known IN the mem
berstip ut the party, aud IN the public
Mt tlargr. the reasons that AVE i'm
PEELED me To- take this step, aud which
have been dirrctinlv Instrumental iu lr
Gliding NY political course for the fu
ture II tmust have been apparent go
you. aud ~ the electorate nj New Mex
leo IN general. tor. indeed. | have made
no secret of my set purpose and litter
mination IN that regard. that tin he
very active part that | have taken IN
the political struggles IN this t%etritor,
during the last ten or twelve wears.
while earnestly striving Ia build up aud
strengthen the democratic partyt, |
have heui all my c]ncrgir, aud best IT
forts IN bring together. In -frntrrnal fel.
lowship the various elcmtns that make
up nur collective citizenship, 81 that,
by mutually recognizing aud hy accord.
ing the use 10 the other the equal right,
a. which We are all entitled under the
law, We miphtt all Join IN q combined
and united erortt "a build up aud de-
vclop the natural resources ~ our be
loved TERRITORY. so soon nuw 10 h'romr
n sovereign state. aud feel that We ar,
all brothers, enjoying an equal mca.ur,
40 V..kt. aYl YvF.ssI.... Ia I..l 49,
Is the common heritage of Ms aud nur
children Will the democratic party fui
hll those aspirations Does IT. past
history Offer any assurance ~ guatnuic,
ihai il will respect the rights 1T N,
varion- elements of our citizenship
should IL obtain control of our stat,
government, aud thus secure that har
mony aud good will among ~ all. ~ .,
sential" to our happiness aud prosperity
We can only fortell the future hy iulg
ing the past Let us briefly review
that pastt NJ the general election %
1904, out ri q total vote of l3.Unull il
the territory, the republican naIorit,
over the democratic delegate Ia ropgrrs
Was S.iDH. ia view Of that crushing dr
feat. which kas hut q repetition. pn
lar"er scale, however. " ar rcIrntr,
failures IN the past. whcr the irrr,toria
democratic convention met 20 Santa Fr
In september. 1906. 10 nominate q Geo.
didate for delegate 10 congress ~ wa
found that no one was Willing tu grcar.
the leadership If q hopeless cause. II
nally. after two DAYS spent in fruttlr,.
sforts to find y candidate. tn, n"miua
tioE was rendered Ia me: | accepted IL
and the result j. known To- all, for
presume that no candid man. rruuuiutc,
with the fncts. will drny that was IT,
gully elected. Upon my being Illegal,
fore the congress of the United state.
for the seat 1T delegate from 'Ui, terri
tory. BEFORE that contest wa. heard
however. the elections ~ l90s wrrr hrl,
and again was the democratic uominn
tion for congress conferred On me, IN,
result of tn" previous election bad mad,
IL almost certain that the nomination
was equivalent 10 an election. IL the
democrats. in the democratic rnnntir.
Of New Mexico, would do their Iut,
az the polls, and in the many p]oliticu
MEETINGS IN those counties, where I ld
dressed the voters, ! dwclt with iusi.
tehcr on that condition essential 80 ,ur
cess, viz; That the voters should go .,
the polls and rnst their hullot,, pp,tiru
larry ~ rs II was evident that the op
tain the supremacy that was fast slip
ping from their hands. In tht, wa.
Hoi mistaken; in all the ,troug rcpu:li
can count les of the territory the lura
tickets were almost completely lost sigh
of In the determined aud combined Of
fort Ia defeat me. The result was tha0
I lost the COMMITTEES ~ Union. Mora an,
san Miguel. that had gone for me Il
the previous elertion, hut We won thI
eouties Of Colfax aud Torrance aud ~
tanned Guadalupe aud Rio Arrihu. I'll
Of the mstrong %repuhlican counties; be-
sisles, the republican ma i%oritirs In near
~ all Of the other republican ]countir
we're materially reduced; ns "a Who'll,
We maintained the gouud that W. ha.
gained ia 1000 IN the republican stronp
holds Of the territory, and the ]clrttio
rould have been won IL the eas,etu dem