Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-01-07
WHY NOT MAKE
II UNANIMOUS?
More Than Ninety Per Cent.
of Voter Favor Con-
stitution
MANY BIG MEETINGS HELD
Las Vegas, Deming, Ration, Mora
This Evening--Santa Fe
Monday.

Three big statehood meetings were
held last evening one at Las Vegas,
another at Deming and third at Ra-
ton. Says the Albuquerque Morning
journal.
1t was announced yesterday by the
members Of the Non-Partisan State.
hood League that out Of 304
voters canvassed in the Highlands
south Of Central avenue yesterday,
two hundred and eighty-six said they
would vote for the constitution and
eighteen said they would vote against
it,
This is a trihe over ntnety-four per
&c { for statehood and less than six
per cent against.
The showing when announced yes
terday evening proved surprising ev.
en- 10 the most enthusiastic members
Of the league and has had The effect
of injecting considerable more ginger
into the already vigorous and enthus.
iastic campaign to make Albuquerque
unanimous for the constitution. 1t
was expected that the opposition in
this particular section OF the city
would be more pronounced than in
other localities. Taking as criterion
these 304 voters, one-seyenth of the
voting population of the city, il is al
ready evident that the sentiment for
the constitution is overwhelming in
this city. 1t is expected that the
canyassers will finish up the work in
Precinct 26 today or tomorrow and
the figures for the whole precinct will
be awaited with considerable inter
est
The big force of canvassers is do
ing its work well, carefully and thor
Oughly and it is declared that the
total list of voters will be as nearly
| an accurate registration roll as it
will be possible to secure. The voters
are cooperating with the canyassers
| and in cases where they are not at
home, all are leaving their names and
sentiments with members of the fam
lily to be handed the canvasser. The
job is being done in a workmanlike
| lmanper and the result of securing
a true registration list in itself is a
most valuable one.
Make it unanimous" is already
the slogan in this city and it IS evi,
| dent that wherever opposition exists
it is going TO diminish rapidly before
election day. There is enthusiasm in
numbers and many when they see the
tide going overwhelmingly rhe other
way will right about face before Jan.
| uary p and cast their votes for state
hood, greater Albuquerque and great
er New Mexico
One other interesting feature OF
the canvass is the discovery that par
tisan politics plays absolutely no part
| in the statehood sentiment in this
city
From present indications, Curry
county will give a good strong ma
jority for the constitution and early
statehood. The few who were loud.
est in their condemnation of the in
| strument, have largely conceded the
| county for statehood, and there will
| he no fight, it is understood now, eth.
er for or against the constitution
Democratic circles who were opposed
| to the constitution principally be.
cause OF the absence of direct legis-
latiOn have agreed that the best way
ficafons or changes might be want
ed later is through amendment to
the constitution. statehood while
We can get it," is a fast growing slo,
gan in this county. regardless of par
y, and it is not at all unlikely that
! Curry, the youngest county in the
territory, will give a two to one vote
/ for the constitution. All OF the three
! Democratic newspapers in the coun
ty are i'll favor of early statehood
through the present constitution, anC
the Republican organs are all for the
corS tuition as written.
Tonight a big rally will be held al
Mora. Monday evening, Santa Pc
citizens will demonstrate that they
arc almost unanimous in favoring the
tonsritution. On Monday too, cam
paign party starts for Rio Arribf
county. 1t includes Hon. H. 0. Bur
sum, Hon. Nestor Montoya, Distric
Attorney e. c. Abbott. District Attor
lney Alexander Read and Attorne!
Isaac Barth.