Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-10-23
BURSUM IS GREETED
IN HOME TOWN BY
EvERYDODYINTHE
COMMUNITY
-Four Dozen Little Girls of Gem
City Execute Pretty Pro-
gram for Republican Noml-
nee for Governor.
GREATEST OVATION
AND ENTHUSIASM
Especial Correspondence 90 the HsrsIdI


Sucorro. 81. NJ. oct 23.--No man
ever received such an ovation In So
zorro county Sew Mcxlro, since the
founding of the county, as ala Holm
g. Hurum. Republican candidate for
governor as Dee arose 20 speak to his
friends aud uelghhorE here saturday
night Il was the first time Mr.. Bur
sum had appeared ia his home town
since his nomination Tor governor at
the Las Vegas convention.
sS or eight hundred people jam
med into the Garcia opera house to
erect Mr Bursum. The thcatcr h@d
been Handsomely decorated with
flags ANA bunting. The meeting was
called 60 order by W r.. Martin.
William \ Coziuo. Who came to New
Mexico more than half century ago
over the old santa ~ trail. was
houorcd with being called to the
chair % preside for the evening Al
though well along Ia the seventies,
MIR Cozino h. az enthusiastic over the
coming election as the youth just be-
coming 81 age about 20 east his vote.
Mr. Cogiue ls also hard worker for
Air Bursum
Following the usual preliminaries
inciden; to the opening uf public
meeting. committee consisting oi
Mcssrs Severe a Baca. Frank II.
bartlett aud Marcrluu Aldcrctc was
appointed to escort Mr Bursum aud
the other speaker Co the stagc,
among the orators being Hon. 7 u
Catrun and Hon. Gcergc W Armijo.
OF Santa Fc ana Judge Merritt e..
Croham, uf Socorro. Upon their APP
pearsnce the speak.rs we're greeted
with great applause Mr. Burautn
was singled out Of the crowd ana
received "a magnificent ovation
when called upon To- address the
gathering Mr. Hursum was the re-
ripleut OF such an enthusiastic
greeting as has never before been
cuuaiicd ia this section OF the terri
tory. When the pnud1monium
ceased and order was restored Mr..
iiursum made short speech, char
acterletic of himself Ia which he
pledged himself 10 give The people
90 IA. new state OF New Mexico "a
clean and economical administration.
Proceeding 60 details. Mr Burnum
said that hc wouid work for good
ropds throughout an the counties
and said that ne favored building
the highways with convict labor. He
advocated amending the election law
aud the creation Of n corrupt prac-
tco act which Will prohibit cNtrayu-
CANT expenditure of money by can-
didates in any election. Htfcrring TO
tho school situation. Mr. Bursum said
ho favor hcttCr schools more %
them. ana more teachers. Mr.. Bur-
Il In
would do everything in his power
60 secure industrial departments to
tho prosont public schools, to tho end
that the hoSs, whether they hr Tho
sons ~ men 81 wealth, OF OF tho.
poor. shall bo able 90 earu AN homes,
aud satisfactory living and that the
girls may be- taught 90 Doc housckcep-
crs and business wnmen as well az
to possess other accomplishments,
Mr. Bursum was cheercd splendidly.
when almost uncunsCi1usly he glidcd
into the soft words ana phrases %
the Spanish tongue, mightily pleas
ing the Spanish American citizens In
the audience. which indicated how
near hc stands 60 the people of his
home town ana county and the feel
Ing that they have IN their hearts for
him
lion Thomas y ratron was the
next speaker to address the audience.
Mr. Cntron explained many OF the
falschoods that are being spread
broadcast by the opposition lie
showed how pyrfectly iudicrous are
Mr. Floods ideas 90 regard To rem
dering oar constitution easter ~
amendment. he upheld the Repubii-
can tariff principles ou wool aud re-
cited ths yalues OF che wool crap as
70 that tn Cleveland administration.
Mr.. Catrons speech Was listened 10
with the closest attention.
one OF the most eloquent addresses
Of the evening was that of 6oorge W.
Armtio. Of santa Pc, one of the Re
publican candidates for corporation
| commissioner MI Armilo was at his
best ana speaking iu spanish IN a
| manner which aroused the enthu-
siasm OF those VINO understood that
language. the speaker scored many
points