Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-01-14
RIO ARR|BA IS
ALL RIGHT
Whirlwind Campaign of Bur-
sum Party VIII Result in
1000 Majority
GREAT ENTHUSIASM PREVAILS
Meetings at Chama, Parkview,
Terra Amarillo, Los Pinos
and Other Points.

ll5a com, that Was made this week
on behalf OF statehood by a party
headed by Chairman II. O. Bursum Of
the territona. Republican central
committee and Ia which We're besides
himself. Attorney Iss:ao Barth of Al
huuuerque. Districr Attorney Z. c. Alb
bott, District Attorney Alexander
| Read. Hon. Nestor Nouoya. Hon. B.
C. Hernandez. Hon Juau ortiz and
others. The main part ttf here on
! Monday morning and made .s first
stand at Chama, where, G-s}Hfr the
storm, a large meeting was addressed
and enthusiastic accord given the
visitors On Wednesday evening q
splendid meeting was addressed a.
ParkyeW and that place will be solid
rilla, Wednesday evening, the large
hall of r. D. Burns, who by the way
is doing valiant yeoman service for
/ the Constitution in Rio Arriba county,
/ was crowded to suffocation and be
( tween 500 and 600 voters listened at
tentively to the eloquent and CON
vincing speeches
Here the party divided. Hon. H. 0.
| Bursum, Hon. Nestor Montoya, Hon.
| z. c. Hernandez and Hon Juan Ortiz
going south to Caniilon. El Rito and
| Ahiquiu. expecting to arrive here to-
night. The Others held a meeting at
Los Pinos on Thursday evening and
| District Attorney Alexander Read ar
rived here last night. AS a result of
tlis campaign, Rio Arriba county will
give 500 to 1000 majority for the
constitution. The wind-up of the cam
paign in the river precincts will be
made next week by Ex-Governor l..
| bradford Prince and Hon. @. A LARA,
zolo
/ Every Precinct to Be stumped.
| Says the Las Vegas Optic:
Next week every precinct OF the
county will be visited by speakers
who will talk in favor of the consti-
ltuti ii aad arse or the people he
necessity for voting al the election for
the adoption or rejection of that do
cument week from today Promi-
nent Republicans of Las Vegas are
to carry he constitution gospel to the
residents of the county Seeuudino
| Romero Charles w. G.. Ward, Charles
A. Spiess, Margarito Romero and
many other prominent men of Las
VEGAS viii be assigned to speak in
the various precincts. A schedule is
now heing drawn up for tours of the
county. 1t is the intention Of the
speakers TO speak favoring the consti-
tuition. The necessity for the polling
Of large vote also will be urged up
on the people. 1t is likely that Judge
Clarence }. Roberts will make several
speeches favoring the constitution
during the three opening days Of next
week in the nearby precincts - "A.
At meeting of the Democranc
county central committee in the Of
flee of A. A. Jones at Las Vegas, on
Thursday evening, no action was TAX
en- to oppose the constitution.
Hurrah, for Mora County!
AS we go TO press, the Hon. o. A
Larrazolo is addressing a big meeting
in La Union hall. He arrived on No
and was met at the depot by the
school children waving flags of vel
come, and a number of citizens. Coun
/, ty Superintendent of Schools Bias
, Sanchez was in charge of both meet
ings. If the rest of the Territory gives
as large a majority for statehood as
, Mora county, the election will be very
one sided. Wagon Mound Panta
graph.
Rousing Meeting at Melrose
Melrose, y. NJ, Jan. 14-There was
a rousing meeting for the constitu
ton in MelrOse, addressed by Judge
c. NJ Compton of Roosevelt county
, one of the delegates to the conven
ton. He made splendid talk and was
warmly applauded throughout. H5
, was welcomed by a large crowd o.
voters. and after his speech it was pro
. posed to take vote of the house fol
or against the constitution. The
whole house voted yes without a dis
senting voice showing Melrose viii
. give 4 good sized majority for the
constitution. 1t will carry in Curry
county by a large majority. some sa,
, as much as GOO votes. 1t is conceded
in this section that the constitution
i will get 80 per cent of the votes in
s. the territory
Statehood Meeting at Madrid.
3 A statehood rally will be held a
Madrid, southern Santa Fe county, a
+ which addresses are to be made b,
Hon. Thomas B. Catron, Frank Owen
Sheriff Charles Closson, and F. E
}, Nuding of Santa Fe and w. II. Hahl
. of Albuquerque.
Statehood Meeting at Roswell.
Y AT the Commercial Club at Roswe
10 statehood meeting was held thi
week. Attorney X X. Scott, DemC
crat presided and many speaker
n. voiced their sentiments. Only on
6 man opposed the constitution and h
H. was John E. Dill. the shingler, VII
If was ably answered by Territorial Sc
&C. retary Nathan Jaffa. Says the Der
NJ. ocratic Roswell Daily Record:
tn Mr.. Jaffa was the first speaker