The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-19
GOES AFTER WILSON
FOR bGuG Put Up
BY PARTY Bosses
Roosevelt Asks For Demo
cratic Support in New,
Mexico Speeches
INDIANS WELCOME
FORMER PRESIDENT
Rough Rider Friend Trans
lates What Bull Moose
Says Into the Span
ish Language

ALBUQUERQUE. n. NJ, Sept Ia
In an attempt to corral the three
electoral votes Of New Mexico, Colonel
Roosevelt rods fourteen hours over
the desert to-day. making Just two
stops.
/ Although the New Mexico pro-
gresxive party II threatened with dir
ruption because Of the character OF
one faction of In leadership, the col
oneI, assuming that al the corrup-
party. called upon the voters to put
down the q. @. r. and givs the pro-
gresefves the ascendancy.
A bold feASure of the oolonell stay
here--ths only stop of consequence
during the dAy~-was the translation
Of his speech into Spanish by George
w. ArmijO. sergeant Of the Rough
Riders, and one OF the clique that the
progresstves object to as one OF the
'sbos1' element.
The colonel spoke to a crowd Of
5.e00, made up largely OF Spanish
Americans from q nandstand near
the depot "a a. s
II ask ron to stop being governed
BY the bossess" urged the colonel.
speaking directly To the spaniArda II
ak you to BE- your own bosses and set
Tor YOURSELVES. You must tell tbs
them. \
Roosevelt told tho crowd OF the
theft" OF tbs Republican nomination
and added. q he pounded his list
IN tbs railing:
I'll show the bomes they picked
out tbs wr01g man to fool with and
one whom they cannot bamboozie"
Ask sDgleocsnttc Support
Is eacosoNs1 Dut In = strong bid for
Democratic votes ana attacked the
nomination Of Wilson 40 having been
handed TO him By the bosses" II Ii
high time, the coieaaei Suggested, to
end the influence Of the boss, North
and South, and the Progressive party
was In the business Of doing 1t.
The progressive hare a hard row to
hoe In New Mexico. While the State
10 regarded a. normally Republican by
ton n now 20 tangled that 4 sweep
Tor the Democratic State and national
ticket seems inevitable. In the flrst
election after New Mexfco,s accession
to Statehood last fall. when Governor
Mcdonald. Democrat. was elected. the
Issue was cleaner politics and the
Progreasives. fusing with the Demo-
Gratis. whipped the Republican party.
Situation = TAnk5ed.
Since then the Progressives have
plunged into fight among them
selves. Representative Curry. whom
Roosevelt appointed ~ the first COVER
nor OF the old territory Of New Mex
leo, and Otero, Roosevelt appointee
u governor. succeedinE Curry, ara
leading The two disccrdant elements.
While there 10 no open broii ON. the
two leaders have their distinct ac-
tioAas With otern In control of the or
gantxAtion.
Al LAsuna. an Indian village on the
New Mexico plains in the run here.
the ex-president witnessed fantAs-
tic sight, when one hundred Of tribe
OF Pueblo Indians tfooped down TO
the train to see him.
The Indian chief. who has appro-
priated the Anglocised name Of Frank.
Simmons, and wears store clotles.
stepped up 70 Roosevelt. and shook his
hand. The colonel went through
pantonains with Mn ringers u show
simmons that he UndArstOod the sign
ID nguage that existed between the In
dams and palefac1s simmons clap
PEA his hands and exclaimed In
RooseYeltian TOMS: Fine Bully.