Las Vegas optic., 1913-11-25
CHANGES ARE ENHANCED
VOTE WILL BE NORTHERN NEW
MEXICO AGAINST SOUTH
ERN COUNTIES
ALBUQUERQUE IS WORKING
WILL NOT GIVE UP THE E0UcA-
TORS UNLESS IT is IN
EvlTABLE

Las Vegas chances for securing the
annual convention Of the New Mexico
Educational association in 1914 were
considerably enhanced today when the
Santa re delegation at the convention
in Albuquerque decided to throw it's
strength to the San Miguel county
representatives. All of northern New
Mexico will vote for Las Vegas. J.
5. Hofer, formerly an instructor in
the New Mexico Normal University
here, has thrown his Tucumcari dele
cation, composed of nearly 100 to
Las Vegas. Mr.. Hofer is superintend-
ent Of the Tucumcari public schools.
District Attorney Charles w. q.
Ward, who is in Albuquerque to de-
liver an address before the educa-
t1onal association and who will give
Las Vegas official invitation to the
teachers to meet here next year, tel
ephoned The Optic this morning that
Santa re had joined in with Las
Vegas and that this city has a good
chance to land the 1914 session Of
the association.
George a Fleming, secretary of
the Las Vegas Commercial clint. wbo
spoke to The Optic over the long dis
tance telephone at noon had the same
information as that ggven by Mr..
Ward Mr. Fleming today distributed
among the teachers 500 copies Of yes
terday evenings Optic, which con
tanned the pledge Of the people of this
city to give the educators the good
time Of their lives If they meet here
next year. The interest taken by the
Las Vegas daily paper in the move
ment to bring the teachers here in
1914 made noticeable impression
upon the delegates to the convention.
The final vote win be taken tomor-
row.
Albuquerque still is an active con
tender for the convention of next year,
and is bringing to bear some strong
argument The Albuquerque Herald
describes the activities Of the san
Miguel county boosters as follows;
County Superintendent Des Marais
of San Miguel county reached Albu-
querque last night accompanied by a
delegation Of rs people, city and coun-
ty teachers, and boosters for Las
Vegas for the convention next year.
Dr. Des Marais was accompanied by
that chief Of Las Vegas boosters,
George A. Fleming, the man who is
noted in convention work as one who
gets what he goes alter Mr.. Fleming
is going after the next convention and
declares he is going after it hard.
Tonight 15O more teachers. school
directors and boosters will arrive
from Las Vegas on train No. /, In
two special cars. They will bring
with them the Glee club and orchestra
from the State Normal University
I'VE are going to take this con-
vention to Las Vegas next year II we
can. said Mr. Fleming this morning.
eOf course. ] do not know that we
will succeed. But we win do our
best 1t is friendly contest in
which we hope to win
tseventy-fiye people came in from
Las Vegas last night and we will have
150 more when the early train reaches
Albuquerque tonight We feel that we
are entitled to consideration and that
we will get it.
There were active rumors in circu-
latton today OF a pact between the.
Las Vegas and Santa Fe forces where
by one win throw the strength 70 the
other il case defeat Is IN sight, with
the understanding that the city max
ing the sacrifice this year viii 20 for
the victor for 1915. I