Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1915-03-18
TOWNSEND ely BACK
Has. Spent Past Four Months
In New Mexico And
California
REP ORTs FINE TRIP
Son Ralph Being Doomed For Gov
ernorship of New Mexico

Townsend Ely returned TO Alma
Wednesday evening, March 10th,
after spending nearly six months in
New Mexico and California, having
left Alma on the 21st OF Septmber
to visit his son and to enjoy vaca-
tion in a warmer climate, and upon
his return reported one of the plea
santest trips of his life. Four
months of the time Mr.. Ely spent in
Deming, New Mexico and Santa Fe
and nearly two months in Los An
geles, California.
To Mr. Ely one of the most pleas
ant features of his trip was the real
! ization of the fact that his son Ralph
, is coming to be one of the most
prominent and useful men in the
state OF New Mexico and is openly
doomed by hosts of friends for the
( governorship of the state at the com
! ing election. At present Ralph, who
is known to a large number of Alma
people as a young man and as
| student and graduate of the college
and one of the finest young men who
ever lived in the city, is receiver for
the New Mexico Central railroad and
is handling the exacting duties OF
this position with great skill.
During the recent election Mr.. Ely
directed the affairs of the work OF
the Republican party as State Re
publican Chairman so successfully
that in this stanch old Democrat
? state political upheaval took place.
and practically the whole state went
Republican, legislature and all. The
independent and progressive Santa
Fe New Mexican, the biggest news
paper in the state, has this to say
of Townsend Ely's SON. 1--WE be-
lieve Mr.. Ely is the most far-seeing
politician in the Republican party.
He has enough foresight to know
that now is the time TO play the game
on the table; that the time has ar
rived when the voters are not going
to be fooled. Mr.. Ely believes that
the very best kind of Republican
politiccs now would be TO play
$ square with the people; and that the
men who are going to be the leaders
must play square.
THE party in New Mexico is sit
n ting up and taking notice every time
a the State Chairman points his finger
d at party double cross. Mr.. Ely is
IS a Republican sign post that the old
is guard would do we'll to heed"
g The newspapers of that state are
N openly boosting the former Alma bo.
f for the governorship and that he II
!, raised to this high position is th'
hope of the large number of Alma
4 people who claim his friendship.
4 Mr.. Ely himself was for mum
Is ber of years one of the commandin,
n figures in Michigan politics becoming
State Highway Commissioner as 500
~ as that office had been created by al
= act Of the legislature, as well as be
- ing chosen State Senator from tn
:, 18th district to the state legislator
for two terms. Following a fou
:, months stay in the New Nexica
- capital Mr.. Ely went to Los Angeles
a Here he remained for nearly tw
months staying at the Rosalind He
: tel For the benefit of the man
- Alma people who are planning to &
n west this spring or summer Mr.. El
!, stated that he found accommodation
in this hotel better than any he ha
enjoyed on his trip. He found ths
N, terms are very reasonable in the h'
IS tel. In fact. expenses are no create
nd In Los Angeles than they are
Alma while they are twenty-five pt
cent lower than they are in Ne
Mexico.
w While in Los AnAgeles Mr.. r.
lg. made many side trips to interestin
~ points nearby. Since he left he b;
enjoyed the best of health and hi
returned TO the city several yea
younger. Mr.. Ely expressed Il
.. greatest pleasure at being home ON
lg. again with friends and relatives.