The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-11-03
At EVERY TOWN AND VILLAGE
PEOPLE TURN OUT IN GREAT
CROWDS TO WELCOME The
NEXT GOVERNOR OF
NEW MEXICO.
LAS CRUCES MEETING SETS
AEOTRtRATTESDAACE RECORD
At COLUMBUS AND AGAIN At
oEMlNG AND ALSO At SILVER
CITY LARGEST CROWDS
KNOWN TURN OUT TO
HEAR REPUBLICAN
CANDIDATE.

Santa FL. ~ NJ, Nov. Especially
Holm O. Bursum's campaign tor
governor through New Mexico is be-
coming "a vcritablr triumphant march.
As the time for election draws near,
he popularity OF the Republican can.
didate grows. Wherever he speaks,
the demonstrations eclipse all pre-
Nious events in the political history
Jl the communities, aud the COuyiC.
ton grows that the vote Tor Bursum
and the whole Republican ticket
state. congressional and national-wil
be little short Of a landslide
Leaders OF the McDunald.de BacR.
Jones Democratic machine are pal.
pably dismayod and di]sConsolate at
The momentum Of the Republican cam.
paign and at the way their own poll.
teal fabric is ripping at the seams
In county after county. The voters
are wise TO the fact that the Demo.
cratic goods are shoddy.
After receiving greater crowds H.
the Democratic peoos Valley than any
Republican candidate ever got, the
Bursum campaign party invaded Lin
.Oln county, whore Governor W. {
hcDonald, the leader Of the opposi
ton. lives. Mr. Bursum's meeting iu
dcDOnald's home town OF CarriEozo
brought out a larger crowd than mad
ever been assembled IN Carrizozo be
fore. And the crowd exhibited the
greatest enthusiasm for the Rcpubli
a cause.
In DOua Ana county the people held
torChlight professions and similar
demonstrations In honor OF the Repub
lican gubernatorial candidate and his
party, and the audiences at the meet
inRs were the largest seen in TWEEN
" years. This enthusiasm continued
throughout the sections OF Southwest
"rn New Mexico visited by Mr.. Bur
sum.
The week before election finds the
democratic machine in sorry shape
Its best laid plots 10 incite rebellion
In the Republican ranks having faile"
utterly, and I'm many localities its
fellows Quarreling fcrociously amonA
themselves.
on top of that. there Is the depress
ing Democrat. ''. ''.rn' v.rioN
only W C. N,nounId's 'd,seryu
Democrats" can snthus. over TIL
rank and file Of o.. Democrats, party
csnnot find IL in their hearts 10 rhecl
loudly for r G d" B1ca. foistod upon
them hy Governor Mcdonald. because
he knew his own record wouldn't
stand the paff Nor can they cheer
FOR 4. a Jones, now back from Wash
ington and suddenly soliCitous about
the dear people of New Mexico. He
forgot all about them when he was
in the Department OF the Interior
Mr.. Jones is. TO say the least, o hoI
sketch TO IT, asking that he be hon
ored with a seat in the senate
What took place In Valencia county
illustrates that Democrats generally
are Disguised with The trend Of affair.
in their party The Republicans o.
Valencia county met iu Los Lunas ir
enthusiastic county convention. Tho
Democratic organization called a coun
ty convention for the same place and
day. Ten delegates showed up ant
with Isaac Rarth, down from Albu
guerUue. that made twelve men az the
Democratic convention The ten dele
gates went over and joined the Repub
lean convention and Mr. Barth went
home. As q rosul. there is no Demo
.INllN COUNTY, |l'Nf' III NhA'llAlh ANNl
~ and most OF The Democrats vii.
vote the Republican ticket. The Re-
puhlicans put up a mighty strone
ticket, with Ed NJ Otcro OF II fDi
county treasurer
Democrats Of Sierra county are in 8
lovely row. one OF IN, features Of m,
scrap was ,he rundown given T. d
Tittman. one OF the Mcdonald ma
,hine-madc Democrats, who was Dust.
I'd as chairman Of the Democratic
county committee and rehufied In hi-
Efforts To he nominated for the logis
latur, hy IS votes to II.
Il vas a crool. cyuol blow TO TIT
m. who was Just back from IN,
Democratic state headquarters, wher,
no had been giving State Chairman
Arthur Seligman and others Of tho
boy" who have been Fostering post
mistIasses for their salaries, ideas OF
how to run a political campaign.
Titman told them AT Mcdonald
Democratic headquarters that he haC
: things In Sierra county all lined mp
ull right enough. Then he went baCl
10 Hiilsboro and something fen on
him. II was the Democratic county
convention. The convention ilattcnc,
cut Tittman's political frame until I
was scarcely recognizable Otho.
hopes were rolled on, so that the con
ycntion In Hillsboro left plenty o
Democratic sore spots beside Tit
mans.
Probably by this time someone hal
carried the news about Tittman 10 hi
friend, Arthur Soligman. who sits II
Santa Re debating demands to post
masters and postmistrosses that lho'
pony up a months pay for his, Nc