El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-26
GREAT CROWD
HEARS BURSUM
Meeting in Las Cruces is Re
garded as One of the Best
of Entire Campaign.
BY GUTHRIE SMITH

las Cruces. \. n. Oct 26--Nith
every seat in the armory filled and
more than 200 persons unable TO find
q. Mace TO sit. Holm o. Bursum last
night made what is considered the
..reatest speech that he has made IN
mis- campaign. The meeting, said 10
have been the best that has been heia
N las cruces in this campaign, ana
as big and enthusiastic as any heid
in any campaign. marked the close OF
. very busy day for the Republican
campaign party Netting were held al
anthony. Bernie and Nesilla and al
no place was there any lack OF inter
est
The meeting here was presided over
bv Herbert B. Holt county chairman
who made a brief address before IN
PRODUCING the other speakers W a
Sutherland and CessriO Pedregon II Jel-
Dreted the speeches into spanish HOT
read a telegram from the secretary VI
the organization in Mora county. re
nortinG the defeat Of movement Ia
disrupt the party. and that now mar
nony prevails. He read also teie-
gram from J. Il Wagner, candidate
Tor SUPERINTENDENT Of public instruc-
unable to be with the party here az
ner sustained a broken rib IN the wreck
Of an automobile near Carlsbad on
Monday of last week
Original Campaign song SUM
Before Bursum was introduced, an
original campaign song was sung oy
three Misses Fountain and Albert =
Fountain. IT.. daughters ana soh o.
Judge Albert J. Fountain Inc song
vas sung with an accompaniment
plaved by the orchestra and was re-
ceived by the audience with great en-
thusiasm-
The audience that Bursum addressed
vas as responsive and demonstratlNe
as any that he has faced during lne
whole campaign and apparently was IN
srnnnathv with his declarations as 10
poiicies BY actual count. he was IN
terrunfed bv applause % times In
speaking OF the greatness OF the STATE )
resources. he said that Curry county
alone is making plans 10 raise a Inllll0h
bushels Of wheat next year Wnlle
Roy. in the county OF Nora this year
shipped $50 cars OF beans and 30 cars
~ wheat He congratulated the peo-
HIe OF DOna Ana county on their en-
terprise in building good roSos, as
serting that they have the best stem
0f good roads that he has found IN tne
swing around the state
His criticism of the national admin
istration's treatment Of the sister re
public Of Mexico was unusually sharp
and effective. President wilson
policy Of warchful waiting he denoml-
mated watchful meddlins. and he de
Scribed the various partnerships when
he said the president has formed win
me several factions OF the republic
TwffcheII Makes Prophecy
Col. Ralph 2. TwitchelL president OF
the New Mexico League Of Republican
clubs. made the closing address, and n
number Of times raised his audience 10
a high point of enthusiasm he was
cheered often for his ridicule OF the
administration foreign policy l
make you this prophecy" he said. and
7 want Won to remember it: Thirty
DAYS from the seventh OF Novem Der
II woodrow Wilson IS reelected this
nation will be forced into the humilia-
ton and degradation Of withdraw IN z
frs military force from Mexico. or il
viii 20 TO war with Mexico Mark II
well That is the way president VIII
son will have kept US out of war