Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1916-10-20
NORTHEASTERN PART
OF STATE PROMISES
MAJORITIES FOR THE
REPUBLICAN TICKET
5ursum's Maiorltles Climb Steadily In
Opinion Of shrewd Political OBJ
servers. Wagner outlines
His School Policies.
(By Guthrie smith,


Clayton, N. NJ, October 19.-Eyery
additional day that the Republican
campaign parties spend in the field ap-
parently is increasing the probability
of success for the ticket. AT the close
of the fifth week OF the campaign tour
1t may be truthfully said that not a
single poor meeting has been held by
the Republican camps!gneri, much
less anything like a frost
Perhaps the most extraordinary
meetings that have been held, all the
circumstances considered, were those
at Ration while the northern New Mex
ico fair was in progress. To begin
with Ration is a Democratic town and
cannot be expected to show any great
enthusiasm over the presence OF Re.
publican candidates. The day the Re
publican candidates arrived rain began
falling at IL o'clock in the morning
and continued until after Z in the
evening. BY nightfall the streets
were all mud. A big boxing bout was
being staged at the same time the
meetings were being held. AS furth'
er counter attraction a motion picture
theatre was offering that night spe-
cial feature film in which one of the
most popular of the movies actresses
was starring. In spite of all these un
favorable conditions the meeting in
east Ration, for the Spanish-American
voters, brought out a crowd whicn
packed the hall. Holm o. Bursum.
candidate for governor, made the first
address. He was followed by Franz
A. Hubbell, candidate for the Senate,
while the closing address was made
by Benigno G. Hernandez, candidate
for representative in Congress. ALI
the speeches at this meeting were
made in Spanish
The other meeting was held in the
Princess theatre and the auditorium
was more than two-thirds filled. II
was said that this meeting was a rec
ord breaker both in attendance AMI
| enthusiasm, when held under such
combination of adverse circumstances
/ At this meeting also, Bursum made the
opening address He spoke without
an interpreter here, setting forth mis-
policies as to roads and schools,
which are everywhere finding hearty
approval from the people.
Miller Forecasts Republican Victory
Clarence B. Miller, member of Con
gress from the Duluth, Mimi, district,
made an exceptionally strong speech.
He was among the campaigners who
helped 10 roll up the Republican ma
jorities in Maine, has assisted in many
other states and appeared again in
Deming the latter part of the week
He is one of brilliant galaxy OF Re
publican speakers who are giving New
Mexico the strongest campaign on ma
tional issues in its history. Mr.. NJ /
Ter declared, without reservation. that
Hughes will be the next President;
that the next House will be RepuJl
can, but that he does not yet feel sure
that the Republicans will have a ma
jority in the next Senate.
81 do not declare that the next Pres
ldent and the next House of Congress-
will be Republican" he said, lust be
cause / am making a political speech
or because that is what | want to be-
lieve, but because believe that Is a
true report on the conditions that ex
list, and because believe that
prophecy will be fulfilled, Beginning
in the far eastern part OF Maine, ]
have travelled this far across the con
tinent, speaking to the people, talking
with the people. ! believe ! know
what their sentiment is | am sure . (
the President and the next House, bui
| am frank with you when say that
the next Senate is in doubt. The re-
suit here in New Mexico may detcr-
mine the complexion of the next Sen.
ate OF the United states. Under those
circumstances, do not see how any
good citizen desiring to support
Charles e. Hughes and his sound Re
publican principles, can consistently
vote against Frank A. Hubbell."
Campaign Party Divides,
After the Ration meetings the party
separated, Hubbell and Hernandez go
| ing to attend county conventions and
make speeches first in Sandoval cOun'
ty and later in Rio Arriba county
while Bursum went on to Wagon
Mound, where he was joined by j H
Wagner, candidate for superintendent
Of public instruction. The trip from
Ration to Wagon Mound was made In
an automobile with stops at Maxwell
Springer, and Colmer, though no meet
lngs were held in those places Bur
sums main idea in this campaign Is
to meet the people in their own home'
and places of business and TO lear
from them what they desire and naeC
and from a careful study Of the situa
ton, what they ought to have from {
progressive, aggressive state admins
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