El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-03-08

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tive.
An audience that filled every sea
on the door II In the balcony 0
representative Hall was present a
the memorial exercises, winch wer'
presided over by Governor Lindsey
vocal selections by q quarter com
posed OF Mrs. Ralph M. Henderson
Mrs. William Fauth, A. w. Beckne'
and Prof.. =. .. Ringer, with mrs
George f.. Van Stone as accompanies
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sara:
THE first descendant OF that ad
v~enturous n gallant race VINO hrs'
trod the soil, and pointed III the way
for the building of an empire in TINS
part of the new world, whom the yer
dict of the free people called to rule
as chief executive in the Ian OF MS
fathers. Ezequiel Cabeza de Baca
combined in his W short life a great
deal of the romance OF the pathos,
and of the tragedy that has marked
the history OF that race through the
progress Of the centuries.
ever true and loyal to his friends,
he had a host of them, as many of
Won who attended his funeral had op-
portunity to see: his sound judg-
ment and we'll balanced mind made
him the confident and adviser OF
many who sought his counsel and
guidance in nriyate and in public af-
fairs. the descendant Of ancient and
distinguished ancestry he took pride
in maintaining pure and u%ntarnished
the family %scutcheon: his word was
his bond. and a promise deliberately
made Inv him was sure to be redeemed
if within his power to do so; his
sense of duty, in private as In public
life. was of the type that knew no
comnromise or middle ground, to him
that meant the discharge of the whole
duty and nothing less, and all eff
forts to induce him to depart from it
or TO compromise. were absolutely
useless. indeed. when Governor De
Baca had ascertained where the path
of duty Law. n had taken his DELHI
crate stand on any question, he could
have said with a cavalier Of old: this
rock will fy from its firm base as
soon as II,
cat no time perhapsg in his whole
life did he EXHIBIT this trait of char.
acter more strikingIv and ~forcefully
than during the last political cam
paign. When he was called upon by
his political friends to head the
Democratic ticket. he knew that he
was not physically equal to the task,
nav. he knew more than that, he knew
that the undertaking would cost him
his life. hut he knew. also. that his
party needed and wanted him as a
leader. he believed that it was his
duty to answer his party's call, and,
true to himself and to his family ira
ditions like Caesar standing on the
hanks of Rubicon said: The die is
cast and he Jumped into the fray.
ssWhiIe. nv friends, at the very re-
ception that his town people gave him
on his return from the convention that
had nominated him in this city, |
could see. we all could see. that, even
then. Death was sitting on his lap. !
"It was on an early day last Octo.
her that. at the reuuest of the Repub,
lican central committee. 1 had gone to
Esnanola to address the Republican
county convention of Rio Arriba coun-
tv. that met there on that day; it was
aiming and the weather was chilly
and d~isagreeable. at about noon of
that dsv' Governor de Baca and his
marty drove in an automobile to the
hotel where 7 was stopping, the gov
ernor was wrapned up in a heavy
overcoat, his step was slow and meas.
nred his face was pale and plainly
showed Signs Of f~atigue. It was path
etic IN look AT him: gyasped his
hand and said to him, 'Compadre, /
believe that Won are very, very i'm
prudent: his answer was, 1t is prob