The Spanish American. [volume] (Roy, Mora Co., N.M.) 19??-19??, 1920-01-24
Democrats Or
ganize in Mora

I A meeting of the Democratic Couu-
ty Central Committee of Mora Coun-
ty was held at the court house in Mora
Saturday, Jan. 18th to meet with state
chairman Arthur Seligman and reor>
ganize, preparatory to the campaign
this fall.
Those who were present from this
end of the county were j, w. Beck
and Irwin Ogden, Sr. of Roy.
Fifty invincible democrats were
present at the meeting. County
Chairman, John P. Wootton, rendered
his resignation as he is employed in
the new bank at Mora and cannot
discharge the duties of the position
and manage a campaign also. His
resignation was accepted and J. w.
Beck, of Roy, was elected County
Chairman with Mr.. Aguipita Abeyta,
of Mora as assistant so that the in
terests of both ends of the county
may have personal attention by a
chairman. Bias Gallegos, of Mora,
remains as secretary and the list of
committeeman in all the precincts was
carefully revised.
Hon. Jesus Pacheco, of Guadalupita,
was temporary chairman of the meet
ing and Vicente Mares, of Wagon
Mound Vice Chairman.
State Chairman Seligman, in a
short speech presented a number of
facts from his card-indexed data from
all over the state which is lot more
encouraging to working Democrats
than anything we read in the republi-
can bought-with-a-price dailies of the
state, and made his hearers realize
that Democracy is merely conserving
her strength for use in sure and
decisive victory in the election this
fall. He made some newspaper claims
look like CHASTITY jokes in the face of
mild facts.
A set of ringing resolutions were
adopted unanimously supporting the
President, the late Democratic Con-
gress, the conduct of the war and the
peace treaty and laying the blame for
unfair taxes deplorable political con-
ditions in the state and county where
they belong, pledging loyalty to Gs-
mocracy in the future and invoking
federal aid in suppressing the Grimm
al element of republican success in
past elections and the protection of
the ballot from those who, in the past,
have answered to the questions How
stands the ballot in your precinct?
by the query-"How many do you
need?"
Attorney E. q. Veeder was present
and spoke briefly calling attention to
the manner in which the State Lands
have been squandered by a republic
can administration, calling special at
tention to more than S200,000.00 OF
interest alone which should lawfully
have accrued at per cent in the
banks where the State Land Office
funds have been deposited, all of which
/ has been grated, and the people taxed
to supply the money and the schools
of the state denied the money for edu-
cational purposes that official graft
ers might wax rich or campaign funds
for the dominant party be swollen
and the costs taxed to the demo-
Gratis. 1t was a bitter arraignment
and most of his hearers had recent
proof of the truth of 1t.
We have every reason to expect q
fast and clean campaign this fall un-
der the leadership of Mr.. Beck and
Mr.. Abeyta, and if we get the support
of the U. S. Marshalls Office at the
polling places there is no reason why
the Democrats can't win in Mora cOun-
! ty.
The road to Mora from Las Vegas
has been changed and much work has
been done on it and it is a positively
delightful trip in fine weather.