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Newspaper
New Mexico State Record
Location
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1918
Page
4
The Santa Fe weekly State Record lists the October 4 1918 issue from the State Publishing Company. Frank Staplin serves as Receiver and the publication operates as a second class matter post at Santa Fe New Mexico. Yearly subscription is 91 49 dollars.
The Republican ticket unites northern and southern New Mexico with strong candidates, led by O A Larrazolo who is praised as the region’s most capable Spanish American lawyer and educator. The convention backs his bid, highlighting education, native rights, and statewide progress, while anticipating large joint rallies with Fall Walton and Garcia.
The text notes the Democratic Convention accepted Felix Garcia largely due to Crist pri ton and the Bolshevik faction from Pecos Valley urging study of Mr. Larrazolo and Gare. It highlights faction dynamics and candidate evaluation within the convention context.
A fragment notes a Republican convention praised for generosity toward opponents and cites Keynoter Wilson about Mexico. It reports New Mexico going dry at midnight October 1 after legislative action and a public vote, with Santa Fe mayor enforcing license closures at 12. The piece hints at political tensions and legal interpretations.
Will Hays declares the Fourth Liberty Loan as the next objective and urges all Republicans to unite in a nationwide campaign. He frames the drive as a nonpartisan war task, insisting success equity and rapid over-subscription are essential to fund the war and support American efforts in France.
The notice lists a law office at ner Polace and Weshington Ave, Sante Fo, Hew Morten. It highlights the parish firm handling legal matters and advises contact for service or inquiries.
The Republican convention in New Mexico filled the corporation commissioner seat with Jesus Luna of Taos and Oral T Nye in a roll call that sent Luna to lead. The meeting also announced the third judicial district convention, and proposed rules adding an at large delegate for every 1000 votes for governor, later adopted. The State Central Committee was chosen after a 8:30 pm recess.
Special to State Record reports Mitch Palmer a partisan figure aims to disrupt party unity in Washington. Palmer claims twelve to fifteen German brewers funded a newspaper in Washington to influence opinion near the Capitol, with Arthur Brisbane of the Washington Times tied to the affair. The piece notes Brisbane editors McAdoo support and probes calls for congressional inquiry into liquor money.
A department of the French ministry asked New Mexico residents to contribute ten cents a day to cover half the cost of caring for each of 103 French war orphans. The drive aims to aid 250000 orphans through Fatherless Children of France, based in New York.
State Auditor W. G. Sargent announces the tax rate will be reduced by 0.15 mill this year. The tax division includes one mill for highways, one half mill for public schools, one water mill for war certificates, and three and a half mills for general purposes. A two mill levy on cattle funds sanitary boards and five mills on sheep for the sheep board. Last year a four mill reduction was made.
The New Mexico Republican state convention at Santa Fe on October 1 1918 reaffirms allegiance to war aims and unconditional surrender of Prussian militarism. It credits Senator Albert B Fall for wartime leadership, pledges support for Wilson Pershing and Allied efforts, endorses Liberty Loans and Republican governance, condemns anti war Democratic moves, and calls for protections for labor women and farmers, state health, and land drainage.
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