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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1910
Page
2
Territorial Chairman Walton tours northern counties and says insurgent Republicans drift toward the Democratic platform of a people's constitution with initiative and referendum. He cites unity among Democrats in Colfax and Santa Fe counties and predicts a broad move to empower the people against corrupt legislatures.
The National Republican organization is accused of intimidation toward New Mexico residents. The territorial group allegedly warns that submission to corporate rule is necessary for admission to the union, with the Record urging a confrontation to test bluff versus reality.
The New Mexican notes Arizona has about three times the per capita assessed valuation of New Mexico. It attributes this to underreporting in New Mexico and argues that Democratic Pecos Valley counties are the true backbone of the territory while Republican counties fail to record accurate returns.
In Oklahoma both Republican and Democratic state office candidates favor continuing the current prohibition. Re submission has been relegated to the background and will not be considered now.
Attorney General Clancy renders an opinion that territorial and county office-holders may serve as delegates to the constitutional convention. The piece notes a likely Republican majority among delegates, as the gang will ensure this concentration of office-holders.
The Albuquerque Journal editors weigh subjects from Chula longkorn to John D. Rockefeller, finding satisfaction in the business end of the paper and the way topics anchor the issue.
A fragment notes the Republican party in the territory pursues a single aim of maintaining control and guiding policy, reflecting a partisan stance within regional politics.
A. B. Fall asks where Andrews was when New Mexico’s status was being debated in the U.S. House. Andrews reportedly remained tongue tied during the proceedings, described in tone as his usual restraint.
Cahoon says he will be a candidate until the last vote is counted and then, like the other Republican candidates, he will be an also ran.
Judge Pall accuses Delegate Andrews of trying to buy votes for the constitutional convention. He calls the Republican a corrupt debauchee invading New Mexico. Otero Republicans stay clear of Albuquerque corruption money amid rumors of local involvement. Fall challenges Andrews to answer, sparking a heated exchange among Albuquerque papers.
A published list by W. B. Walton details county chairmen for most New Mexico counties including Bernalillo Albuquerque Chaves Roswell Colfax Raton Curry Clovis Dona Ana Las Cruces Eddy Carlsbad Grant Silver City Guadalupe Puerto de Lana Lincoln Carrizozo Luna Deming Mora McKinley Gallup Otero Alamogordo Tucumcari Rio Arriba Chamita San DiDoval Farmington San Juan Farmington San Miguel East Las Vegas Santa Fe Sierra Hillsboro Socorro Talpa Clayton Valencia Belén The registration books are now open.
Thousands of farmers gathered at Manasquan New Jersey on the second Saturday in August to celebrate a long standing Sea Day. They attended a picnic and enjoyed a dip in the ocean in a day of relaxation away from crop concerns.
A U S Department bulletin notes Palestine remains largely unknown for agriculture and could yield valuable crops for the West. It cites Smyrna fig Thompson seedless grape Kherson oats and Turkish wheats already introduced and draws parallels between California and Palestine in climate flora and topography. It highlights wild emmer wheat found from Mount Hermon slopes to the Jordan Valley and at altitudes ranging from 500 feet below sea level to 6,300 feet above.
Church schedules outline Salvation Army street and Citadel services, Sunday School, and open air meetings. First Presbyterian and Baptist churches list sermons, themes, and special music with inviting notices.
The article discusses selecting and crossing wild cereal varieties that endure poor rocky dry soils with minimal cultivation. It aims to create hardy, persistent races to expand wheat production into harsher climates, turning botanical study into a practical economic and social goal.
Public notice from Santa Fe New Mexico dated July 29 1910 details irrigation permit application by J M Miller Roswell for 1240 acres and power use with 17.5 cu ft per sec conveyance and diversions in Sec 16 Tp 11 S R 25 E. notice also calls election for Chaves County on Sept 6 1910 to select four delegates for the State Constitutional Convention with polling sites listed and hours from 9 am to 6 pm.
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