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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1910
Page
2
The Record announces Green B. Patterson as a candidate for delegate to the Constitutional Convention subject to the Democratic primary. It also announces J. S. Kirby as a candidate for delegate to the convention subject to the Democratic primary on August 1.
Roswell shows insurgent Republicans challenging party lines. Speeches echo Democratic doctrine, suggesting rot in Illinois politics. Conventions reveal attempts to pack primaries, blurring lines between Bristow Murdock insurgents and Democrats.
President Taft works to rally the fragmented Republican Standpatters as he returns to the White House to steer the party through internal divisions and restore cohesion within his ranks.
Desiring candidates must file their names with County Chairman White on or before next Monday.
The article notes that while crops suffer under the sun, Kansas voters are energized by Democratic speeches from Insurgent Republicans Bristow Murdock William Allen White Cummins and Dolliver.
A voter discusses casting a ballot for Democratic delegates to a constitutional convention. He argues the constitution would force state legislatures to arrange tax assessments and enact laws to reduce territorial taxes.
The speaker accuses Republicans of disgraceing the territory and robbing taxpayers and says they will act with greater impunity if voters grant them power under the state form of government. The claim is that this is precisely what they are seeking.
The text contrasts the Republican push to concentrate legislative and executive power among a few with Special Interests guiding those few, against a Democratic view that power should rest with the people to make and execute laws.
High tariffs drive serious strikes as wages fail to rise. The text criticizes Republican prosperity with rich profits for trust magnates and higher costs for the average worker, portraying the tariff bill as the trigger.
The Albuquerque Journal investigates incidents involving Republican figures such as Fall Hawkins and Llewellyn, highlighting actions of several party members and raising voter interest in their conduct within the territory.
The journal notes that the push for reform will intensify as elections approach, with a crucial test on the ballot determining the movement’s future momentum and political climate.
In a quoted critique, the speaker contrasts the Democratic party as the party of the people with the Republican party backed by major financial interests. The metaphor cites figures like Cannon Aldrich the Guggenheims Rockefeller Morgan and others, framing the fight as ninety millions with 128 each against 128 with equal wealth.
William J. Bryan vows to continue the fight in Nebraska to secure county option despite brewery opposition. He calls the people the court of last resort and says the issue is a moral one, not merely political, and will not yield after a temporary defeat.
The Democratic figure William H Berry, known for exposing state capitol frauds and sending several Republican leaders to prison, is viewed as a strong gubernatorial possibility in Pennsylvania. He could challenge Penrose and Guffey machine nominees, a scenario described as plausible though unusual.
A notice in this issue announces a meeting of prominent Democrats in the city and county this evening. The gathering appears political, aiming to gauge Democratic opinion on labor principles regarding the constitutional convention.
The Democratic Central Committee of Chaves County has three confirmed candidates John I. Hinkle J S Kirby and Green B Patterson for delegate nominations. The Record calls for additional contenders including G A Richardson J T McClure Emmett Patton Ed Gibbany W G Urton S W Holder and K K Scott before the Monday deadline for primary ballot placement.
The Ohio Republican platform praises Taft for passing a tariff in line with the party platform but criticizes the Payne Aldrich tariff as causing rising prices and hardship for the poor. It attacks Cannon Aldrich and their followers as driven by big trusts and special interests.
A Roswell legend of a horn blowing evangelist named Gabriel is recalled after a lightning strike near Turkey Texas on a traveling evangelist. The incident renews questions about his prophecy that Pecos Valley and Plainview would face calamity if donations did not rise. The bolt near Roswell missed by about 50 miles, sparking debate over fate and whether the prophecy was accurate or miscalculated.
Paris observes the sixty first anniversary of Dr Max Nordau a Zionist leader author poet dramatist physician and philosopher born in Pesth to a rabbi He rose from reading at four to publishing books by fourteen and supporting his family by writing He is renowned as a compassionate physician aiding the poor in Paris often without pay and championing Jewish national revival.
Memorial services were held at the tomb of the late King Humbert I in Rome marking ten years since his assassination on July 29, 1900. Many thousands attended the observances.
Missouri financiers back a project to build the Pine Bluff and Northern railway in Arkansas with a line from Pine Bluff to Searcy of eighty miles and a possible branch to Little Rock. Active construction could start soon and rumors tie in the Gould interests taking over the line after completion.
Acting under War Department orders, Fort Trumbull Conn officers will today begin steps to abandon the post. The 132nd Coast Artillery Corps garrison will be transferred next Monday to Fort H G Wright New York.
James Sutherland and Harry Thorne purchased 25 Merino bucks from J. B. Cherbino of Carlsbad. The shipment arrived yesterday from Carlsbad via Theodore Sutherland. The bucks, raised in California, are among the finest seen here and are at the Sutherland residence on Richardson avenue for sheep men to view.
The case Cordelia Irvin versus The Sovereign Camp of the Woodmen of the World from Chaves county is reversed and remanded. The court held that once the defendant admits liability and pushes the plaintiff to sue to resolve a third party claim, it cannot later deny liability after costs have been incurred.
Indianapolis July 29 Booth Tarkington a renowned Hoosier author turns forty one today and is said to renounce the literary game He allegedly declares he has written his last novel and penned his last play He aims to live as a country gentleman on an Indiana farm with enough money to avoid want.
Governor Shafroth and Mayor Speer join prominent Coloradans in Denver for the poultrymen conference to organize a state branch of the American Poultry Association. The meeting opens today to praise hens and plan the state group.
The inaugural National British Catholic Congress begins in Leeds with Archbishop of Westminster, London lord mayor and many hierarchy members in attendance. After a luncheon at the lord mayor’s mansion, a civic reception followed. Sessions run daily until next Tuesday with Catholic concerns across Britain and Ireland on the agenda. The Holy Father in Rome sent felicitation and blessing to the congress officials.
Bonded Abstract Co compiled list shows multiple warranty deeds in July 2010 and May 2008. Transactions include Milton H. Elford to Randa J. Nobles for lot 10 block 1 Burrs addition Dexter for 70 dollars and G N Amis to J V Lewis for properties in Alameda Heights South Roswell and more with sums from 70 to 2600 dollars. Pecos Valley Land and Development Co to M W Evans for NW quarter Sec 27 Tp 15 S R 26 E for 1 00 dollars and South Spring Ranch Cattle Co to Oscar Goodsell et ux for lot 29 Ha German Orchard of 14.35 acres with water right for 2800 dollars.
Jeff Farley and wife reported seeing three men driving a bunch of horses between Elida and Ranger Lake. The animals matched a description of the horses stolen from Frank Wewerk at the J H Toler place eight miles northwest of town on July 16. Farley saw them three days after the theft, suggesting they were moved toward Elida-Ranger Lake with altered tracks.
Saturday Evening Post Ladies' Home Journal and Woman's Home Companion three magazines at $1.50 a year. Hattie L. Cobean is the agent. Phone 166.
J S Lea administrator of the estate of J B Trotter deceased has filed his final account. Probate Court Judge J T Evans of Chaves County New Mexico fixed the first Monday in September 1910 for objections or approval. Dated July 22 1910 with the seal of the Probate Court.
The Roswell Cement and Plaster Co warns Scott Nowlin Joe Parks and Dennis Hoover of a $100 labor expenditure on the King placer claim and the Smith claim for 1907 08 09. If co owners do not pay within 90 days after service or publication, their interest will be forfeited to the subscriber under section 2324 and its amendment.
Co owner F Smith as agent for the Roswell Cement and Plaster Company records an expenditure item. The note references corporate authority and spending in the firm’s financial ledger.
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