Miguel Otero, former New Mexico governor, campaigns in Deming (1911)
Miguel Otero is a former governor of New Mexico who campaigned in Deming in September 1911 as a Republican candidate for governor [1]. He visited Deming on September 19, and on September 20 toured the Mimbres Valley, where he was photographed holding a different Mimbres Valley product each time [1]. Republicans in Deming warmly welcomed him, and he also had many friends among Luna County Democrats, who remembered his powerful assistance in creating Luna County during his governorship [1].
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- Image 3 of El Paso herald (El Paso, Tex.), September 21, 1911 (1911) ↗ · detailsEL PASO HERALD Thursday Sept 21 1911 M ssaasaaaanc fWBI r BEST BY TEST DEMING M WHO Ml LUNA COUNTY POSSIBLE IMPRESSED BY ITS SROWTH UTE9II ILL PHDSPEGTS GOOD Doming N M Sept 21 Exgover nor Miguel Otero of New Mexico spent Tuesday night and …