What is "socorro"

Usage examples of "socorro".

That Leydecker will resign to seek the nomination, making Socorro governor ?

Richard Leydecker, governor of California, titular leader of the New Democratic Party, front-running candidate for the next presidential nomination, dropped dead on a Palm Springs golf course on Memorial Day at the age of fifty-seven, and his office and power descended to Lieutenant-Governor Carlos Socorro, who thereby became a mighty political force in the land by virtue of his control of the country's wealthiest and most influential state.

We had failed to get to Socorro in time, despite Carvajal's tip, and Quinn had lost a chance to acquire a potent ally.

New Democrats everywhere were falling all over them­selves to pledge their support to Senator Kane, and Kane, instead of keeping his vice-presidential options open in the traditional manner of front-running politicians, felt so secure that he cheerfully told a press conference that he would like to see Socorro share the ticket with him.

Next year, after Kane and Socorro are nominated, I campaign nationwide for them, with special emphasis on the Northeast.

But when Socorro went in search of Paul, she happened upon the two Poltroyans in the participants' lounge and blithely mentioned the expanded guest list for dinner.

It was instantly obvious to Socorro why the exotics had abruptly declined to attend the dinner she had planned in their honor.

The exotic couple reaccepted with alacrity, and Socorro was finally able to tell Tom that all was in order.

And Lucille, whose faculty parties had been legendary when Tom Spotted Owl was no more than a lowly assistant professor of political science at Dartmouth and Socorro a doe-eyed undergraduate from Campeche, had been lavish in her praise of Socorro's recent redecoration of the President's House.

Denis and Paul made positive pigs of themselves, especially over the Mayan-style fish, which Socorro had prepared herself from an old family recipe.

He was accompanied to Socorro by the sheriff, and it was understood by all that if anyone tried to interfere it would mean the instant death of the sheriff, in Socorro, among friends, he agreed to surrender his guns and he jailed awaiting trial.

A Baca named Conrado, owner of a combination store and saloon in a nearby mining and cow town called Kelly, came to Socorro to appeal to Elfego for help.

But Conrado refused to return for fear of his life, and elected to wait in Socorro until Elfego came back with news that it was safe to return.

He began reading law in the office of a Socorro judge with whom he was on good terms, and four years later he was admitted to the New Mexico bar.

No one knew for sure exactly how much violence he was responsible for, but then no one was stupid enough to ride up to Socorro and investigate, in spite of the huge reward on the man's head.