The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1882-10-21
DoNA ANA COUNTY CONVENTION
Miller, Easton, Gales and Gonzales
the Choice Of the People.

n IolloWlnS proceedings are
taken from the Rio Gyande Repub-
hcan of the 7th inst
Pursuant to call, the Convention,
for the purpose of nominating
county officers, metin Stephenson's
hall at II o'clock a. m, last Thurs
day. A temporary organization
was effected by calling Pablo Mel
endres, Of bona Ana, to the Chair,
and electing E. Van Patten secre-
tary.
Upon motion acommittee offive,
consisting of Z. Van Patten, Pablo
Melendres, w. l.. Rynerson, Greg
orio Miranda and Eugenio Moreno,
were appointed to examine creden-
tials Of delegates. Acommittee on
perm anent organization was also
appointed after which the Conven-
ton adjourned till 2 o'clock p. IN.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention called to order by
temporary chairman. Committee
on permanent organization then
made their report, which was
adopted.
The committee on permanent or
ganization recommended as perma-
nent officers of the Convention the
following: For President, Eugenio
Moreno /; Vice-Presidents, Maxine
Castaneda, Gregorio Miranda; Sec
retaries, Paeciliano Moreno, Greg
orio Garcia. The report was
adopted and the several officers
took their seats.
Motion by W. L. Rynerson pre-
vailed hat the Convention proceed
to nominate, 1st, two Senators for
the district comprising Dona Ana,
Grant and Lincoln counties; End,
Representatives for said district ;
Bird, county officers for Dona Ana
county in the order followed below.
Mr.. S. II. Newman, proxy for
Silvestre Garcia, addressed the
convention at considerable length,
and at the conclusion of his remarks
moved hat the chair appoint a
committee, composed of three Re-
publicans and three Democrats, to
decide what proportion of the ticket
nominated should be taken from
each party. Col. Rynerson stated
that inasmuch as the Convention
was called, notupon politicalissues,
but to select a ticket that would
best represent the interests of Las
Cruces and the county of Dona
Ana, he would therefore rise to a
point of order. Messrs. Arnold
and Kohl, of Rincon, and several
other delegates from different parts
Of the county, concurred in the Col
onel's statements and arguments,
and the chair ruled the point well
taken and that the motion was not
in order. Upon an appeal the Con
vention sustained the ruling.
1t was then moved and seconded
that d. NJ. Easton, of Lincoln, and
John A.. Miller, Of Grant, be nomi-
mated as Territorial Councilman,
from this district.
Mr.. NewrAn concurred in the
nomination of Mr.. Easton, but in
opposition to Mr.. Miller nominated
II, II. Whitehill, of Grant county.
Nomination of Mr.. Easton was
made unanimous, and upon a ballot
being taken, Miller was nominated
over Whitehill by a vote Of As to /.
Norencio Gonzales, of Lincoln
county, Nicholas Gales, of Hills.
boro Chas. Armijo and Manuel
Nevares, of Las Cruces, were put
in nomination for Representatives.
After balloting the vote stood, Con.
aales, A GALES, Al Armiio, 4:
Neyares, 4. The nomination OF
!, Gonzales and GALES was thereupon
!, made unanimous.
! Mr.. Murphy, of Lake Valley,
} nominated Guadalupe Ascarate, o.
!, Las Cruces, for sheriff, and a mo
ton prevailed hat he be declared
the nominee by acclamation.
i II. +. Stephenson received the
nomination for Clerk, Pablo Mel
endres for Probate Judge, anG
Evangelisto Chavez for County
/, Treasurer, all of whichnomination
were made by reclamation.
VIM. Dessaur and Numa Rey
mond, both of Las Cruces, were
nominated for County Commission
er for the middle district, and vote