The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-29

of fair dealing
The republican convention % New
Mexico oailcd % meet AZ santa Re on
Mundav last. convened - noon on
Tuesday and In less than two houn
broke az IN a ruw the result o. which
- that the republicans % tie terfiiory
have two candidai@ tn the Geld for tn
ofice of delegate % congress. VIZ.
Judge L. Bradford Prince o. santa Re.
the regular nominee. and Colonel ". l..
Rynerson u Las Cruces. The choice of
the boliers Both ara men well lifted
Tor the position which they seek and
either would do credit 20 the TERRITORY
n elected, but under the circumstances
q - extremely doubtful II Judge
Prince Is elected and the election of
Colonel Rynerson Is without the pale
of possibilities. Judge Prince i strong
in tie northern counties and Il Is ex-
pscttd that be will Get majorities In
Rio Aruba. Mora. Taos. Colfax, san
Miguel. santa Re. Bernalillo and So.
zorro counties. Col. EMERSON expects
a majority Of the votes OF Doua Ana.
Lincoln. Grant and Valencia counties
The Democratic nominee. Anthony
Joseph. may not carry a county aud yet
he may be elected through the division
Of republican votes. As Horace Gree
lev once said of New York. the repub-
licans have votes enough In New Mexi-
co for n party but not for two. Both
Prince aud Rynerson will make nm ao-
tive canvas of the territory and the
people Of New Mexico are likely To
hear more politics this year than in
any previous campaign.
Cleyeland's letter Of acceptance has
at last been given to the public. II is
a weak affair. Beyond the formal ac-
ceptance of the "honor conferred il
amounts to nothing. Il does not give
out an idea-expresses no conviction
OF either conscience or sense. lie says
the president Is AN executive officer. a
TACT which every school hoy knows
says he endorses the platform. aud
every one knows he would be compel.
ed TO do that. He makes a cheap bid
on The labor question, 10y commonplace
%pldtltudes On the subject of It's pro-
t%ectiOn, and that in the face Of his
adverse politics In the use OF the veto
power. as executive Of New York.
The truth Is. If Cleveland has any con-
yictions and is able TO express them,
he would find It difficult to state them
lest he should run afoul the opinions
Of some Of the various factions in his
party aud thereby forfeit their support.
The democrats OF New Mexico nj
their convention held at Albuquerque
last week, placed in nomination MS dele
gate to congress Anthony Joseph Of
OjO Caliente. Taos county. Mr.. Man
zinares could have had the nomination
10y acclamation had he wished IL but he
emphatically declined the honor and
himself placed Mr.. Joseph in nomi-
nation. Mr.. Joseph Is a gentleman of
pleasing address and fairpublic speak
er. He Is native born, his father being
a Portuguese and hls mother a mulato,
His public experience is limited 20 the
council Of the territory where he has
served n term or two. Outside of New
Mexico he is a total stranger and while
there Is no doubt that he is well mean
ing enough his ability To accomplish
z God Or III in Washington is nil.
The RANGE regrets that there should
have been anything but harmony in
the late republican convention at Santa
Fe, but since IL appeared that there
was walking out to be done it is
with the greatest pleasure that It
chronicles that the chaps who caused
The walk out" two years ago are the
gentlemen who took the "walk OUT
this season. Their own medicine PROV
od e. be too bitter for themselves.
SOcorro county took the lead in the
management of Princes forces at the
republican convection at Santa Fe this
week while Dona Ana county assisted
by Tom CatFon and Frank Chayes did
hard work for Rynerson. The under
standing from the start was that If
Rynerson was nominated the Prince
forces would support him. while If
Prince was nominated the liynerson
men would bolt
DR.. Carlos Faremba, OF Mexico, has
addressed Il circular letter TO all repre-
sentatives of foreign governments now
in Washington. advocating the cele-