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


ieate o. congress conveEci 81 santa o.
al noon ga Tuesday iAst Maaday was
the DAY - ief lie convention. and
on taat day judge runce ial = clear
malorty ~ az the delegates el.cted.
but Col kyuerson having a majority
81 The central committee - his sun
poriers The meeting VI the convention
was DELAYED 10 await tie acquisition Of
feE ~wavrrlug votes % The weaker
side. All being IN order ,he convention
Wa Opened by wmBreelen with neat
speech. after closing which De- stated
that u was the unanimous wish 81 the
central committee that Pedro smchez
az Rio Arriba county. b. nominated for
temporary chairman. Easi0n. u Lin
coin county. nominated Trauquiliuo
Luna m opposition b. Mr.. sanchez. and
Tiffany Of Secure offered a resolution
excluding %cuntesiing delegations from
a vote upon the temporary oreauizl-
ton. This resolution was rendered
necessary by there being a contest from
san Miguel county which TIE central
committee had taken IL upon them
selves 10 decide, placing tie names of
~Re set OF delegates upon the roll and
excluding the other.
In the stormy debate which followed
the Ryneison men declared m sub
stance that the central committee was
supreme In It's action and that It's de.
cision was inal AS far rs that inorganic
Ell assembly was concerned. w~hereupon
Chairman Breeder remMfk ed that the
central committee had placed the names
of certain gentlemen from san Miigue.
county un the roll Of delegates and had
named a temporary chairman ana he
considered that the argument against
going behind the returns was good. but
that he wished 10 be consistent. and by
SO doing he would either have TO declare
Pedro Sanchez chairman and reject the
resolution or else admit the nomina.
ton Of Mr.. Luna and declare the reso-
luton In order. The name Of Mr.. Luna
having been presented by u member of
the central committed. he. the chairman.
should consider that said committee
was not unanimous as to the Gnality OF
Us own action and he should therefore
lave to consider the resolution in order.
Frank Chayes moved that the resolu-
tion be laid upon tie table and the roll
was called emitting san Miguel county.
resulting In forty-two yeas forty.eight
noes.
Without waiting to hear the an
nouncement Of the vote the delegates
from Dona Ana, Valencia, Lincoln
and -four from Grant, two from Sierra
and three from Colfax county took
their hats and left the hall leaving the
Prince men In %undisputed possession
OF tho field with l~fty-three of the un.
disputed e~ighty-nine delegates in their
seats. An organization wac at once ef-
fected with Pedro Sanche3 as temper
AIRY chairman. Committees on perma.
nent organization, credentials, rules
and regulations and resolutions were
then appointed and an adjournment
taken until FIVE o'clock.
At five o'clock the convention re-
assembled sixty-hve delegates taking
part and after the reports of com.
mittees were heard Judge l.. Bradford
Prince was dominated by a viva yoce
vote. and no dissenting voice. The
Judge made a brief speech which was
neat and appropriate anu after the ap-
pointment of Il new central cOmittee
consisting of one member from each
county and eight at large, the con-
yention adjourned until nine O'clock.
At nine o'clock it r~e-assembled and
proceeded in a body 10 the residence of
Judge Prin7 where the delegates and
all friends OF the family were entertain
ed by the nominee and his estimahle
wife in a royal manner. Judge Prince
is a gentleman who would serve and
Mrs. Prince isa lady who would adorn
New Mexico If sent to Washington.
The boilers efter leaving the hall
began making preparations for holding
a convention of heir own and for
the purpose they secured Mottley's hall
At o'clock they commenced
with thirty-eight uncontested delegates
in attendance and elected T%ranquilino
Luna as chairman. The business Of
the meeting proceeded rapidly to the
nomination of Col. w. l.. Rynerson and
then an adjournment was taken until
the next morning. when the committee
on resolutions was to report. At ten
o'clock on wednesday the committee
on resolutions not being ready to re-
port the convention adjourned until
noon when the committe on resolutions
reported and after the appointment of a
new central committee, adjourned sine
die.
Two years ago when the present ad.
herents of Cylonel Rynerson tricked
Judge Prince out of the nomination
for delegate to congress the Judge
...ft..uI A.. Ia.a anI .aatataI a. Al.