Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-07-18
REPUBLICANS AT WORK.
A Spirited Meeting Last Night to Elect
Delegates to the Territorial
League Convention.

The special meeting Of the Santa lie
Republican league club held last night at
the court house was largely attended.
President B. NJ. Read presided.
The committee authorized to organize
precinct clubs reported that large clubs
had already been formed in nine out of
the sixteen county precincts, and that
others would be organized forthwith.
The special object Of the meeting was
the election OF delegates to represent the
Santa Fe county league at the territorial
Republican league convention which
takes place here on the 25th inst. The
following delegates we're chosen: Messrs.
T. 3. Catron, S. B. Axtell, Antonio Ortiz
y Salazar, Trinidad Alarid and Jose Sc
gura.
The next meeting of the club falling on
the 25th, it was decided to postpone such
meeting till the first Friday evening in
August.
THE NEW FIFTH DISTRICT.
There is quite strife going on over the
location Of the court OF the new 9th judi
cial district. Specially are the people of
the town Of Lincoln making strenuous
efforts to secure the court for their town.
Meetings have been held, petitions are
being signed and strong effort is being
made to secure influence from prominent
men all over the territory for Lincoln.
Letters and appeals are being written and
work is going on all the time. 1t is
about tifty-five miles from Roswell to Lin
coin and a little less than lao miles from
Eddy to Lincoln. There is also an effort
being made to add Socorro to the new
9th judicial district; this latter however
seems to meet with good deal of oppo-
sition, as the Socorro people, if that should |
be done, desire the court at their town.
Roswell wants it's also, and Eddy is not
behind in its desires. The fact Of Ros-
we'll having the U. S. land Office is brought |
up against the claims OF that town. The
judges OF the four districts, as at present
constituted, have the selection of the 9Th
district for the present, and thereafter the
legislature can reorganize the district as it |
sees fit. The situation is an interesting
one and has more or less bearing on the
political situation in southeastern New
Mexico.
POINTERS POLITICAL.
Romulo Martinez, 80 the New MEXICAN
is informed, will not be candidate for
the Democratic nomination for the council
from Santa Fe county, but N. B. Laugh
lin will be.
Among the better class of Democrats
there is considerable sentiment in favor
of G. M. Dreamer for the nomination of
councilman; but, Of course, he will be
fought Ivy the Doodle element.
The Democrstlc central committee meets
in Santa Fe on August for the purpose
OF fixing date for the holding of the
Democratic territorial convention and for
fixing up, if possible, good many differ.
ences and splits in the party.
1t is understood that J. H. Crist, who
was the Democratic candidate in Rio Ar.
riba county four years ago for member Of
the house and two years ago for member
of the council, and was defeated both
times, will be the Democratic candidate
for the council at the coming election in
that county.
1t will take lots Of tax money and
Doodle, more than usual, if the Democrats
OF Santa Fe county would carry the coun.