Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1890-07-25
REPUBLICANS IN LINE.
Second Annual Convention of the New
Mexico Republican League in
Session To-day.
Representative Men Present Proceedings
of the Body-Annual Banquet
Strong Resolutions.

Strong RESOLUTIONS.
Agreeable to announcement, the second
annual convention OF the New Mexico
branch of the national Republican league
is in progress in this city to-day. The
court house was packed with delegates
at II 80 this forenoon, when Hon. A.
l.. Morrison, president of the territorial
league, called the convention to order.
Vim. NJ. Berger was at his post OF duty,
and Mr. Marcus c. de Baca, OF Albu-
querque, was elected interpreter. In his
remarks Judge Morrisou reviewed briefly
the work that had been done throughout
the territory in the last three months in
preparation for this event, and he also
spoke OF the objects of the league, dwell
ing specially upon the point that it had
nothing whatever to do with the further
ance of any mans claims for office, but,
after party nomination, all the energy
of the league was intended to be directed
toward the success OF the party candi-
dates. Each member of the league is
in honor bound to support the principles
OF the Republican party and the nomi-
nees, said Judge Morrison. He said that
a majority OF the people of the territory
of New Mexico were unquestionably in
favor of the principles of the Republican
party, and that one prime object of the
league was to arouse in the people the
necessity OF coming out to the polls and
working for the success of these prin-
ciples-for protection to American indus
tries, for free ballot and fair count Of
every vote, north and south.
A VOICE FROM SAN JUAN.
Judge Morrison then read the follow
in 9 which was greeted with applause:
OFFICE OF PROBATE CLERK AND
Recorder, San Juan County,
Aztec, N. NJ, July 20, '90.>
A, l.. Morrison, President Republican League of
New Mexico.
DEAR SIR: am very sorry that none
OF our Republican League club can be
present at the convention on the 25th.
L will say however, that never. before
have the Republicans of this county been
so keenly alive to the importance of Re-
publican rule, both in national and terri
torial politics.
We are solid for statehood
Territories are for the Navajo, Ute and
Apache. States for the free born American.
We say, then, "Hurrah for Statehood
and the Republican party" Very truly,
J. G. kELLo,
Secretary San Juan Republican Club.
GETTING TO WORK.
On motion Of Judge Axtell the presi-
dent was authorized to name committee
on credentials which was done as follows:
$. B. Axtell, Santa Fe; Serapio Romero,
Mora; S. B. Newcomb, Dopa Ana; G.
W. Meylert, Bernalillo; DR.. Martin, So
zorro; VIM. Cafrey, Lincoln; Pedro San
chez, Taos.
Major Catfrey, OF Lincoln, offered res
olution authorizing fractional delegations
to cast the full vote to which their county
is entitled and providing that citizens pre-
sent from counties whose regularly ac-
credited delegates are absent shall be rec
ognized as delegates. After some discus
sion in which Judge Axtell Gov. Slower
and Major Caffrey took part the resolu-
ton, on motion OF Mr.. Fiske, was referred
to the committee on credentials.
A call for credential was made and the
committee retired.
On motion of Mr.. CatrOn the chair was
authorized to select committe on reso-
lutions. This committee is as follows:
T. B. Catron, e. S. Slower, Bernalilo M.
S. Otero, Bernalillo; A. j. Fountain,
Dona Ana; VIM. Caffrey, Lincoln.
The hour OF noon having arrived the
convention then took a recess until .
o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon re-assembling the report OF the
committee on credentials was made
through its chairman, Gov. Axtell. 1t
was voluminous document, covering ten
pages Of legal cap, and can not on account
OF its length be printed at this late hour.
However, in brief it showed $50 delegates
and proxies present in the convention
and clubs to the number of forty-two rep
resented as follows:
Mora county, three; San Juan, Taos
and San Miguel, one each; Lincoln and
Socorro, two each; Bernalillo, four; San
ia Fe, eleven; Dona Ana, seventeen. The
report was adopted.
Mr.. Catron, chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions, presented the follow
ing, which were read amid applause and
adopted:
ROUSING RESOLUTIONS.
We, the members of the general convention OF
the Republican League OF New Mexico, assem- |
bled at santa Fe and representing the Republ-
can party of this territory:
lndorse the administration OF President Fl lar |
rison and the platform aud principles epuncia-
ted by the national Republican convention at
Chicago in 1888, which led our party to victory
and wrested the control of the government from |
that party which ignored the welfare ofthe peo-
pie and used its power for personal ends and for
the oppression OF the public
We approve the legislation which has been |
lately enacted by Republican congress for the |
coinage OF 900 ounces of silver monthly, and
hail such legislation as the foIerunner to Tree
coinage of silver, which we urge be speedily |
accomplished by congress.
We approve of the pending legislation before |
congress on the subject of the tariff, as proposed
by the Mckinley bill, and more particularly OF
those provisions therein providing for the pro-
lection of our wooden interests, wooden products
and our silver and lead output, these being pro-
ducts produced by New Mexico to which the
protection will add increased value
and for which increase we will be indebted sole
ly to the Republican party.
We charge upon the Democratic party the re
sponsibilty for the enactment OF the "ante
alien law" some three years since, by means of
which foreign capital has been forbidden to
come within our territories, and foreign invest
ments have been turned away from all the terri
tories, thereby creating scarcity in financial
absolutely stopping traffic in our
mines and real estate, and almost stagnating all |
other business. To this act alone we attribute
the depressed condition of business affairs in
this and all other territories.
We approve of the pending legislation which
has lately been passed by Republican majority
in the senate of the United States looking to
repeal of that infamous law which reserves from
entry all arid lands in the territories for reser
voir purposes, which law was enacted by a Dem
ocratic congress to foster the personal ends and
private purposes of members of that party, and
Is in no manner consonant with the welfare and