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it" tN|" '|""N|'NI 81 - t''|tNt" n = |aAN7
cuilyp cndoralng tho Santa re
constitution, aud on the motion
Of Col. Fountain, urging that "the
constitutional convention should
be called together for the pnf.
pose Of considering the propiioty
OF adopting m ordinance provid.
ing fox The eleeilon Of the siate
officers and legislature provided
BY said ConeilluiI0n.H
when It IL remembered that
precisely what the above resolu.
tIon calls for has alrcady been
done, 1t would seem that some
uIterlor purpose b the inspiration
Of this somewhat extraordinary
movement.
Nine 0fthe acvenseen members
aud proxies in attendance st this
meeting OF the committee were
active members ofthc Convention
that made the Constitution, and
several other members OF that
Convention were interested spec
tatore. II Ia Of course valuable
TO them TO got even an osiensible
endorsement, by the supreme
eonclaye Of the party, Of their
work az Constitution making.
This being their first and only op.
portuaity, and the Constitution
makers being IN a majerity and
thus absolutely controlling the
meeting, there seemed 10 be no
good reason Why they should not
force such an endorsement, ae %
means Of whipping n the several
conspicuous Republican newspa-
pers and the several thousands
more or less conspicuous Repub.
llcans of the Territory who Wig
orously oppose the adoption Of
that Constitution They have
thus made It's adoption a strict
party question, apparently In the
expectation and with the Inten.
tIon Of forcing that iesue with the
party lash.
This action thus becomes a "due
and timely notice. 10 all recalcit-
rants that the adoption Of the
proposed Constitution Ia new a
Republican party isaue, and that
all who desire to preserve theii
, standing in the party, or who may
hereafter desire oHy favors at IL
J hands, mast "gOveru themselves
; accordingly
The "bossesv have said this
and whose dlsobeys that com
o inand does so at his peril. Tha
y 10 what II means.
I The ridiculous phase ofthis pro
g ceedIngs lies IN the fact, as stated
|. that precisely what the resolution
calls for, has already been done
Q section 4 Of the act OF the Legil
o lature authorizing the election an
e holding Of the Convention, pre-
Il norIbes that
u After constitution shall have bee
"A adopted by the said convention, II sha
. provide by ordnance for a special rlel
i lion by the people OF the territory
which election the constitution
adopted hy the convention shall be- uul
inlitrd % the people for ratification an
y at which election all Of the state nfIlcoi
N provided for Ia the constitution a. we
"a members of congress aud members
7 the legislature shall be chosen.
D. In accordance With this n
b. quircment tho schedule aud ord
10 nance Of Chapter ls Of the Coz
N alitullOn, Sec. II, provides that
"a This constitution shall be- sabmlii,
!. for adoption or rejection, u g vote Of d
electors qualified by law 20 vote az q
." elections in the Territory Of New Mes
co, al q special election 10 be held At n
- same tlme az the general election, q
20 The ilrt Tuesday after the hrit Mondi
ar Ia November A. d. 1880.
N The election Of stnte officers
n. also provided for in Sec. ~, 1
follows:
Immediately upon tho admission
M the territory as q state, the goyernOr
shall issue q proclamation, caliil
70 an election BY the paople, of all stat
AL district, county, prncluct and other Of
GERS created aud made elective BY tl
or consultation aud nxlng day for eu
in election
ii. Aud all She proceedings ai
ID. paraphefnalia incident ~
ne necessary to the holding
"a. such an election are fully d
he ont and provided for 10 succee
fl. Ing sections.
at Moreover II can scarcely ho
TO question, that there a no pow
on Whatever Ia the coneiliullou
'ul Convention 10 reasonable, tor al
Dn- purpose or under any cIrcu
lae stances, for authoritative acll,
led AN the functions Of that bos
leo authorised by The law that Great
or. Il, have toen performed a
g ceased Tho law gave q