Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1891-06-20
THE TICKET.
THE PUBLIC MEETING.
Proceedings to Nominate a Non-Partisan
City Ticket.

According to the published call, the
citizens Of Santa Fe in goodly numbers
were present at the county court house al
3 p. m. sharp; in fact the court house was
filled to its utmost capacity; the meeting
was called to order by Mr.. S. Wedeles
chairman of the executive committee on
Incorporation; Major Jose D. Sena was
nominated for Interpreter by Mr.. B. M.
Read and duly elected to that position.
Mr.. Wedeles then stated the object oil
the meeting, which was called for the
purpose of nominating: ticket for city
officers and described the boundaries OF
the four wards fully. Sheriff Frank
Chaves then nominated Hon. Antonio
Ortiz y Salazar as chairman of the meet
ing; Mr.. Salazar was duly elected, and in
taking the chair msde very good and
clear address recommending that non
partisan ticket be nominated and giving
his reasons for such recommendation.
On motion OF Mr.. Julian Provencio Mr..
John ?. Victory was elected secretary of
the meeting. On motion of Major Geo.
w. Knaebel Mr.. Jose D. Sena was then
elected permanent interpreter of the
meeting.
Mr.. Wedeles offered resolution to the
effect that non-partsan city ticket be
nominated, that all politics be dropped in
the coming city election, that such a
course would preserve peace and harmony
and be conducive to the best interests of
the city, that the chair appoint commit
tee of four Democrats and four Repub-
licans to nominate such a non-partisan
ticket, and that the aldermen be equally
divided between the two political parties.
After considerable discussion of the mo-
ton and goOd-natured lot of talk about
Mexicans and Americans and Irish, and
after full explanation of the resolu-
ton, it was finally adopted and
the chair appointed the following
to serve on said committee
Frank Chavez, G. NJ. Conklin, Jose Ortiz
y Bsca, Julian Provencio, S. Wedeles,
Geo. w. Knaebel, C. M. Dudrow and A.
I. Grigg.
This committee then retired for con-
sideration of the nominations and to pre-
pare its report after the selections had
been agreed upon by it.
The committee returned at p. m. and
made the following report: Mayor, w. T.
Thornton clerk, j. D. Hughes; treasurer,
M. Eldodt; aldermen, LIST ward, Frank
Delgado, Nicolas Sena I'd ward, Marcelino
Garcia, Martin Quintana; Sd ward, G. d.
Koch, DR.. W. S. Harroun 4th ward, Mar
ciso Mondragon, DR.. John Symyington.
Before the report of the committee
could be received, DR.. Symington stated
that he was Unable to attend to the duties
OF the position and asked that his name
be withdrawn.
Major Geo. w. Knaebel was then nomi-
mated to fill the vacancy in the ticket,
caused by the withdrawal of the name of
DR.. John Symington. This motion was
carried.
Mr.. B. M. Read then moved that the
report OF the committee be received and
approved, and that the gentlemen named
therein be declared the nominees OF the
meeting for the offices stated.
After some speeches on motion of Mr..
Frank W. Clancy the report of the COM
mittee was adopted and the nominations
as made were approved by the meeting.
Music at the Plaza.
Sunday June 81, at 4 is p. NJ, the brass
band and orchestra of st. Michael's col
lege will give few musical selections
to the public, at the plaza pagoda.
The 32d annual commencement will
take place at the college on Thursday,
June rs. The college hall being too small
to seat all who might wish to attend, the
city park will surely afford accommoda-
ton to the patrons and friends of the