Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-04-16
THAT "ABDuCTIoN.' .

JACh CRAhrOhDJ
MAX. LUNA,
Committee
THAT "ABDuCTIoN."
Concerning the alleged abduction o.
Mr.. Jose Julio Vigil, Taos coun ty dele
gate, the New MEXICAN reproduces from
the very good account of the proceedings
OF the convention, as given by the Slvel
City Enterprise:
Mr.. Slower presented telegram from
Mr.. Hobart, of Santa Fe, stating that the
delegate from Taos county had been for
chilly kidnapped and would be in on the
evening train. Mr.. Slower moved to ad
Iourn until after train time
J Mrc,Rynerson saw no reason why the
4 report referring to committee on creden
tials should not be adopted, US the ab.
sent member could take his seat on his
arrival. He thought office holders had
something to do with it, as Mr.. Hobart
was an Office holder, and another office
holder had said that he had delivered
said delegate at Lamy. The telegram was
entirely too vague to detan the conven-
ton two or three days, etc. Why were
the credentials entrusted to Mr.. Flske,
when the delegate should have had them
himself?
lowed 20 explain all about the creden-
tials.
Mr.. Llewelyn favored Mr.. Fiske's ex.
planatlon, except that there were several
other counties not represented and
thought the thing farce, and thought if
he WAS kidnapped it must have been by
some OF those who were trying to run the
convention, and moved that the conven-
ton rescnd the action OF the central
committee and ask that some prominent
Republican be empowered to cast the
vote OF Taos. He wanted Gov. Prince and
Mr.. Fiske to cast the vote of Taos.
Mr.. Slower objected to the insinuations
cast upon him, and thought that only
fairness demanded that the convention
should wait until the gentleman who
claimed to be kidnapped should arrive.
He moved that Mr. Fiske be allowed to
answer the insinuations cast upon him.
He was given the privilege.
Mr.. Fiske started to explain with some
violence but cooled down and stated that
some credentials were sent to him from
Taos, and would be called for by the
missing delegate, who he stated had been
annoyed with offers to buy his vote. Mr.
Fiske accompanied the delegate to Lamy
on the first train, but still carried proxies.
When the south bound train was ready,
he could not find the delegate, and had not
seen him since. He made no charges,
but seemed to think he had been kid.
mapped, but did not know by who. Had
intended to deliver proxies to Mr.. Vigil
a. Silver City, etc. Had looked every
where at Lamy for his friend, and wanted
to stay, but friends pursuaded him that
everything was all right, but left Gen.
Hobart to hunt him up with the result
OF the telegram.
Mr.. Rynerson-First let me say that a
grave charge of kidnapping has been
made, and he did not think that Mr.. Fiske
had kidnapped him, but as Mr.. Fiske was
the last man who had the delegate, it
was for him to explain what became of
him. President Harrison did not want
official interference, but in this Taos af-
fair, it seemed to be only the officials who
were interested, etc. The holding of the
telegram, without submitting it to the
committee on credentials, showed some
ulterior motive.
Moved by Mr.. Riley that as this matter
had caused some feeling, that the report
be adopted except in regard to Taos
county.
Mr.. Collier moved that Governor Prince
be heard in the matter. Chair ruled that
it was not privileged question, that Mr..
Fiske was allowed the privilege of the
floor by consent.
The report of the committee on creden.
tials was carried.
The committee on credentials then
made an additional report giving seats to
Mr.. Vigil, the alleged kidnapped delegate
from Taos, who had arrived on the train.
He was also allowed to vote the proxies
which had been brought down by
MIR. Fiske. Mr.. Alonzo Lucky,
who arrived from Eddy, was given
seat in the convention, and j. S. E.qui-
bel, OF San Miguel, proxy by NJ. Baca,
and NJ. W. Mills, Colfax, proxy by 7. W.
Collier, were reported on favorably by the
committee.
Major W. H. H. Llewellyn then nom-
mated the following delegates: T. B. Cat
ron, J. D. Bail, Nicholas Gales, J. A.
Whitmore, Tranquilino Luna, NJ. A.
Otero, and the following proxies: j. II.
Riley, T. d. Burns, Juan Santistevan,
M. W. Mills, W. A. Hawkins and Juan
Navarro.
Moved by Mr.. Rynerson that the names
placed in nomination be declared the dele
gates Of the convention.
Mr., Baca made vigorous protest and
insisted that the minority have the right
to place their candidates in nomination
and hoped that the motion would be with
drawn. '
Mr.. Twitchell arose to personal privi-
lege, and asked that inasmuch as his
name had been used in connection with
the disappearance of the gentleman from
Taos, that Mr.. Vigil be heard.
Mr.. Vigil then arose. He is an old man
and seemed mentally weak. He said
that he came to Lamy with Mr.. Fiske
and was on the platform 70, a short time
when he was approached by native
gentleman who asked him questions
Trujilo, of Santa Fe, then came along
and arrested him, but he did not know
what for. The officer said he was acting
on the orders of r. E. Twitchell. He
was taken down town and held till morn
ing then Mr.. Hobart brought him to