Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-05-10
WHITE CAPS RULE,
The Alleged New Mexico Democracy
The Martine7-Field Crowd Get
Away with the Prize-A Cold
Day for Ohilier ct al.

Ross Chders combine at the New Mex
leo Democratic convention yesterday.
The permanent officers were J. H. Crist,
of Santa Fe, chairman L. Emmet, Las
Vegas, Santiago Baca, Albuquerque, vice
chalrmen W. c. Heacock, Albuquerque,
secretary, and II. L. Ortiz, Santa Fe, in
terpreter
Childers was knocked out as chairman
of the Bernaillo delegation and he made
Jose G. Chsves, OF Valencia, give him
| the Valencia county proxies, which en-
abled him to pose rs chairman" Of the
| Valencia delegation. All this Mr.. Child.
/ ers did after he had explicitly stated that
the central committee had made a ruling
that, in order to hold proxies, the party
must be bona tide resident Of the Coun-
| ty from whence the proxies came. Ac-
cofdingly when Chlldars appeared on the
floor as "chairmAn' OF the Valencia
delegation, lie WAS loudly called down,
| hut he Wheedled ont OF the main issue.
/ By hook aud crook proxy from
Taos appeared for Tony Nels, and, Ivy
the aid Of the Santa Fe delegation, the
committee on resolutions was so coached
rs to let Chllders and Nels appear as tuh
hedged delegates.
From the committee on permanent Or
ganlzstion Felix Martinez presented Il
majority report, which IVES adopted, and
Chiders offered minority report decar-
my in favor Of the two-thlrds rule. This
WAS voted down, 70 to 20.
The deliberations OF the morning so
d sgusted one delegate from Silver City
that be went crazy and smashed out a
window and destroyed considerable of the
glassware at the Commercial club, same
amounting to several hundred dollars
damages. He was introduced into the
club by Childers, and came up to fight
Fielder.
In the evening the committee on reso-
lutons labored and brought forth its
report. The resolutions condemn the
administration for calling Hon. S. B.
EIkins to the cabinet; endorse the Demo
= cratic-White Cap end OF the last legisla
-. ture; praise Delegate Joseph's work
n demand the free coinage OF silver and ask
A that New Mexico be admitted as a state
% Chiders fought the silver clause vigor
ously, and he and seven OF his follower:
: voted against the resolutions.
The convention decided to send six
delegates to the national convention a
Chicago, three from northern and three
from southern New Mexico, as follows:
Delegates-Felix Martinez, of San Mi
guel; Idus L. Fielder, of Grant; B. Selig
man, of Santa Fe; G. A. Richardson, o
Chaves; E. V. Long, Of San Miguel, E
: V. Chaves, of Socorro.
Alternates-C NOISE, San Miguel &
B. Beringer, CoIfax; c. f. Easley, Santi
Fe; Geo. Curry, Lincoln L. Emmet, Sal
Miguel; D. Chaves, Socorro.
CONVENTION NOTES.
What did brave little Mora get?-Soup
Ex-Governor Antediuvian Ross nam
; was never mentioned favorably.
Silver City delegation wore silver dollars
with ribbon attached, as badges.
Judge Longs watchwords at the con
vention were Harmony and DOODLE.
Richardson and Fielder ought to fee
somew hat i'll at ease with the rest OF tn
delegation.
Delegates and proxies were los in all
About sixty actual delegates were in at
tendance.
Childers strongly resembled the bo
the mule kicked-he was completed
knocked out.
The Democracy of Bernalillo county
now worship FERGUSON and despise Chill
ders' leadership.
A. B. Fall occupied rather an obscur
= position, but he quietly worked in sewers
= prods for Ross ct al.
l. The Democratic platform, even as
a matter OF news, in all truth and soberness
p is not worth reproducing.
" Felix Martinez to ChiIders: az etat c
% est moi "'I am the party" and what arr
:. you going to do about it?
q The goldbugs under Childers leader
&C ship were downed and beaten they mus
p tered only nine votes out OF 70.
{. The Ferguson men in the Democratic
q" party now say, that Chairman Childers
a name is William Backseat Childers.
p San Miguel had the call on everythin
P she wanted, which means that the Whit
q" Cap Alliance is still open for engage
ments.
y ana now Vie qutetloh ailoos, WIN VI
Democracy find itself in pickle when
= attempts to pull loose from the White Cal
combine?
Il Six delegates being sent, they were in
structed, in case the national convention
would allow but two votes, to cast one
! g third of vote each.
Fielder had the little giant of the Ri
!, Bravo downed from the start, and tn
/ most under dog in the outfit WAS Albright
who played tail to Childers' kite.
D, Mr.. Carwi, chairman Of the anti
Fielder delegation from Grant, went dat
in open session. The liquor was bad AM
the water in the Rio Grande was worse.
The Grant and DoBa Ana county Dem
II ocrats we're on hand in good shape an'
downed ex- Governor Ross in fine man
ner; the best work they have done sine
U they became Democrats.
: IT. NAV not be trne, but Democrats higl
y in the councils of their party boldly an
ID nounce that the prominent characteristic
of the very Hon. Felix Martinez is, tina
he has been and always will be tout 10
- the stuff"
re Taos, Rio Arriba and Valencia countie
were represented at the Democratic con
vention by proxies only; but then proxle
were all the White Caps wanted and the
ct voted them early, often and for their Owl
good.