Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-08-26

7 plause.)
: Now, gentlemen, have we ma
5 among us worthy to take the lead heI
! today? Have we man who can tr
5 umph over eight years of defeat n
: plant our flag upon the conquere
J breast-works of Democracy? w
have such man, and gentlemen,
have only to mention his name whet
you will at once agree with me tha
, he is the man who has been selecte,
to lead us to victory.
| have the honor, and it is n grca
honor, to place in nomination tn
name of the Honorable Thomas Ben
ton Catron. loud aud prolonged
cheering.)
Hon. Gro. w. PRICHARD.
Mr.. Prichard then addressed the
convention as follows:
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen OF
the convention: The political at
mosphere of the Republican party of
this territory has not been for many
years so free from the shadowy mist
of uncertainty as today. Never since
the days of 1884, when 1t came so
near being wrecked on the rock of
party dissension, has our party's
propects been brighter than now.
Past party defeat with us has not
been so much on account of want
of a Republican sentiment in our
territory, as on the account of local
jealousies and party inactivity. In
thought, in sentiment, in purpose
and in spirit we are as much Repub.
lican as we ever were, and should
we recall, as we expect. to do, to our
ranks, respectable portion of the
Republicans who have strayed from
the fold and wandered away over
stony paths, after invisible gods, our
success is assured.
New Mexico is confronted with
condition, not a theory. She de-
mands for a delegate to congress,
first Repubican,and in that Repub-
lican she demands brains. She de-
mands n man who has the courage of !
his convictions, not toy-one who.
if he is frowned on, can frown back
"a man to whom, if ugly things are
said of our territory, can say uglier
things i'll return-a man who gives
blow for blow New Mexico de-
mands a man of force, one who will
insure confidence and respect for his
opinions, and who will not, because
of his weakness, stand with his hat
off when he is asking for what
belongs to us. We want q man who |
amounts to enough to have some |
enemies. 1t is poor compliment to
anyone to say he has none. The
man who has no enemies implies the !
other thing-that he'can have 10 very
warm friends. We want a man who |
has a few critics, with the capacity
TO make more, as occasion may re.
luire. We want a man who is not
afraid of criticism. We want a man
IF varied experience in public
affairs, who knows our wants, and
who will insist on them, in and out
,f season; one who viii be in his
;eat during the sessions of congress,
md who, if he has any garden seeds
o send us, will let his clerk do that
part of the work.
There are some things we do not
want. We do not want man who
waits for his chances, but we want a
nan who will make his chances, and
lse them as stepping stones to sue
,ess. We do not want insipid
peeches, long letters and broken
promises. We do not want a man
Who will expend all his energies in
Introducing too many bills with the
rope of passing none. But we want
. man who, when he strikes, will
make the opposing forces feel the
low. We do not want a man of
polcgies, for apologies are
vIdences of ndecision and cow
rdice. We wanta man who can
ay "No," as well as EYES," and look
s if he meant it-a man that can
rive a legislative bargain and hold
he contracting forces TO it, We
Iant man who will give the people
{ other states and territories a
igher opinion of our intelligence
nd our worth.
Gentlemen Of the convention, that
nan is Thomas B. Catron. (Long
nd continued applause.) He does
ot glitter as some men do-shine /
nth false merit-for in him there is +
o hypocrisy, but beneath a gruff ex-
erior he carries generous soul. {