Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-09-21
CAMPAIGN CALLS.
Nows5 Paragraphs of Interest to the
PeOple and The Politicians.

A we'll attended meetng Of the Harri-
son Republican colored voters club was
held last evening, President G. Hall in
the chair, and Secretary +. Williams at
the desk Among other business, Squire
jackson, one OF the delegates TO the
Repu blican league convention at Abu-
querque made his report, showing that
every delegate from the club attended the
convention and as to the business tran
.sacted at the convention, +. B. Harrison
and others made strong and eloquent
speeches iavorng the Republican party,
and calling upon the Colored voters to
stand by their party and friends. The
club is in o Furnishing condition and Will
do the Republican ticket good. After
disposing OF routine business the club
adjourned.
The poll tax has been collected much
closer than expected. The returns from
Paraje show sixty-one poll taxes paid and
only nine unpaid. Among the names OF
those remaining unpaid the Reporter
noted those of ex.Secretary w. q. Ritch
and bis son, Watson Ri.ch. Gov Ritch
was for twelve years secretary OF this
territory under Republican admlnistra-
ton, and was an active candidate Tor
appointment as collector Tor internal
revenue upon the election of President
HARRISON, and now he is deprived OF the
right OF franchise by an unjust provision
passed by the last legis!ature.-San Mar
cal Reporter.
In accordance with instructions from
Territorial School superintendent Cha
yes, School Superintendent McDermott
il having the clerks If the various school
districts prepare certified lists OF those
voters who had not paid their poll taxes
on the 9Th OF September. When at Aztec
last Saturday he had visited Pennington
and three La Plata Districts, and had
certified lists including the names Of 4t
voters who had failed to comply with the
law. As soon as he can get such lists
from all the school districts Mr.. McDer
mott will forwar them all to Santa Fe q;
directed San Juan Index.
The following is from the Buffalo, n
Y, Daily Express report OF the nationa
Republican League convention: ). j
Forhau, Of Illinois, in regretting that New
Mexico WAS not represented, said tina
perhaps it was just as we'll, as the Repub
hCans there had a hard fight on thel
hands, and besides hoping to secure thu
present delegate expected to take thu
offices when New Mexico became s; ate
the league down there is rather cos
mopoItan body" said he, "but they're
all American Americans.
Hon. T. B. Catron will return HON
from San Juan county via the marrow
gauge this evening and will depart durin
the night Tor Ration, where the Cola.
county Republican convention takes plac
tomorrow. A rousing ratification VII
take place there Tomorrow evening a
which Mr.. Catron is booked far an ad
dress.
1t is predicted that Rio Arriba count
will give Hon. Thos. Burns, candidate 70
the legislative council, 800 majority. II
is a good man, and deserves the solid yot
of his district Albuquerque Citizen.
The Democratic county ticket for SAINT
. Fe county has all been arranged by tn
bosses and will be ratified and promu
gated by the Democratic county CONVEX
ton on Saturday next.
The Democratic county convention {
San Juan county for the nomination of
county ticket has been called to meet 6
Aztec on the Sth day of October next.
The Old Abe Eagle, the Democrat
paper Of Lincoln, bolts the nomination {
Geo. j. Curry, Democratic candidate &c
sheriff of that county.
Democratic primaries in Santa T
county take place tomorrow. The Den
ocratic county convention meets ne1
Saturday.
Candidate Antonio Joseph Is campaign
ing in Rio Arriba county; he is accom-
panied by N. B. Laughin, of Santa L
county.
The Democratic county convention I
Sierra county meets at Hermosa on o.
tober the Sth next, to nominate a count
ticket.
]. G. Gillette seems to have the insic
track for the sheriff's nomination on tt
Democratic ticket in Grant county.
In Central City, Grant county, a Ca
ron. Miller Republican club has bee
organized with q membership of lO2.
The Republican county convention (
Socorro county meets at Socorro on Sci
TENDER 2S, 1892.
Deming's new Republican newspapt
will issue its first number tomorrow.
The Catron Republican club meets at
O'Clock this evening.