Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-06-16
TOPICS OF The TIMES.
Return of Messrs. Oatron and Whitmore
from the National Republican
Convention Last Night,
Interviews OF Local Interest - The
Ticket and Platform - State
hood OutlOOk-The Demo.
cratic Contest.

WhltmOre returned from Minneapolis
last night where they aided in represent
ing New Mexico in the Republican ma
tional convention.
Speaking of the convention, Mr.. Cat
ron said it was magnificent body OF
men, representative in character, and did
its work in systematic, business'iike
manner. He was well pleased with the
result and thought there could be no
question as to its success in November
next. The platform, he said, is in all re-
spects representative of true Republican
sentiment, and its provisions are notable
for their vigorous, outspoken method OF
dealing with subjects of particular import
IN the west and southwest. The conven-
tons expressions relative to the wool
producing, silver and lead industries are
of such nature as to come straight home
to the very hearth-stones OF the people OF
the Rocky mountain region, and give
local coloring to the national issues which
will cause the west to take a deeper in
terest in the national campaign than ever
before.
Asked as to what the prospects for New
Mexico's admission are at this time, Mr..
Catron replied: Good, very good. The
general sentiment is everywhere that New
Mexico ought to be admitted, and | be-
lieve the senate will coon respond to this
sentiment and pass the bill providing for
our admission"
En- route home Mr. Catron stopped off
at Chicago and he said the Democratic
delegates were already gathering there
thicker than bees in June around Mis-
sour bee tree. He thinks Cleveland will
be the nominee, although there are signs
that dark horse will be trotted out. II
Cleveland fails, VIM. R. Morrison, "Hori
zontal Bill" of Illinois, will likely secure
the prize. He is forging rapidly to the
front at this time, and is prime favorite
in the west and south. After Cleveland,
the general sentiment of the eastern
states is for Flower, OF New York, but
they are not particularly antagonlstic
toward Morrison, who 10 good and able
man, and therefore the 1llinoisian is con.
sldered strong probability. John M.
Palmer, also of Illinois, is regarded as too
far along in years to make the race, and
little is heard OF Boies in connection with
the head of the ticket.
The new national Republican commit
tee will meet in Washington on the 9th
for organization, and Mr.. Catron, the
newly elected member for New Mexico,
contemplates visit to the national capt.
tai at that time, when he will have sec.
ond conference with the leading members
of the senate to urge early and favorable
action on the bill admitting New Mexico
into the Union as state.
HON. J. A. wHTTMoRE,
the San Marcial member OF the delegation,
said he had never participated in con-
yention where there was 80 much enthu-
sasm displayed among the masses in
behalf of the nominees. 1t was the un-
instructed delegations that held the bal.
ance of power and controlled the result
not the Office holders, as some appear to
think. In fact, the office holders were
scarcely in it, for outside of these there
were 4O5 delegates from civil life who
supported Harrison all the time.
The New Mexico delegation was a
source of much general interest among the
friends of the two contestants. Nobody
knew how New Mexico's six would vote.
In the committee on credentials Mr..
Catron, the New Mexico member, cast
the deciding vote which seated the Ala
bama contestants favorable to President
Harrison, and when he did 80 there was
a commotlon followed by an immediate
adjournment of the committee at the
instigation of Mr.. Blsine's supporters.
This was the first time New Mexico had
shown its hand. An earnest and we'll
meant endeavor WAS made to bring Mr..
Catron and several other New Mexico
delegates into line for Mr.. Blame, and
while the plumed knight had several ad.
! mirers in the delegation, still this effort
was fruitless, and solid six vote went in
for the presidents denomination when
the proper time came.
"An Interesting incident in connection
with MIR. Catron's visit to Washington, u
said Mr.. Whitmore, sis the true inward.
ness of the manner in which the state.
hood bill came up in the house. The
friends Of the measure appeared to be
somewhat at loss as to how to get the
bill fairly before the house. Something
was said about Monday being the day fol-
the consideration of bills under suspen.
sion of the rules. What's the matter
with the New Mexico state bill being
called npunder a suspension OF the rules !?
said Congressman Springer to Mr.. Cat
ron, and strslght-Hay the latter called on
the committee on territories and urged
item to lose no more time, but to act
upon this plan. Accordingly, the bill was
called up on the following Monday, under
suspension of the rules, and passed.
These are the facts in the case known to
those on the inside at Washington, and
serve to show the excellent work done by
Mr.. Catron during his brief stay in the
national capital
Referring again to the New Mexico
representatives at Minneapolis, Mr.. Whit
more said it was chiefly through the eff
ia ta of Hon. w. l., Rynerson that the
SIX delegates were admitted to seats and
secured memberships on the more i'm
portant committees, aud he thinks Col.
Rynerson is entitled to great deal OF
credit for he admirable manner in which
he ma aged t is responsible duty.
In circulating among the varions dele
cations Mr., Whitmore ascertsined the
expression of the delegates respecting
New Mex co's admission to be very ia
vorabIe, and he thinks that with this
sentiment 20 prevalent at this time the
people of New Mexico should take no
more chances, but should insist that the
delegates lately named nv the governor
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