Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-03-23

city central committee on Monday night,
and as a result the following communlca-
ton was sent to the Republicans /
Hon L. A. Hughes, Chairman Rep. ty Com, |
5 u + y, VI.
SANTA FE, n. NJ, March q, lS92.-
Dear Slr The president OF the Demo |
cratic city central con mittee begs to ac-
knowledge receipt OF your communication
of the 2lst inst, and desires to inform
YOU that in compliance with your request
the communication above referred to has
been placed before the proper committee
and committee OF tive has been APP
pointed to meet d committee OF an equal
number OF the Republican city central
committee on the 22d inst, at p. m, at
the office OF Gen. E. l.. Bartlett Very
respectfully, ii. L!NDHEM,
Secretary.
The Republicans had not asked
for the appointment OF confer
ence with Subcommittee they
desired that the two full central
committees meet and discuss this matter,
and so stated plainly IN their letter, 50
that the appointment Of a subcommittee
of five by the Democrats to hold such
COul61tIiCG " us uOl az MI III I'm PlloANS
with their request. However, the Repuo-
iicans, being IN good faith, had similar
committee of five on hand at the ap'
pointed time and place to confer with the
Demo cratic central committee. The Re
publicans present were Messrs. l.. A,
Hughes, Anto. ORTIZ y Salszar, Larkln u.
Read, f. +. Hobart, Julian PrUvencio.
These were clothed with full and ample
power to make bona tlde agreement in
The premises, and herein they differed
greatly from the Democratic sub-commlt-
tee, " hiCh had assumed Il responsible
duty bot Candidly admitted that It's central
committee had given it no authority TO
act; in other words, the Democrats
simply came as message bearers, TO hear
v bat the Republicans had to propose and
carry it back TO their central committee,
This WAS not at all lin compliance" with
the request OF the Republicans and hence
nothing vas accomplished for the good OF
the city.
The Democratic subcommittee present
was composed OF Messrs. Marcelino Gar
cia, Chas. Probst, C.. NJ. Creamer, J. S.
Candelarlo, Epiianio Vigil. Mr.. Cream
er was chosen chairman Of the joint meet
ing on motion Of Mr.. Hughes. Mr..
Dreamer then stated the object of the
meeting and Mr.. Hughes then said
Mr.. Chairman, believe you have
stated the object OF this meeting correctly.
The Republican city committee, DESTROYS
Of having IA city government that shall
antagonlze no interest OF the city, has
requested this meeting, that we may dis
cuss the possibilities OF a union ticket
We believe that the interests OF the town
demand this. After the city Is fully or
ganized and improved We will have some.
thing to fight over; in Ghe mean time.
while the city is in the process OF lorna
ton, let US work together for its hest good
his committee for the Republicans has
full power to act for the party in agreeing
| to any compromise measures, and L, tol
one, would like to hear full expression
OF opinion from both sides as to what each
believes is the proper division OF the places
to be filed"
Mr.. Dreamer then explained that the
committee on the part of the Democrats
was not empowered to discuss the matter
or to make any proposition; they were
only empowered to receive the PROPOSE
! LlOn haue ny llle hepuDICdus anu "
submit the same to the Democratic city
committee Which would accept or rejec
| 1t.
Remarks were made by Mr.. Larkir
Read Oh the necessity for united work i
we hope to improve the city, and ht
urged the Democratic committee to dis
cuss the matter. Then the meeting was
again informed by Mr.. Probst that thin
Democratic Subcommittee was not au
thorized to disC uss or TO do anythlr )
except to receive the proposition from the
Republicans.
Mr.. Hughes then read copy OF hi'
letter as printed above, requesting The
Democratic city committee to meet tt
discuss the possibilities OF unior
ticket" and asked Chairman Dreamer j.
his committee was authorized to DISGUST
the matter? "No SIR said Mr.. Dreamer
"Is your committee authorized to accep
any proposition from the Republican
committee ?" asked Mr.. Hughes. "NC
sir" replied Mr.. Dreamer. sis you
com mittee authorized to make any pro
positions to our committee ?" again asked
Mr.. Hughes. "No Sir" replied the chair
man of the Democratic committee. Mr.
Huohes then moved to adjourn unit