Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1892-08-27

facilitating the escape of murderers anc
other criminals from Just punishment fol
their crimes.
Resolved, That the expenses OF county
government are now far in excess Of whal
they should be and the rate of taxation
necessary to maintain the same is burden.
some and oppressive, deterrng capital
from investment and retarding the de.
velopment of the natural resources of the
county therefore the fees and emolumen ente
of county officers should be reduced to a
fair compensation for their services, and
we favor the substitution of fixed and
limited salaries for fees in payment of all
public officials.
Resolved, That the Office OF county
auditor should be created, whose duty it
shall be TO audit all claims against the
county, make monthly settlements with
all county and precinct officers, and pub
lish quarterly statements of the receipts
and expenditures and financial condition
OF the county.
Resolved, That the allowance to the
sheriff OF Is cents day for feeding each
prisoner in the county Jail is legalz9d
robbery OF the tax payers, and we demand
that law be enacted providing for an
allowance of not to exceed 80 cents day
for each prisoner.
Resolved, That the Republicans of
Grant county are in favor OF retrench
ment and economy in the administration
of county affairs and pledge to the people
an honest and faithful performance of
OF every public duty imposed by election
upon those nominated by this conven-
ton.
Resolved, That the collection of taxes
should be made part of the duties Of the
county treasurer and that his salary be
! increased 30 as to remunerate him there.
fore.
I Resolved, That the feeding OF county
prisoners by contract should be let to the
lowest bidder, subject to approval Of the
county commissioners.
JUDGE MORRISON AT LAS VEGAS.
Says the Las Vegas Free Press: 'It
was expected to have had several sneak
ers at the opera house last night, but they
all had business that called them home.
Hon. A. l.. Morrison stayed and was the
only speaker OF the evening. His subject
was the tariff and he handled 1t in an
able and mastery fashion, showing his
thorough, familiarity with the subject.
1t is useless for US to speak of Mr.. Nor.
rison, as he has national reputation as
an orator, especially in his specially of
the tariff"
POLITICAL WAITS.
+. A. Grunsfeld left for Albuquerque
last night to be present at the Peoples
county convention to-day.
DR.. Kelley, of Cerrllos or Golden,
would like the nomination for county
commissioner on the Democratic ticket
OF this county.
A Republican ratification meeting will
be held at the court house on Tuesday
evening next; preparations for this meet
ing are now in progress.
Polica-pio Armijo writes to the Citizen
Withdrawing from the Bernaillo county
Republican ticket. He had been nomi-
mated as a candidate for the legislative
house.
The Santa Fe county Democratic con-
vention to elect delegates to the territorial
convention which meets here Sept. 10,
will be held at the court house on Satur-
day next.
1t is reported that Sheriff C. A. Robin
son will be candidate upon the Repub-
lican ticket for the council from the So
corro and Sierra district. He and f.
V. Chavez will then have to fight it out in
all probability.
The Republican executive committee
has just been named and consists of the
following: r. E. Twitchell, chairman;
L. A. Hughes, secretary; John II. Riley,
j. Frank Chaves, L. G. Fort, A. l.. Nor
rison and G. F. Hunt.
The Republican county convention of
Colfax county will be held OH September
"a next, at Ration. 1t will consist of l2G
delegates and will be about as large a
county convention as has ever been held
in New Mexico, the ratio OF representa-.
ton being two delegates from each of the
twenty.six precincts and one delegate for
every five votes cast for NJ. S. Otero at
the last election,