Las Vegas free press. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1891-1???, 1892-04-16
Calls WELL that ENDS WELL. ="


AT the Republican convention held
at Silver City, on Thursday last, by
the delegates chosen from the vari-
GUS counties of this territory, for the
purpose of selecting delegates to at
tend the national convention at Min
neapolis, Mimi, on June 18th next, it
was not only desired but was pre-
dicted by the enemies of the Repub-
lican party in our territory and which
prediction was much feared by even
some members of the Republican
party themselves, that owing to the
great desire and ambition of so many
of our prominent Republican citizens
IN the territory to be honored by
being chosen and selected rs a dele
gate to the national convention, that
strike and dissentions would arise at
the Silver City convention and there
would again be a repetition OF the
folly once before displayed in this
territory at the Albuquerque conven-
ton in 1884, resulting in split in
the Republican party and enabling
the Democratic party to get control
of the territory and elect Mr.. Joseph,
a Democrat, as delegate to congress
from this territory.
But happily the Republicans of
this territory have seen and expert
enced the folly of such a policy, and
although no one can be blamed for
aspiring to the hfgh honor of being
a delegate to the national convention
which will nominate the next presi-
dent of the United States, and it be-
ing well known fact that there is
so much good material among the
Republicans of this territory capable
of dong honor to themselves and
the territory at large should they
be chosen to such position, and there
being so few delegates to be
chosen to attend the Convention
one cannot wonder at the desire of
SO many to be among the chosen
few. The convention at Silver
City on Thursday last, notwithstand-
ing the great wish and desire of the
enemy of the Republican party that
dissentions might arise at said
convention, the convention was a
harmonious and peaceable one, and
did nobly in the selection of the del
egates to attend the national conven-
ton. And although we regret that
the territory was not entitled to send
more delegates to the national con-
vention, that fewer of our Rcpubli-
can citizens in the territory might
have been disappointed in their
hearts wish and ambition, yet we be-
lieve no better selection of delegates
could have been made than was
made.
Among the number, but not the
least, is our townsman, Miguel
A. Otero, of whom we all feel proud,
for there is no one more deserving
of the honors than our "Gillie." A
young man, pleasant, affable and
obliging, both in his private life,
as well as in the performance of his
public duties, in politics an UNI
swerving and true Republican, at
all times and under all all circum-
stances ready and willing to contrib
ute to the success of his party,whose
friends are legion, and as delegate
to the national convention to nomi-
nate the next president of the United
States, one who will do his duty, to
the best interest of the Republican
party at large.
San Miguel county feels proud of
the appointment of our "Gillie" to so
high and honorable a position, and
we bespeak that the result of his Sc
lection will bring to the party many
votes in San Miguel county in the
coming fall election. Delegates to
the Silver City convention, you did
well, not only in your general selec-
ton of the delegates throughout the
territory, but especially did honor to
San Mignel county in the selection
of NJ. A. Otero as one of those hon
orab!e delegates. "AlPs we'll that
ends we'll"