Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-03-07
roR TnF sILYER CONYRNrION.
Committees Appointed 70 aake AT
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held at Morrill, Hall, Silver Cts, N.
H., March 1. 1898, 10 mako arrange.
ments for the Southwest Silver con.
ventioD, to be held Ia said city on the
4th and 9th days Of July;
The meeting was called TO order by
Msyor J. w Fleming.
The visitors from ri Paso, Professor
LOrguemare and Mr.. EdlestOn, were
invited 10 seats on the platform. Hon.
J.. j. Bell aud Judge j. M. CHM were
also requested 10 take seats upon the
platform ,.f-
Nominations for ohaitmah we're
then in order. The name Of
Hon. s.. w Fleming was put
In nomination. IL was then moved
and carried that MIR. Fleming be elect.
chairman by reclamation.
The names Of Harry w. Lucas and
Harry Bennett we're placed 10 nnmi-
nation for secretary. Mr.. Lucas with.
drawing Mr.. Bennett was elected by
reclamation.
Judge CHM was %thereupon intro.
duced by the chair aud addressed the
meeting. He was followed by Mr.
Bell Prof. ~Longuemare was intro.
duced by the chair as "The Father of
the Silver Convention" He addressed
the meeting in behalf of himself and
Mr.. EdlestOn.
The FIRST on the order OF business
vas the selection Of n committee on
advertising. II was moved by MIR.
! Carr that a committee OF seven be
selected, stating that IL was not ncces.
aary that all reside In Silver City.
Motion seconded! II was suggested
by Mr.. Bell that the chairman, MIR.
| Fleming, constitute one of this com.
mittee. Mr.. Miles suggested that the
majority be appointed from Silver City,
/ for obvious easons The motion with
| these amendments carried. The chair
%thereupun appointed ~ such commit
lee the editor OF the SEN11NIL the ed.
tor of Tho Enterprise, samuel .B.
| Gillett, John j. Bell, Z NJ. Hand, Geo.
w. Miles aud John w. Fleming.
The chair announced that n commit
tee of arrangements be selected. 1t
was moved by Prot. Miles hat the
chair appoint a committee of five per-
manent residents Of Silver City as a
committee on arrangements. Motion
seconded. The motion vas amended
at the suggestion OF Mr. POrterdeld to
read "a committee OF twelve" Mo
ton as amended carried. The chair
thereupOn appointed as such commit.
tee Messrs. L A. Skelly, M,W. Porter
field, II. ID. Gilbert, Max Schultz. NV.
Nef, John j. Bell, Thomas Foster,
A. b. Laird, ID. q. Hobart Wm;r Kane
DIR. Wood aud Charles Rosecrans. 1t
was thereupOn moved BY Mr.. Hobart
that the chair constitute one Of such
committee. Motion carried.
The chair by authority appointed
the following named persons as a
committee on railroad rates: Walter
G. Hadldy, Perry b. Lady, I. Van
Wagner, Judge j. d. Bail and g.
WOrmser.
The following were appointed as q
committee Of i've to invite speakers
TO address the convention and to as.
certain how many can be expected "a
attend: ID p. Carr, II II. Belts, II W
Lucas and +. M. Hand. j.. j Bell was
appointed ON said committee but upon
his request was excused. hr Carr
moved that the chair be also m OF
said committee. Motion seconded and
carried.
The next in order Of business was
the appointment OF a committee on
programme and amusements. Messrs.
Verne BradO, II. WOOdville, G.. w
Miles, DIR. Williams and Geo. HauSer
were appointed as such committee.
II was suggested by Mr.. Macdonald
that the chairman was eE.ofhcio mem
Der of all committees MIR. Carr OBJ
jected.
Prof. LOnguemare suggested that
the chairman was made chairman OF
the executive committee at the con
ventiOn In FL Paso.
IN ponarufa hallnt tho f~nllnWinO
we're elected q committee on finance
j. w. Fleming, j. B%rOckmau, Mrs.O S,
Warren, Aaron Schultz and j. w. Gil
lett.
The chairman: ut will be necessary
TO appoint committees from ali the
different towns around these commit
tees TO organize, elect officers, and To
elect their respective delegates to the
convention" Mr.. Bell moved that
the chair appoint the committees on
the outlying districts. Motion second
ed and carried.
IL was moved by Mr.. Carr the chair
be authorized to add names to the list
of the outlying committees. Seconded
and carried.
Mr.. Miles: "Mr. Chairman. / move
that The c~hairman's office be TIE head
quarters of the various committees,
and that the chairman Of this meeting
be ex.OficiO chairman Ot all commit
tees appointed here tonight" Mo-
tion seconded and carried.
Following is the list Of outlying
committees as appointed by the chair
Georeet, wn-John Berry. MALCOLM McGre-
gor, Thomas Knuckey. Chas. Dennis. ID,
PinOs AltOe-J. Z. Houston, Thomas, \. J,
r.nteaIED Rsnnett Cant. Marley. Joaeph
Donnelly. HutohinsOi aud Jalius Wellge-
Too. Poak-U. z. Mcdaniel, cha'. Poe.
Deming-B. Y. MeKeyos, 4. Liudauor,J John
q rbett. !. A. LookhSrt. -
L0rdsburg-JOs Deahyl y. H.OWnhy. d.. W.
Moarafh. Richard Hart. DOn.H. kedEie.
Black HeWk-H. Htssimmous, D. H. lSnoh
Mosaiicn-M. c.. Logan, Cart. cOODsy, P
c~sTiisis-Petor MoDsrmOtt, Scott Dawson.
James Tong.
viotoria-Mr. BuFk. chAs. Kimbull, Peter
Cunning.
Pyrumid-G. ". Hamilton. @. ". Mccormick
VIM. Metbury, o. Il. smythe.
Hadley-Waltsr G. Hadley, -KershaW, Jos
Gomez.
KiugstOu-wm. Burns, J. P. Hyland, Judge
Whitman
Hillsboro-R. G. TroEer. Robert Hauston
Ahouhh murphy r - Donuettt W. D. hoPe'
we'll, Nicholas GALES.
Chloride-James Blaine, W. o. Thompson
samuel McKellia.
Gold H~ill-ThomAs Foster. p. H. Snyder,
David Eggleston, q. \. Kellum.
HsrmosA-J. c. Plommons W. l.. Taylor.
Clifton-C NJ. shannon, Benz. Crawford. Ma
rion Mitchell.
Morsnoi-Pabio aaloido, Samuel Schuts.
Btsin's Pass-P. b, Smith, -fOz.
Hsnover-Franklin MahOn, - GilehHst, J.
J.. Alvey.
HaohitA - Sterling Burwsll. JOhn Gleason
John Welsh.