Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22
COUNTY coNvsMTIo.l
Harmon ion Ac'ion and Rous'
ing Republican, H. scout ~
DELtGi,InS uNpLED, KID ON NOMINEE

| Tn" county p pnhlicau invention was
! the largo, and l~s, ascending - w."
i'ariy ever held IN the county rh~ pr,
r-'qiings w-r- harmonious anil d-lrga.
,i"n ~ representative rpuhlw,rs we've
chosen Ia ~ H. socorro aud h-lp name VI.
next congressional delegate frnm this ter
! ii'ory
! The convention was calle,i W. rider hy
Gnv. u \ s,"yrr. chairman, WI" mSde
many f,rniH 10y his efforts ~ bring har.
mony into the r,'puhlcan ranks, AMI the
que, and orlerly convention h.li vac
largely du. ~ his fAiruess and sense NJ
justice.
Az o'clock IL. convention was organ.
is~i hy the elrc,mu"f u u. Myers as ten.
porary chairman, Ann hon Rankin TEN.
pors'y s"crviary.
LibrAdod- BArn was elected interpreter
Gov stnvcr delivered logical aud
well rrc-ived address. urg-i fsrrers IN
III. proceedings ami Ir,-iic,-d = thlal
wave vrt"ry Tor the party In November
Chairman My-rr, nn motinn. appointed
th. following commit,T-s;
Organization Jreur " Castillo. X W
Hopkins. Jesus Romero. VIM fsr aud
John BurradAIl.,
Ct,,i-n ials Pedro PrI"a, ChAs T.
Hunt. Cntnrliur Murphy A Hubh-ll
aud ssm white
R-rnlu,iunr Th"S Hughes DR. Wine.
low, A. Bowie, Judge shaw aud X.
kllrrA
A recess was AIKEN Ia give III. com
. mi,,--s time To deliberate.
Upon r-c"nv"ning, the committee on
organization reIor,'-i in favor IL making
the temporary organization p-rtnap-n
{ which met with the hearty ami unani
nous sppr,val II the convention Tn,
committee On credentials reported 81
= delegates present snd entitled Ia seats IN
2 the convention. There were no contests
= before the committee. The COMMITTEES uu
' resolutions r-Iortcd the following. which
were unanimously drpted;
Whereas. New Mex ico IL cntitl.d D.,
\ reason uf lie rrr,urc-s And population, Il
la
nominee III the republican PARTY for dele.
u gate Ia congress be pl-lgri To us- al
= honorable means IN his power To bring
e th. territory into the union at the earliest
!. po-alble date.
&, Resolved. That We advocate and lie
mand the free and unlimited coinage ~
silver nj the ratio of III Ia l. and drina me-
= that the republican nominee for del-gai,
II lee pledged To favor Legislation looking u
that rnd.
n Resolved, Tha, the republican party N
this county d-nouncc the action IL III,
democratic congr--- ~ placing wool ~
u the fir- list, which has ruined the woo
= industry IN thus territory W. assert tina
:, the democratic tariff till has co~t this ter
A., tory IN the last two years more than ,ei
" millnnr IT dollars
" R-sulv-d. That President Cl-v-lan,
y" an,i the Democratic party deserve the ~
, v"rrr, conformation for repeating tn,
sherman silver law, which was :. dirrc
" blow Al one 81 the leading Industries u
v tnir territory
At Resolved. That We urge upon cougr-s,
n the c-ssnn II TN. million acres Of gov
4, ~rnmeut land To the territory. the pro
ce,-ir IL the Rsle Of same, To be used IL
y rrclaiming the arid lands ~ the common
\" wealth. ami for providing water rlorAx,
reservoirs and needed irrigation y, stems
> Resolved, That we denounc- the pres
y, .nt Democratic delegate Ia congr-.a f'uu
New Mexico, for his nc i've all and Asels
'" tauce In the formation Of lArg. irrigation
49, com panirs ia ColorR,iu, which sald com
N Iva MES have diverted the waters IL IN,
~ RIO Grand- Ia the great injury Of III,
people of New Mexico. aud We d-mzn,
X iha' congr-ss shall appoint q commis-ior
Ia rquiisbly settle Tia. Interstate eon,ro
n versy regarding water rights.
I, Resolved, That in favoring the sugaI
=. trust, At the expense and Ia the detri
" mrnt os every householder in the land
" the representatives of the democrati,
;. party have forfeited the respect of th'
M people III the whole country. ,rr-spectiv,
~ party, and the republican party II New
Mrxico demands the restoration of ,h'
Mt Mckinley tariff Law, which gav. protsc
IN ton Ia American indunir'eS and cheap
>, rned the nrceSHAries of life.
" We hold that the democrat party hs
y demonstrated:
AT First; That Il II 10 absolutely inoom
n. petent TO manage national affairs
second: That II 10 foolish. incongru
Qua, dishonest and corrupt, and In pron
o' We point To It's history for the PAS, tw,
T. years In th. msttsrs 81 the hawAiiAi
\. tr-aty. the treasury bond issue. the ,srii
hill. the silver question aud the nugA
trust scandal.
Resolved, That the reduced tariff N
co~l aud silvrr.l-ad orcs has works,
=. great hardship To the coal, silver AMI lea,
miners AMI Operators Of mines In this ter
:. ritory.
. Resolved, That II 10 the sense IL thi
' convention. that public convenience lie
: upands, public economy suggesis. ami Tia
v public welfare requires the creation "
= new counties in all parts VI this territory
whenever conditions - 10 distance, Iora
ton, population, taxable values, etc
warrant III. came, and Il IL further tn
~ belief ~ this convention that such condi
- tions now exist In that section II counir,
a comjus.si IL the western p"r''ons 81 Bern
!. Alillr and Valencia couniies AH tn sniitl
,, the inhabitants thereof 10 b- relieves
!, from -Iis,ing Inconvenience by tie craA
d ,on IL nsw aud compact county irou
!. that territory and the republican part,
I at y rnalillo county hereby pledges Il
" self 10 the support of such Laws "a, III,
A. coming session ofour Legislature ~ vii
% accomplish that result.
!. R.ss,lysd, That inAsmuoh ~ u has beet
learned by recent experiences that gra
evils and contentious aries FROM hoidm,