The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1894-10-19
Sierra County Republican Con-
vention.


Pursuant TO call issued by the chair
man of the republican central COM
mittee of Sierra county, a convention
of the delegates duly elected in the
various precincts, assembled at the
court house in Hillsboro, Monday Oc-
t0ber 18th, 1894. The convention was
harmonious and largely attended, aud
among the delegates present were
many representative men of the coun-
ty, and the patriotic and buslness-like
manner in which republican principles
were declared attested the fact and
commanded the respect Of all others
of different political faiths that were
present.
The convention convened at II a. m.
MI. r. G. Troeger, Of HillsbOro, was
elected temporary chairman, and MIR.
Harry Chandler, of Fairview, was
elected temporary secretary.
Following the selection of tenn
porary chairman and secretary the fol-
lowing committees were appointed and
recess taken until 1 O'clock:
Credentials-F. l. Given, Francisco
Apodaca, M. II. Day and M. MOrgans.
Resolutions-George r. Baucus, z.
Mothersill and G. T. Barr.
Order of Business-W W. O. Thompson,
Manuel Chavez and George Reay.
Permanent Organization - w. f..
Marble, Gus Duvall and Bias Chavez.
Convention r~e-convened at l o'clock,
Report of committee on credentials
read and adopted, %whereupon the con-
ventiOn moved to permanent organi-
zatiou. r. G. TrOeger was elected per-
manent chairman, and w. o. Thomp-
son permanent secretary.
Report of committee IN resolutions
was read and the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
WE, The Republicans of Sierra County,
New Mexico, in convention assembled, in
Hillsborough, this 18th day of October, 1884,
ratify and support the platform and reso
lutions adopted Mt the general republican
convention held at Socorro on the 10th day
of September. 1894, with the following ad-
ditions;
THAT we adopt as the device to be display
ed at the head OF the republican ticket the
Flag Of the United States.
WE denounce the Populist party for its
business like and unpatriotic proposition
upon fat money as the most subtitle and in
sidtous policy for destroying the free and
unlimited coinage of silver and gold at the
ratio of l6 to l.
WE denounce the destructive and injurious
effect of the new duty on cattle imposed
by the tariff bill of the democratic party
by which said duty has been changed from
a specific charge made by the Republican
tariff of $40 a head to an advalorum duty of
20 per cent, which is less than S2 a head.
WE ratifY and support the nomin alton OF
Thomas b. Catron as our candidate for dele
gate to the 54th Congress.
Reports of other committees read
and adopted.
Convention proceeded to ballot for
choice of candidates, as follows:
For member territorial house of re.
representatives., CT. Barr presented The
name Of Nicholas GALES; the nomi
nation seconded by F, l. Given. Mo
ton by Bias Chavez that it be declared
by reclamation; motion carried. anC
the chair declared Mr.. GALES elected
by acclamation.
f. !. Given placed in nomination thu
nameof Max l.. Kahler for sheriff, the
nomination was seconded by j. S. p
Robinson. Wherenpon Mr.. Jas. Dial
gllsh was placed in nomination by G
R. Baucus, the nomination was second
ed by II. Chandler. c. r. Barr then
placed before the convention the nam;
Of j. w. Honsipger, the nomination
seconded, and no other nominations be
ing presented, the convention proceed
ed to ballot for choice as follows: Dal
glish 10; Kahler 10; H~onsinger 5. Sec
ond ballot: Kahler II; Dalglish ID
Mr.. Kahler having received the ma
jority of the votes cast he was declare,
elected. On motion he was elected b.
reclamation.
Next came the choice for three coun
ty commissioners. il was moved AM