Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-09-11
SOME POLITICS.
Democratic Convention Tomorrow
Mr.. ManZanares Not a Candi-
date-POlitical News Notes
of the Day.

| The Democratic county convention to
nominate ten delegates to the territorial
convention at Las Cruces, called to noml-
nate candidate for delegate in congress,
takes place at the court house at 2 p. m.
tomorrow. 1t promises to be an en-
thusiastic assemblage. As announced in
the official call, "all persons or organiza-
tions, without regard to former party
affiliations, who honestly intend to sup
port the Democratic nominee for dele
gate to congress, are invited to partici-
pate in such county convention, and are
eligible to election as delegates to the
territorial convention"
THE DELEGATEsHIp.
For some weeks past the personal
friends of the Hon. Frank Manzanares, of
San Miguel county, have been using that
gentleman's name quite frequently in
connection with the Democratic nomina-
ton to congress, and while these friends
were no doubt inspired by the sincerest
of motives, the report having somehow
got out that Delegate Joseph would not
be a candidate for denomination, Che
NEW MEXICAN has information of the
most reliable character that Mr.. Manza-
mares is in no sense candidate for the
| nomination.
i This narrows the delegateship matter
down to a contest between Mr.. FERGUSON
and Mr.. Joseph.
SAN MIGUEL DEMOCRATS.
At Democratic meeting at Las Vegas
on Saturday night, called to order by
John Pace, NJ. J.. Crowley was elected
chairman, M. S. Hart, secretary, and E..
Armijo, interpreter. DR.. Geo. 7. Gould
read the largely signed call for the meet
ing. Judge E. V. Long was called on
and made an able and interesting address,
He was followed by George I. Gould,
Thomas Tafoya, A. A. Jones, G. Noise,
Pillar Abeytia and Elmer Veeder. Judge
Long offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
meeting, composed of Democratic voters
of precincts 5, 25, Ga and 30, that the
Dem ocratic party of San Miguel county
should be thoroughly organized through
out the county, and we pledge ourselves
to aid the Democratic central committee,
to the extent of our ability in every effort
the committee may make to that end, and
this meeting respectfully requests the
said central committee to begin at once
the work of organization.
| TWAS moved and carried that the chair
| man appoint committee of six to confer
with like committee, appointed by the
Democratic meeting held at the court
house on the previous evening. The
committee appointed by Chairman Grow
ley, in accordance with the foregoing
resolution, are R. K. M. Cullen, John L.
Zimmerman, Chris Wiegand, Chas. Tam
me, T. O'Leary and W. G. Benjamin. The
San Miguel Democratic primaries took
place last night and the county conven.
ton meets on Friday next.
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
The Eddy county Democrats held the
county convention on Saturday.
The Democratic convention at thu
court houseto- morrow afternoon promises
to be an old-time rouser.
The A., T. & S. F. has made a fare Of
one and third for the round trip to the
territorial conventions at Las Cruces and
Socorro.
1t is surprising what large crop Of
candidates for county Offices on the Dem
ocratic ticket is maturing. 1t betokens ,
very lively convention at Springer OF
tho Gath 1nst.-Raton Reporter.
At the San Miguel Republican count.
convention held yesterday at Las Vega
NJ. A. Otero called the meeting to order
Jefferson Reynolds was elected temporar.
chairman and B. Romero, temporary sec
rotary.
Several of Mr.. M. A. Otero's Republi
can friends in Santa Fo county say the.
will make it point to be on hand at So
zorro Notwithstanding the fact that the.
were not honored by the Santa Fe count.
bosses with delegateships.
And now it seems that Ex-Governor L
Bradford Prince is in active training TO-
the Republican nomination for delegate
to congress. The governor seemingl.
forgets the drubbing he received in 1888:
when he was the Republican candidate
for the same office.-Raton Reporter.
The Eddy county Republicans helt
their convention few days ago. Mr.. W
A. Hawkins raL the machine. W. A. Fin
ley and Messrs. Anderson, Draper, Brown
McLanathen, Mendenhall and Church
we're selected as delegates to the legisla
tive convention at Lincoln. Messrs. W
A. Hawkins, G. s. Ludham and o. G. Myhrt
were chosen as delegates to the Socorrt
convention.