Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-10-23


Antonio Joseph as Democratic candidate
for delegate to the house of representa-
tives of the 54th congress and We com
mend his faithful and fruitful public ser
vice during the past nine years to the
grateful acknowledgment of the people
and we submit his cause to their ludg-
ment upon the record he has made.
We point with pride to his unwavering |
and persistent efforts in the great cause
of sovereign statehood for New Mexico
and we congratulate the people upon the
great promise of realization OF their
hopes through his efforts at the next SEES
sion of congress.
We call the particular attention Of the
people of this county. especially affected
thereby, to the good work of the Demo-
cratic administration, under Gov. W. L.
Thornton, now governing the affairs of
New Mexico, in the apprehension and
punishment of criminals regardless of
politics, in Kidding the capital city OF the
gang of assassins that tlourished here
under Republican protection, in detect
ing and furnishing crime, in restoring the
safety of life and property, in securing
the better collection of taxes, and in gen
eral for its reform in the methods of the
administration of law throughout the ter
ritory. We commend this administration
to the people for these and many other
public benefits and We pledge it our I'M
divided and earnest support IN all its
efforts for reform in the public business.
We congratulate the people of this
county and of the territory generally on
the application of the principle in their
territorial government as 1T now exists
that "public Office is public trust" Our
courts are clean and free from political
persecution. Our judges are high-mind-
ed, honorable men that administer Justice
without regard to race, color, politics or
condition. All the public officials under
this administration are honest, competent
men, who administer their offices in the
interests of the whole people. There are
no Scandals there is no incompetency
1t is home-rule administration in the
highest sense New Mexico has ever ex-
perienced.
We pledge the legislative nominees
of this convention, if elected, to honesty
and economy in legislation for the con-
duct of the territorial government, so
that halt may be called in the steadily
advancing rate of taxation for territorial
expenses and the burdens of taxation on
the people may be lightened thereby. We
pledge them to work for legislation to
secure the better and more general col
lection of taxes, SO that wealthy individ-
uals and corporations, tax dodgers, may
be compelled to promptly pay their taxes
and thus relieve the many small tax-pay-
ers from bearing all the burdens of the
cost of government; we pledge them to
legislation for the protection of the
rights of labor against grinding monop-
oly--for protection of the miner, the
railroad employe and the workingman
generally by the passage of just liability
laws, laws against "pluck me" stores and
laws to compel just and prompt pay
meut of wages for labor done.
We pledge the nominees for county
offices to honesty and economy in the ad-
ministration of the affairs of their re-
spective Offices, so that the unfortunate
financial situation of the county may be
relieved by prudent and economical
han ding of all county moneys; to that
end we favor reduction of expenses all
along the line, SO that our tax rate may
be lossened instead of increased a5 it has
been steadily whenever Republicans con-
T trolled the county finances. We are
,, thoroughly impressed with the absolute
necessity for retrenchment, reform and
radical change in the management of
, county affairs and we pledge our nomi-
nees to earnest effort in that direction
We realize that this must be done to
avoid bankruptcy and as good citizens
we pledge that it shall be done under a
, Democratic administration.
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ratio of 16 to /.
We declare for free common schools
and for legislative and other measures
that will increase the efficiency of oul
present system.
A We endorse and adopt the sentiments
+ of the Democratic territorial platform
and invite tho people of this county te
study and follow them.
4 Upon these declarations we present OUT
:. candidates and submit the justice of oul
p cause to the Judgment of free and in
. telligent people in this county.
Gro. w. KNAEBEL,
t Chairman.
n CHAs. Lyons, Secretary.
= THE NOMINATIONS.
Nominations were then in order ant
Hon. Mr.. W. Il. Dame placed before thu
tory for the council. He spoke Of Mr.
: Victory's great service to the party ant
: his many noble traits of head and heart
Mr.. Victory was unanimously nominated
For the house, Mr.. Camilo Padilla nomi
q mated VIM. E. Dame, of Cerrillos, and Mr.
d Victory nominated, Mr.. Thomas Leaden
4 of the same place. These nominations
o were seconded respectively by Mr.. G. M
, Dreamer and Mr.. Eugenio Sena, and
/, WE'RE HEARTILY APPROVED
y by unanimous vote of the convention
:. Mr.. Luciano Baca nominated for pro
bate judge Mr.. Apolonio Chavez, of Ga
listeo. Mr.. Chavez was duly chosen al
the party's nominee.
o The county commissioners were named
Q by the several districts, and upon cal
! of the districts the 1st named Mr.. Higinie
Martinez, of Santa Fe; the I'd, Mr.. w. G
Rogers, of Cerrillos; the Sd, Mr.. Carlos AL
arid, of Santa Cruz. The convention unani
:, mously ratified the selections of thest
:, districts.
: Mr.. Adolph P. Hill WAS then nominated
for probate clerk by Mr.. H. L. Ortiz, thu
nomination being seconded by Mr.. @. M
Dreamer. The applause with which thu
announcement of Mr.. Hills nomination
l. was received showed his great popularlt.
y with all present.
4 The convention here took a recess unti
/. 1880 o'clock.
THE NIGHT SESSION.
It can be truly said that such crowt
= as attended the evening session of thu
convention never before assembled in thu
court house. Not only we're all the seat
% occupied and the aisles crowded, but thu
$ inner railing of the court room wa
o packed almost to suffocation and the ap
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