Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-12-16

that he was unalterably opposed to nam
ing this league after any living man, aud
did not want it used as an additional
string to the tail of anybody's political
kite on general principles, and for the
further reason that it was prohibited by
section three of the constitution just
read. Said he: "If we adopt section
three, we can not name this league after
any of the Republicans now before the
people. There are many who have passed
over the line worthy to be held in CRATE
full remembrance by the Republicans of
this ountry-Lincoln, Grant, or any of
the great Republicans who have gone be-
fore, and have no political axes to grind,
will suit me-" s. A. Sturgis moved that
the league be called the James G. Blaine
league. W. M. Reed moved that it be
called the "Chaves County League" Col.
Timoney got the floor and said (substan-
tally: "Or behalf of the committee l
wish to say that two of the committee
men favored the calling of this league
after that Napoleon of protection, VIM.
Mckinley. Mr.. Chairman, there is but
one logical candidate of the Republican
party for the presidency next year-that
candidate can be none other than VIM.
Mckinley, of Ohio. This county, as well
as every other section of the entire west,
has suffered, and is suffering, from the
effects of that legislation which deposed
the tariff law introduced and engineered
through congress by VIM. Mckinley.
New Mexico, Individually and collectively,
owes him debt of gratitude chat can
never be repaid, not even by naming this
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articles of production IN this territory,
has been by the Democrats placed upon
the free list, and our people have been
robbed of the bounty they we're entitled
to for engaging in the business of wool
growing" The colonel did not tell his
hearers that WOOL under the operation of
the Mckinley tariff, steadily declined in
price until before the Mckinley law was
repealed, it was lower than it is now,
under the present law, which admits
foreign wool free of duty. "Mr. Chair
man, want to see every Republican in
Chaves county, and the territory of New
Mexico, place himself upon record, and
there is no more unequivocal declaration
for Republication than an unqualified
Endorsement of VIM. Mckinley, and I,
therefore, move that the league be named
for him."
Then there we're 80 many motions, sub
stitutes and amendments offered that the
chair was completely bewildered, and said
appealingly: "Gentlemen, there is q way
out of this tangle if some of you will only
think of it," Nobody thought of it, and
the knots got worse. Mr.. Jaffa finally
suggested, as a compromise, that it be
called the Republican League of Rosw Ii,
N. M. Mr.. Sturgis said that he was some
what partial to the name of Blaine, and
would accept the compromise if it was
called the Blaine Republican League of
Roswell. This did not meet with favor
and the Blaine amendment was voted
down. On the proposition to call the
league the Chaves County League, Col.
Timoney stated that it would be too gen.
eric, and preclude the organization of a
league at Hagerman or other places in the
county, and while the meeting was at it
he insisted upon, at least, giving the
league an American name. This was IN
the nature of damper, and, after much
parliamentary sparring, confusion and
knots that we're never united, vote was
taken, and the organization was chris
tened The Republican League of Roswell, !
N. M. The constitution and bylaws we're |
then adopted, with the exception of that
section in the former which declared that
the league should be subordinate to the
territorial league. That was passed until
the next meeting. A committee was APP
pointed to name list of officers for the
league and to report Tuesday night, and
the meeting then adjourned until that
time.
We did not attend the meeting Tuesday
night, but understand that the ticket
selected by the committee was elected, ex-
cept the treasurer, and is as follows: Col.
|. II. Elliott, president; A. @. Draper, 1st
vice president; Col. E. McB. Tim money, I'd
vice president; W. M. Reed, secretary; j.
E. Brown, treasurer; executive commit
tee, E. A. Cahoon, W. s. Prayer, G. H.
Sparks, J. M. Miller, j. B. Mathews, q. L.
Gill and Thos. H. Long.
While it is more of our business, and
while the officers selected are good men
and valuable citizens, we must say that
Col. Timoney was entitled to the presi-
dency of the leagne. He got the league
enthusiasm up to the sticking point, and
did nearly all the actual work of engineer
ing it through to com pletion.-Rosw
Record.
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