Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-03-29


and his Republican bondsmen to make
restitution of the $4,000 filched from the
city school fund.
After the reading had been finished,
Delegate Cunningham stated that the
committee wished to incorporate in its re-
port a recommendation that the ''rooster
ampant" be adopted as the Democratic
emblem of the campaign.
The resolutions, including the rooster,
were adopted By acclamatioL.
Geo. Marsh then delivered short talk
eulogizing the president of the conven-
ton as friend to Santa Fe and its peo-
| pie.
motion to go into executive session,
or caucus, for the purpose of agreeing i
On the candidates to be chosen, was OPP
posed by A. p. Hill on the ground that
there was nothing to hide from the out
side world, that secrecy of any kind was
in opposition to the true principles of
Democracy and he therefore offered an
amendment that the convention proceed
at once to the nomination of candidates.
After considerable time spent in debate
for and against the motion, in which NJ.
+. Sena, A. P. Hill and Camilo Padilla
took prominent part, Mr.. Hill withdrew
his amendment and the motion was
carried.
The delegates, on the Recommendation
of one of their members, withdrew to a
private room in the building, the pres
ident naming P. Fl. Hill and Genovevo
Sandoval az sergeants at arms whose
duty it was to guard the secrecy OF the
delegates in executive session.
After an absence of forty.fve minutes
spent in caucus, the delegates returned
10 the hall and having been called to
order by the president a motion to pro-
coed with the nominations, was seconded
and carried.
THE NOMINATIONS.
Mr.. A. P. Hill, in forcible, well de-
livered and highly eulogistic speech,
placed in nomination the name of Charles
L. Easley for mayor. VIM. P. Cunning
ham, in splendid speech, also highly
eulogistic of the nominee whom he feel
ingly alluded to as his own friend and the
friend of the people, seconded the nomi-
u nation of Gen. Easley. Mr.. Cunning
y hams seconding speech was mastery
70 effort and his references to the worth
r honesty, sound Democracy and general
q good qualities of the nominee we're ap'
IL plauded most vociferously.
10 Melton Castillo, in quite an impas
c. stoned speech, delivered in Spanish, in
. the name of the 4th ward, seconded the
w nomination of Charles F. Easley, whom
II he designated as a truly honest, noble
and good man and true friend to the
" people.
~ Camilo Padilla moved that the nomi
;, nation of Charles F. Easley be made
unanimous which was seconded, put tt
~ the convention and carried with roar.
]. Camilo Padilla nominated Frank An
"a drews for clerk. VIM. P. Cunningham
~ moved that the nomination be made
unanimous which was carried.
Oh Benigno Muniz nominated for thu
he Office of city treasurer, j. s. Candelario
il which nomination was made unanimou
~ with the usual enthusiasm.
IN, On motion of A. P. Hill committee o
three was appointed to wait on Gen
a. Easley and escort him to the convention
10 the hall of his friends. The presiden
u" appointed as such committee A. p. Hill
%, VIM. P. Cunningham and M. F. Sena.
While the committee was absent tn
le convention ratified the nominations Q
,ly education made at the ward primaries O
Wednesday night.
ng The convention then proceeded to cleo
to city central committee to serve for tn
ort ensuing year, consisting of five member
les one from each ward and one for the cit
he at large. The following names were pre-
zee scented and elected: LIST ward-Camil
Padilla; 2nd withdrawing Garcia; 3r
nj ward-J. A. Martinez; 4th ward-Bernar
"a Seligman, and for the city at large-Wn
IA P. Cunningham.
or The committee selected to wait on Gel
es, Easley returned and reported to the col
in vention through VIM. P. Cunningham
F. who stated that the committee had foun
Gen. Easley in bed, he having been keI
m from the convention by sickness in h
family. The general, however, informe
by ths committee that he was in the hant
the of his friends and would accept the nom
ing nation. This assurance was receive
ch, with great applause. Mr.. Cunningha
ed In delivering his committee report toe
led occasion to make 4 very good speec
'ay advising his hearers to work hand
out hand for the election of the entire eli
ess ticket and more especially for the cand
to dates for the board of education, as Il
He Republicans, he said, would willingly To-
the all other Offices for the sake of the pc
It," session of the schools and school fund.
or Three cheers for Gen. Easley were call
rat. for and given with will. Three chez
re- and vote of thanks we're given the pr
no. siding officer, Secretary Miller, and in t
and utmost good humor with itself and t
rri- world at large, at 11:45 the conventi
be- adjourned.
De CONVENTION NOTES.
ght
Good men and true-every nominee
ech the Democratic ticket.
ion Clerk A. P. Hill makes a model cha
Lu- man and very forcible speech.
on The convention was most harmonic
and orderly throughout the whole pl
ms ceedings.
~ If citizens desire an economic, busine
"a" ao like administration they will have
~ vote the Democratic ticket on Tuesd
next.
ken During the early part of the proce'
it's ings Delegate Spiegelberg asked to
ime excused and his alternate, Frank Andre
the was seated in his place.
the The efforts of the Republican boss
an retain control of the city school fund,
ade hook or crook, were excoriated by
the speakers in last nights convention.
olu- Just before adjournment it was
nounced that ratification meetings wo,
be INDUCED in in each ward. One will
49, held in Gonzales hall, in the I'd ward,
'"'' Saturday night.
'n0 Secretary Lorion Miller presided "
rim dignity, fairness and altogether with
ued utmost good nature. He was perfec
ling at home in the chair and seemed to hi
yer, all the points of parliamentary law read