Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-09-28

The territorial Democratic convention
to nominate candidate for delegate in
congress will convene at the court house
in Santa Fe tomorrow. The convention
will be called to order at l p. m. There
will be 1855 delegates In the assemblsge,
and the prospects are that not only will full
be in attendance from each
county but representative Democrats
from every quarter of the territory will
be present to lend their aid and advice
1t seems certain at this writing that this
will prove the most harmonious and en-
thusiastic gathering in which the Demo.
Gratis of New Mexico have ever partioi-
pated. There is scarcely doubt but
that Hon. H. B. FERGUSON, of Albuquer.
que, will be declared the unanimous
choice of the party for delegate in con.
gress. The last of the county conven-
tions, those in San Miguel, Bernalillo and
Grant counties, we're held on Saturday
afternoon. As rule all the county con-
ventions have instructed for Mr.. Fergus
son and where no positive instruction
was given the delegates are known te
faver his nomination.
BERNALILLo COUNTY
will send thirty-six delegates to the con
vention at Santa Fe tomorrow. They
are to work as a unit and cast twelve
votes first, last and all the time for Hon
H. B. Ferguson for delegate to congress
The delegates are as follows:
w. S. Kuckenbecker, Donlciano Chaves
G. B. Hawley, Henry Carpenter, George
F. Albright, L. =. Trimble, B. F. Adams
H. L. Warren, A. G. de Baca, j. J. Keegan
Pablo Anaya, Jose A. Montoya, M. Man.
dell, L. N. Wilkerson, Trinidad Lucero, j
Fl. Madden, j. E. Priest, Geo. W. John
ston, Doniciano Gurule, J. G. Albright, L
I. Delaney, Scott Knight, L. Huning, J
M. Skinner, N. B. Field, Edward Dodd
W. w. Mcclellan, F. A. Gutierrez, Tomas
@. Montoya, G. D. Pearce, J. s. Eagle
John A. Jacoby, Il. D. johnson, s. V
Southall, Felix Lester, Summers Burk
hart.
At Las Vegas on Saturday the follow
ing delegates we're selected as the dele
gates to the Santa Fe conventions: j. D
W. Veeder, F. A. Manzanares, John w
Wallace, DR.. Geo. T. Gould, Monico Ia
foya, Catarino Romero, Dionicio Mar
tinez, E. G. de Baca, Felipe Baca y Gar
cha, Antonio Lucero, Felix Martinez, L
R. Allen, Julian Sandoval, Manuel Silvs
Clemente Angel, j. M. Hernandez, Fran
| cisco Romero, Sostenes Delgado, j. M
Tafoya, @. H. Norton and 3. H. Wells.
| RIO ARRIBA HEARD FROM.
The following is the list Of the Demo
cratic delegates of Rio Arriba county
the territorial convention:
Felix Garcia, Henry Grant, Sam Eldod
Albino Lopez, Vicente Archuleta, Felip
Salazar, Cosme Martinez y Trujillo, An
ceto Moya, Juan de j. Duran, s. I
Olivas, Francisco Lopez, George H. Tic
Roman Montana, Slxto Chavez, Romul
Martinez, Daniel Velarde.
| The convention which named the abov
adopted resolutions as follows:
Resolved, By the Democratic CONVEX
ton of Rio Arriba county that we indore
the administration of the Hon. Willial
T. Thornton and his capable and energeti
efforts in Furnishing crime in New Mexico
Resolved, That we indorse the Dem,
cratic platform as enunciated at the n,
tional con 7ention of Chicago, and we ar
IN favor of the free coinage of silver q
the ratio of 16 to because we believe
is our duty to sustain American principle
and we further believe that the Dem,
cratic party is the only party that wi
save the people from the terrible cris
that threatens the people of this gret
republic.
Resolved, That we recommend the del,
gates of our county to indorse the Hol
H. B. FERGUSON as our candidate fc
delegate to the 55th congress.
Resolved, That we are in favor tbs
our territory be admitted to the sister
hood of states as sovereign state of til
union; and be it further
Resolved, That we emphatically d,
plore and censure the attempt made
communication which appeared in tn
Albuquerque Citizen to discredit CO.
Thornton in his official character.
JOSE F. SuAzo,
F. LOPEZ,
TOBIAS EsPINosA,
Committee on Resolutions.