Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-09-26

resolutions Tor the coinage or the Amerl-
can product and q protective tariff, pend
ing an International agreement.
Eugene A. Fiske, the attorney, though
not a member Of the Santa Fe delegation,
has made his influence felt in the conven-
tion.
Delegate Catron is a silent Iooker-on 10
Venice, though perhaps lingering that
watch chain a little more ~nervousIy than
usual.
Chas. A, Spiess has not allowed the
grass to grow under his feet and with q sin
gle purpose In view-the nomination OF Mr..
Catron.
Don Demetrio Perez. delegate from So.
zorro county, nee.s ell. time, pSrscaal
friends atevery turn. Used to live here,
you know.
Judge A. A. Freeman arrived from
Eddy in the niche of time to have his
county represented at the great and earn
est republican gathering.
Secretary Frost has the newspaper In
stinct and be invariably helps out the press
boys In every way possible. He's some-
what Of a campaigner himself, too.
Solomon Luna is on hand from Valencia
county, accompanied by his brother, Max
Luna, who Is sheriff of the county. Strang-
or things have happened than that Solo,
mon Luna would be the nominee for dele.
gate.
Col. Richard Hudson, OF Grant county,
has grown aged and gray 10 the politics OF
New Mexico, always having been a stead
fast and consistent member Of the republi-
can party. He brought with him to to-
days convention a plank for the platform,
worded as follows: 1--WE demand the free
and unlimited coinage OF American silver,
at the ratio of is to l, a high protective
tariff on all foreign silver ores and silver
bullion.v
Creighton M. Foraker, a deleg ate to to-
days convention from Grant county, is a
full brother Of Senator elect Joseph B. For
aker, of Ohio. He Is no carpet Dagger,
either, having been engaged in the cattle
business in Grant county for the past four
teen years. His parents reside at Hills
boro. Ohio, the age of his father being
eighty-one years and that of his mother
seventy six years. In the probable event
of the election OF Mckinley, he may posi-.
bly, be in somebody's way for a coveted
and paying position.
Among the visiting newspaper men pres
ent are: Tom Hughes, of the Albuquerque
Citizen; Col. W. s. Williams, of the Socor.
no Chieftoin: Joe E.. Sheridan, OF the Sill
yer City Enterprise; Capt. T. W. Collier,
Of the Ration Range; Don: II. Kenzie, Of
the Lordsburg Liberal; A. ]. Papen, OF the
Las Cruces Republican,; Fred A. Anderson,
of the Rincon Weekly. III. H. Howard, of
the San Marcial Bee; Pablo Trujillc, of
La Estrella de Nueuo Merico, Socorro;
Marcia Valdez, of El Tempo. Las Cruces,
and Manuel Salazar y Otero, of La Ban
dera Americana, Albuquerque.
DON EDR PEREA.
Don Pedro Perea, who is a possible
'sdark horse' at ro-day's nominating ION.
v~ention, is a native of Bernalillo county,
been born there in 1852. Having
wealthy parents, Mr.. Perea was given
every desired educational advantage,
among them a course In st. Louis univer-
sity from 1866 to 1871, and subsequently
at Georgetown college. Since that time.
Mr.. Perea has continuously resided In his
present home county, where he has been
in the live stock business aud has,
at the same time, attended to tha duties
to the administration of the
estate which became his by inheri-
lance. He is q prominent factor In New
financial circles and was for years
The president OF the First national bank Of
Santa Fe. In 1877, he was married to Miss
Montoya, Of Las Vegas.
Perea has represented his people dur
ing four terms 10 the legislative council,
having been elected in 1885, 1888, 1890 and
1894. He is a man of strong convictions
sound judgment and in the delibera. |
of the council be was always wide
awake to the iniquity OF any unjust meas
IRE, whether it emanated from political.
ienounce all such. Unlike many men OF
strong convictions, he was open to argu-
and was quick to respond to a call Of
duty, even though it required a radical
in his views. His final position on
the Hinkle bill was an illustration of this.
Perea is a man of great popularity
among the people Of his home county
he is best known; and 1t seems GER
tain that any honor within their gift can
be obtained by him simply for the asking.