Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-03-13
POLITICAL PALAVER.
six Delegates from the Territories 10
the National COnyention-Po1uf-
ers on Local Politics.

The following was received by mail
this forenoon:
Logansport, Ind, Feb. II, 1s96.--This
is to certify that at the meeting Of the
Democratic national committee held at
the Arlington hotel, Washington, D. o.
on Thursday, January l6, 1896, the fol
lowing preamble and resolution were
submitted, viz:
Whereas, By resolution duly adopted BY
| the Democratic national convention OF
| 1892, the territories of New Mexico aud
Arizona were allowed six delegates each
on the floor of said convention; and
| Whereas, Oklahoma and Indian terri
tories have each an estimated population
of 100000 or voting strength OF $4,000
each; and
Whereas, It is desirable to avoid dis
elimination that would seem undemo-
cratic in the representation allowed these
territories; therefore be it
Resolved, That in the next Democratic
national convention the Democrats OF
Oklahoma and Indian territories shall be
. entitled to like representation with Ari-
IONA and New Mexico of six delegates
each.
This is to certify that amendments we're
offered go as to make the recommends
t,on of the omnittee apply to all of the
territories and the District of Columbia;
and that the resolution. as thus amended,
was duly adopted.
Certified from the minutes.
SIMON p. SHERRIN, Secretary.
Parties up from Grant county say a
high old time is anticipated at Silver
City when the Republican county oonven-
tioa meets on Wednesday next. 1t Is
said an ugly combine has been put up to
defeat Joe Sheridan for anything ne
wants.
John s. Clarkson, of Iowa; Senator w.
H. Andrews, of Pennsylvania, and Major
e. M. Ford, of New York, passed down
the road yesterday in special car ell
route to California. They are supposed
to be looking after the Allison boom. AT
albuquerque, Col. Clarksou told Col
Llewellyn this: II am for Allison and
don't care who knows it. He is my man
first, last and all the time. An eastern
man doesn't know anything about the
wants Of the west, but Allison does.
can't understand where you westerners
get the idea that Mckinley is the tarlf
Why, it is the Republican party that II
the tariff, and not one man. With Re
publican congress and Republican a
the head of the administration the south
west will obtain what ii wants and that Ii
good price for WOOL"
Hon. H. B. Ferguson, national Demo
cratic committeeman from New Mexico
was in the capital from Albuquerque yes
{; terday afternoon. He ia an earnest FREE
4; coinage man, demanding no more 70
silver than shall be conceded to gold.
Although not delegate to the terrltoria
convention has as yet been named MI
Ferguson said that it was quite eviden
. that the. sentiment of the party would b
unanimous for free coinage delegation
to the national convention.
They do say that some of the old wa
, horses undertook to put up a job on l
J.. Helm yesterday, and that ten min
> utes before his name was announced as
delegate to the territorial convention
some of the boys were actually sympha
l thizing with him over his defeat.
Julio Vigil having gone to his lon
rest, it is said that the Hon. Pedro San
r chez will cast the solid Republican vot
0 of Taos county at the territorial Repub
ican convention. It is hoped that nc
body will undertake to kidnap or "JuIio
lze" the Hon. Pedro on his way to tn
Duke city.
From the standpoint of western mar
t proud of the section in which he llvet
Gov Prince made an excellent talk befor
. the county Republican convention yes
terday Gov. Prince always says tn
right thing at the right time; be is con
sisteut earnest Republican, and his part.
/. com pllmented itself and Santa Fe count.
when it selected him as leader of tn
delegation to the territorial convention