Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-08-25
RICHARDSON FOR CONGRESS.
Chaves County Democrats Spring a
Surprise-Delegates Named
strong Resolutions
Adopted.

At the county convention in Chavez
county, over which G. A. Richardson pre-
sided and James Kibbee served as secre
tary, the following named were elected al
delegates to the territorial convention te
be held at Santa Fe for the purpose o.
nominating candidate for delegate ir
congress: G. R. Young, r. F. Barnett
George Curry, S. R. Chestnut, G. A. Rich
ardson, Lucius Dills, G. l.. Ballard, A. w
Pruitt, j. 4. Evans, Ii. A. Bennett. These
will also represent Chases county in the
Legislative c9sunci-soonvention, to meet in
Santa Fe at the time of the territorial
convention for the purpose Of nomipat-
ing candidate for the council from the
district of Chaves, Eddy, Lincoln, Dona
Ana and Grant counties.
Delegates to the district Legislative
representative convention are: J.H. De.
vine. j. G. Lea, j. W. Overman, E. H.
Williams, P. H. Boone, John Mcdonald,
Ben Duncan, G. F. Joyce, JAS. Kibbee, j.
! W. Langford, John I. Stone, A. NJ. Rob-
ertson, W. M. Atkinson, H. r. Webb, B.
F. Daniel, A. Pruitt, W. l.. Hughes, s. A.
Joyner. The delegates were instructed
to vote as a unit on all questions. The
following resolutions were adopted:
We, the Democ of Chaves county,
in convention assembled, deem it alike
our duty and our pleasure to again de-
nounce that insidious spirit of national
paternalism. SO assiduously cultivated by
the Republican party of the past thirty
years, the object OF which has been the
aggrandizement of the few at the expense
and debasement of the many, and the di-
rect result of which has been the creation
and upbuilding of class of moneyed bar
ons, who have waxed opulent and power
full by and through unjust and discrimi-
mating laws, while the great mass of our
sovereign people have been reduced to a
state of penury and dependence; policy
that generates lobbies and promotes job
berry; that begets one millionaire and
breeds thousand paupers, and evolves
the fsudal idea that state legislatures and
national congresses are the lords and
masters instead of the agents and servants
of the sovereign electors. This being
true, We point with pride to the cardinal
tenets of the great party with which We
have the honor to affiliate, and heartily
extend the right hand Of fellowship to all
those who believe, as We do, that it is the
province of the people to maintain the
government and not the duty of the gov
ernment to legislate money out Of one
mans pocket and put it in some other
mans pocket; that 1t is not right for one
wiley scoundrel to have the aid of the la "
in exacttng tribute from thousand hon
est laborers; who believe that all citizens
of the United States are equal in the eyes
of the law, and that none are entitled tC
the privileges of speoits. legislation; thai
no more revenue shall be exacted from
the people than is absolutely necessary tc
economically administer the government
that public Office is public trust and
not PRIV ate job. To all such as believe
| in the above articles of faith, We extend
wide the doors of the great Democratic
church, and receive them in full sommun-
ion and fraternal relationship.
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the
above, it is hereby unanimously resolved
by this conventions:
First. That we are in full sympathy
and accord with the principles enunciated
and the platform of the Dem ocratic party
adopted. at Chicago, and we believe that
our standard bearer, the Hon. William j.
Bryan, is peerless representative of the
best class of young manhood of the great
and growing west, and fearless advocate
of those principles which, If adopted, will
bring the greatest good to the greatest
umber of the American people.
Va koh ho vi in
mending and fully approving the able,
courageous and efficient administration
of the Hon. W. 7. Thornton as chief ex-
ecutive of this territory.
Third. We desire to assure the Hon.
Geo. Curry that we approve his course
in the last Legislature and appreciate the
influence he welded, as president of the
council, for the best interests of the en-
tire territory and those of the Pecos val
ley in particular, and we take this op-
portunity of recommending him to the
people of this district as his own successor
to the important Office of territorial
council.
Fourth. II is our opinion that the
Hon. j. F. Hinkle merits the approba-
tion of the citizens of Lincoln, Chaves
rendered as representative in the last two
legislatures of New Mexico.
Fifth. We take just pride in calling
the attention Of the Democracy of New
Mexico to the fact that Chaves county
has citizen whose irreproachable pri-
vate and public character, whose recog-
nized literary and legal attainments, ex-
perience as legislator, and unswerving
loyalty to every material interest of New
Mexico and the Democratic party, render
him peculiarly fitted to represent us II
the next congress of the United States
in the person of Hon. g.. A. Richardson
and We most heartily indorse him for thu
nominee of our party.
The Blessed Gold STANDARD.
Anderson, Ind, Aug. 25.-Thomas 4
Aiken has been appointed receiver of thu
4 Union Steel company, of Alexandria