Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-09-30

ordered the roll of counties called fol
nominations.
The first county called was Bernalillo
This brought the venerable yet forceful
Judge Trimble to his feet with speech
placing Harvey B. Ferguson in nomina
tion for congress that was received with
burst after burst of evidently sincere ap
plause. He said H.at Mr.. FERGUSON wa'
an original silvey man, that he and Gov
Thornton and yuege Fall wore the silver
badges of the Ell Paso silver conference
long before the Populist party was born
and that no man in New Mexico could
more safely be trusted to champion that
cause than the one it was his honor and
privilege to place in nomination. HI
was young, vigorous, fearless and brainy
and happily had no children old enough
to appoint to West Point. The standard
of silver Democracy could bs safely en-
trusted to his clean hands. He would
carry it in triumph to victory in Novem
ber.
Sheriff Cunningham announced that
by unanimous request of the Santa Fe
county delegation, Felix Martinez, OF
Las Vegas, would second the nomination
of Mr.. Ferguson as the unanimous
choice of this county.
The appearance of Mr.. Martinez on the
platform was the signal for another burst
of enthusiasm. The speaker feared that
his gift of language was not adequate to
doing justice to the occasion--to suitably
SILVER KNIGHT OF NEW MEx1oo,
whose candidacy in this campaign seemed
especially fitting, as he SO perfectly rep
resented the lofty principles and ideas
that animated the greatest of all champi-
ons of the cause of humanity, William
Jennings Bryan. The mighty struggle of
the masses against the GLASSES, of the toll
ing and oppressed millions against the
idle and favored few, of democracy
against plutocracy, which eliminated in
the nomination of Mr.. Bryan at Chicago.
was the most memorable in history.
The banner of the plain people and popu-
lar rights, so auspiclously unfurled at
Chicago, must be carried to victory in
Nobember. II was righteous cause and
must prevail. But men were needed, men
possessed of the courage of their convic-
tions, men armed with the same spirit of
patriotism and love of humanity that
made Mr.. Bryan the idol of the people,
and the people of New Mexico were for
tunste in being able to put forward at
this time in the person of Harvey B. Fer
gusson man In every way worthy to be
associated on ticket with the peerless
Bryan.
The speakers arraignment of Catron
and Catronism was as scathing as it was
Just and met with an eager response
from his attentive auditors.
The nomination Of Mr.. Ferguson was
then heartily seconded, in telling and
pithy speeches, by Geo. Curry, of Ohaves,
Geo. B. Beringer, of Colfax, Judge Fall,
Of Dona Ana, A. @. Campbell, of Eddy, A.
Il. Harlee, Of Grant, Judge Hewitt, of
Sam Eldodt, of Rio Arriba, Gov.
of Santa Fe, ". 8. Hopewell,
Of Sierra, j. D. w. Veeder, of San Miguel,
a. M. Dougherty, of Eocorro, A. B. Rene.
han of San Juan, Mr.. Martinez, of Taos,
and DR.. J. 9. Sla,k, of Union, all pledg-
ing their best efforts to crown the work
Of this convention with success in No
vember.
MR. YIELDS sPEEoH.
Hon. Neill B. Field, of Albuq querque,
,losed the remarkable series Of speeches
With personal tribute to Mr.. Ferguson
that was full of firs, earnestness and elo.
quence. II could hardly have been made
stronger or better. HIS message from
The Democrats of Bsrnalillo county to the
people of Santa Fe county, in view Of the
unanimous and hearty support given to
Mr.. Ferguson, was listened TO with in
teuse interest by Santa Feans. He said
that he was authorized to announce, IN
behalf of the Democrats Of BernalillO
,ounty, that if any one represented that
The nomination and election of Mr.. Fer
1usson were sought as an entering wedge
TO the removal of the capitol from Santa
Fs the representation would be lie con-
trived by the craft of Catron to save his
sinking ship, and the speaker added that
If this statement was not verified every
man in New Mexico might denounoe him
10 willful falsifier. He continued:
'Give rs Ferguson and We will lay down
our arms 40 to capitol. We are in this
ight for grand principle that 10 super
Ior to all minor considerations. The
,apitol fight is ended here tonight"
rERoussoN UNANIMOUSLY NO MINATED.
Governor Thornton then said that
he we'll knew that Mr.. Ferguson would be
true to the declarations of Mr.. Field, and,
ss an evidence OF his confidence and that
Of the Democrats of Santa Fe county 10
Mr.. Fergusson's fairness and good faith,
be moved that he be declared the unani-
nous nominee OF the convention for
delegate to congress. The motion was
enthusiastically carried by q rising vote,
every delegate standing on his feet.
MR. FERGUSON ArPRA1s.
When Mr.. FERGUSON was presented to
The convention BY the committee appoint
Cd for the purpose the enthusiasm know
no bounds. Such scene probably was
never before witnessed In New Mexico.
was on his feet cheering,
waving bis hat and otherwise manifestinR
bic delight over the outcome of the CON-
vsntion.