Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1896-10-16
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waged at the Polls.
..A cat has maDy lives, tits said.
| SO mis- q politician; p4 uAt
How OFT we hear That ne is eadtE,
That he has been killed on at the primar.
les, Slaughtered at the caucus, lad out 2
tine convention, or buried at the polIs
for seeking q soft positionic
Col. Marcus Brunswicke still offers u
wager 500 to S75 Oh Mckinley.
Chairman Felix Martinez is ruling to-
days big county convention OF the union
party with an iron hand. .
The headquarters OF the union party
rave been established on the second floor
of the building on Bridge street., occupied
by Kauffman's secondhand store. t+e-
Members Of the union party, 10 county
convention assembled, to-day, will un-
doubleday remember the Sabbath day to
keep 1t holy, and entertain a motion to
adjourn before the Lords day shall have
dawned upon them.
Some OF the best citizens Of San Miguel
county will he persuaded into accepting
nominations for Office on the union party's
ticket, bat 1t is with the distinct under.
standing that they shall not be "bledn for
slush money. They will be expected, on'y,
to do their share towards meeting the
leg innate expenses Of the campaign.
Abundant material for n forthcoming
article on Catron's bond record IL found
on pages 6,5lO to 6,59l, of the Congressional
Record, of June 1st, 1896, its number beirg
ia of volume oS. These pages contain
the debate in congress on the Brice. Coier
a amendments to the capitol bill. During
that debate, there was read Catron's letter
OF May Goth, 1896, urging the passage Of
the Brice. Coler amendments, on tie
grouad, among others. that the people OF
Santa Fe county desired their passage, r
stateme 1T Catron knew to be- false. There
was also read during that debate a consid-
era Ule number Of extracts from the New
Mecicon giving the history in that county,
of the whole business, so far as the iseue
of rao bonds was concerned.
THE MEE
A meeting Of the popu.ists at the office
Of Col. n. B. Mills, this morning, was call
ed 10 order by that gentleman, In the
absence of DR.. NJ. NJ. Milligan, aud J. B.
Allen was chosen chairman and j. G. Nc
Gee, secretary. A committee on resolu-
lions was named In the persons Of Prof. B.
f. GiItne-, VIM. Wells and G. P. Tramhley:
also, a committee OF three-Messrs. T. B.
Mills, J.. b. Allen and DIR. NJ. N. Milligan-
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the union party. regarding the basis
on which a fusion could be effected. An
adjournment was then taken till 4 O'Clock,
this afternoon, to await the result OF the
conference. II is understood that the
committee will ask that a member
Of their larty be nominated for the legis-
lature on the union ticket.
To-DAY's COUNTY CONVENTION.
The county convention of the union par
ty is In session at the court house in this
city, to-day, and is characterized by a
and enthusiastic attendance, an
EARNEST of the result of the election in /
this county in November. II Is estimated
That there are fully twice the number Of
people Ia town, to-day, in the interest of
The convention as there were at the re-
publican convention, last week.
The convention met at 10 o'clocks this
morning, and elected the following tenn
,orary officers: Felix Martinez, chair
nan; margarine Romero and Edward
Henry, vice presidents; Adelaide Coma
IS and L.. II. Allen, secretaries; e. G. de
'eca aud Antonio Lucero, interpreters.
Messrs. Felix Martinez, E. G. de Baca,
1. Romero, Antonio Lucero and Bias San
made eloquent, interesting and timely
to the convention, which were
Enthusiastically received.
UP until the hour of going to press, the
In the convention had been taken up
y committee work and general routine
There will probably he no
ominations made until after supper, this
vening.
Later in the afternoon, Margarito Ro-
sro was made permanent chairman and
elk Martinez was made a vice-president.
las Sanchez was also named as an inter-
The report Of the committee appointed
} confer with peoples party was over
nled. That report gave the peoples
arty a representative in the lower house
r tho 1ooisIo n