Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-09-29
Formal Meeting OF Convention.

Formal Meeting OF Convention.
At O'Clock this afternoon delegates
and spectators began to assemble at the
district court room, which had been hand
somely decorated with flags of all sizes
from the little starry banners at frequent
intervals around the bar to the immense
red, white and blue banners that were
conspicuously displayed on the sides of
the room and back Of the spacious stage.
Life-size portraits of Williams jennings
Bryan and the lamented Francisco Cha.
vez were also hung in the rear of the
platform. Underneath the latter were
the words: Dead, but alive in the hearts
of his fellow citizens"
Seats for the seventeen county delega-
tions, with large printed cards designat-
ing the chairs assigned to the different
counties, were arranged inside of the bar,
and by the time the convention was
called to order all seats in the auditorium
were occupied by interested spectators.
At 1880 p. M, the Democratic terri
torial convention was called to order by
j. H. Orlst, chairman of the Democratic
territorial central committee, and the
formal call for the convention was read
in English by Rafael Romero, secretary
of the central committee, with E. q. de
Baca, of Las Vegas, officiating as inter-
prefer.
Chairman Crist then presented let
ter from Mayor Pedro Delgado, written
under the roof of Hon. Antonio Joseph,
expressing his regret that circumstances
prevented his presence in the city to offer
his views in person, but assuring the con-
pe khV,v nj sk~
work and his confidence that its nomi-
in the next congress.
Following the reading of this letter,
Mr.. Crist briefly and impressively ad-
dressed the committee, contrasting the
declarations in the Chicago platform with
those contained in the Indianapolis plat
form and making it clear that the Demo.
cratic party had always been pledged to
the free and unlimited coinage Of silver
and had simply been true to its past
in renewing and emphasizing it's faith
in American bimetallism at Chicago. On
the other hand, the. alleged Democrats
who formulated the indianapolis plat
form we're apostatss and back.sliders to
true Democracy, which had alwaps stood
for the free and unlimited coinage of sill.
yer at a fixed psrity with gold-stood fol
that principle long before the Populist
party was born. The speaker sustained
these positions with ample citations
from the platform record Of the Demo
cratic party.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION.
The following temporary organisation
recommended by the territorial central
committee, was ratified by the oonven.
tion: Chairman, A. B. Fall, of Dona Ana
secretary, Geo. B. Berripger, Of Oolfax
interpreters, Geo. Sens, of Lincoln, and
u. G. de Bacs, of San Miguel.
Antonio Joseph, OF Taos, and Geo
Curry, of Chaves, escorted Judge Fall
TO the platform.
In assuming the duties of the chair
Judge Fall spoke with characteristic
vigor and eloqueucs in support Of Dem.
ocratic principles as contrassed with the
plutocratic principles Of che opposition
which sought to place the control Of the
government absolutely under corpora
tion control-to subject the masses to ths
civil domination OF the Glasses. He do
nounced in terms the un-Americau Re
publican declaration that this great ma
tion must await the pleasure OF the ma
tions Of Europe before adopting mono
tary system. He paid his respects TO th,
remarkable Republican platform adopted