Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-12
TUESDAY. MAY -.
DEssGERATlC CALL.
HEADQUARTERS DEMOCRATIC
Territorial Central Committee.

iStlilOkIhl SelltTHl lOnllllGGee,
Santa Fe, May ., 1896.
Whereas, AT meeting of the Demo
cratic territorial central committee, held
at the city of Santa Fe on the 5th day of
February, 1896, it was ordered that ter
ritorlal convention be held at Las Vegas
on June 10, 1896, for the purpose of elect
ing six delegates to the national Demo-
cratic convention to be held at Chicago
on July 7, 1896.
Now, therefore, pursuant to said order,
and, in accordance with the general au-
thority in us vested, convention of the
Democratic party of New Mexico is here
by proclaimed to be held at Las Vegas on
June Is, 1896, at the hour of ii O'Clock a.
M, to be constituted according to the or
der of this committee made at its said
meeting as follows, to-wit: One delegate
from each county for each 100 votes cast
for Antonio Joseph for delegate to con
gress at the last general election, and one
delegate for eat h fraction of 100 votes so
cast amounting to so or more.
Upon this apportionment of delegates.
so authorized, the various counties will
be entitled to delegates to said conven-
ton, as follows:
Chavez county ...........,,. 49,. =
ColfaX county. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 8
DOna Ana county. ............. ~
Eddy county .,...........,..,
Grant county ....,,........... 8
Guadalupe county. Observation-Disclosures, a |
Lincoln county. &
Mora county sac. - II
Mo Arrlba county. .......,.. IL /
Gan Juan county ....... ............ ...,.,.. 2
San Miguel county. Observation-Disclosures. 81 |
Santa Fe county .. IL |
y
srocorfo coul ',.'.s... .........
laos county OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. II |
Union county. 4
valencia connty.,..... Observation-Disclosures, 3
Total delegates. ........,..,..........15 5 |
The county central committees of the !
respective counties are hereby requested
to call county conventions to be held in
due time for the selection of the author
ICED number of delegates to said terri
torlal convention in accordance with the
rules and regulations, or the usages and
practices OF the party in each county. It
Is suggested that primaries be held in the
various counties not later than May 80,
and that the county conventions be held
not later than June 6, 1896.
In carrying out the orders of this com.
mittee at its said meeting, all Democrats
and all those who intend to act with tina ,
Democratic party are hereby invited to ,
participate in the primaries in the re- !
spective counties.
In view of the great weight which the :
Democratic delegation from this territory .
had in the last national convention in the :
selection of candidates for president and :
vice president. and in view of the macni- ,
tude of the interests involved in the com a
ing national convention and of the re. !
curing possibility for the exercise of DO. =
tent influence by New Mexicos delega- :
tion, particularly in silver's cause, the !,
Democrats in all counties are urged 10 -
make their voice heard in the primaries
and in the county conventions to the end =
that our territorial convention NAV be :,
a largely attended and representative +
one, thus assuring the election of a dele :,
ton to the national convention composed !,
of Democracy's strongest and truest sons. +
This is vital year for silvers cause and
it is the hope of this committee that New .
Mexico Democrats will take vital part.
beginning down at the primaries.
RAFAEL ROMERO, j. Fl. CRIsT,
Secretary, Chairman.