Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-04-06
The WINNING TICKET NAMED
Detailed Account of the Enthusiastic
Democratic City Convention on
Saturday Night.
PEDRO DELGAD0 SELECTED FOR MAYOR
Andrews and Jones Renominated for
Clerk and Treasurer Pointed Reso-
lutions Adopted-Ward Nomi-
nations Ratified


in the court house at 7:3O O'Clock on Sat
urday, and was called to order by Chair
man Cunningham, of the city committee
with Mr.. A. P. Hill officiating as inter
prefer.
Besides full attendance of delegates
probably 200 spectators we're present
Prof. Perez excellent brass band fur
nished fine music at intervals during tn,
progress of the meeting.
Melton Castillo was chosen temporary
chairman by acclamation and escorted tc
the platform by committee consisting
of j. H. Sutherlln, Fl. L.. Ortiz and W. s
Hemingway. Upon being introduced t,
the convention Mr.. Castillo briefly ye,
with much feeling thanked the delegates
for the honor conferred upon him.
Arthur Seligman was thereupon chosen
tenn porary secretary and Jose Ortiz J
Baca temporary interpreter.
On motion of Juan D. Castillo, the fol
loving delegates we're appointed by thu
chair as members of the committee or
credentials: Francisco Delgado, Manue
B. Apodaca, Ned Gold, Antonio Borregc
and Juan d. Castillo.
After recess of ten minutes the com
mittee reported the following delegates
entitled to seats in the convention:
Ward No. francisco Delgado, Fran
cisco Sandcval y Lopez, Eugenio Sena
Candelario Martinez, Luis Lujan, ] oaq uin
Martinez, Pedro Delgado, proxy Manuel
Lobato, Melquiadez Lopez, Pacido Pa.
dilIa, J. H. Sutherlin.
Ward No. 2-Marcelina Garcia, H. s.
Lutz, Jose Ortiz Baca, Manuel B. Apo
daca, Tlbnrcio Montoya, Jno. G. Sears
Francisco Ortiz Rodriguez, Pedro Quin
tans, Andres Romero, Chas. F. Easley
proxy Manuel P. Martinez. .s
Ward No. 3--Joan Shoemaker, Jose
Amado Martinez, Thomas H. Tucker, A
B. Renehan, j. s. Candelario, Hilario San
doval, Pedro Sandoval, Hilario l.. Ortiz
Ned Gold, Jose Amado Gutierrez, proxy
Genovevo Sandovsl.
Ward No. 4-Antonio Borrego, Melton
Castillo, Abe Spiegelberg, proxy Ascen.
cion Rael, Arthur Seligman, j. W. Thomp.
son, Frank Andrews, w. s. Hemingway
Damian Lucero, Juan d. Castillo, Juan
Sisneros.
The report was adopted aud the com.
mittee discharged.
| On motion of Mr.. Garcia the following
committee on permanent organization
was appointed: Candelario Martinez
Marcelino Garcia, J. W. Thompson, Padre
Quintana, H. l.. Ortiz, Jose Amado Mar
tinez and Eugenio Sena.
| On motion of Mr. Sutherlin the follow
ing delegates we're appointed as a com
mittee on resolutions: j. II. Sutherlin
A. B. Renehan, H. L. Ortiz, John G. Sears
H. s. Lutz, Francisco Delgsdo and J. s
Candelario.
Ia response to loud calls, pending the
report of the committee on permanent
organization, Messrs. George ". Knaebel
W. s. Hemingway, G. M. Creamer, W
Fl. Pops and A. Z. Hill briefly and fit.
tingly addressed the convention on tn.
issues of the day, all predicting Demo
cratic success in the city or Tuesday.
| The committee on permanent organi
cation thereupon reported the following
permanent officers; Chairman, A. b
Rene han; vice presidents, Melqu
Lopez and DR.. Enos Andrews; secretar.
les, H, s. Lutz and Benigno Muniz; in.
terpretera, Donaciano Vigil and Jose Or
tiz Baca.
The report was adopted and the per-
manent officers we're escorted to their
places on the platform.
! In assuming the duties Of the chair Mr..
Renehan made felicitious speech ex
pressye of his gratitude for the high
honor conferred upon him and of his con.
fideuce that victory was assured to the
Democracy this spring.
| At this juncture, Mr.. Sutherlin, from the
committee on resolutions, submitted the
appended report:
BE it resolved by the Democratic party
tion assemblies:
That the Democratic party is now, as il
always has been, the party of the masses
as against the classes, and now an nnounces
it's time-honored policy of opposing the
encronohments of corporations upon the
rights of the generality of the people;
1t denounces the neglect manifested by
Thomas B. Catron, esq, New Mexico's
delegate in congress, in respect to ques
tions of moment to our citizens, while
devoting his industry solely to further
ance of private ends at the sacrifice ot
public concerns s,nd welfare;
II especially denounces his outspokeI
and unblushing Justification of that ini
quitous issue of bonds, called railroad
aid bonds, which create a burden upor
the county of Santa Fe, of which the city
of Santa Fe is large part, which tend.
to sap its vitality and mako useless its
business and industrial energies;
1t commends the Democratic admins.
tration of municipal affairs and it's con
tinued success 10 maintaining peace since
the transfer Of the control OF the city Of
Santa Fe from the hands of Republican
representatives, under whose former
regime our streets we're the haunts O.
thugs and criminals generally, chang,
for which the entire community owes
gratitude, and congratulates the outgoin
administration for the ability which IL hal
displayed in bettering the condition o.
our city in all respects, and especially il
it's success in reducing an unreasovnb
indebtedness left to it by its Republican
predecessors, and upon the near approach
Of the restoration Of it's financial affairs
to a cash basis;
1t commends and congratnlates th'
Democratic board Of education of thi
c,ty,'for and upon it's wise and economic
administration of the city schools during
the paat scholastic year, Notwithstanding
the depletion Of the school treasury by
Republican official, unsupplied by Repub
lican politicians high in place and IL
search for further elevation, and VIII,
stand before the face Of the people re
sponsible for the lack Of school money
for the proper carrying on OF the cit,
schools. The efforts Of these politician
in attempting to escape or to ignore tn
demand Of the people for the funds un
Justly, immorally aud unconscionabl
withheld from the school treasury, "
tehemently deprecate and condemn, an
the snccess Of said board Of education Il
reducing an unreasonable indebtedness
left TO It By it, Republican predecessors