Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1896-03-24


ton, for the purpose Of electing four
delegates to the Territorial convention
which met 10 Albuquerque yesterday,
was convened IN Silver City last Wednes-
day evening on schedule time. Many
curious people were in attendance m an
ticipation Of a lively and amusing scene,
such as characterized the Silver City
primary the preceding week. But they
we're disappointed Considering that Il
was a republican convention, tie proceed
iues we're quite dignihed and orderly.
At 7:45, ]. A. Anchets, chairman OF
the republican County central commit
tee, called the meeting 10 order and or
dered the call read by Secretary j. J
Sheridan, after which the first order Of
business-the election OF q temporary
chairman-wae taken up. d. P. Carr
gained the floor and placed j. A. An
cheta in nomination for this position OF
honor, and r. H. Theilmann nominated
Israel King. Il was generally believed
that the vote upon temporary Offices
would indicate the strength Of the as
piriug candidates for the dolcgatship
This theory proved to be correct. A
question arose ae to the method Of bal
loting Tor temporary chairman and Il
was decided, by rising vote, that It
should be by individual ballot. This
was considered a slight victory for the
opposition 70 the Laird men. d. Carr.
N. Bell and Jose Monies, Jr, we're ap-
pointed tellers, and the vote on tempo
rary chairman was ordered. Mr.. An
cheta represented the Laird element and
Mr.. King the united opposition. The
vote showed that Ancheta had received
80 votes and King AZ. As o as the
%uproarous applause subsided Mr.. King
took the chair, and after a short speech,
announced the election Of a temporary
secretary as the next thing in order. r,
H. Theilmann placed b. Y. McKeyes in
nomination and H. II. Belts named j. J.
Sheridan for the place. Mr.. Sheridan
declined and Mr.. McKeyes was elected
by reclamation.
The next order Of business was the
appointment OF q committee on cIeden.
tials, consisting Of Joe Donnelly, w. H
( Jack, o. R. Smythe, N.Bell and Geo. o
0 Perrault. On this committee the LairC
B faction was only accorded one man
+ D%onnelly.
8 After a brief recess the committee OF
o credentials reported that there we're 2.
precincts out Of the Is represented;t ha
I Carlisle, Hadley and Pine Cienega, each
entitled to one vote, had failed to sen'
! delegates, and that through some irreR
! ularity in making out proxy in the Pyru
mid precinct the gentleman representing
/ same should be denied his eat IN tn
convention. The man holding the prox,
I was a Laird man. The report wal adopt
! ed. This left the convention with Z
delegates.
! Now came the awful moment whe
the destinies OF eight, proud, yearning
+ ambitious statesmen should be de
J cided. ITO be- or not to be" was tn
y vital question. But the Laird mem
like Belshazzar-aaw the Handwriting
u on the wall.
The forthcoming event had cast il
!, shadow before in the selection Of ten
le porary chairman.
When the majestic form OF II II. Thei
q, mann now arose among his host Of 70
lowers and announced the names Of /
! rael King, Don; 81. Kedzie, W. H. JAG
and 10 e. Sheridan as the knights VII
Il. should be plumed by that august bod
Of patriots. the stiffness was 90 compleI
! that nothing save the gentle "spat"
tobacco juice and the peaceful snorir
Of a slumbering populist was heard
the vast hall. Then a crash Of feet az
a ~deafening chorus OF enthusiast
voices swallowed up the stiffness, nj
es was il hushed till the Hon. Rlchmor
de P. Barnes arose and with his speech
,s- silver aud suavity Of Chesterfield, a
ut nounced bis champions for the LIST
OF When he read the hames OF A. b Lair
Irs Joseph Donnelly, Chas. Lyons and
IT. p. Carr as the men who had ''fouRt
III uiCA uua AAON AOt AcRA0hSoAA'Mi -
on thus should be immortalized by Il
Dr. convention, every Lairdite howled uni
i'll he lost his wind.
ial Then the balloting began, and, pres
M change, the slate came out Of the b
nis just as 1t vent in, and the four gent
men who frowned at Andy had be-
elected By an honest ballot and q Il
,n countA41 to IS.
After the vote had been announc
Mr.. Laird, though o~utgeneraled Al
yanquished, was not wanting IN polite
ethics. He came forward and declar
'ei his everlasting faith in republicans
acknowledged bis defeat graceful
iea promised his support TO his v%ictors, a
'on moved that their election be- made una
imous.
cd Spring Opening.