White Oaks eagle. (White Oaks, N.M.) 189?-190?, 1896-06-11
QUEER ALBuQUERUE.

The EAGLE has said elsewhere that
it was unable to determine what all the |
disturbance in the democratic conven-
ton at Albuquerque last Saturday, was
about. But on the receipt OF
the Citizen and Democrat OF
Monday evening and Tusesday morn
ing we ale compelled to say that oul
nystiiicaton has become mystied
From the citizen it would appear tina
the convention was packed with gold
men under the pretense of downing
Mr. II. B. Ferguson, while the real OBJ
ject would seem to be the defeat of the
cause Of silver, aud while a silver 16 to ]
resolution was adopted by the conven
ton. ten out of tho twelve dt legates
elected are fer the gold standard, OF
pronounced against the resolution
The Las Vegas convention will do well
to watch this wood pile and detect th'
colored gentleman thorerein. New Mex
leo democrats can hardly afford to plac,
the cause of free coinage in the hands
OF its enemies at this particular june
'ure What scheme gold bug delega.
I ton on free silver 1G to | resolution
can have to work on the territorial con
venion will probably develop itself later
on. The surface indications, at thit
time, do not disclose it.
The Citizen has the following to say
on the subject Of the convention:
The combination which controlled the
democratic convention which defeated
II. B. Ferguson was composed entirely
Of federal officials, who had secured
proxies with which they captured the
convention. Only one of the opposition
to FERGUSON was an elected delegate.
and it is claimed that the proxies were
bogus, primaries having been held il
only four Of the precincts OF the county
: The attention Of Mr.. Cleveland il
called to the faithful work of his ap
pointces in this county. BY gross
fraud the democratic convention wat
captured in this city last Saturday, ans
the "silyer fanatics" were downed 10y
tho liberal use of bogus proxies. 1t i,
r true a silver resolution was adopted. bu'
a resolution offered by Mr.. Ferguson
that silver men be selected as delegates
was laid on the table. Following is tht
list of delegates and the federal post
ions they hold:
Dunaciano Chaves; o, n. Marion. dis
trict clerk; T. n. Wilkinson, district at
torncy; >. Bnrkhart, special Unite,
States attorney; &. b. lIawley, &. u
Pearce, only rs to ] 81 yer men; i. II. /.
Pauliu, editor Democrat; L. l.. MedltI
United States commissioner, gold
Ed. McGnire, gold; Pablo AnaIln, dep
uty United States marshal, gold;J. \
Montoya, deputy United States marsha
Nestor Montoya, court interpreter.
:. The Democrat says editorially:
No one who is familiar with the slua
. ton in Bernalillo county will imagin
:, for moment that the action Of Satur
! days convention in naming a certain st
/. of delegates to the Las Vegas cOnvel
tion will inipre in any way Hon. II |
Ferguson. lIe has been the acknow
! cdgcl leader Of the old guard Of silvC
4 IN l. -. 1.
= ignored at the time fighters are needle,
-. New recruits to a cause are alwny
= welcume and receive fair treatment as
:, reward for their change Of spirit aud q
, promise Of their loyalty to the caus
= but tloy are not to be assigned to load,
ship until they have grown older in Il
-, service. 1t is not our purpose to tai
/, part IN any wrangle between local ia
! tiUns, but we know that MIR. Fergusst
= has made many friends 10y bis hnI
:. tight ia Saturdays convention aud y
. only hope that whom he meets the con
: mon enemy he will display no le
courage. The greatest misfortune tn
has oycrlaken him is that hc shou
have been made the recipient of the co
lolcnccs Of the Citizen, which irsic
a Onsly hopes TO tear open the old wouu'
given and taken at the convention. v
: know that Mr.. FERGUSON himself plac
:, correct estimate upou the sincerity
;. it's expressions of =! mpaihy tor him AZ
IA ,of dislike and di.approyM for his .
puuen's.
;h There was much that the y rnaIil
at count, convention might have said
IN iia resolutions II Il had felt 80 iuclino
J.. tut the vital point at l6 to v
"' brought out as the fnbdhmentsl prin'
plo 81 Democracy, To Which nll oihc
mu-i yioll precvlgnco.