The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1896-03-20

ing silver speech that reflected credit
to the occasion.
c. T. Barr was made temporary
chairman and l.. W. GALES Temporary
secretary. MI. Ed. Cahil was chosen
interpreter.
The temporary chairman appointed
the several committees and a recess
was taken.
After a brief recess the meeting was
recalled to order and the several COM
mittee reports presented and approved.
w. w. Williams vas made perma-
nent chairman and Henry Chandler
secretary.
Hon. r. M. White, chairman of the
committee on resolutions presented
the following resolutions, which were
adopted by the convention:
The Republican party of Sierra County in
convention assembled this 18th day of March,
1896, denounce the present democratic adj
ministration as the most destructive in the
history of the country. With free wool, free
lead, free cattle and a destroyed silver in
dustry the population of the county has
largely decreased, property values nave
shrunken until many of our town. are desc.
lated.
We denounce the democratic administra-
ton that through unwise and vicious legis
lation has wrought such general and wide
spread ruin upon a once happy and p1os-
porous people.
Believing in 1.-THE greatest good to the
greatest number
We advocate and demand the i'm mediate
restoration of the free and unlimited coin
age of silver and gold at the ration of IS to l,
without discrimination agaist either metal,
and, without waiting for the cooperation or
assent of any other nation or nations.
We heartily approve the course of the
silver senators on the financial issue and
will do all in our po wer to further the stand
which they have taken.
We hold Shat the action of Senators @ arter,
Teller, Duboise and Mantle is most patriotic
and thoroughly in accord with the histori
cal presidents of the Republican party.
OuA NNIS6"bNo w NHS BClCIal NSN M6AICO
convention are instructed to work for the
foregoing Mt all times, as a clause in the Re.
publican platform of New Mexico, and to
use their best endeavor to have the dele
gates to the National Republican convention
instructed in accord with said resolutions,
and to work and to vote against any and all
candidates for delegates to said national
convention who are not in accord with said
resolutions.
We most heartily indorse the great prin-
ciple of the American protective tariff, but,
at the same time we demand that the silver
industry shall receive justice at the hands
of the republican party and silver be restor-
ed to its time honored place in our monetary
system.
We protest against the extravaganza and
un-Amerlcan conduct of the present nation.
al democratic administration by and
through which the dignity of the high office
of president has been lowered until 1t has
justly forfeited the confidence and support
of its W party. And We hereby denounce
the said administration in issuing interest
bearing bonds in times of peace to the
amount of 1852 million dollars with a pros.
pect of having to issue an unlimited
amour more. All of which is unjustinable
and without a parallel in the history of the
nation.
We condemn as infamous the policies of
the officers of democrats. appointed over
New Mexico in an administrative capacity
without our consent or approval, and who
overturned the last legally elected legisla.
ture, sent there by a majority of the peo-
pie, and instead placed one of their own
creation in their places to make laws with.
out the least shadow of justice.
The policy of W. T. Thornton, governor,
whose summary, unjust and stealthy re-
moval of Republican officials to give vain
and vicious end OF democracy is especially
condemned.
We appeal to all good citizens regardless
of past political associations who believe in
silver and gold coinage at the ratio of l6 to
to unite with us in our endeavor to restore
peace and prosperity to the masses, conf
dence to industry, and honor to the nation
in this year of our Lord, 1895.
BY order of the committee,
RICHARD MANSFIELD WHITE,
Chairman.
The chairman called for nominations
and three candidates were named, viz:
+. w. Parker, r. NJ. White. Philip
MotLersill. There being no further
nominations. the convention proceeded
to ballot for the selection of dele
gates.
First ballot-Parker, y, White, g.;