Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-10-28
RATIFICATION MEET
Yesterdays Republican Nominations
Endorsed by Mass Meeting in
Court House Last Night, .
POWERFUL ADDRESS
BY Mr.. CATRON
Ringing Resolutions Endorsing the National,
Territorial and County Republican Ad-
ministrations- Spirited Speech
by Mr.. Spiess.

Wy WI, DpleSS,
The district court room was crowde
last night by citizens to ratify the nomi
nations made in the afternoon by tn
Republican convention. Don Antoni
ortiz y Salazar presided, and tn
speeches of the evning were made b
Hon. T. B. Catron and District Attor
ney Charles A. Spiess. 1t was hope,
that Hon. Pedro Perea would be pres
ent, as he was expected in on the San
ia Fe train; but he did not appear, an,
the meeting went on without him.
The end of the convention was dove
tailed into the mass meeting ere the lat
ter proper began, and the proceeding
of the convention were wound up by tn
presentation and Endorsement of tn
following resolutions, which were re
ceiVed with hearty enthusiasm, ant
then the committee on resolutions. com
posed of Hon. c. A. Spiess, Louis Bris
bane, Benedito Naranjo and Augnsti1
Mestas, was discharged and the con
vention stood adjourned. Mr.. SPECS
read the resolutions, as follows:
THE Republican party of the count,
of Santa Fee, in convention assembled II
the city of Santa Fe, IN this the 27tl
day of October, A. d. 1898, reaf1irnls it.
faith in the declaration of princ'r,e.
set forth in the national Republican
platform adopted at st. Louis, Mo, il
the year A. D. 1896, and it is with prid.
that we point to the fact that under {
Republican administration American
industries have been revived, and undaI
which the people are enjoying prosper.
ity.
We most heartily indorse the Dingley
tariff law enacted by a Republican con
gress, despite the persistent opposition
of the Democratic party, and we de-
nounce the action of the Democratic
territorial convention in it's attempt tC
hoodwink the voters of the territory by
the claim contained in it's platform that
the duty or New Mexico wool was Sc
cured by Delegate Ferguson.
We heartily indorse the national ad-
ministration of president Mckinley
wherein he has distinguished himsel;
as a statesman and patriot in dealing
with domestic and foreign affairs, and
in which he has shown so much wis
dom in unfolding the honor of this ma
ton.
We heartily indorse the territorial
administration of Miguel A. Oter, and
congratulate him upon the success thai
has been attained in his endeavors tt
execute the laws of the territory of New
Mexico, and commend him for his eff.
forts in behalf of good government anG
financial interests of NewMexico.
We congratulate the people of Santa
Fe county upon the appointment of
Hon. John r. McFie as judge of the Is;
judicial district of New Mexico, and
commend him for the impartial and
able n in which the administra-
ton of justice is by him conducted.
We commend the action of the terri
torial convention in placing in nominal
ton that peerless citizen of New Mex
leo, the Hon. Pedro Perea, for delegate
to congress, and we hereby pledge to
him our hearty support in this election.
We congratulate the officials of this
county upon the economical admins
fro tim of publio affairc dur;pu tho lnct
two years, and commend them for ha1.
ing paid all of the current expenses of
the county for those years and in add
ton thereto the interest on bonds which
it was necessary to issue for the pur-
pose of funding the indebtedness con-
against the county by incompe-
tent and dishonest Democratic boards
of commissioners
After the enthusiastic adoption of the
resolutions and at the beginning of the
mass meeting, it was announced that
Mr.. Pedro Perea was not in the city AMI
could not be present.
After good music by the cavalry band,
Mr.. Catron entered with Mr.. Bergera
and a party of ladies and was warmly
welcomed. Speaking was begun, Dis
trict Attorney Spiess being the first
speaker. He commenced by praising
he ticket, and explained that the fric-
lion manifested in the nominations was
due to the fact that the candidates
knew it was to be the successful ticket,
and to secure places on that ticket was
to an election. Mr.. Spiess
predicted rousing majorities for the Re-
publican candidates for congress in the
counties that had hitherto gone Demo-
The Democracy were stealing
thunder and trying to make
t appear that Mr.. Ferguson was the
rue friend to New Mexico wool and cat
lie. when his congressional record fail
I'd utterly to bear out such clairns. Mr..
Spiess explained how the working man
vas more prosperous under Republican
Than Democratic rule, and catnf,ed on
The trail of the Cunningham gang and
Democratic misrule in this county. God
1eliver us from any more Thocntonism
n the territory and any more Cunning
1amism in the county.
Hon. T. B. Catron then took the rrs-
rum and addressed the audience for
nearly two hours. He made a magnifi-
'ent address and produced a marked
impression. Mr.. Catron is always a
rood talker, but On this occasion lie did
/ little extra and the way he ripped
he pretensions of the Democracy for
Mr.. Ferguson up the back was q eau
ion. He began by advising comparl-
on between the tickets and the pin
'iples they represented. The principles
If the Democratic party are not to be
.ompared with those of the Republican
,arty, because the latter Is the party
hat has brought prosperity to and
throughout the country, while recent
history has shown that the ascendancy