Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1898-10-06

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a candidate for denomination and re-
election and John w. Conway is also a
candidate for the nomination
!
County Clerk of Grant County
W. 8. Walton, of Silver City, an
| nounces himself candidate for clerk
Of Grant county. Mr.. Walton is Dem
| ocrat and filled the office of clerk of the
district court for the third district for
four years, If a Democrat must be
elected in Grant county, it must be ad-
mitted that more competent or bet
ter man for the position of county clerk
cannot well be found. The present in
cumbent has not made good officer and
certainly there should be a change If
the present clerk cannot be succeeded
by Republican, the Democrats OF
Grant county can do no better than
nominate and elect Mr.. Walton.
Captain Ileweilyn for the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Captain w. H. Fl. Llewellyn, of Las
Cruces, has been nominated as a candi-
date for the legislative assembly from
the counties of Dona Ana and Grant
Captain Llewellyn has made a most
gallant record in active service during
the recent war with Spain and at the
tights at Las Guasimas and San Junr
hill. he Is fully competent in every re-
spect for the position, and while speaker
of the house of representatives of the
ed legislative assembly represented the
county of Dona Ana with credit, ability
and benefit to his constituents and to
the people. He has been resident of
Dona Ana county for IL years and is
Ia fny h1ty LVnn ., rnl,n
the district. He should, and the New
Mexican believes will be, elected by
very handsome lnajorit- in the district.
Rio Arriba County convection.
1t is understood that the Republicans
of Rio Arriba county will hold their con-
vention for the nomination Of county
ticket about October 20. All reports
from that county agree that the Re-
publicans will carry it by handsome
majority, especially if strong ticket
should be put in the field. OF that there
is no doubt, and hence the county can
be safely put down in the Republican
Council Nominations in sth and 9th Dis
trict.
The district conventions of the Demo-
cratic party to nominate two candidates
for members of the legislative council
from the eighth and ninth council dis
trcts will meet at Deming on Saturday
coming 1t is well understood that Hon.
G. A. Richardson, of Chaves county,
who has twice represented the district
in the council, will be nominated for the
ninth district Who the candidate for
the eighth district will be is not yet de-
termined by the powers that be. Mr..
j. l.. Fielder, of Silver City, can have
the nomination, it is said, but he de-
clnes it, it is understood. The Republi-
can nominee for the eighth district Is
Hon. j. A. Ancheta, who has repre-
sented the counties of Dona Ana and
Grant two terms in the council and has
an excellent record as a legislator
The Deming Convention.
Hon. Antonio Joseph went south this
afternoon to Deming to attend the Dem
ocratic convention that convenes there
on the Sth inst He does not expect a
large representation from the northern
counties on account of the great dis
tance of Deming, which is only few
miles from the Mexican line. AS to the
nominee, it is a foregone conclusion that
Mr.. Ferguson will be renominated, as
there will be no opposition.