Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-10-14
The Democratic Conventions.

Properly speaking this should be
called the democratic Silver City con-
vention, as the ticket was made up
entirely from the northern part Of thu
county, the only man on the ticket
from the southern part of the county
is Jack IIodgden OF Deming for cum
missioner from the third district.
The third district Is the southern part
OF the county, and a man from that
section had to be nominated for that
office. After two or three nonlina.
lions had been made and it was dis
covered how The ticket was being
made up Col. Jake Whitmyer from
Hachita would occasionally address
the chair and ask: DON'T the south
end OF the county get n%othing?r and
the echo would answer: "NOthing."
The first thing after the committee
on resolutions had endorsed Bryan
and Ferguson, was the nomination
for sheriff. The names of NJ. w. Nc
Grath, a prominent business man from
Lordsburg, John A. Deemer, a well
known merchant and miner from
Cooks, and James X. Blair, a bar
keeper from Pilos Altos, were pre-
scented for sheriff. The convention
thought that a barkeeper vas the
man for the office, the vote standing
Blair SO. McGrath %, and Deemer 7.
For treasurer aud collector the
names OF John L. Burnside and w. II.
Kilburu, both OF Silver City, but
Burnside was 10 the ring and Kilburn
vas not, hence Burnside was nomina-
Ted.
For assessor the names OF Carvll
md Gillett OF Silver City, N. j. Keith
II Deming. aud e. G.. Orr were pre-
-cnted. 1t took two ballots to decide
sin favor OF Carvll, but as some enthus-
IaStic individual had put in some
extra ballots Il third ballot was neces-
sary To- keep Carvil down to the legal
number OF votes, but he got the nomi
Enation.
The fight Of Che convention was
Dver the probate clerk. The names
presented were e. NJ. Young, w. b.
Walton, r.. V. Newshan, and John A..
Noses, all of Silver City. On the FIRST
ballot Walton led the race and was
dominated on the second ballot by .
tote Of SO to 80 for Young. The non
nation of Walton aud turning down
# Young was the mast respectable
ching done by the convention.
r.. G. Landrum was nominated fOl
probate judge, without opposition.
The nomination for superintendent
u schools hung in the balance for &
inc, no name being presented, and il
vas thought that the convention
would either pass the nomination OF
nlorse II. II. Belts, but finally it wa
,iScovercd that a man from The north
rn part OF the county, Il. 4. Link
would accept the nomination, and j
vas given him.
For commissioner from the frs
district the names Of @. p. RosccranZ
L. j. Clark, and Martin Maher wer,
presented. The convention conclude
hat Maher had had the Office Ions
nough, that R%oscncranz was Il it'll,
Shaky in his democracy, never havinI
s0rked hard euuugh for the democrat
g ticket, aud so nominated Clark
,lr. Clark was called on for a spcecl
- .oo.l. ggATr (hafrtnu "a
Phe convention has done itself homo
u nominating me, and l promise tina
# l. am elected l will do all | a 70
he Democrats At this point in th
peech would be probate clerk Walton
got the band to playing and ChairmaI
Williams beat a TATTOO With his gave
md the rest Of the speech was drowne'
" the national hymn, There will b
i Hot Time in the Old Town TC
I" light" and no one knows what els
! Hr. Clark promised 70 do.
! After nominating a barkecper IL
= -herif the convention thought
: ,uglit to do something TO catch th
religious vote OF the county, and
4 nominated j.. w. Bible for commi
y sioner from the second district.
" The names of j. b. Hodgden an
~ r. ii. Speed were presented for con
- missioner from the third dlstric
The convention appreciated that Ii
~ only ,hlngit could do TO keep Hodgde
from boiling the ticket was to put b
name on it, SO the nomination WI
W given TO him, but the LIBERAL Is |
~ formed that the republicans ha'
: hopes OF working Hodgden throul
W the Deming postmaster and gctti'
n MIN TO vote part Of their ticket.
A. n. White was nominated for re
u. resentative from the thirteenth leg
lative district.
IT. George II. Brown, a resident
Socorro county, was nominated I
or surveyor.
up Delegates to the territorial and Il
re- lslative conventions we're selectt