Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-04-03
REPUBLICANS READY
Their Party Nominees Chosen by
Acclamation and Ward Selec-
lions Ratified.
THE PRESIDENT ENDORSED
Governor 0tero's Administration Declared
to Be the Best Which New Mexico Has
Ever Received-All Republicans
Called On to Do Their Duty
Tomorrow.

The adjourned Republican city con-
vention was called to order at the court
house this morning at 10 o'clock by Don
Antonio Ortiz y Salazar, and organiza-
ton was effected by the election of Mr.
Ortiz y Salazar as permanent chairman
r. l.. Baca as secretary and H. l.. Ortiz
as interpreter.
A committee on credentials, composed
of Hon. T. B. Catron, Benito Alarid,
and Otto l.. Rice, was appointed, and
| hat committee reported the following
delegates entitled to seats in the con
| vention:
Ward No. 1-Guadalupe Rael, by
proxy of Juan Sena y Baca, Jose Con-
| zales, Jose D. Sena, A. Frisco Garcia
David M. White, Albino Alarid, Rupertt
| Padilla.
Ward No. 2-Antonio Ortiz y Salazar
Benito Alarid, Luis Baca, A. P. Hogle
Charles Parsons, Arthur Hudson, Ben
igno Ortega, Augustin Saliado.
Ward No. 3-Anastacio Romero, Vic
tor Garcia, Marcus Castillo, Marcelint
Ortiz, r. B. Catron, Ambrosio Ortiz.
Ward No. Ar. L. Baca, Otto l.. Rice
by proxy of Colonel Max Frost, Rober
Johnson, Henry Pacheco, Manuel sala'
Ear, Frank Escudero.
A majority of the delegates being
| present, the business of the convention
that of nominating candidates for the
city offices, was taken up. The nomi'
nations, which were made by acclama'
ton are: For mayor, 1. Sparks; fol
clerk, Charles B. Conklin; for treasurer
Major Fritz Muller.
The ward nominations for members O
the city council and board of education
were endorsed as follows:
Ward No. 1-Councilman, J.. Davit
Gonzales; for member of the board o
education, A. Frisco Garcia.
Ward No. 2-Councilman, Climac,
Trujillo; member of board of education
Seferino Baca.
Ward No. 3-Councilman, Alberto
Garcia; member of board Of education
Jacob Weltmer.
Ward No. 4-Councilman, Manuel B
Salazar: member Of board of education
Otto L. Rice.
The members of the Republican cit!
convention We're then selected as fol
lows:
Ward No. ~1-Guadalupe Rael.
Ward No. 2-Canuto Alarid.
Ward No. st. B. Catron.
Ward No. Ar. L. Baca.
Member at large-Antonio Ortiz !
Salazar.
Hon. I. B. Catron then introduced thu
following resolutions, which wer'
adopted by an unanimous vote:
"The Republican party of the city O
Santa Fe, in convention assembled
with pride reaffirms it's allegiance ant
fidelity to the principles of the nationa
Republican party, as enunciated in thu
general convention held in ST. Loui:
when our great president, William Nc
Kinley, was nominated, and on which
he was triumphantly elected. We alst
| punt Nili pIlue " llG SuSSCSo VI tilOSS
| principles as evidenced by the passage
| of a tariff law which protects the indus.
| tries of the laboring classes, and give:
to them a greater value for their prod
| ucts and a higher rate of wages. W.
also indorse the administration Of
President Mckinley, and are proud O.
his great achievements in the manage
ment of the late war with Spain, anG
his conduct of diplomatic relations with
foreign powers. We also fully and une.
| quivocally indorse the territorial ad.
| ministration of Governor Otero, anG
| pledge him the hearty support of the
Republican party in the interests Of
economy, law and order, believing thai
his administration is far superior to any
hat has preceded. We call upon the
voters of the city to again carry the
banner of the Republican party in the
city to victory, believing as we do, that
it would be contrary to the welfare OF
this city to allow the Democratic party
to obtain control of it,"
The emblem of the ticket, as adopted,
consists Of two flags Of the United
States, to be placed at the head Of the
printed ticket.
The convention then adjourned, well
satisfied with the work done.