Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-03-31
CITY POLITICS.

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New Mexican and nominate straight,
clean and competent men for city Of
fees.
Democrats who see the error of their
way and desire to affiliate with the Re-
publican party are always welcome.
But men who call themselves Republic
cans simply for the sake of stirring up
strife and who support Democratic
nominees in elections, are not desirable
material. This, with special reference
to the situation in ward No. A in this
city.
Leo Hersh says that having been
nominated by his friends in the Repub-
lican ranks in the Third ward, he re-
mains in the field as a candidate for
member of the council, unless the city
convention tomorrow should decide 9TH
erwise. He will abide by the will of
the city convention.
Sensible and public spirited Republi-
cans are disguised with the way city
politics are being mixed up. The decent
members of the party in the city have
no sympathy with the illegal ward con-
ing delegations have been gotten up,
especially in the Fourth ward, where no
shadow of right or excuse existed for
holding a second convention. A few fell
lows wanted to nominate themselves as
delegates and candidates, and they did
it-that's all. 1t would be a very Pc
culiar and ridiculous proceeding for the
city convention to recognize this action
as legal, of good for the Republican
party.
Renegades and men who work for
Democratic candidates should have no
choice or control in Republican conven-
lions. This applies specially to the state
of affairs in ward No. 4 in this city. The
recognition of such men will hurt the
Republican party not only at this time,
but also in the future.
1t is said about the streets that the
Republican city convention tomorrow
will make the mistake of admitting
either one of the contesting delegations.
If this be so, there will certainly be
trouble hereafter. The voters know
we'll that the delegations from ward 8
and ward 4, elected at the properly call
ed ward meetings by the respective
chairmen, J. w. Conway and r.. L.
Baca, are the legal delegations, and Jug
Cling and putting up jobs will do the
no ,txy NO onnI Hn uhn Nv a wood
Hon. J. D. Sena's friends think that
ne is sure of the nomination for mayor,
if the contesting delegation from ward
4 is admitted to seats in the city con-
vention tomorrow. They claim he has
seven delegates in ward l, three dele
gates in ward 2, five delegates in ward
8, and three delegates in the contesting
delegation from ward A, making Is in all,
or a majority of four.
There is a rumor about town that a
meeting of Republicans was held |
in ward two last Wednesday evening,
and a delegation, contesting the n
named at the regular meeting, was Sc
as follows: Juan J. Ortiz, M. Or
tiz y Martinez, Arthur Hudson, Ansel- |
Armijo Felipe Ortiz, Candedo Du-
ran, s. G. Cartwright and Celso Ortiz.
The report further has it that the nom-
made by the regular meeting
councilman and member of the
board of education We're endorsed. An
attempt was made by the New Mexican
to learn some of the particulars of the
meeting, but none of the Republicans of
The ward knew anything about the mat
and the affair must have been Of the
variety.
Solicitor General Bartlett states that
will not attend the Republican city
convention tomorrow, considering and
that he is not a delegate, and
hat the gathering that nominated him
Is a delegate from ward 4 was not le-
,al and not regular. He believes in reg
and decent and honest politics,
md will have nothing to do with meth
IDS that are the reverse. His position
S the same as a year ago, when he was
.lso elected a delegate by a contesting
but then declined to have
.nything to do with the matter, for the
anne reason. His position and views
acct with general approval.
Major r. j. Palen, who was placed !
the contesting delegation to the Re- |
ublican city convention from ward 4, {
'as seen today by a representative of ]
New Mexican in regard to the situa-
on in that ward. MI. Palen stated en-
hatically that he would have nothing 9
} do with the malcontents in the ward. +
e was placed on the delegation with h
1T any consultation, and in fact knew !
of the second meeting until the I
ext day. While he condemned the v
harp practice which evidently resulted
the selection of the first delegation, F
thought the city convention should v
ASS a resolution rebuking such pro- r
ceilings, still the meeting held after
lie regularly constituted primary had d
ljourned had no standing in right or n
,litical usages, and he should not go Il
Ear the convention. On the other hand, r
I'd any number of Republicans in the
ard felt that an injustice had been i
me them in the first meeting, they e.
tuld very easily have called another II
and given due notice to the So
Of the ward before getting to- c.
Their. Had that been done there would e,
We been some reason in sending a pro-
1t to the convention and a delegation G.
represent them before that conven- =
m. As it Is, to endeavor to make a !.
otest is all nonsense. "
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