Carlsbad current., 1900-07-07
DEMOCRATIC MASS MEETING.
Was The largest Ever Held IN
Eddy County Declared for
Primaries.


Primaries.
Parsuant 20 cali of Chalrmaa Croz.
ief Of the democratic executive com
lttee, the democrats OF Eddy county
10 the number Of about 300 assembled
In the court house Monday evening,
July 2nd, TO consider matters OF impor.
tance Ia the party.
The meeting was called 10 order by
Mt. .Crozier and Secretary uoetz reah
the cail, when the chair declared nomi.
nations for temporary chairman 10
order.
u : Bateman was elected tempor
ary chairman and committee appoint
ed 20 escort him 90 the chair, consist,
ing OF Jno. Emerson, q, W. Cowden
aud Tom Jgnes.
Tom Cooper was elected temporary
secretary Of the meeting and com
mlttee appointed 10 escort him 10 the
chair; the committee failing 10 locate
Cooper, Sic, Goetz was elected temp
orary secretary.
Jno. Emerson moved that the TEN
porary organization be made permai.-
ent, 10 which M. j, Murray objected
IN q lengthy speech, In the course Of
which he scored the executive commit
tee for having called primaries, said he
was opposed 70 gag rule aud asked
that nominations be opened for perma.
nont organization until such time ~
the meeting saw iit 90 close nomlna,
tions. Chairman Crozler replied to the
remarks OF Murray In reference 90 the
action OF the executive eommittee aud
ably defended the committee.
s. T. Biting then nominated j. O..
Cameron for county chairman and
NJ. g. Stewart placed In nomination
Jno. l.. Emerson for chairman.
Crozler moved that nominations be
made by rising vote, 10 which Murray
oh jected and moved that nominations
be made by the secret ballot, claiming
that many objected 10 the rising vote &.
Mr.. Biting seconded Murray and
amended the motion, that two tellers
be appointed 10 count the vote, A
hot discussion followed, and when the
vote was counted, 1888 voted for noml.
nations 10 bo made by q rising vote,
40 voting for the secret ballot This
ballot determined the strength OF the
two opposing factions and when II
came 10 the vote for county executive
chairman, Jno. l.. Emerson wai
elected by an overwhelming majority
and J. B. Harvey elected permanent
secretary by reclamation.
Crozler introduced n resolution tha
the present precinct chairman shoul'
call meeting In their respective pre-
clncts not later than July 18th for IN,
purpose Of electing precinct chair
man aud IN case OF failure 10 hold Sgi'
meetings, then the county chairman
should appoint precinct chairman
for such precinct; carried unanluousl.
A resolution carried unanimodsl.
plOdlng the participants In this meet
ing to support the democratic nomi
nees.
The meeting also Endorsed the actloI
OF tile retiring executive committee II
declaring for primaries and on motioI
the date for holding the primaries wa
changed TO saturday, August ith, isOt
: On motion OF Lakewood, the delegate
to the territorial convention were In
, structed 10 vote for A. y. Fall 70
delegate to congress lrst, last aud oil
tho time, while the delegates 10 thl
6 council convention go uninatructed
: but the legislative delegates were in
D structed 10 vote for Hon. U. $. Bate
. man.
. The committee on delegates 10 th
various conventions reported as FOL
/, lows and the report was adopted;
Cougressional--S. 4. Biting, w. "
Q 81. J. Murray, 81. q. stewart, ID. ]
J. Kemp, j. .. Cameron; Council-N
q Cunningham; Jno. l.. Emerson, j. W
o Bakin, e. W. Larrimorei Legiala
o tive-A. 5. uoetz, II. ID. Arm
IN /