Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-10-04
DEMOCRATIC HOSTS
The Bryanite Territorial Convention
Mel at the Court House This
Afternoon.
A FAIR REPRESENTATION
Several Counties Are Represented by Only
One Delegate, While Some Counties
Have Only Two or Three Delegates
Here Convention Gossip.

house to nominate a candidate for
delegate to congress-. There a only
a fair attendance of delegates, several
counties being represented by merely
n delegate, who brought proxies from
the others who were elected, but failed
to appear.
The district court room was hand
somely decorated for the occasion. A
long strip of bunting with the national
colors encircled the entire room. AS the
delegates entered the first sight to greet
their eye was a large portrait of the
Democratic leader, Hon. William Jen-
nings Bryan, that hung on the wall d.
rectly opposite the door. This was
wreathed with flowers. Directly be-
meath this were in large red, white and
blue letters the words, welcome, DEM
ocrats, to this convention"
Immediately over the door was the
motto, inscribed in black letters, Equal
rights to all, special privileges to none."
On the rear wall, back Of the delegates
and the spectators, was inscribed the
motto, 1.-The constitution and the flag"
and to the right and left of this were
pictures of the Democratic candidates
for president and vice president.
The rostrum was draped with the ma
tional colors, and on either side was a
small national flag. On the wall to the
| right and left respectively behind the
chairman's seat were five-pointed star
shaped portraits of Bryan and Steven
| son. Above each portrait were two
small American flags.
The space inside the railing was re-
served for the delegates and officers Of
the convention, and the outside was
open to the general public. A table was
provided for the press just outside the
place assigned and marked.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS. :.
The convention was called to order by
Hon. Charles F. Easley, chairman Of
the territorial central committee. He
announced that the central committee
had decided upon the following tempo
rary organization, which al ratified:
H. B. Ferguson, of Albuquerque, chair
man; w. A. Eaton, of Ration, and E. c.
de Baca, of Las Vegas, secretaries; Ca
milo Padilla and A. P. Hill, of Santa
Fe, interpreters.
THE DELEGATES.
The following are the delegates elect
ed to the Democratic convention, Of
whom a goodly number are represented
by proxies:
Bernalillo county-H. B. Ferguson,
E. v. Chaves, Frank Mckee, N. B.
Field, o. N. Marion, John Bonnell, L.
! McRae, P. f. McCanna, s. Burkhart, A.
| B. McGaffey, Martin Tierney, w. M.
Weaver, John Coulloden, Henry Lock-
hart, James McCorriston, Edward
Dodd, L. S. Trimble, Andres Romero,
Leonardo Hunick, George Hoffheins,
Horton Moore.
Chaves-J. F. Hinkle, G.. l.. Ballard,
e. o. Creighton, W. L. Ammonett, c.
w. Haines, w. M. Atkinson.
Colfax-George Beringer, Patrick
Lynch, C. B.. Kolhausen, John Morrow,
]. F. Hutchinson, w. A. Eaton, T. D.
Eaton, T. D. Owen, j. D. McGrath, M.
M. Salazar, M. W. Dawson, M. A. Lo-
peg, Charles E. Howell.
Dona Ana-Telesforo Chavez, Pinto
Pine, w. r. Acarate, Demetrio Chavez,
DR.. I. D. Roger, c. T. Jordan, A. J.
Bale, F. A. Armijo, A. B. Fall, r. l..
Young.
Eddy-John L. Emerson, S. T. Bit
ting, W. w. Brush, J. o. Cameron, M. G.
Stewart, d. L. Kemp.
Grant-A. G. Hood, J. W. Fleming, T.
s. Heflin, j. s. Fielder. G.. L. Shak-
speare, j.. N. Upton, G. N. Petty, ].
Mahoney, Jerry Holland, w. Ormsby,
w. l.. Thompson, ]. B. Gilchrist.
Guadalupe-Ramon Dodge, Desiderio
]. Aragon, Carlos Casados, Louis de lie
Testu.
Lincoln-J. H. Lightfoot, J. E. Whar-
ton, r. P. Hopkins, Scipio Salazar, J..
w. Prude, Jones Taliaferro. M
Mora-Marcado Gallegos, Miguel
Martinez, Agustin Vigil Y Valdez, Teo-
doro Gonzales, Rafael Romero, Roman
A. Valdez, Bias Gallegos, Antonio Arch
uleta, Jose Manuel Garcia, Agapito
Abeyta, Jr., Tito Macs.
Otero-A. P. Jackson, J.. J. Sanders, J.
c. Tucker, j.. 20. Swope, J. F. Smith, AL
fred Hunter.
San Miguel-Monico Tafoya, w. B.
Bunker, J. D. w. Veeder, Julian Sando-
val, Juan B. Martinez, J. M. Hernandez,
e. c. de Baca, e. v. Long, Christian
Sellman, A. A. Jones, George c. -Seaton,
J. M. Tafoya, o. A. Larrazola, A. ].
Wertz, Anselmo Gonzales, c. w. Allen,
E. H. Baca, T. Labadie, D. J. Aber, Jose
A. Baca, c. Padilla, Sostenes Delgado.
sierra-W. s. Hopewell, s. H. Ber-
nard, w. o. Thompson, E. N. Jobson,
T. j. Ross.