Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-10-17

POLITICAL
SOCORRO COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
They Nominate Ticket and Adopt Strong
Resolutions,

The Republican county convention OF
Socorro was called to order by Estcvan
Baca, chairman of the Republican
county committee, at Socorro.
The following permanent officers
were chosen: President, Estcvan Baca,
of Socorro; secretary, II. H. Howard, of
San Marcial.
The following ticket was then nomi-
mated: Legislative council for Socorro
and Sierra counties, G. G. Cruickshank
of San Marcal; house, Jose Sanchez;
county commissioner, first district, Girl
AGO Joiola of Escondida; county com
missioner, second district, Gregorio
Baca of La Joya: county commissioner,
third district, G. II. Kirkpatrick of Mo-
gollon; probate Judge, jose E. Torres of
Socorro; probate clerk Ii, G.. Baca of
Sccorro; sheriff, g. Il. ,'ackington of
Socolro; assessor, Nestof L. Eaton of
Socorro; treasurer and collector. Abran
Abeyla of Socorro; superintendent of
schools, Elfego Baca of Socorro, sur
v6yor, l.. j. Otto of Magdalena
Honorabcs Nestor Montoya and f. A.
Finical. at the close of the proceedings
of the convention, delivered strong and
eloquent addresses, which ELECTED un-
bounded enthusiasm Every nomina-
tion on the ticket was mace by accla-
nation.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Resolved, That we, the delegates to
the Republican county nomiaatng con
vention, hereby affirm our allegiance to
the party of progress and protection,
and pledge our undivided support to the
standard bearer given us by the Repub-
lican territorial conventions man rep
resenting the advanced principles of our
party, and whose record is beyond re-
proach, Bernard s. Rodey, a man who
promises if elected to work faithfully to
reduce the outrageous dimensions of the
ella forest reserve, which now covers
over twenty townships of mining and
agricultural land which is devoid of
timber and occupied by hoine-scekerS
and taxpayers for twenty years past;
and
Whereas, This county has been de-
spoiled by the creation of this forest re-
serve, whereby AZ townships have re-
verted back to the government. driving
away oOO seIJieIS WIN pdlu bdheS Jnefe-
in, thus cutting off the legitimate reve-
nue. of county and territory, and
Whereas, The county Of Socorro has
for years, and is now, suffering from
having its grass devoured by herds from
other portions Of the territory. and the
owners pay no taxes in this county, the
tendency of which is to drive out the
resident stock-growers, and impoverish
the county revenues; therefore be it
Resolved, That the candidates that
accept the nomination for the territorial
legislature shall, and are hereby.
pledged to introduce and work for the
passage of law that shall make stock
growers pay taxes in the county where
their herds Craze. Be it further
Resolved, That candidates aacentino
the nomination as county commissioners
are hereby pledged to economic in the
management OF the county anances, due
supervision of all county officers, so that
the proper books shall be kept, includ
ing their own, and that the interests of
the county shall be subserved
We further promise that each of us
shall, upon return to our own precincts,
work for the election of the ticket nom
mated here today.