Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-13
LINCOLN COUNTY REPUBLICANS.
Their Convention Endorses the National and
Territorial Administrations and
George W. Priohard As Dele
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The Republican county conventio,
met at Lincoln on March 10 at 2 o'clocl
in the afternoon. George Sena was cho
sen chairman, Joseph A. Gumm secre
tary and Acasio Gallegos interpreter
Col. George w. Prichard, Jose Montana
and w. f. Blanchard We're appointed 6
committee on resolutions, and D. Perea
| w. e. Blanchard. Victoriano Lucero
| Epimanio Lucero and Manuel Artiaga
committee on credentials
After recess the committee OH ere.
| dentials reported as follows: Precinct
No. l, eleven delegates precinct No. Q
seven delegates; No. g. four delegates;
No. 4, not represented No. 5. not repre-
sented; No. 8, ot4s delegate; No. Z, no.
represented; No. s. flye delegates; No
9, two delegates; No. 10, five delegates
No. II. not represented; No. 12, not rep
resented.
The committee on resolutions report
ed as follows:
"The Republicans Of Lincoln county,
territory of New Mexico, In convention
assembled, reaff1rm their faith in the
principles of the Republican party. We
are in favor Of the extension Of repub-
lican institutions into every land where
the valor of our soldiers has carried the
American flag.
I'VE are in favor Of sound money, and
are also for the protective tariff that
VIII protect, not only the sheep and cat
tie interests of our territory. but tariff
that will protect American labor
against the labor Of the world and
reciprocity that will give the American
people the market In which there is ne
competition with American labor,
I'VE are unqualifiedly in favor of leg
islation that will restrain trusts ano
combinations of capital when such
lrusts and combinations are inimical to
the interests of the American people
and American institutions.
I'VE favor the building of the Mica
ragua canal to be maintained and con-
Quoted under the auspices of our ma
tional government. We most cordially
lndorse the national administration as
oeing pure, patriotic and wise. And we
declare it as our opinion
that President Mckinley is to-day the
greatest popular idol that our country
aas had since the days of Lincoln and
Grant. And we cordially indorse the ad- |
of Governor M. A. Otero
IS being wise, and patriotic, as having
he confidence of the people Of our ter
'itory. And we further indorse the !
course of our delegate in congress, Pc
lro Perea, as being at all times for the |
pest interests of our territory"
The resolutions were adopted with en-
husiasm.
A committee of three was appointed |
W the che,rmar, ta select tbs names of !
our persons to be presented to the con-
yention for delegates to the Socorro |
The names presented were D. Perea,
Henry Lutz, Roco Emilio and William
Carter. These were then confirmed
IS delegates by the convention.
The following resolution was adopted:
"Be it resolved, That our delegates to
he Socorro convention be instructed to
resent the name of Hon. George W.
as candidate for one of the
elegates to the national convention at
and to do all in their
ower to accomplish his election"
After resolving that the minutes of
he convention be published in the New
fexican, the convention adjourned.