Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-04-13

session was the reading OF the report
Of the committee on credentials.
1t developed, however. that Guada-
lupe county was represented, the
proxies being held by j. IL. Sloan. He
also represented Valencia county.
After few corrections the report
OF the committee on credentials was
accepted.
The report of the committee on per-
manent organization and order Of bus
iness. through q. A. Richardson.
chairman, named the following off,
GERS;
Permanent chairman-o. A. LARA
colo. Of San Miguel county.
Vice presidents-Matiss Contreras,
Of Socorro county. l.. A. c. de Baca,
Of Union county.
Secretaries-W. b. Walton, OF Grant
county Filadelfo Baca, OF San Mi
guel county.
nterpreters-Camilio Padilla, OF SAN
ia Fe county. a. {. Torres. of Sooor-
70 county; A. Il. Hill Of Santa Fe
county.
The report was adopted on motion OF
Mr.. Hopewell, OF Sierra county.
MIR Richardson moved the appoint-
ment OF committee Of three to es-
cort the permanent officers to the
platform. whereupon the chair appoint
ed q. A. Richardson, G. n. Blackwell
and Micario Gallegos as that commit
tee.
Mr. Larrazolo made a brief speech,
n which ne thanked the convention
for honoring him with the office, as ii
was entirely unexpected. He coun-
selled harmony among the delegates,
and that the best men be selected to
represent the territory at the national
convention to be held at Kansas City.
The report OF the committee on reso-
lutions and platform was read by Its
chairman. Summers Burkhart.
They are quite lengthy and embody
the many "oppositions and denounce-
ments' OF the resolutions passed by
the Bernalillo county convention held
yesterday. Favors the Chicago plat
form, favors statehood for New Mex
leo. home rule for the Philippines;
favors amendments to the constitution
authorizing an income tax, and pro-
viding for the election Of United States
senators by direct vote of the people;
the retention OF the greenbacks as
they now exist and the retirement OF
the national bank notes; to the use OF
the army OF the United states and the
suspension OF the writ OF habeas COR
pus and declarations Of martial law
In times Of peace in order that labor
may be intimidated and labor organic
ations broken up. favors giving women
the right to vote in school questions.
Nominations for one delegate-at-
large TO the Kansas City convention
being in order the names OF Il. G. de
Baca, of San Miguel county; Lorion
Miller, OF Bernalillo county; n. b..
Laughlin. of Santa Fe county; q. A.
Richardson, of Chaves county, were
submitted to the convention.
Considerable wrangling here occurred
| between the delegates as to how the
vote should be cast. 1t was finally de-
| cided that the chairman OF the delega-
tion, after canvassing the delegates,
cast the vote OF his delegation.
The result was as follows: Baca. &C.;
| Miller i2; Laughlin, 37 Richardson.
| "a; necessary to a choice S5 votes.
Richardson withdrew his name, and
| the second ballot resulted: Baca, 92;
| Miller IL; Laughlin, 49, Mr.. Baca was
| declared the choice OF the convention
for delegate-at-large. and his sclectlon
was made unanimous.
| Ac The Citizen goes to press the con-
vcntion is selecting the alternate dele
gatc-at-large, and the other dele
gates.