Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-10-05
DEMOCRATIC
: CONVENTION
The Day Spent in Selecting a Nomi-
nee for the Delegateship to
Congress.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION

A Telegram Of Coincidence Sent to the Con.
vention Of Democratic Clubs at Indian
apolis-A Regulation Bryanite
Platform Adopted.
The session of the Democratic terri
torial convention yesterday lasted until
after o'clock and then adjourned until
9 o'clock this morning when the com
mittees reported. Harvey B. Ferguson
the temporary chairman, on taking the
chair, was introduced by Hon. Charles
r. Easley, and succeeded several times
in the course of his address in arousing
the enthusiasm of the delegates present
Mr.. Ferguson began by thanking the
convention for the honor conferred upon
him and said that he considered it high
privilege indeed to be called upon to
preside over convention of Democrats
at this time, and expressed the thanks
Of the convention for the hospitable vel
come given the delegates by the people
of Santa Fe.
Speaking of political issues Mr.. Fer
gussOn touched upon the different ques.
tions of the day and scored the Repub.
licans for many alleged shortcomings.
The alleged wrongs of Porto Rico AND
the Philippines were dilated upon and
trusts and similar subjects were handled
from the usual Democratic standpoint
The speaker scored the territorial ad
ministration and maintained that the
territory was suffering from the effects
of the administrations policy and that
it's only hope was with the Democratic
party In closing the chairman warned
his colleagues against quarrelng over
the personality of the candidate, as the
success of the party was more important
than the ambition of individuals.
A TELEGRAM OF SYMPATHY.
When Mr.. Ferguson concluded mo-
tion passed that the rules of the last
Democratic national convention be
adopted by the convention.
The following telegram was sent to
the chairman of the convention of the
National Association of Democratic
clubs in session at Indianapolis:
10 the Chairman of the National Con-
vention of the National Association of
Democratic Clubs, Indianapolis, Ind.
Santa Fe, N. M, Oct. 4, 1900 The
Democratic territorial convention of the
territory of New Mexico in session at
Santa Fe, greets the National Associa-
tion of Democratic clubs and expresses
its earnest hope that your association
may have great power and influence in
spreading the principles of the inspiring
and patriotic slogan of Democracy, ''the
Constitution and the Flag"
H. d. FERGUSON, Chairman.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Hon. A. B. Fall, of Dona Ana county,
moved that the secretary be directed to
call the roll of the counties and have
Zach name one of their number whom
they desired to serve as their represen-
tative on each of the three committees
about to be appointed, and the motion
prevailed. The three committees as
finally constituted were as follows:
Credentials: P. f. McCanna, Berna-
lilo county; j. F. Hinkle, Chaves
county; J. d. McGrath, Colfax county;
Frederico Armijo, Dona Ana county;
J. L. Emerson, Eddy county; j. A. Ma
honey, Grant county; Desidero Jara-
milo, Guadalupe county; j. Fl Light
foot, Lincoln county; Tito Macs, Mora
county; A. P. Jackson, Otero county;
Jose d. Montoya, Rio Arriba county;
c. E. Mead, San Juan county; J. M.
Hernandez, San Miguel county; M. Ma
ranjo, Santa Fe county; E. Fl. Jobson,
Sierra county; c, C. Clark, Socorro
county; L. Liebert, Taos county; Limo
Garcia, Union county.
Rules and Permanent Organization:
Horton Moore, Bernalillo county; j. f.
Hinkle, Chaves county, John Morrow,
Colfax county; A. j. Bales, Dona Ana
county; j. L Emerson, Eddy county;
G. L. Shakespeare, Grant county; L..
Testu, Guadalupe county; j. H. Light
foot, Lincoln county; Miguel Martinez,
Mora county; A. P. Jackson, Otero
county; Enrique Abeyta, Jr., Rio Ar
riba county; c. E. Mead, San Juan
county; T. Labade, San Miguel county;
w. Graham, Santa Fe county; E. II.
Jobson, Sierra county; Luciano Chaves,
Socorro county; Antonio Joseph, Taos
county; ]. M. Gonzales, Union county.
Resolutions: s. Burkhart, Bernallllo
county: c. L. Ballard, Chaves county;
George Beninger, Colfax county; c. L.
Jordan, Dona Ana county; James s.
Fielder, Grant county; Macarios Galle-
COS, Mora county; A. P. Jackson, Otero
county; L. C. Grove, San Juan county
J. D. w. Veeder, San Miguel county;
N. B. Laughlin, Santa Fe county; w.
s. Hopewell, Sierra county; j. G. Fitch
Socorro county; Ed Pierce, Taos county
J. s. Holland, Union county.
A DESIRE TO RUSH MATTERS.
The next matter on the program was
to take recess, in which to give the
committees an opportunity to report.
Here the delegates differed. j. ID. w.
Veeder, of Las Vegas, wanted to recon
vene at 8 o'clock and rush things
through with a whoop to an early con-
clusion. Other members OF the San
Miguel delegation agreed, and declared
that II the convention was no hurried
up several of them would be obliged tt
20 home before the conclusion of busi
ness, although this would grieve then
very much.
Hon. A. b. Fall, of Las Cruces, OBJ
jected to rushing matters. He said the
delegates from the southern portion Of
the territory were here at just as muct
loss to themselves as the gentlemen from
Las Vegas and had come much further
to attend. They were all ready to re.
main here week If necessary, and ht
was Of the opinion that such haste was
out OF place and he did not think thai
there would be time enough to prepare
a proper platform and resolutions in sc
short time as was proposed by the gen
tlemen from San Miguel.
WRANGLE OVER PLATFORM,
A San Miguel delegate in urging hast'
suggested that there was no need t.
worry about the platform as that was