Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-09-19
Rio ARRlBA REPUBLICANS
Their County Convention at Abiquiu on
Monday Was a Well Attended and Very
Enthusiastic Gathering,
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The Republican convention of Ri
Arriba county to elect delegates to tn,
territorial convention, held at Abiquil
on Monday, Sept. II, was the larges
convention held for the purpose in thu
county in many years.
Hon. j. M. c. Chavez was elected
president, Emilio Gonzales and Amadt
Ortiz secretaries, and Sixto Chavez in
terpreter. The president made an able
and interesting address on Republican
principles and local issues.
On motion of Manuel S. Salazar, sec.
onded by Sixto Chavez, committee on
credentials was appointed, consisting of
Messrs. j. Patricio Chavez, M. S. Sala.
Ear, Sixto Chavez, Jose Ortiz y Salazar
and Jesus Martinez.
The committee reported that 10 pre-
cincts out OF n were represented.
Among the delegates present were;
Commissioner Jose Dolores Salazar,
Sheriff Amado Ortiz, Treasurer w. j.
Sargent, School Commissioner Emilio
Gonzales, Hon. l.. B. Prince, Hon. Per-
fecto Esquibel, Hon. Antonio D. Vargas,
Hon. oixto Chavez, Hon. j. M. c. Cha
vez, Hon. f. A. Serna, Hon. Jose Sala-
zar y Ortiz, Hon. Manuel S. Salazarll
Reyes Gonzales, j. Patricio Chavez. Fla
vic ID. Trujillo, Jose Ignacio Garcia, j.
Miguel Romero, Jesus Martinez, Aniceto
| Moya, Ignacio l.. Ortiz, Andres Salazar.
j.. p. Rinker, Perfecto Trujillo, w. X.
Shupp, H. d. Willis, Crecencio Herrera
aud others.
Hon. Jose SalaZar moved that COM
mittee of three be appointed to propose
names of delegates to the territorial con
vention. This was amended by enlarg-
ing the committee and adopted. The
following were appointed DIS the commit
tee: E. A. Serna, L. B. Prince, Jose
Salazar, W. j. Sargent, Jose P. Chavez,
Jesus Martinez, w. X. Shupp and Per-
fecto Esquibel.
The committee reported the following
names OF delegates, and the report was
unanimously adopted: L. B. Prince,
Jose Salazar y Ortiz Amado Ortiz, Ven
ceslao Jaramillo, Antonio d. Vargas, j.
M. c. Chavez, Preciliano Lopez, Alexan-
der Read and Victor Valdez.
The president presented certain reso-
lutions, which on motion of Hon. Jose
Salazar, were unanimously adopted
amid much enthusiasm. The following
are the resolutions:
Resolved, That we point with pride
to the record of the national admins
tration of President Mckinley. Both in
peace and in war it has been signally
satisfactory and successful. In the latter
it has added brilliant page to the
nations history, and in the former it
has brought renewed prosperity and
added to the substantial happiness of
the people,
Resolved, That we heartily indorse
the administration of Governor Otero,
and pledge him our earnest support in
all his efforts for good government.
Resolved, That the Republicans of
Rio Arriba county present to their
brethren of the territory, the name of
Honorable L. Bradford Prince, of the
county of Rio Arrba, as candidate for
delegate in congress, believing that his
record as chief justice and governor,
as the friend of progress and champion
of New Mexico and its people, make him
the strongest candidate obtainable.
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delegation from this county, to the
territorial convention. present in person
or by proxy, at that convention, be au.
thorized to cast the full vote of the
county, and they are hereby directed to
vote as a unit.
Speeches highly eulogistic of Ex-Gover-
nor Prince were then made by the pres
dent, by Hon. Sixto Chavez, Hon.
Manuel Sabine Salazar, and Hon. An
tonic D. Vargas, and the opinion was
expressed that if he is nominated he
would carry the county by at least 800
over any opponent and would so cut
down the Democratic vote in San Juan
as to insure the election OF two Republi-
can members of the council by good
majorites. Ex-Governor Prince being
called on responded briefly, expressing
in feeling terms his appreciation of the
unanimous action of the convention and
urging full personal attendance of the
delegates at the Santa Fe convention.
Hon. A. D. Vargas introduced r. l..
Baca of Santa Fe, who was visiting Hon.
j. M. G. Chavez and who in response to
the call made stirring speech on Re-
publican principles and the duty of the
people to sustain them.
1t was moved that the county con-
ventfon to nominate county ticket be
held at Tierra Amarillo on October Is,
after which the convention adjourned.