Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-02-05
K~HPUBLIcANS nBHT.
Meeting More Largely Attended Than Any
Ever Held Before.
socoRRo sHTs TIE CONVENTION.
From the New Mexican.

The republican territorial central
committee met at the Office OF the score.
tsry this forenoon at 10 o'clock, p~ersusni
to call. Every county except Guadalupe
aud Kddy wa represented. IL was the
best, most harmonious and we'll attended
meeting the committee has had.
There were present John s. Clark,
chairman; Max Frost, secretary. and Il.
l.. Bartlett, Of the executive committee.
The counties were represented by T. A.
Finical and Thomas 8. Hubbell, Bernal-
lilo; W. 8. Prayer, proxy for Nathan
Jsffs, and ". A. Finlsy, Chsves; A.
g. Dawson and Fred Brueggemsn. proxy
for T. b. Hart, Colfax; Eugene Van Pat
ten, for.himself and proxy for A. J. Foun-
tain; Dons Ana; ". II. Jack, for himself
and proxy for j. h. Sheridan, Grant:
Rocco Emilio and Demetrio Perea,
proxy for d. W. Prichard, Lin
coin; C%ristoval Sanehes, Mora; L. b.
Prince, Rio Arribs; 7. b. Cstron and
Antonio Ortiz y Salazsr, Santa Ne;
Granville Pendleton, for himself and
proxy for A. L. Dustin, San Juan; John
s. Clark and secundino Romero, San
Miguel; Max L. Kshler, proxy for J. NJ,
Webster. and J. X. smith, Sierra; Ks.
tsvan Bsca and Il. o. Bursum. socorro;
Juan Santistevan and Mslsquias Mar.
timex. proxy for X. c. Abbott, Taos; r. p.
Ervien and Bonifscio Gsllegos. proxy for
K. aallegos, Union; j. Frank Chayes and
Solomon Luna, Valencia.
The following prominent republicans
also attended: Judge Frank A. Hubbell.
Albuquerque; DR.. T. p. Martin, Higinio
Romero, Taos; Hon. G. A. spiess. Las
Vegas; A. J. Nisbet, Roswell.
After calling to order routine business
was transacted. Messrs. W. A. Hawkins
and ]. Y. Manning were elected members
OF the committee from the new county Of
Otero upon recommendation Of the re.
publican county committee Of that
county.
Desiderio Gallegos was elected q men,
Der Of the committee from Guadalupe
county to all q vacancy caused by the
death Of Pascual Bscs.
The committee then took a recess I'M
I'll l p. m.
The committee met again at l D. M,
when Messrs. W. A. Hawkins and j. u.
Manning were admitted as members
from 0tero county.
The resignation Of Albert J.. Fountain
as q member Of the committee was &C.
cepted. and II. ID. Bowman was elected
to Oil this vacancy from Dons Ana
county.
Mr., Luna moved that the city Of 30.
zorro be selected for the holding Of the
republican territorial convention on
March II next, at 10 a. m. to elect six
delegates and six alternates to the re-
publican national convention at PhiJA-
delphia, June 10. 1900. The resolution
was unanimously adopted. and the date
and place txed for Saturday. March IL,
1900. at the city Of Socorro.
On motion Of Col. j. Frank Chaves the
representation was fixed by q unanimous
vote as follows:
That each county be entitled TO one
delegate at large and to one delegate for
each 200 votes cast for the republican
nominee for the delegate to congress
cast In the November, 1898, election,
within the preeent limita nj zach conptv
and also n vote for each additional
100.
On motion Of Mr.. Luna 1t was unani-
mously resolved that all county conyen-
lions shall be held on or before the 10th
day Of March, 1900.
After t%rsnsacting more routine bust
ness the committee adjourned to meet
again at the call Of the chairman, at 8
o'clock OF the morning Of March II next,
at the opera house In the city Of Socorro.