Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-04-14
THE DEMOCRATS!
Territorial Convention
in Session.
All Day Job EleCtlng the
Delegates.
Resolutions DenOuncing Everything
at Home and Abroad,
PROCEEDINGS TO S O'CLOCK.

The territorial democratic convention
owlng 70 a delay Of the local dcmo-
cratic committee In first securing
signs for counties" In time, was not
called 70 order until 1850 o'cle'N this
morning IN the handsome new Albu-
quoraue theatre on North Third street
Chas. r. Easioy. of santa Re coun-
~, chairman OF the territorial central
committee called the convention TO or
der, after which A. B. Renehan. as
secretary. read the call Tor said con-
venisOn. EaequleI G, Dc Daca. Of san
Miguel county, acting az Interpreter
After the reading OF the call. Air
Easley made a characteristic speech.
wherein he announced that the large
gathering convinced him that the
democratic party IL not dead nor
sleeping" He favored the principles
% the Chicago platform. and stated
that he hoped the delegates to I've elee-
ted by this convention 90 the Kan
saH city national convention will use
their utuSos, endeavors to see that Will
iam Jennings Bryan IL chosen the par
~ NANAtHAAN AhN IfNHtNtaAs AAt ANfu
announced that the territorial central
committee had selected aa temporary
officers OF the convention the following
gentlemen:
Hon. n, v. Chaves. OF Bernaiillo
county, temporary chairman; w. H.
Walton. OF Grant county. and Antonio
Lucero. OF San Miguel county. tempo
rary secretaries. camilio Padllin. A.
T.. Hiil, Of santa Re county. and Eze-
quiel c. De Baca. OF San Miguel cOun-
-. temporary Interpreters
Summers Bnrkhart, OF Berrallllo
county. moved that the temporary Of
fcerH as named be chosen by acciama-
tion. which motion prevailed.
A motion then prevailed that the
chairman appoint n committee 10 escort
the new officers 20 the platform, and
this duty fell 10 John =. Casey. Jr.. OF
Dona Ana: Antonio Joseph. Of gaos.
and Summers Iiurkhart. OF Bernallllo.
ON taking the chair, u. v Chaveu
temporary chairman. made brief
speech. In VIII cf he thanked the con-
yentiOn for comforting upon him the
Sreat honor az their temporary preald-
ing officer.
a delegate from San Miguel county
moved that q committee ON credentials
be appointed. one from each county.
when the name OF Valencia county
was called. Gov. J, q. Albright. recent
~ from ~ Paso. Texas arose just In
front OF a seat occupied By Jimmy Me-
corriston. aad stated that the Valencia
county delegate was an extremely
modest man. and had called upon aim
10 mention tho fact that J.. n. sloan
would he pleased to represent that
county, he holding all the proxies.
With slOan'H name added. the commit
dee on credentials was completed. and
on motion accepted By tho convention.
A motion then prevailed that a COM
mittee on resolutions and platform. and
committee on permanent organiEa-
tion and order of business be appoint
cd, whereupOn. after some discussion.
the following gentlemen wcro named
20 serve on the committees;
Eesolutions and platform; Bernaiil.
lo-Siummers Burkhart. Chavea-F. s.
crossan; Colfax-G. B Beringef. Dona
Anal. y. Casey. Jr. Eddy-W n.
Muiiane. Grans-A n. White; Quad
alupe--J. H. sloan; Llncoln--Jones
Tahaferro: MORAN. 0allegoa; oterO--
y. haiterson; RIO Arriba--E Abeytia
san Juan--i. G. dro"e: San Miguel
O. A. LArasola; Santa Fen. a,
LauEhlln: aterra--w 3. Hopewell, sO-
cOrro--J. J. Leeasn; Taos-Iod. Pierce:
union--i.. G. de l3aea; vaioncia--J. II,
sloan.
Permanent, organization and order OF
busineas: Bernailllo--santiago Baca.
chayes~O, A. Richardson: ColfaK---C
N. Blackwell; DOna Anal. y. Casey,
Jr.; Eddy-W. n. Muliane: Grant
Martin Mahef: Onadalupe-J H.
sloan. Lihcoln-s. NJ wharton, Mora
T.dOnSales. oterO--F. G. Matterson. Rio
ArFiba-T, Trujillo. san Juan--J. u
Martin: San Miguel. N. Tafoya;
santa Fe-chas. r. Easley; Sierra,
w. N. Marshall. socorrO--R. Sanchez
Taos-Jnlian Marines; Union--L c. d.
Baca; Valencla--J. a. Sloan.
q. A. Richardson. Of chaves. then
suggested that the Bernallllo county
delegation arrange meeting places fol
the committees named. vhereupOn Mr.
BuFkhart, as chairman OF the Bernalll-
10 delegation. stated that the commit.
tee on cFedentiais can meet "a the o.,
nee % y. N. Marion, the commit
tee on permanent organisation and o..
der of business at the once Of E. v
Chaves. and the committee on resOlu'
tiona and platform at his (Burkhhrti
once.
csmilio Padllla. Of santa ~ county
then moved. which motion vas carried
thai the convention now take a recess
until Rs30 o'clock thia afternoon.
AFT RRO0N stFsI0R.
DurinG the recess some thouEhifu
deenocrat concluded that the most ap
propriAts thing 70 DO. az william Jen
ninea Bryan would be here tomorrow
was 70 have potraits Of the distn
guished visitor prominently dlspiaye'
on the stage, hence when the meeting
waa called 60 order at 3 O'Clock thre
portraits were plainly visible. AM
around each were entwined bunting