Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-02-10
POLITICAL POINTERS.
Convention Matters Probable Dele
gates to National Convention.

From Albuquerque comes the news
that the friends of Hon. Frank A. Hub
BEN will push him for one Of the dele
gateships to the Republican national
convention. Central New Mexico will
certainly be awarded two delegates, as
1t contains some of the strongest Re
publican counties in the territory, and
Mr.. Hubbell is worker, as is well
known.
The Republicans Of Colfax county will
hold a convention to elect five delegates
to represent their county at the Repub-
lican territorial convention at Socorro,
on the Sd day of March next ait Ration.
The convention will consist of ninety
five delegates. ]. Leahy, Esq, is chair
man of the Republican county commit
tee Of Colfax, and Charles Sandisky IS
secretary. s
A special dispatch to the New Mexi-
can from Albuquerque states that the
Republican county committee of Ber-
nalillo county held a session this fore
noon and issued a call for the Republic
an convention of that county to be held
Saturday, February "a, and the prima-
ries on Saturday, February IT, The con-
venItion will be at Albuquerque, and will
consist of 1O2 delegates. Sheriff Thomas
G tf- a1, ir,,1la nf
! convention.
John Morrow, who represented Col
fax county in the thirty second legisla-
| tive assembly, will be a candidate from
northern New Mexico for one of the DEL
egateships to the Democratic national
| convention this coming summer. Mayor
| N. A. Marion, of Albuquerque, will be
candidate for the same position from
central New Mexico, and it is reported
that Hon. G. A. Richardson, who repre-
sented southern New Mexico for two
terms in the territorial council will also
be candidate. These gentlemen are
strong men in Democratic ranks, and
will very likely attain what they seek.
| News from Colfax county is to the
effect that the Republican party in that
county is in fine shape for the coming
fall campaign, and that with proper
| nominations for county officers Colfax
| will be swung into the Republican col
umn. Within the past few years 1T has
| become quite sheep raising county.
The owners of these sheep will all vote
| the Republican ticket, having been
taught by experience that the success
Of the Republican party means pros
| perity and good income for all en-
gagged in the sheep growing and wool
raising business, for employees OF the
sheep owners and for the merchants
who furnish the supplies.
| One of the largest sheep growing
counties in the territory is Union, which
contains, according to the best calcula-
tions, about 35O,0OO head Of sheep. The
! county went Republican at the Novem-
ber. 1898, election by a small majority
and will give at the November, 1900
election very handsome majority FOL
the same ticket. The county, In addi-
tion is enjoying a good and economical
county government, administered by
Republican officials. The people are
prosperous and contented, and every
body is doing we'll. The voters there
WANT mo change for the worse, which
they would get by voting for the Demo
cratic party
Those pretty we'll posted in Demo
cratic politics in New Mexico are OF the
opinion that all this talk about nom
Mating either o. A. Larr'azola or A.
Jones, Of Las Vegas, for Democrats
candidate for congress in the comlna
campaign Is mere talk. 1t looks as
either ex-Delegate H. B. Ferguson, o
BernalilIo county, or ex-Delegate An
tonic Joseph, of Taos county, would re
ceive the nomination. That Mr.. Fer
r gusson is very willing is believed. HOY
. willing Mr.. Joseph will be when the tim
comes Is not yet known. Mayor N.
Marion, who is becoming quite inf1uen
3 tial in the Bernlalillo county Democrac!
1 is said to be in favor Of ex-Delegate Jc
: seph. Should either Mr.. Joseph or M
E FERGUSON be nominated by the unterr
f: fed Democracy 1t will make a nea
fight, as both gentlemen know the terri
! tory we'll, and are expert campaigner
y E. v. Chaves, of Albuquerque, is ais
e being mentioned in this connection, b'
: 1t Is understood that he has absolute
declined to enter politics actively, eve
for the honor Of the nomination for de
;, egate to congress from New Mexico.