Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1900-03-17
REPUBLICANS MEET
The National AS Well As Territor-
ial Administrations Strongly
Endorsed.
A HARMONIOUS GATHERING
The Republican Territorial Convention At
Socorro Selects Delegates to National
Convention At"Philadelphia-Pa-
triotio Resolutions Adopted

trlotlC hes0luCl0nS AQ0ptefA,
The Republican territorial convention
to nominate six delegates and six alter
mates to represent the territory of New
Mexico at the Republican national con-
vention at Philadelphia was called to
order in the city of Socorro at 10 O'Clock
this morning by John S. Clark, chair
man of the Republican territorial cen
trail committee. Solicitor General E. l.
Bartlett, as acting secretary, read the
call for the convention. Prayer was
then offered and devoutly listened to by
the convention. Mr.. Clark announced
that the Republican territorial central
committee had instructed him to name
for temporary chairman of the conven-
ton Hon. L. Bradford Prince Of Rio Ar
riba county. This selection was con-
firmed by the convention, and ex-Gov-
ing the convention in an eloquent and
strong speech for the honor conferred
upon him.
r. c. Gortner, of Santa Fe county
was then elected temporary secretary
and Nestor Montoya, of Bernalillo
county, and Nestor Eaton, Of Socorro
county, were named temporary inter-
prefers.
On motion duly carried, committees
on credentials, permanent organization,
rules and order of business and on res
olutions, to consist of one member from
each county, were named by the chair
man upon the recommendation of each
county delegation.
A resolution was passed providing
that all resolutions submitted should be
referred to the committee on resolutions
without debate.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention then adjourned until
p. m. for the purpose of giving COM
mittees time to prepare their reports.
The convention was called to order
promptly at o'clock by the temporary
chairman, ex-Gov. L. Bradford Prince.
The committee on credentials reported
the following delegates as present and
entitled to membership in the conven-
ton, through its chairman, Thomas
Hughes, of Bernalillo county:
Bernalillo County.-F. A. Hubbell,
Alexandra Sandoval, A. A. Keen, w. B.
Childers, E. A. Miera, T. A. Finical, j.
M. Sandoval, Thomas Hughes, Policar-
pio Armijo, Thomas s. Hubbell, also
proxy for Frank W. Clancy, J. W. Ball,
C. M. Foraker, Esquibel Baca.
Chaves County.-Howard Leland, W..
s. Praeger.
Colfax County.-T. B. Hart, A. G.
Dawson, Hugh Smith, Melton Narvais,
CA. Whited.
Dona Ana County. H. H. Llewel-
lyn, Martin Lohman, Eugene VanPat-
ten, Louis Goodman, Pablo Melendrez.
Florencio Luna.
Grant County.-C. C. Shoemaker, 7.
A. Hart, J. c. Givens, A. B. Laird,
James Swartz.
Guadalupe County,. G. Clancy,
Miguel Romero Gutierrez, Louis Agui-
lar, Celso Baca.
Mora County. - Tito Melendrez,
Cristobal Sanchez, Anastaco Medina,
E. H. Biernbaum, Gavino Rivera, Emilio
Ortiz.
Lincoln County. - Demetrio Perea.
Rocco Emilio, Henry Lutz, William M.
Carter.
Otero County.-F. B. Stewart, Sera-
pio Marquee, A. Carlisle.
Rio Arriba County.-L. Bradford
Prince, Alexander Read, William G. Sar-
geant, Luis NJ. Ortiz, Perfecto Esquibel,
John H. Burns.
Santa Fe County. Harry G. Kinsell,
M. A. Ortiz, A. M. Bergere, VIM. Kill
patrick, David M. White, Mariana f.
Sena. Pedro Roybal by E. L. Bartlett
proxy, Marcos Castillo by R. c. Gortner,
proxy, F. F. Pine by G. s. Solignac,
proxy.
San Juan unty.--Charles c. Stafford,
o. G. McEwen.
San Miguel County.-Jose Ignacio
Esquibel, Manuel G. de Baca, Charles A.
Spiess, James s. Duncan, R. E. .'Twitch-
ell, Secundino Romero, John S. Clark.
D. w. Winters, L. C. Fort, Zacarias
Valdez, Gregorio Varela, Eugenio Ro-
ucIO. u. W DIOLHdSOul'
Sierra County.-A. w. Harris, Max.
L. Kahler.
Socorro County.--H. o. Bursum, Es'
tevan Baca, w. E. Martin, Jose E. Tor.
res, Pablo Trujillo, Abran Abeyta, n
P. Eaton, Jose Baca y Sedillo.
Taos County.-Juan Santistevan, Ma
laquias Martinez, Pedro Sanchez
Thomas Hart, by Pedro Sanchez, proxy,
R. Sanchez, by Juan Santistevan, proxy
D. T. P. Martin, by Malaquias Marti'
nez proxy.
Union 'County.-Claus Schleter, Ro.
mualdo Martinez, Edward w. Fow, En-
carnacion Sandoval
Valencia County,. Franco Chaves,
Solomon Luna, Carlos Baca, RupertC
Jaramillo, Pablo Rudi, Hlginio Chavez
Sylvester Mlrabal, Jacobo Chavez, Abe
licio Pena.
Entitled to seat but detained at r
Paso.
Eddy County.-A. N. Pratt, R. S
Benson.
The report was adopted.
Every county in the territory was full
ly represented as per report except Ed
dy county, and the two delegates from
that county are In Ell Paso, having
missed connection there yesterday even
ing, their train from the east on the
Texas & Pacific having been too late tt
make connection.
| The committee on rules, through 1t!
| chairman, Frank A. Hubbell, of Ber
nalillo county, made report, recon-
mending that the rules governing tn,
present congress, known as the Reet
rules. govern the convention. Adopted
| The committee on permanent organi
zation. through its chairman, Alexan
der Read, Of Rio Arriba, reported tn
following as the permanent organise
tion Of the convention: Chairman,
Frank Chaves, Of Valencia; vice chair
men, the chairman Of each delegation