Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-10-15
NOW FOR A STATE
Meeting Of Convention
This Morning.
Big Fire in City of Beaumont,
Texas.
Rumor Denied That Gen. Boiha Had
Been Captured.
PANAMA REREIc CApTllRC CApplc0N
PANAMA REBELS CAPTURE A GARRISON

The statehood convention. which was
called to meet In this city rs an adjunct
70 the great twenty first annual fair of
the New Mexico Territorial Fair aSso-
citation, convened Ut the public library
building ut 10 O'Clock this morning and
OF the 900 chairs almost every one was
occupied, many of the occupants being
resident and visiting ladies.
In accordance with the details as ar
ranged by the committee on arrange.
ments. the band and two hacks were At
the Commercial club at 9:b O'Clock this
morning. In the first hack were Pros
ident M1rron Of the Fair association
Delegate u. \. Rodcy, Colonel J. Fran
cisco Chaves and Hon. II. B. Ferguson,
while In the second hack WIRE the
speakers-Governo NJ. a. Otero, Gov
ernot ~ O. Murphy Hon Edwin a.
Munger president OF the Hamilton club
Of Chicago, and Rev. Bruce Kinney and
led by the band the march to the con
was commenced.
Arriving at the hall. n large crowd had
already assembled to greet the distin-
gulshod statehood convention advocates
and to view I'm advance the artistic m.n
ner In which the hall had been dccorat nl
and arranged for the occasion.
The convention was called to order by
Governor Otcro. and ON motion Ncstor
MontoyH was chosen Interpreter.
Rev. Bruce Kinney was announced, and
on stepping to the front of the platform
made a fcrvcnt prayer in favor Of state
hood for the two tcrritorics-N Mex
leo and Arizona.
of welcome from Governor Otcro on the
part OF the territory, who, In his re-
marks, stated that the convention should
be non-political In its efforts to secure
statehood.
The governor then introduced Mr.. Mar
ron and that gentleman, as the mayor Of
the city ana AZ the president Of the Fair
association, made a very appropriate ad-
dress, short aud directly to the point In
which he bid all a most hearty welcome
nnl wished that ~, prayers for state
Governor Otero then announced that
the only business $50 the statehood con
Vcntiun would not interfere with th'
opening Of the fuiu to- be transacted this
morning was the appointment Of three
committees, namely; ON permanent or
ganizution, on rules and order Of bust
ness aud on resolutions. and 1t was M
to the meeting ms to how these commit.
tees should be appointed and how many
members to constitute n committee. IN
any event all committees must hnv,
their reports ready when the convention
reconvenes at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing.
Hon. +. A. lIubbcll moved that twelv,
members constitute the membership Of
each committee ana that they be at once
named by the chair.
Hon r. ". Clancy moved as an
amendment to the previous motion that
the appointments of the commit;
number be be- left To to the chair and that he ne
be given time to make his selections so
as to publish the list in The Citizen this
afternoon
ON being Informed by the governor
that he did not have prepared list II
those whom he wished to serve on the
committees, Mr. Iluhhcll with the con
sent Of his second, withdrew his motion
after which the convention adjourned a.
meet at the same hail tomorrow morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
on the platform with Governor Otcro
and President Marion We're Gov
ernor n O. Murphy. Hon. Edwin \
Munger, Colonel j. Francisco Chavcs
Delegate II, $. Rodcy. Judge L. $. Trim.
BILE and Rev. Bruce Kinney.