Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1901-03-28
The CITY DEMOCRATS.
Met in Convention Last Night and
Named Candidates.
o. N. MARION FOR MAYOR.

The city democrats held their con
v~ention in the hall Of the new public
library building on east Railroad ave
nue. last night. being called to order
by the central committee chairman,
4. +. McCanna.
The call for the convention was
read by the committee secretary. G..
w. Medler. after which the chairman
announced that the committee had
decided upon G. o. Young and ]. II.
Schroeder as temporary chairman
and secretary, respectively.
These two officers were escorted to
the platform. after which a motion
was made. properly seconded. that a
committee of three eacn on creden-
tials. resolutions and permanent or.
ganization be appointed.
Committee on observation-disclosures.
Dodd. Sweeney and Beaver.
Committee on resolutions-Messrs.
McMillen, Bonnell and Medler.
Committee on permanent organiza.
tion-Messrs. McCanna, sherwood
! and Lyon.
On motion, a reces OF Ave minutes
was taken in order to give the com.
mittees an opportunity to prepare
their reports.
The report OF the committee on Gre
dentials was read and accepted.
The report of the committee on per
manent organization vas read, and
the following officers chosen:
Permanent chairman-George II.
Browne.
Permanent secretary-C. W. Med
Ter.
I These gentlemen were escorted to
the platform. and both thanked the
convention for the "honors conferred
| upon them"
The committee on resolutions re-
ported, submitting the following res.
olutions:
The democratic party of the city OF
Albuquerque, In convention assem-
bled, hereby affirm our allegiance To
the principles embodied In the plat.
form adopted at the national demo
cratic convention assembled at Kan
sas City on the 4th day of July, 1900,
and the territorial democratic con
! vention assembled at Santa Fee on the
4th day OF October, 1900.
We assert with confidence that the
party pledges made at our last city
convention that the candidates nom
mated would give to the city q care
full, honest, intelligent and business
like administration" has been honest
ly and faithfully kept. As an evi
dence thereof, we cal attention To
the establishing and successful con
duct Of our paid fire department; to
the continuous construction OF side
walks and grading Of streets; to the
r~etrenchment OF the expenditure OF
the peoples money In every depart
ment OF the city government; and the
exhibition OF confidence In our pro
gression. advancement. stability and
perpetuity. manifested by the sale OF
our bonds at an extraordinary pre-
I MUM, which bonds bear a low rate
OF interest. and the private invest
ments In the erection OF expensive
structures within our limits.
We indorse, without reserve every
official act OF the present admlnistra
ton.
We believe that public taxes should
be appropriated for public purposes
only, and that public institutions
should be conducted through mum
cipal agencies only.
We are, therefore, in favor of the
dis%continuance OF the appropriation OF
one-half mill on the dollar heretofore
voted for the support OF the library
conducted by the Albuquerque librar,
association, a private corporation
and we are In favor of the appropria
ton OF one-half mill on the dollar tC
be levied annually for the support Of
the free public library owned anC
conducted by the city,