The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-08-29
Last Political Struggles OF MuII-
berry SeIlers,

trying to deceive the people and trying to
bolster up his false telegram from Albu-
querque "neither committee won." He
is also trying to refute and make light Of
the telegram Of Chas. " Stafford "Our
committee won, Sellers not recognized"
That the people may know who is
eight and correct, they can now read |
the authentic reports Of the Territorial
committee meeting at Albuquerque on
the 22nd.
Who we're recognized as Territorial |
Committeeman from Sau Juan county? |
Pendleton aud McDermott, the regular
old committee men we're recognized by |
seating c. " Stafford who held proxies
from Pendleton and McDermott,
Sellers had been recommended by the |
Sellers -McJunkia committee to All the |
elleaged vacancy in the Territorial |
Committee by Jas. W. McDermott's re-
moval to Colorado. Did he get iti Was
he recognized and apointedS The re-
ports OF the committee say not.
The regular call for the regular com.
mittee meeting in San Juan county for
August 3Oth, 1902, was signed by jas
W. McDermott, Chairman, DR.. e. 6. !
Condit, secretary and Granville Pendle-
ton, member Of the Territorial Com
mittee. The call for the Sellers Nc /
Junkin committee was signed by II. H.
McJunkin, precinct committeeman
from Pennington and J, E. McCarty.
precinct committeeman from Fruit
land. Col. Sellers now says his tele-
gram "neither cnmnittee won" and be
also says in his paper and in circular,
copies Of which he is sending around the
country, that he was told in Albuquer-
que by the Central committee that they
would recognize as chairman Of the
county Central committee Of San Juan
county, the one endorsed by the greater
number Of Republicans He is there
fore sending out blank petitions, ask
ing Republicans Of San Juan county to
recognize and endorse the MeJunkin-
Sellers committee.
He we'll knows the Territorial com
mittee at Albuquerque said no such
thing to him, or any one else mads such
statements to him either in or out OF
the committee. II the Republicans of
San Juan county will read the regular
call for the Republican territorial con-
vention to be held at Ration, New Mexi-
co the 10th of October 1902, they will
see that the last clause Of the article is
as follows;
= "Where there are no regular organ
lied county committees, the members
of this committee tmeaping the Terri
/. .oflai CenJrai committed are authorized
and directed to perform the duties Of
= the county Central Committee and act
accordingly" Tbis call is signed By
Frank A. Hubbell, chairman and Jose
d, Sena, secretary.
The Republicans Of San Juan cou nty
I. are invited to read it that they may
know that Col. Sellers has lied in his
telegram Eand in his circular, aud his
paper, that ne has tried to deceive the
:, Republicans of San Juan ounty. This
clause covers this case aud as inserted
= i i this call by the Territorial committee
to cover the case in question in San
!, Juan county,
Granville Pendleton, as a member Of
the Territorial committee had signed
:, the cali for the county committee meet
ing at Aztec on the Both of August, this
: the Territorial committee we'll knew
: : when they inserted this clause and this
clause legalizes the call of Granville
Pendleton as member Of the Territorial
committee, and knocks sky high the
authority OF McJunkin or any other
Individual precinct coin mittee-mah Of
10 San Juan county, to call the Central
"a committee together when it is not in an
= organized condition, which is the claim
7, of Sellers aud McJunkin, that McDer.
Is mott as chairman and DR.. E. G. Condit
as secretary, we're non-residents and
, that the central committee was not or
q ganized and their object was to re-
d organize on August 16. Which they at
tempted to do, and do not denny the
Ia Aueh lhuA 0AuuhAlAu 4 EuAAohuu 10 t4u uulI
resident member Of the Territorial Cen.
d tral committee, which under this
- "clause' from the call Of the Territorial
n Central committee makes Pendlston the
proper person to call the county COM
h mittee together if there was no regular
organization. Which call for the COM
d mittee meeting does this last clause sus.
tain aud lsgalize9 Does this cores
n pond with Sellers TELEGRAM neither
= committee won'f Does this not confirm
4 the telegram of c. v, Stafford "Our com
mittee won, Sellers not Fecognized"i
"a The whole transaction shows the
y y littleness Of Col Sellers and supreme
r gall in attempting to boost Colonel Sci
10 lers 10 thefront as a canidate for the
e Legislature. No matter what his chance
u may have been Tor the legislature before
thia attempt to ride high 10 ded over
lt the regular Republican organization in
il the county. his failure, and his utter
le disregard OF the will and the wish Of the
people that he is an unbalanced fuc-
tuating advanturer, an uncertain poll
tician Of neither honesty Of purpose OF
pa political sense TO recommend him TO the
y good Judgement Of the people. HE
race is run, his goose is cooked, and his
y name is Dennis"