Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-09-13
The County Republicans Met at the
Court House This Morning.
ENTHUSIASTIC GATHERING OF DELEGATES
Hon. 7. n. WiIksrson Made Temporary, and Hon
A. Miera the Permanent Chairman.

From Fridays Daily.

From Fridays Daily.
The county republican convention,
which convened at the court house this
morning. was one of the largest ever
held here. and was equally as enthu-
siastic.
The big court room was crowded,
and every precinct was fully repre-.
scented.
At 10 o'clock. Hon. F. A. Hubbell, as
chairman OF the county central com
mittee. called the convention to order,
and, in doing SO, delivered fow ap-
propriate remarks.
This was followed by the secretary
of the county central committee read
ing the cal! both In English and Span
ish.
The next order OF business was the
election Of temporary chairman. and
Th0s. Hughes nominated Thos. n. VIII.
kerson for the place. The nomination
was seconded and promptly endorsed
by the convention MI. Hush,s and
Thos. 8. Hubbill being appointed
committee TO escort the temporary
chairman to the chair.
In his sseech Introducing Mr.. VIII
kerson TO the convention. Chairman F.
A. HubDen paid the gentleman high
compliment as one of the rising young
politicians OF the future state Gf New
Mexico. and heartily welcomed him
into the ranks of the republican party.
In assuming the temporary chair
manship Of the convention. Mr.. Will
kerson made the following speech:
Wilksrson's speech.
Mr.. Chairman and Fellow Citizens:
II Is a little bit of strange position
fer man who has virtually taken no
part in politics for about four yearg.
and who has never before acted as q
delegate In a republican convention.
10 be called upon. unexpectedly and
without any premonition. to act as q
chairman by as large and enthusiastic
republican convention as Is here to-
day.
As many Of you know. ! was. as Mr..
Hughes mas stated, raised and edu-
Gated AZ q democrat, even to the point
Of believing that there was no good
outside o. the democratic party, but
we have the old saying In Missouri
that the proof of a pudding Ia In the
eating" and how any intelligent demo
cratic citizen who lived through the
Cleveland administration. and who
member the distress and calamity that
overlook the country during that ad-
ministration. followed by the prosper
fly. unexampled and unprecedented In
the entire history Of the United States.
that Immediately followed the election
and Inauguration OF President McKin-
ley. tapplause) can fail 10 be con-
WINGED that there was something
wrong in his logic. is more than can
tell. When on top Of that the demo
cratic party abandoned the only strong
and safe plank they had. Of saie and
honest money. and would have cast
this country into an era of fiat money
on top of the existing misery and dis
tress. every business man and man OF
property had TO again stop and pause
and think, and the administration OF
President Mckinley has absolutely
demonstrated that for these United
States. and especially for the terri
tory of New Mexico. the principles oi
the republican party are the princi
pies OF success and progress.
You remember. and ! remember
when you could not give your sheer
away In this territory; and that when
the sheriff had an execution to levy
upon man In possession Of sheep. the