Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-11-01

able successor To President Mckinley
for faithfully carrying out the policies
inaugurated. and meeting new emer.
gencies constantly arising and espec.
iall,' do we congratulate the Ameri.
can people In baving an executive of
such ability who arises when occasion
demands. and protects their interests.
as has been demonstrated by Presi.
dent Roosevelt in bringing about
settlement OF the great coal strike in
the anthracite regio.i.
We likewise endorse the wise. con.
sentative and patriotic administra.
ton OF territorial affairs given us by
Governor Miguel A. Otero. whose ad.
ministration has not only been credit
ut home but has resulted In improy.
ing our conditions abroad. especially
do we endorse his personal and Official
efforts 20 improve the financial condl.
ton Of our territory and improve the
methods Of assessment and taxation
and thereby inducing capital to come
to our territory for investment.
We earnestly and sincerely endorse
our delegate to congress. Hon Bernard
: Rodey. for the able manner in which
he has represented all the people of
New Mexico In the Fifty-seventh con
sress. and we point With pride to his
untlr'ng and earnest devotion and e.
forts to- securing statehood for the
people of New Mexico. and through
whose persistent and tireless efforts
the enabling act has been passed by
the house of representatives and now
Is pending before the senate of the
United States. and we earnestly hope
that at the next session Of the United
States congress the same will become
a law and New Mexico will receive
that boon which she has SO long
sought.
We also extend our thanks to our
delegate in congress for his wor.; in
so far defeating the what is known as
the Stephens bill and congratulate
him upon his efforts and assistance
rendered in procuring the passage Of
the irrigation law which we consider
To be OF paramount Importance to New
Mexico.
We congratulate the people of the
county of Bernalillo upon the able and
economical administration OF the coun.
ty affairs during the past two years.
especially do we call attention to the
financial condition of the county. and
the refunding OF 1854. 200 of the county
debt at per cent interest thereby
saving to the taxpayers OF this county
$2.3S3.99 per aanrm or $71 $3.50 dur
ing the period of the bonds: and for
county with warrants worth par.
We are in favor OF such changes in
cur assessment and revenue laws as
will result in a fair. equitable and uni
form assessment of all of the prop
erty in the territory. and we urge our
representatives In the next legislature
to use their earnest sndeavors TO bring
about reform legislation In this re.
spect.
We also direct our representatives
in the legislature to work for liberal
appropriations for all territorial and
public institutions.
Nominations.
n. NJ. Rice nominated Thos. Hughes
for the council from the counties of
Bernalillo and Mckinley.
+. a. Hubbell nominated G.. +. Al
bright for the council for Bernalllo
county.
Il. Tafoya nominated Nestor Mon.
toya for the house.
Tomas Montoya nominated Celso
Sandoval for the house.
o. =. Hovey nominated Ignacio Gu
tierrez for commissioner for the Sec
ond district.
X. w. Hopkins nominated A. Harsch
for commissioner for the third dis
trict.
Thos. Hughes nominated +. A. Hub
bell for treasurer and collector.
l.. II. Chamberlin nominated r. s.
Hubbell for sheriff.
@. w. Harrison nominated J. NJ. San.
doval for assessor.
Nestor Montoya nominated Manuel
Baca for probate Judge.
n. u. Stevens nominated J. A. Sum
mers for probate clerk.
T. ;. Hubbell nominated Eslavio Vi
Gil for superintendent of county public
schools.
C. #. Myers nominated ID. ]. Rankin
for county surveyor.
J. M. Sandoval nominated The river
commissioners as follows: Epimenio
Tafoya. Apolonlo Gutierrez. Geronimo
Pacheco, Rafael Chaves. Edward Ellis.
worth.
All the nominees were unanimously
ratified by the convention.
The flag was adopted as the EN-.
blem OF the republican, party OF Der.
nalillo county.
The following gentlemen were nam.
ed as the county republican central
committee To serve for the next two
years and until the next republican
county convention oonvenes for the
nomination of county officers.