The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1902-09-05
Republican Committee Meeting.

Eer6unnt 70 the call OF Granville PEN
dleton, member Of the Territorial Cen
tral committee. The Republican coun-
ty Central committee met in Aztec,
Saturday, August Both, in the court
house at the hour Of 2 o'clock There
we're present in person committeeman
as follows: Leonard Boat, Aztec pre-
cinct No. 2, F. V. Williams, La Plata
precinct No. 3, J.E. McCarty Fruitland
precinct No, 4, Martin Pacheco, Largo
precinct No. 7. There we're present by
proxy the following precinct committee.
men: B, A. Rodriguez OF Pine River
precinct No. holding the proxy OF
Filipi Quintana, M. H. Evans Of Bloom
telo precict No holding the proxy OF
Q. E. Andrus, George A. Tinker OF
Cedar. Hill precinct No 10, holding the
proxy Of Jas.sN. Taylor, Manuel Prado
Of Blauco precinct No 9, holding the
proxy OF j. Sixto Bacca.
Flora Vista and Pennington we're the
only two precincts not represented at
the meeting. When the meeting was
irst called, Edward Turner Of Flora
Vista was appointed precinct,committee
man from Flora Vista precinct to fill the
vacancy of A. A. Waggoner, deceased.
Mr.. Turner being present Immediately
took his seat with the committee as
such committeeman, r. II, McJunkins
nraefnnf oou,r,tttoo ,,,.r f.o.. T0.-.-.s...
ton precinct was present in the town Of
Aztec on that day but failed and refused
to join the committee. After the re-
organization of the committee and while
Granville sPendlston, member OF the
Territorial committee, was still in the
chair, the resignation of Filipi Quintana
from Pine River precinct was handed in
and accepted and B. A. Rodriguez was
appointed to fill that vacancy. The
resignation of q. E. Andrus to take
effect during this committee meeting
was handed 10 and accepted by the com
mittee and M. II. Evans OF Bloomfield
was appointrd committeeman in his
stead. The resignation of JAS N.
Taylor from Cedar Hill precinct to take
effect during this committee meeting
was handed in and accepted by this
committee and George A. Tinker was
elected committee man in his stead.
Granville Pendleton was then unani-
mously elected member of the Re-
publican county central committee at
large. The election of the chairman
and secretary for the unexpired terms
resulted in the unanimo ns election Of
Granville Pendleton as chairman and
George A. Tinker Of Cedar Hill, secre-
tary. An iexecutive committee for the
transaction Of general business when
not convenient to call the whole COM
mittee together, was selected, consist
ing Of j. E. McCarty. f. Y. Williams
and Leonard Boat, with full power to
transact any and ali business belonging
to the committee,
The time for holding the county
Nominating convention was fixed for
Saturday, October 4th at Aztec, New
Mexico at the hour of 10 o'clock. The
time for holding the primaries for the
county convention was fixed to be SO
lected by the various precinct com
mittee-men of the various precincts at
their convenience, from the first to the
third of October as they may desire in
the various precincts,
The basis Of representation was Rxed
on the vote of Delegats Rodey allowing
one delegate for every 10 votes or major
fraction thereof, cast for Rodey at the
last election two years ago and one vote
for each precinct at large.
The total number of delegates in this
convention upon this basis will be 33
and as follows; Pine River precinct No,
Is delegates, Aztec precinct No. 2, 6
delegates, La Plata precinct No. 8, 4
delegates, Fruitland precinct No. 4, 8
delegates, Pennington precinct No. 8,
. delegates, Bloomfield precincts No 8
? delegates, Largo precinct No. z, 8
delegates, Flora Vista precinct No. 8,
8 delegates, Blanco precinct No. 9, .
delegates, Cedar Hill precinct No. 10.
2delegates.
IL was unanimously decided by the
committee that the county convention
be instructed to nominate and put in
the field a strait Republican ticket with
no fusion Or alliance with any other
party.
The committee instructed it's chair
man and secretary to notify delegate
Rodey Of an invitation to visit this
county anu address the people during
the campaign,
The committed was entirely harmon
ious, the very best Of feeling prevail.
ed. There being no further business
before the committee it adjourned.
GRANVILLE PENDLHToN, Chairman
GEO. A. TINKER, Secretary.
Commercial and Savings Bank.