Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-03-29
CITY REPUBLICANS.
In Convention Last Sat-
urday Night.
A Winning Ticket From Top
to Bottom Nominated.
Chas' F. Myers for Mayor and Harry
F. Lee for City Clerk.
CHAMBER IN FOR TREASURER.

] tlpl az lhc GRANT nall on West Rail
/ road avenue last Saturday night and
nominated ticket composed OF candi.
dates who will sweep the field tomor.
row week Tuesday. April l.
As chairman OF the city central com.
mittoe, Thos. Hughes called the con
vention to order and stated the pur
| pose OF the convention was To numi.
/ nate a ticket for the city Offices "a
| ticket that viii be elected 10y large ma
| iuritips
ON motion H. +. Fox was chosen
! temporary chairman and j. H. StinglC
| temporary secretary.
The first business was the appoint
mcnt OF committees. and on motion
/ the chair made the following appoint
ments
| Credcntials-C. * Ncwhall Il. b.
/ Cristy, 7. Apodaca, Noa Held. l.. Ellis
worth
Permanent Organization-Do j.
I Rankin J. II. Holman, II. H. Ribblo
II. :. Hubhell
Hughes. J. II. kuhns G.. w Harrison
/ r.. \. Huhhell
ON motion of \. j. Crawford. which
motion was promptly secC ldod. re
cess Of fifteen minutes was taken in
crGor to allow the committees to meet
and arrange their reports.
On the reassembling of the convon.
ton. the report OF tie committee on
/ credentials was read and adopted
showing fifteen delegates from each
ward entitled to seats in the conven.
/ tiOn.
rho committee on permanent organi
/ zatiOh reported naming Or. G. W. Har
rison for permanent chairman and Roy
/ Mcdonald for permanent secretary
/ The chair appointed Mossrs. Alfred
Grunsfeld Henry Brockmeier and
! Henry Bramlett committee OF three
to est ort the permanent chairman 20
/ the platform. and on retiring ,Ir Fox
| wished the success of the whole rcpub-
/ lican ticket, hoping TO put city
/ back into the republican folC re it
| belongs and where il was a.. % three
/ years ago.
! The permanent organization commit
tee also recommended the ward cen.
/ trail city committeeman as follows.
/ Don J. Rankin, + II. Strong, First
ward J. II. Single. II. +. Fox, Second
war'' - : Macpherson Il. +. FIJI
moro Third ward, \. j. Crawford. j.
/ w. p ,mcr Fourth ward; Samuel Wat
son, IT large, with Henry Brockmeier
as chairman of the committee
| The report of the committee on per
mancnt organization was accepted
and on taking the chair DR. Harrison
thanked the convention for conferrinc
| the honor Of permanent chairman upon
him, and proceeded TO business.
The committee on resolutions then
reported the secretary reading the
resolutions Tncy deuounce in strong
/ language the unnecessary eNtrava-
gance Of the present MAYOR and mis- ad-
minstration in the expenditure of city
funds; aIraigns the present mayor for
the interest he took III having passed a
municipal law that deprived the city
Of exemption of 5000 on city property
/ from taxation; denounces the methods
used in eXacting fines and licenses
| from certain classes; calls attention TO
| increased salaries for officers; and
shows up. in strong and forc!ble Ian
guage. other shortcomings of the pres
/ ont mayor and his administration.
The resolutions were adopted unani.
mously.
Nominations being in order. sheriff
/ Thos s Huhhell. of the Fourth ward
I in few timely remarks, placed before
/ the convention tho name of Charles +.
/ Myers for mayor.
Tho nomination. which was second.
! ed 10y several delegates. was received
with great applause, and on motion
/ that the nominations for mayor he
/ closed. the chairman put the question
and the nomination of Mr.. Myers was
made by reclamation.
! Mcssrs Thos. Hughes, Thos Hub
! bell and j j. sheridan were appointed
a committee 10 find Mr.. Myers and
/ bring him to the convention. They
soon returned aud stated to the con
vontion that Mr.. Myers was seen at
| the meeting of the Elks. he being the
. exalted ruler. and that he sent word
/ to the convention that he would accept
/ the nomination. This announcement
was received with cheers.
/ The name of Harry f. Lee was pre-
| seated by Don J. Rankin for the office
of city clerk This nomination was
I seconded in rousing speech from +.
/ A. Huhhell. and on motion that Mr..
/ Lees nomination be made by anclama-
/ tion the convention SO declared.
Mr.. Lee was called for and accepted
/ the nomination I'm few well chosen
words.
Dr. /. a. Chamhcrlin was again nom.
/ mated for the Office of city treasurer
/ hy acClamation
/ The convention then ratified the fol
| lowing ward nominees:
First Ward Seigfriod Grunsfeld for
alderman; Or T. J. Alger for school
trustee.
| Second Ward H. Holman for al
/ dorman T. G. Pratt for school trustee,
Third Ward jay 4. Hubs for alder
man. +. IT, Newman for school trus-
/ tee.
Fourth Ward-Dr. q. w. Harrison
/ for alderman Il. w Hopkins for
/ school trustee.
\ motion prevailed that the conven-
/ ton adjourn. after which the city cen
trail committee met and mapped out
the campaign.