Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1902-10-03
REPVRhIOAN COUNTY, ooN9ENTIOE.


The republican county convention
was held at Silver City last Saturday.
The convention was called to order by
Chairman Newcomb. Practically the
only contest before the convention
was over the chairmanship Of the
county committee. Chairman W. H..
Newcomb wanted to he reelected and
County Commissioner Murray wanted
TO be elected. II. NJ. Turner was non
mated as temporary chairman OF the
convention by the Newcomb forces
and w. II. Jack was nominated by the
Murray forces. The vote was taken
bY ballot aud Turner was elected, re.
ceiving twenty. four vutes to twenty
received by Mr.. Jack. G. r. Temple
was elected temporary secretary, the
usual committees we're appointed and
the convention took a recess to give
the committees time TO prepare their
reports.
After listening to the reports the
irst business was the election OF
seven delegates to the territorial con.
ventiOn. A committee OF dve was
appointed to select these delegates.
The committee reported W. n. New
comb, S. Fl. McAnlnch, Chas. II.
Lyons, r NJ. Turner, w. G. Porter
Geld, NJ. Torres and A. b. Laird. A
republican convention without a kick
from j.. Crockett Givens would be 10.
constitutional and this being the only
place where be could make a kick be
proceeded TO uphold the constitution,
denOunce the trusts and make his
usual speech, Directing to the selec-
tion OF delegates by a committee, in
stead Of electing them by the onveu-
zion. After he got through talking
the report Of the committee was
adopted without a dissenting vote.
The delegates to the territorial Con-
vention we're instructed to select from
their " members delegates to the
various legislative conventions.
Without opposition, the vote OF the
convention being cast by the secretary.
the following nominations were made:
Commissioner, second district, II,
w. Dawson, Of Hanover.
Commissioned, third district, G. r.
Temple, Of Lordsburg.
Sheriff, Charles 7. Farnsworth, Of
Silver City.
Tax collector and treasurer, Arthur
S. Goodell, Of Silver CITY.
Probate clerk, James A. Shipley, Of
City.
Assessor, E. J. Swartz, of the MIN
bres.
Probate judge, L. H. Rcwlee, of
City.
Superintendent of schools, Sanford
Robinson, of Steeplerock.
Surveyor, r. H. Powell, Of Silver
City.
The various precinct representatives
selected their membefs of the county
committee, Lordsburg representative
being B. Titus, of Clifton, Arizona.
The question OF selecting the chait-
man, of the county committee then
came before the convention. The
names OF w. II. Newcomb and W. II.
Murray were presented. Before a
vote was taken a point Of order was
made that the central committee had
selected the chairman Of the
committee, and so the matter was re.
ferred to the committee, and the con-
vention ADJOURNED.
When the committee met the ques-
tion of chairman was brought up and
a vote taken. IL stood nine for Muir.
ray and nine for Newcomb. It was
then proposed to leave the matter TO
the candidates. Before this was
agreed TO Mr.. MURRAY offered to toss a
coin for the Off ,e. and Mr.. Newcomb
Mr., Murray tipped a coin,
cried heads" The coin
head up, and Newcomb won the
race.
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