Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-09-22
New Mexico Push Make Themselves Felt at the
Great and important Gathering.
COL. TWITCHELL DISTINGUISHES HIMSELF
Good Work for the South West by Rodey Of New Mexico
Duty Of Las Vegas Ably Set Fourth

Delegate Rodey and Col. r. E. Twit-
chell returned home last night on No.
Z from attendance with the New Mex
leo delegation at the eleventh national
irrigation convention just held at Og-
den, Utah. Both gentlemen are en-
thusiastic in their praises of the peo-
pie of Ogden for the manner in which
the city took care Of its guests. They
say the convention brought many
thousands of people to the city
Of Ogden. the accredited del
egates alone numbering more than a
thousand; that the personnel of the
delegates was unusually distinguished,
having among its membership many
United States senators and other
prominent representative men ana
women, as well as a cabinet member
the secretary of agriculture, and
many scientists, geUlogists, irrigation
and forestry experts; that, as whole,
it was the greatest convention of the
kind ever heidi that the delegation
from 81 Paso, aided by other south
western delegations, took Utah by
storm, and not only got all they went
after, but made many friends all over
the nation; that the convention was
composed OF one Of the most intelli-
gent bodies Of men ani women that it
Is possible to see gathered together
in the entire nation, and that the
Speeches made and papers read were
Of class to form a distinct and very
valuable contribution to the worlds
stock of information on irrigation,
forestry and kindred subjects; that it
was positive intellectual treat to at
tend the meeting Governor Prince
added dignity to the territory's dele
gates, being vice-presidept of the con-
vention and presiding on many occa-
sions when Senator Clark Of Montana
was absent.
Delegate Rodey, modestly excluding
himself, says that it would be hard to
send a better lot of men from the
territory to any convention than the
one that has just been to Ogden. They
were Ex-Governor L. B. Prince, Col.
r. l.. Twitchell, Hon. G. A. Richard
son, Judge c. ]. Gavin, L. X. McGaffey,
r. G. Tracy, C. Z. Reed, Robert
Turley, A. l.. Kendall OF Cerillos, Pro-
fessors Foster and Sanchez Of the
sricultural college, Mr.. Harper, Mr.
Hardinge and others-fifteen in all.
The delegate further says that Col.
Twitchell carried off large share Of
the honors as the New Mexico mem
Der of the committee on resolutions,
receiving praise from all sides for
his ability. suavity, eloquence and
decidedly adroit management OF things
on that committee, which was the
most important of all. Senator's Smoot
and Carey, ais well as many others,
paid him high compliments. Judge
Richardson of Roswell, executive com
mitteeman, also made a decided and
very favorable impression for the ter
ritory.
The territories supported Il Paso
for the convention in 1904, and tbs,
city won after a most animated con.
test. The hardest fought battle was
over resolution to repeal the desert
land act and the timber and stone act
and the communication clause OF the
homestead act. IL ended In q compro-
mise asking congress to cause an in
vestigation of the workings of those
laws to be made and recommending
that they be revised and rc written to
meet changed conditions.
The southwest and the territoric;
have reason to be pleased over the
result. New Mexico certainly got all
ii went after. II didn't get Prince
for president, but IL is highly pleased
with the selection OF Senator Clark
of Montana for that Office. be being
d large property owner IN the terri
tory. II Is pleased with the selection
of FL Paso for the convention. Il got
in n splendid statehood resolution.
secured the defeat IL The resolution ~
repeal the desert land laws. had a
pernicious resolution regarding inter-
state waters. put in by Nebraska In
auences. stricken out. and was pleased