Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-03-19
Meeting Of Territorial Central Com.
mittee.

Meeting Of Territorial Central Com
| mittee.
Special to the New Mexican.
Las Vegas, March 19-The Republi
can territorial central committee was
called to order this forenoon at II
o'clock in the rooms of the CONNER
cial Club, Chairman Frank A. Hubbell
presiding. There were over 40 mem
| bers of the committee and a majority
of the executive committee present
Chairman Hubbell was instructed by
the committee to present the name of
w. A. Hawkins of Otero County, for
temporary chairman of the conven-
tion and for temporary secretaries, j.
J. Sheridan of Albuquerque, H. H.
Howard of San Marcial, and j. P.
Brackett of Ration. For interpreters
the following were recommended:
Jose D. Sena of Santa Fe George w.
Armjo of Santa Fe, and Benjamin Ro-
nero of Santa Rosa. H. o. Bursum
tee from Socorro County, vice Silas
Alexander, removed from the county.
The American flag on staff with
the cap of liberty on the Pike head
was selected as the Republican party
emblem in this years campaign.
Convention.
The Republican territorial conven-
ton for the selection of six delegates
and six alternates to the Republican
national cOnse Ition 70 De held in Chi
cago to nominate candidates for the
presidency and vice presidency of the
United States was called to order at
IL o'clock this forenoon at the Dun
can Opera House by Frank A. Hub
bell, chairman of the Republican ter
ritorial central committee. j. J. Sher-
idan of Albuquerque, secretary of the
committee, read the call. Mr.. Hubbell
with the directions of the territorial
central committee, w. A. Hawkins of
Alamogordo, Otero County, for tempor-
airy chairman of the convention. Mr..
Hawkins was duly elected and took
the chair. j. J. Sheridan of Albuquer-
que H. H. Howard of San Marcial, and
j. p Bracket of Ration were then
elected temporary secretaries Jose D.
Sena of Santa Fe; George w. Armijo
of Santa Fe, and BENJAMIN Romero OF
Santa Rosa, were named as interpre-
ters.
Speeches of welcome to the dele
gates were made by Mayor Goodall and
by President A. A. Jones of the Com
Club and responses to them
were delivered by Chairman Frank A.
Hubbell of the Republican territorial
central committee and by temporary
w. A. Hawkins, of the con-
vention. AS there were no contests
the temporary chairman then named
the following committees: On cre-
dentials, on rules, on permanent Or
ganization and on resolutions. The
convention then adjourned until three
O'Clock The committees met at two
y clock to prepare their reports. Ev-
erything is harmonious, peaceful and
good feeling prevails. Before adjourn
ment letters and kilograms from Dele
gate B. S. Rodey urging resolutions in
favor of joint statehood were received
and read to the convention. The same
were received in silence.
The committee on credentials con-
sisted of one delegate from each
county with w. G. Sargent of Rio Ar
riba County as chairman; the commit
tee on permanent organization con-
sisted of one delegate from each coun-
ty with J. w. Akers of Santa Fe,
chairman; the committee on rules con-
sisted of one delegate from each
county with Benjamin Bibo of Valen-
cia as chairman. The committee on
consisted of one delegate
from each county with Edward l.. Bar
lett of Santa Fe County as chairman.
Upon reassembling the report of the
on credentials was read and
showed the following as entitled to
to the convention:
Bernalillo County-Frank A. Hub .
bell, G. M. Foraker, c. F. Myers, w. II. :
Greer, Severe Sanchez, Nestor Mon
toya. 7. S. Hubbell, Jesus Romero, E.
W. Dobson, Thomas Hughes. Eslavio
Vigil, w. B. Childers, Santiago Garcia,
Frank Ackerman, George l.. Davis,
George F. Albright, S. C. Jackson. Will
lam Mcintosh and Don J. Rankin.
Chaves-Howard Leland. J. NJ. Read,
by w. s. Praeger proxy.
Colfax-D. J. Leahy, John Davis, FL
mer e. Studley, Fred Mccoy, Pedro
J. X. Hunt, J. w. Quick, E.