Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-07

The republican county convention
continued in session Saturday until
midnight, listening to much oratory
and doing considerable business. The
national and territorial administra-
tions and the courts were endorsed.
Roosevelt was named for president,
and Col r. E. Twitchell for delegate to
the national convention. There were
many contests before nineteen dele
gates were elected to represent the
county in the territorial convention.
When The Optic story of the
republican convention closed Sat
ternoon, the delegates were still
wrangling over the question OF
the contesting delegations from
Precinct No. 29. After the re-
port of the committee on credentials
recommending the seating Of the
Clark delegation had been read,
Gutierrez, 'front.' Tecolote, moved its
adoption. Secundino Romero moved
and it was duly seconded, substitute
amendment providing for the seating
Of the Ward instead of the Clark dele.
CATION; The chair called for a vote
on the motion, whereupon Mr.. Spiess
said that the correct parliamentary
procedure was to put the amendment
first. The chair being still undecided,
Mr.. Spiess called upon Mr.. Twitchell
to define the correct usage. That
astute gentleman neatly eyaded the is
sue and the chair put the motion, ig-
noring the amendment.
The result Of the vote was 67 for
the report and 40 against, majority
Of is in favor Of seating the Clark
delegation. Before the vote was put
Mr.. Spiess addressed the convention.
dealing with those matters Of recent
history that distinguished the primary
in Precinct 20. He said that at the
time Of the primary the Ward sup
porters had only asked for a fair vote.
This privilege had been denied them.
Mr.. Clark's action in declaring himself
elected had been entirely irregular.
He asked the convention to vote to
seat the Ward delegation. Secundino
Romero made an eloquent speech along
the same lines. There was some fur
ther discussion before the vote was
called by precinct. After the decis-
ion had been reached, s. b. Davis, jr.,
in behalf Of the Ward delegation
from Precinct 29 said that before the
convention he had claimed that his
delegation was made up of sterling re-
publicans. They bowed to the will OF
the majority which in republican con-
yentions was supreme. They still be.
lleyed that they were right. but they
would all take of their coats and fight
for the success of the republican party
in the county and in teh territory.
Mr.. Spiess still believed that
the Ward delegation should have
been seated. They had asked in the
primary merely for the right 70 q vote.
That right had been accorded BY
the convention, although 1t was
denied in the primary. The conclusion
had voted against them. He, as well
as they. bowed to the will Of the ma.
jority, and all would work for the fri
umph Of republicanism. Both speeches
were greeted with applause.
Secundino Romero moved that a
committee of five be appointed by the
chair to make report on permanent
organization. The chair appointed the
following. Sec. Romero. chairman:
J. S. Clark, a., H. Whitmore. >. Felix
Esquibel, A. Ribera.
The committee on resolution was
named as follows: Zacharias Valdez,
r. e. Twitchell, Roman Gallegos, A..
r.. Rogers, jr, Gregorio Gutierrez. Fol-
lowing we're the members Of the COM
mittee on rules: M. d. Pino, b. F.
Forsythe. L. Ilfeld. This committee
promptly reported that the convention
should be governed by the usual par
rules. The committee on
permanent organization reported the
Chairman. Eugenio Rom
ero; vice chairmen, j. Felix Esquibel