Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-10-12
TAOS COUNTY
REPUBLICANS
Endorse Senator Andrews and
Nominate Strong County
Ticket.

The republican convention Of Taos
county met in the court house at
Taos at II o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, October 5. Every precinct in the
county was represented.
Chairman DR.. T. p. Martin of the
republican central committee, called
the convention to order and he was.
elected temporary president, and Will
liam Mexican and j. j. Vigil were
chosen temporary secretaries.
After the report of the committee
on credentials, permanent organiza-
ton was effected by DR.. T. r. Mar
tin of Taos, being elected permanent
president, and William Mexican and
J. j. Vigil of Taos, permanent secre.
%taries; vice presidents, Elenor Tru-
jillo, Pedro Sanchez, of Taos; Deme-
trio Santistevan, Of Costilla; Floren-
tino Gallegos, of Costilla Canon.
The following legislative AMI coun-
ty tickets were then nominated:
For the legislative council: Mala-
quias Martinez of Taos.
For the house of representatives:
Epimenio de Leon Of Cerro.
For county commissioner of first
district: Elenor Trujillo of Taos.
For county commissioner Of third
district: Luciano Miera of Llano.
For sheriff: Francisco NJ. y Mar
tinez of Arroyo Seco.
For treasurer and ex-officio collec.
tor: Manuel Cordova of Penasco.
For assessor: Jose Ignacio Garcia
Of Costilla.
For probate Judge: Juan B. Rome
70 of Talpa.
For probate clerk: J j. Vigil of
Taos.
For superintendent of schools: Dan
iel Sisneros of Questa.
For surveyor, John II. Young, Of
Red River.
The following resolutions were then
adopted
The republicans of Taos county in
regular delegate convention assem-
bled, do hereby and herewith declare
our unfaltering allegiance and loyalty
to the principles of the party as sci
forth in the national platform adopted
at Chicago and in the Territorial plat
form adopted at albuquerque, Sep
TENDER II last.
We fully approve and endorse the
nomination of Theodore Roosevelt fol-
president and Charles Warren Fair
banks for vice president on the repub
lican national ticket.
We cordially and unequivocally ap
prove the nomination of w. Fl. An
drews of Bernalillo county as the
party's candidate for delegate to the
Fifty-ninth congress, and hereby
pledge him our strong, energetic ant
unqualified support in this campaign
We are in favor of single state
hood for New Mexico within present
Territorial limits under its presen'
name only. and denounce the scheme
to force joint statehood with Arizona
upon Il people.
We believe that for the best inter
ests of the people of Taos county
there should be rotation in Legislative
and county offices, and that hereafter
it shall be the rule that officers whC
have served Two terms should not bt
renominated, except for very specia
efficiency and successful performance,
Of duty.
We favor the creation of small
counties whenever and wherever tn,
people desire such and where there Il
sufficient taxable property to supper
a county government properly AM
beneficially to the people.
We approve and endorse the con
duct OF our legislative representative,
in the thirty-fifth legislative assembl,
and commend them for their e~fficien
cy and for the good work they did 1ol
this legislative district.
We endorse the Territorial admins
tration under Governor Otero. a.
pleasing and beneficial to the people
as honest, and of high character anC