Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-30

There were democratic political
meetings galore in the city and town
Of Las Vegas last night. In the city
: ratification meeting. four primar.
ies and two conventions were held
and in the town there were three pre-
cinct meetings and ward primary.
A democratic city ticket was nomin.
ated or endorsed, delegates we're se-
lected for the citizens convention OF
the town and for the democratic coun-
Nv convention.
Precinct Primary.
The democrats Of precinct 20 gath
cred In some force in the city hall
to elect twenty-six delegates and
twenty-six alternates to the county
convention to be held at the court
house next Saturday. Geo. Hunker
was chosen chairman and Chas. N.
Higgins secretary. Some one sug-
gested committee to select fifty-two
names to be voted on by the conven-
ton. Mr.. Bunker objected on the
ground that it was the custom Of DEM
ocratic gatherings to submit all ques-
tions directly to the vote Of the peo-
pie.
The meeting thereupon proceeded
to nominate In open primary the fol.
lowing gentlemen, who were unani.
mously endorsed:
Delegates: w. B. Bunker, A. A.
Jones, Pablo Padilla, Geo. r. Money,
W. A. Givens, Frank Mansanares. Jr.,
W. G. Hayden, A. F. Davis, P. +. No
Ian, =. v. Long, John Graham, Joe
Burks, Chas. Tamme, Manuel Mar
tinez, w. J. Lucas, J. X. Martin, Col.
Taylor, C. N. Higgins, Rosario Abey.
Ia, F. P. Waring, A. ]. Wertz, Pat
McElroy, Barnard Burks. Howell Civ
ems, Geo. Hunker. L. r. Allen.
Alternates. ]. J. Brefelt, F. j.
Gehring, H. p. Brown, w. M. Lewis,
Fidel Salazar, J. r. Smith, Jas.
O'Bryne, S. B. Flint, G. G. Robbins, Z.
P. Miller, Girls Wiegand, Ralph Hig-
gins, r. p. Rice, Upton Hays. w. H.
Barnes, Geo. Lehr, Richard Hayes,
Pablo Padilla, Jas. Laubach, P. J.
Murphy, B. F. Mcguire, c. L. Harris.
q. A. Earickson, E. J. Murphy, Or.
Milligan, G. G. Gordon.
A resolution was passed to the e.
feet that it was the sense Of the con
vention that the democratic party in
the county should be reorganized and
pledging the hearty support OF the
primary to that end.
An After Meeting.
AS soon as the primary Of the pre-
cinct had adjourned, w. G. Hayden,
chairman OF the citizens central com
mittee, reported to the assembled
democrats the action taken by his
committee in conjunction with five
members Of the republican city central
comittee. He said that a compromise
democratic and republican ticket
had been suggested and that the fol
lowing had been endorsed by the
committeeman. who had promised Y
support them: For mayor, +, e
Olney, r.; clerk, Chas. Tamme. D.;
treasurer, G. e. Perry, d. For alder
men from first ward: A. J. Wertz
D., two year term; r. F. Nolan, d.
four year term; o. B. Earickson, d.;
two year term. Aldermen from third
ward: B. c. Pittenger, D.. two year
tern. J. X. Martin, r., four year
term. Aldermen from fourth ward;
r. G. Rankin, R., four year term. W
B. Bunker, D., two year term. School
trustees from first ward: j. II. Smltn
two year term; Sig Nahm, four year
term. From second ward: H. M
Smith, two years; w. H. Barnes, four
years. From Third ward: r. ]. Tau
pert, four years, C. c. Robbins. two
years. From fourth ward: u. s
Van Petten. two years. w. G. Hayden
four years.
It was proposed by one or two
members that the session be a sort
Of ratification meeting to act on the
names suggested by the committee
y. r. Allen moved that the meeting