Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-03-10
UNION COUNTY
REPUBLICANS
Held Convention Tuesday Last
at CIayton-.-E Elect Five
Delegates.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Indorse National and Territorial Admin
istrations. Instruct for Governor
0tero for Delegate at Large.

The Republican county convention
of Union County was convened at the
court house at Clayton on the even
ing of March pursuant to call. The
following organization was effected:
Lucas Gallegos, president; Augustn
Vigil, vice president; Salome Maestas,
secretary.
The following were elected delegates
to the territorial convention at Las
Vegas: Christian Otto, Jose Maria
Martinez, N. Faustin Galegos, Lean
dro Vigil, Eufracio Gallegos
The following resolutions were
adopted:
Be it resolved, That we, the Repub-
licans of Union County, of the Terri
| tory of New Mexico, in delegate con-
vention assembled, reaffirm our loyalty
and support to the principles of the
Republican party as enunciated and
adopted by the Republican national
convention held at Philadelphia in
1900, and which were endorsed, de-
clared, and adopted by the territorial
Republican convention in it's platform
of 1902
That we deplore with sincere sor-
row the death of that indomitable Re-
publican leader, the late Senator Mar
Gus A. Hanna, and this convention
hereby extends it's sympathies to his
bereaved family, and also, to the citi-
zens of the state of Ohio whom he so
ably represented in the national con-
gress.
That we endorse the wise and fear
less administration of President Theo-
dore Roosevelt.
We recognize in his administration
the force of superior executive abil-
! ity, and moral courage that con-
demns, without fear or favor. dishon-
esty in any official capacity and vigor-
ously approves the punishment of
those public officers or servants of the
people, regardless OF political affilia-
tions, who have attempted to prosti-
tute the interests of the government
for personal aggrandizement
That we appreciate and most hear
tily endorse his action in the Panama
Canal controversy; in the anthracite
coal strike; in the postal fraud affair;
and in his steadfast support given
those engaged in the Investigations
that unearthed the corruption that had
been practiced in the postofice depart
ment, resulting in the indictment and
subsequent conviction of the conspira-
tors in crime.
That we, the members of this con.
vention, hereby pledge to him our
unanimous support for denomination
and reelection.
That we, as citizens of Union Coun-
ty, take unalloyed pleasure in endors-
ing the administration of Miguel A.
Otero as Governor of New Mexico, as
one of the best, if not the best, ex-
perienced by the Territory.
That his wise and economic super
vision of the affairs of state has placed
the business of the Territory ON ba-
sis-executive, legislative and judicial
that has resulted in long strides in
her advancement towards the coveted
position Of statehood.
That we commend the indefatigable
efforts of our delegate in Congress.
Hon. Bernard Rodey, who has been
untiring in the representation of all
matters pertaining to the promotion of
territorial interests for New Mexico.
That we congratulate ourselves in
having our judiciary represented by
such able expounders of the intrica-
cies Of legal questions, and especially
do we endorse the wise and impartial
administration of the laws in this, the
Fourth Judicial District, by our own
presiding Judge, Hon. William ].
Mills.
That we extend to the people of
Union County our congratulations up
on the wise and efficient management
of the affairs of the county, and we,
also extend to the present officiary of
the county our commentator of their
official acts and approval of their man.
ner of transacting public business, and
especially the impartial administration
of the assessor.
And be it further resolved, That It is
the sense of this convention that the
delegates from Union County be, and
are hereby instructed to vote as unit
and urge upon the territorial Republi-
can convention the selection of Gov
ernor NJ A. Otero as delegate at
large from New Mexico to the Repub-
lican national convention to be held at
Chicago on the 21st day of June, 1904.