Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-03-21
Conventions Work Satisfactory and
Harmonious Except It's Fluke on
Statehood Question---Ldrqest Re-
publican Territorial Catherine
Ever Held--.TWitCheIl Beaten by
130 to 81.

The Republican territorial conven
tion at Las Vegas on Saturday prob
ably stands unprecedented in recen
years as to the number of delegates ir
attendance, the enthusiasm displayed
and the harmony that prevailed, which
was broken only by Incorporate ad
dresses made by r. E. Twitchell and
G. w. Prichard and which were prop
erly rebuked by the overwhelming ma
jority the convention gave D. J. Leahy
over R, E. Twitchell for delegate to
the national convention at Chicago.
The meeting of the Republican cen
trail committee in the forenoon was de-
scribed in Saturdays New Mexican. 1t
needs but to be added that the pro-
ceedings were harmonious and that
Albuquerque was selected as the place
for holding the Republican territorial
convention to nominate candidate for
a delegate to the Fifty-ninth Con-
gress, the executive committee to fix
the date
Convention Proceedings.
The convention was called to order
by Central Committee Chairman Frank
A. Hubbell, who made a speech in lau-
dation of Republican principles Up
on recommendation of the central COM
mittee the convention organized tenn
porarily by electing w. A. Hawkins of
Alamogordo, chairman; ]. J. Sheridan
of Albuquerque, H. H. Howard of
San Marcial, and J. P. Bracket of
Ration secretaries; Jose d. Sena and
George w. Armiio, of Santa Fe. and
Bengno Romero of Anton Chico, inter-
prefers.
w. A. Hawkins made a strong ad-
y dress reviewing the achievements of
the Republican party. Rev. Norman
Skinner of the Las Vegas Presbyter-
ian Church led in fervent prayer ask
ing the Divine blessing and guidance
for the deliberations of the conven-
ton Mayor X. D. Goodall delivered
a witty and hearty address of well
come on behalf of the city of East Las
Vegas, while A. A. Jones performed
the same agreeable task in equally as
witty and humorous manner on be-
half of the town of Las Vegas and the
Commercial Club.
A telegram and letter from Dele
gate B. S. Rodey were read. In them
he declared that the single statehood
cause was dead, dead, dead" and
urged the convention to favor joint
statehood in it's resolutions. The let
ter and telegram were referred to the
committee on resolutions.
Committees Appointed.
The following committees were
then appointed, one member from each
county:
Permanent organization-J. w. Ak
ers of Santa Fe, chairman; S. Sanchez,
E. A. Cahoon, ]. H. Franklin, Martin
Lohman, L. o. Fullen, D. G. Hobart, c.
Spence, NJ. C. de Baca, J. w. Hanni-
gan, S Canavan, J. Navarro. H. H.
Majors, NJ B. Goldenburg, w. G. Sar-
gent, W. E. Lindsey, A. Sandoval, J.
w. Akers, Zacarias Valdez, W. M. Rob-
bins, A. G. Abeyta, Malaquias Martin
ez, G. Schalter, Jesus G. Sanchez, G..
Y. Stafford
Credentials-W, G.. Sargent, chair
man; Morgan O. Llewellyn, secretary;
w. s. Praeger. A. G. Dawson, Don H.
Kedzie, H. Lutz Benigno Romero, ].
w Hannigan, Steven Canavan, E.
H. Biernbaum. R. S. Connell, L. O.
Fullen, W. r. Lindsay, G. M. Sandoval,
David M. White, Felipe Delgado, w. H.
Robbins, A. B. Baca, S. Hart, E. Gale
COS. Carlos Baca c. V. Stafford.
Rules and order-Ben Bibo, chair
man: e. A. Cahoon, D. ]. Leahy, J..
Gonzales. L. O. Fullen, L. H. Bartlett,
lose Serano, H. Reinhardt, A. W. Pol
lard. Alexander Bowie, J. B. Martinez,
A. ]. King. Donald Stewart, Alexander
Read. w. E. Linsey, J. M. Montoya, M.
A Ortiz, c. c. Gise. w. H. Andrews,
lose Torres, Jose Montana, Christian
Otto c. " Stafford.
Resolutions-E L. Bartlett, chair
man: C. v. Stafford, secretary: w. B.
Cbi,ders. w. S. Praeger, M. B. Stock.
ton. H. d. Bowman. L. o. Fullen, w. H.
Newcomb, G. w. Prichard, G. H.
smith. A. w. Pollard, Alexander
Powie. Cristoval Sanchez, w. A. Hawk.
ins. D. Stewart P. Esquibel. w. F.
Lindsey, E. A. Miera, A. T. Rogers, Jr.
w Fl. Andrews, H. o. Bursum, F. G.
Stevens, c. Schlatter, J. Franco Chav'
es, C. v, Stafford.
In Committee on Resolutions.
The forenoon session adjourned at
u. M, taking a recess until p. M, but
it was p. M before the convention
was called to order. In the mean