Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-03-17
POLITICAL.
POINTERS

The Santa Fe delegation to the Re
publican territorial convention at La
Vegas met this afternoon in the offic,
OF David NJ. White and organized b,
electing E. L. Bartlett, chairman
John V. Conway, acting as secretary
Every one of the delegates was pres
ent except Victor Ortega, whose prox.
was in the hands of Ambrosio Ortiz
who was present. The following were
selected for membership on the com
mittees that will be appointed at Las
Vegas: Resolutions, E. l.. Bartlett
nominations, E. G. Abbott; permanent
organization, j. w. Akers; rules and
order of business, Marcelino A. Ortiz
credentials, David M. White The del
egation favors w. G.. Sargent for dele
gate to the Chicago convention from
the First Judicial District, and George
| w. Armijo as alternate.
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Colin Neblett, a Silver City attor.
ney and chairman of the Democratic
county central committee of Grant
County, will, it is said be pushed for
the Democratic nomination for dele
gate from New Mexico to the Fifty
ninth Congress. AS far as can be
learned this is only a rumor so far.
Still there are several Democratic
leaders who think that some new
blood in the delegate campaign would
prove beneficial.
R. E. Twitchell of Las Vegas, for
whom the delegates of two counties
in his district, namely, San Miguel and
Leonard Wood, have been instructed
giving him "a votes, SO far, is travelling
about the Territory working hard to
secure others. He telegraphed to this
city that he had secured the Bernalil-
10 County delegation of nineteen votes
and that this delegation would give
him it's solid vote for a delegateship
How true this is will be shown by the
action of the delegation in Satur-
days convention.
1t is said quite large sums of money
were spent in Socorro County to de.
feat H. o. Bursum as leader of the
Republican party in tre county. The
effort did not succeed as is fully es-
tablished by the proceedings of last
Saturdays Socorro County conven-
ton. Mr. Bursum is stronger than
ever in the county and his friends in
the Republican party have a powerful
and effective organization in every
precinct They must get up early if
they propose to catch this Lochinvar
of politics in order to do him up.
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The Republicans of Eddy County
have concluded to make a fight for
the county ticket this fall and will
hold their convention for the nomina
tion of candidates for county offices
in Carlsbad on the fourth of June.
This will give them ample time for
and here is hoping they will
be successful. So far, since the crea
tion of the county, they have been few
and far between, but they have made
up by pluck and nerve, what they
have lacked in numbers They hope
to make a much better showing then
next November.
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They, seem to be rather badly mixed
on candidates to the Chicago conven-
ton in the Fourth Judicial District. 1t
is understood that the delegations from
Colfax and Union Counties numbering
fifteen, are for D. ]. Leahy of Colfax
County for the honor; Mora has in
structed her eight delegates for
Charles A. Spiess of San Miguel; r. |
E. Twitchell has the delegations from
San Miguel and Leonard Wood Coun-
lies, number "a, and little Quay Coun-
" with it's two delegates seems to |
lold the balance of power 1t is un.
lerstood that these two delegates will |
vote either for Mr.. Spiess or for Mr..
4eahy.
1t looks as if the plan of electing
'ne delegate at large and one delegate
rom each of the judicial districts of
he Territory to the Chicago national
will prevail in the Republi-
IAN convention at Las Vegas next Sat
lrday. The candidates SO far as heard
rom are Governor Otero as delegate
lt-large and from the first district, W.
!. Sargent; from the second district
v. E. Dame; from the third district.
COLONEL w. H. H. Llewellyn of Dona
INA: Senator W. H. Andrews of Sier-
a. and Judge W. H. Newcomb of Grant
county; from the fourth district.
Charles A. Spiess of San Miguel; D. J.
4eahy, John Van Houten of Colfax,
nd R. E. Twitcheli of San Miguel:
rom the fifth district. H. O. Bursum
# Socorro. and Colonel G.. w. Prich-
rd of Lincoln.
Under the provisions of the joint
tatehood bill as now in course of
New Mexico will have 113
elegates in the constitutional conven-
ion and Arizona 66. Of the 113. New
fexico delegates. political observe't
gure that "a will be Republican. 29
democratic and ten doubtful. The s
Arizona delegates will, it is claimed, il
e members of the great unferrjfiad {