Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-02-18

AGAINST
W. R. HEARST
Democratic Territorial Central
Committee Would Not En-.
dorse Him for the Presi'
Dental Nomination.
SILVER CITY CHOSEN
It Gets the Spring Convention. Joint
Statehood Resolutions Were Passed
Without Dissenting Vote.


1t was almost five o'clock last eve
ming when Chairman w. S. Hopewell
called the Democratic Territorial
Central Committee to order. w. B.
Walton, VINO represented Grant Coun-
ty, had no difficulty in securing for
Silver City the territorial convention
to select delegates to the national con-
vention at st. Louis. April 13, two
O'Clock In the afternoon, was the date
fixed for the convention, that being
the anniversary of the birthday OF
Thomas Jefferson.
1t was decided to have a large con-
vention and the basis of representation
was fixed at one delegate for every 100
votes or traction thereof cast for H.
B. Ferguson for delegate to Congress
at the last general election, no county
to have less than two delegates. AS
one speaker said : There will be few
who will attend the convention at
Silver City, but it is nice way OF re-
warding faithful Democratic workers
to choose them as delegates, even II
they cant CO.
A resolution introduced by Hon. An
tonic Joseph. ex.delegate to Congress,
thanking William Randolph Hearst
for the Investigation at his own ex-
pense of conditions in the Territory
and his work on behalf of statehood,
contrasting it with the Reveridge in
vestigation and animosity to statehood
and winding up with recommends
tion that the delegates from New Mex
leo to the st. Louis convention work
for tho nomination of Mr.. Hearst for
the presidency, brought a number OF
protesting Democrats to their feet
among them O. N. Marion, H. M.
Dougherty, O.. A. Larrazolo Summers
Burkhart aud ]. e. Wharton. AL
though M,. Joseph warmly defended
his resolution, he could not get sim
gle vote for it and withdrew it. the
following resolution by O. A. Larrazolo
being adopted in place of it:
"The Democratic Central Committee
of the Territory Of New Mexico assem-
bled in the city of Santa Fe, recogniz-
ing the efforts of the Hon. William
Randolph Hearst in behalf of the peo-
pie Of this Territory, with one accord
cheerfuliy tender him their individual
thanks and hearty appreciation for
the interest he has manifested in Sc
curing to the people OF New Mexico
the blessings of self government. We
ho4 VIC 1onk thn naN0SCQrV II.
thority to speak for the whole Demo
cratic party and for all the people OF
this Territory regardless of political
convictions, but we respectfully sub
nit that he has shown and proved him
self to be true and loyal friend of
our Territory and that he deserves the
individual gratitude of it's people. Be
it resolved, That copy of this ex-
preston Of gratitude, duly signed by
the chairman and secretary of the COM
mittee be sent to the Hon. William r.
Hearst and that it be published in the
press of this Territory"
A.. B. Renehan then introduced a
brief statehood resolution. J. H. Nc
Cutcheon was given the privilege of
the floor and said that the resolution
ought to whale the Republicans in q
thorough manner and that the Demo-
Gratis must profit by the mistakes made
by the Republicans in the statehood
fight. The following committee was
thereupon appointed to draft such res
olutions: o. A. Larrazolo, A. B. Rene
han, o. N. Marion, Summers Burkhart,
j. e. Wharton and w. s.. HOpewell.
This committee reported the following
resolutions which were adopted while
most of the Democrats had left the
meeting to refresh their inner man at
the expense of the committeeman from
Grant County:
BE it resolved, BY the Democratic
Territorial Central Committee in regu-
lar session assembled, that, on the all
important question of the admission of
the territories to statehood, and voic-
ing the individual sentiments of the
members that compose it, and deeply
deploring the inability of Congress to
accord to the territories that independ-
ent recognition as states to which we
believe they are entitled under the
constitution, and which they have won
by their loyal conduct, as citizens of
this nation; in the absence, however,
of that individual recognition we be-
lieye that the joinder Of the territor-
les Of New Mexico and Arizona into
one state, not only is not incompatible
with the welfare and happiness Of
their people, but that it will conduce
to greater strength and progress than
they can possibly attain under terri
torial form of government; and so be-
lieving we declare. that upon our fail
ure to obtain single statehood, we Will
cheerfully accept at the hands Of Con-
gress joint statehood with Arizona; ;
and If that be the only means by which
our rights can be established In Con