Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-26

=tatlonai and we ASK thai the same
III repealed
Moved. seconded aud carried that
the resolutions as read be adopted.
Yesterday Mornings Meeting.
The 0ptic gave yesterday brief
account nf the morning meeting Of
Margarito Romero and others Inter.
ested iii the Las Vegas land grant.
The discussion which Mayor Romero
introduced with q two honr speech In
The morning was taken up again In
tho afternoon.
AT tho afternoon meeting Judge
Long, secretary Of the hoard Of trus.
tees of the grant, addressed the meet
Ing In a lengthy and able reply TO tho
attacks which had been made on tho
grant trustees. In the evening. Mar
garlic Romero and others occupied
the floor until the convention adjour-
ned at a late hour.
A fuller account Or the proceedings
OF tho morning meeting than Il was
possible to give yesterday follows.
The meeting was called to order as
a formal session OF the town council
of Las Vegas. This gave opportunity
10 read the minutes OF the last coun-
cil meeting which disclosed the gem
Ieroslty or Mayor Romero In donating
d sum Of money to build the new CO.
mcnt sidewalk In front OF the Cath
Ollie church. AS unfinished business,
the call for a meeting or residents of
the grant was read and the prInci-
pal speaker took the floor. The Optic
regrets that space does not permit
our reproducing the remarkable ex-
preston Of disregard for law and or
der In full. that the people OF this
community may understand fully tho
position which Mr.. Romero occupies
according to his declaration. A SYN
opsis Is however all that It will be-
possible 10 give, \ ~
Maraarito Romero's Speech.
Mr.. Romero began with review Of
the history OF the invasion by General
Kcarney and he recited how Kearney,
IN the name Of the United States gov
crnmont. had guaranteed 10 the in-
habitants their property and religious
rights as he stood on the houseiop OF
the speakers father.
He took occasion 20 refer 10 his trial
for timber cutting and expressed bis
lgratitnde 70 the excellent jurymen
who had cleared him. Coming TO the.
real subject of discussion, no said
that be intended 10 have the western
boundary line Of the grant re-suryeyed
and 10 bring action In the court TO
have the line re,esiablished. lie then
criticised the action OF the court In
Il appointing the board OF trustees 10
administer the affairs 81 the grant
and no declared that the legislature
had no business TO interfere and pass
| a law giving the court such power
He said the court only had The right
TO appoint trustees or guardians for
children or the insane and he didn't
think that included him or his hearers.
He insinuatcd that the board had ad-
ministered their trust for their per.
sonal profit, citing an instance Of an
alleged Texan who acquired tract
OF land from the board on payment Of
5000 which. by implication, the trus.
, tees pocketed. This charge the
speaker made against such men 40
! jefferson Raynolds. Eugenio Romero,
, Judge Long and the other highly re.
spected citizens who compose tho
board OF trustees.
Mr.. Romero then proceeded to show
how he. the mayor Of the town and
head Of the town council, would ad-
minister the grant and partition u
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