Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-31
Attendance at Republican Primaries in City
Wards Break All Records
STRONG BUSINESS MEMS TICKET ENDORSED
Citizens Ticket Named in Town. margarine Romero for Mayor
Many Republicans Endorsed

Men who have been attending re-
publican primaries In the city for
twenty years say that the republican
gatherings last night broke all re-
cords In point Of numbers. Many
men we're present who have seldom
OF never taken any interest in mat
ters political. In many Instances
they declared that their presence was
protest against any attempt to de.
prive the republican voters Of
Las Vegas Of their rights in the pri-
mary and the convention. Both the
republican primaries and the demo-
cratic gathering Of Tuesday night
furnished gratifying proof Of the
fact that the American citizen OF to-
day is no whit less loyal to prin-
ciple and loves the freedom and
liberty purchased by years Of bloody
strife no less than the American of
any other age. The big meetings last
recognized that the freedom Of
government which has made the
American nation the harbor of the
oppressed Of all races for hundred
years is founded on the rights of the
people in the primaries and the con-
senlon. 80.
Many times last night the expires
sion was made that no matter what
leaders OF either faction had said in
committee, they had no right to
pledge the people to anything. No
matter II every member OF the cen
tral committee agreed to endorse
certain ticket, such agreement would
only bind themselves until the pri-
mary and convention had ratified 1t.
In the majority of instances the fail
urhe of primaries last night to en-
dorse candidates already nominated
was due rather to a feeling against
the manner Of the nomination than to
any feeling as to the unfitness of the
men themselves. In the matter Of
the school board, It was unanimously
believed to be better to keep the old
members in Office wherever possible.
The first ward primary was held in
the Douglas avenue school house.
The attendance was less there than
! In any Of the other meetings, but
nevertheless there were more pre-
sent than at the usual primary. John
York was elected chairman, and Chas.
Kohn secretary The following six
delegates to the city convention were
elected: al Quinley. Lee Wright, DR..
b. d. Black, Chas. Kohn. r. d. Glib
bons and John York. Mr.. Elwood
moved that Sig Nahm be the choice
of the meeting as member OF the
board Of education for the four-yeard
term The motion was carried unani.
mously. J. r. Smith was nominated
and chosen for the two year term.
On motion Of Jules Daniels, r. D..
Gibbons was nominated for alder
man for the two year term. On mo
tion OF A. b. Smith, T. NJ Elwood
was nominated as alderman for the
fonr-year term.
7. M. Elwood and jules Daniels
were elected members Of the central
committee for the ward, with author
ity to fill all vacancies. On motion
X. D. Goodall was endorsed for mayor.
The republicans Of ward 2 organ
led at Hill's cigar store by the cleo
ton Of Geo. w. Ward as chairman and
L. 7. Laidley as secretary. The fol
lowing delegates to the city conven.
ton we're elected: Bert Lynch, G. g.
Brown. Chas Geise. +. II, Pierce, VIM.
Bryan and W.. E. Hill. John Quigley
was nominated as alderman for the
four year term, and Fred Brefeld as
alderman for the two year term. Both
OF these gentlemen are democrats but
as they were held BY the meeting 70
be exceptionally fine aldermanic tim
Der they were endorsed unanimously.
r. H. Pierce was renominated for
the school board for the four year
term and H. M. Smith for the two
year term. The delegates were IN
structed for Mayor X. d. Goodall and