Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-01-30
Convention in the Meadow City
March I9...Wi|I Be Composed
of ITO Delegates.
PROTEST AGAINST
JOINT STATEHOOD
Twenty Counties Represented. Chair
man Hubbell's Conduct Of Cam
paign Indorsed.

TIE Republican Territorial Central
Committee, according to previous no.
tic0 was called to order at 1l:2O
O'Clock this forenoon by Chairman
Flank A. Hubbell in the rooms en-
gagged for the meeting at the Palace
hotel. The following members were
present: Executive committee-Thom-
as Hughes, of Albuquerque; George r.
Albright of Bernalillo; Max Frost OF
Santa Fe by E. l.. Bartlett, proxy; II.
E. Twitchel of Las Vegas; T. B. Cat
ron of Santa Fe; T. D. Burns, by w. G.
Sargent proxy. Bernalillo County, +.
A. Hubbell; Chayes, W. c. Reid proxy
for E. A. .Cahoon, and w. S. Praeger;
Colfax, not represented; Dona Ana. Eu-
gene Van Patten for himself and proxy
for II. D. Bowman; Eddy, not repre-
scented; Grant, w. H. Newcomb, A. B.
Laird by D. C. Hobart, proxy; Leonard
Wood, C. P. Jones; Lincoln, not repre-
sented; Luna, w. H. Greer, T. A. Carr;
Mckinley, not represented; Mora,
Cristoval Sanchez; Otero, not repre-
sented; Quay, Theodore w. Heman,
for himself and proxy for M. c. Mach
en-; Rio Arriba. w. G. Sargent for him.
self and proxy for Alexander Read;
Roosevelt, G. o. Leach for himself and
proxy for W. E. Lindsey; San Juan, G..
V. Stafford for himself and proxy for
Granville Pendleten; San Miguel,
John s. Clark Sandoyal, E. A. Miera;
Santa Fe, d. M. White; Sierra, not
represented; Socorro, Abran Abeyta;
J. e. Griffith, proxy for S. Alexander;
Union. Charles Slater for himself and
proxy for Eufracio Gallegos; Taos,
Malaquias Martinez. T. P. Martin; Va
lencia, Solomon Luna, J. Franco Chav'
es; w. J. Slaughter of Santa Fe at
large. Secretary Of the committee j.
J. Sheridan of Albuquerque was at his
post.
After some discussion the commit
tee adjourned until 2 o'clock this af-
ternoon in order to give members from
the south who were en- route to this
city time to arrive. The members OF
the committee from the new counties
of Leonard Wood, Quay, Roosevelt and
Sandoval were requested to hold a
meeting during the recess and to de-
eide as to the number OF delegates IN
the Republican Territorial Convention
from their counties.
At o'clock the committee reassem-
bled. In addition to the members who
were present in the morning, there
were the following: H. D. Bowman OF
Dona Ana, Steven Canavan of McKin-
ley, with proxy of Gregory Page; ]. NJ.
Hany, Sierra County, proxy for w. H.
Andrews and T. A. Long.
Vacancies on the committee were
then filled as follows: Bernalillo, w.
S. Strickler; Leonard Wood. F. D.
Morse; Mora, Juan Navarro; Santa
Fe, e. c. Abbott.
E. A. Miera and E. M. Sandoval, who
have been appointed from San
doval County by Chairman Frank A.
Hubbell were confirmed as were the
appointments of members of the COM
mittee from the new counties of Leon
ard Wood, Quay and Roosevelt. The
vote upon this proposition was Al to
three. There were two ballots upon
the selection of place for the first
convention, Las Vegas and Las Cruces
were put into nomination. The first
vote upon the proposition stood SO for
Las Vegas and eight for Las Cruces
Upon motion the selection of Las We
gas was made unanimous. The time
was fixed for March 10 at II o'clock a
m.
The ratio of representation at the
coming convention was fixed as one
delegate for each $50 Republican
votes cast for the Republican candi
date for delegate at the November
1902 election. This will give the con
vention ITO members.
Resolutions endorsing the conduct Of
the last campaign and of the affairs o1
the central committee by Chairman
Frank A. Hubbell and Secretary ]. ]
sheridan were unanimously passed
The resolutions read:
Whereas, Hon., Frank A. Hubbell
chairman of the Territorial Republi
can Central Committee, in the last two
political campaigns in this Territory
has, through his exceptional ability
and good management, aided the Re
publican party of New Mexico tt
achieve two of its most notable sue
cessful victories, thereby placing ths
Territory solidly in the Republican col
umn, therefore, be it