Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-13
By Vote Of lOl1 to GO Republican Convention
Nominates Railroad President for Congress
STORMY SCENES AMONG THE DELEGATES.
Minority Makes Stubborn Fight, But Well Orga.
nzed Forces Of The Administration Prevail

motion. r. N. Wilkerson. Of Bernal.
lilo county, arose and presented
minority report seating tho Abeyta
delegation from Socorro and throwing
out two ot the Quay delegates. lts
adoption and substitution was duly
moved and seconded. The chair OK.
planned tho two points in the minor
lity report and ruled that tho portion
referring To Quay county was out Of
order. which called for noisy cheers
from one element of the crowd. In
fact every ruling Of tho chair. every
utterance Of q member and even every
appearance OF d delegate upon his
feet was the occasion OF applause. OF
cheers. jeers. hisses, catcalls and q
general bedlam. irrespective Of the In
terests involved. The result waa
most unbecoming q convention Of the
republican party and served no pur-
pose but 10 obstrnet the proceedings,
irriiate tho chairman and 70 disgust
those of the delegates and apecta.
I tors who had no part IN ii Il be.
came necessary for Tho chairman on
at least n dozen occasions 20 appeal
! Tor order that the business might pro
ceed and twice he reminded the dele
g.tcs and the galleries that they weoO
lm a republican convention ana not IN
| d sheep corral.
The ruling ofsthe. shAirmaM bAEsih4
minority report was out of order. vaa
Iappealed. and. amid considerable con-
fusion, tho secretary prepared To call
the roll for q vote by connticr, when
the appeal was withdrawn, The chair
sustained his ruling by tho fact that
tho Quay county delegation had
agreed 10 a COMPROMISED and had With.
drawn their contest. Some mcmbers
were ready TO dispute the point, but
the portion Of the minority report 70
fcrring TO Quay county was withdrawn
leaving the socoiro contest before the
convention for appeal. Delegate w.
In. Childess, II Besnallllo, thereupon
took tho floor on behalf Of the minor
Iity report. For nearly ten minutes
Tho mada an eloquent appeal IN be'
|half Of tho rights of the AbSytia fA1F
ltIon TO be seased In the convsAtion.
He went into q history u the casc and
drew On precedent and fact . sub.
stantiate his argument. The Alberta
convention. he raid, Was calsed By
Ia regularly authorized central COM
mittee and was held according 70 ~
the rules Of party organization: the
charge Of irrcgnlarity had never
been made against this conysution,
Here he turned and challenger any
delegate TO arise and make O single
charge of irreHilarity against the con-
vention IN question. He WAS pre-
|pared. he said. 70 answer any charge.
No one responding, and The gentle
man essaying 10 proceed, the chair.
Imam said he wins out of order He
demanded to know wherefore. and
Col. Chavez said his time was up, lie
indignantly replied that rules and
order for the direction Of tls con-
lyention ind not yet been adopted
and he demanded to know by what
rnlo his time was limited nv tho
rules OF rcason, the chairman replied.
This wasn't satisfactory ~ the
speaker and he appealed from the
decision 81 the chair, The sceno
waxcd stormy and more time had
been consumed In wrangllng than
probably would have been required
for the conclusion Of the speech.
when Major LleweIlyn arose and pour
ed oil upon the troubled wafus by
requesting unanimous consent of the
convention for the gentleman from
Bernalillo TO have az much time as hs
desired The request prevailed and
Mr.. childers concluded in a few
additional claims for the AboytA dele.
gatIon. 4
William r. Martin lhcreupon arose
~ champion the cause Of the Bur
sum delegation. lie stated his adj.
rirpilon for tho ability and fighting
qualities OF Mr. childes and declared
Ehla itlief That Ii his present mood.
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