Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-09-29
deep IN
THE DUMPS
Rio Arriba Democrats Place Part
Of Their County Ticket Only
in Nomination.
THEY WANT FUSION
With Independent Republicans to Make
Any Kind Of wng...Conven-
tion Poorly Attended.

The Rio Arriba Democratic County
Convention was held Monday in Cha
mita, only a partial ticket being NOM
mated in order that the Democrats of
the county might have more time in
which to find out the status of the In.
dependent Republican movement
Ramon Sauso was chosen temporary
chairman and Antonio Blanco tempor-
airy secretary. On permanent organi-
zation Juan Andreas Martinez was
chosen permanent chairman and F. S.
Maestas permanent secretary
The most important resolution pass.
ed by the convention was that dec1ar-
ing in favor of division of the county.
1t is on this resolution that the Demo-
Gratis trust to secure fusion with the
Independent Republicans of the coun-
ty. Names for several Of the offices
were placed in nomination of parties
who were absent from the convention.
Samuel Eldodt and J. H. Crist were
appointed committee to fill the bal
ance of the ticket to the best interests
of the party.
The resolution endorsing county di-
vision, reads as follows: 1--WE believe
that small and compact counties are
best for the economical order of local
government and more convenient for
all the people in their public business.
We are heartily in favor of the division
of this large and unwieldly county and
able lines, so that the many people of
the southern end of the county may
have convenience and economy in the
transaction of their public business at
county seat near to the masses of
them somewhere in the Rio Grande
Valley. We pledge our candidates for
the Legislature, if elected, to work
earnestly to accomplish this end
The candidates for representative
from Rio Arriba County, one county
commissioner, county collector and
treasurer, probate<iudge. and county
assessor were not named the places
being left blank on the ticket for the
Independent Republicans if an agree
ment was reached.
Those who were regularly nominal
ed by the convention. are as follows:
G. L. Pollard, of Espanola. member of
the council Teodocio Trujillo, of Cha
mita, floating representative in the leg
islature from San Juan. Rio ArMba and
Taos Counties; sheriff, Elias Garcia:
county commissioner, Charles Dag
gett; probate clerk, Francisco Lopez:
Superintendent of schools, Fabion
Garcia.
The convention endorsed the nomi.
nation of Gregorio Griego, the Inde-
pendent Republican Democratic nom
inee from Taos for the council and it
is expected that Mr.. Pollard will in the
same manner be endorsed by the In
dependents in Taos and San Juan
Counties. The other floating represen-
tative in the district was left to the
San Juan County Democratic conven-
ton.
Resolutions were adopted denounc-
ing the Territorial administration for
it's extravaganza, endorsing George P.
Money for delegate to congress, de-
nouncing the Republican party in Rio
Arriba County for appointing all Re
publican representative on the board
of registration endorsing the National
and Territorial Democratic platforms
and deploring the death of the late
Frank A. Manzanares, former dele
gate to congress from this Territory.
The convention was very poorly at
tended, many precincts not being rep
resented Although the enthusiasm
prevailing was as thin and as palat-
able as dishwater, speeches were de-
livered to the assembled few by
George P Money. Democratic candi-
date for delegate to congress, and
others. The delegates discussed the
situation. and one leading Democrat
remarked: 'In this blasted country
We are deep in the dumps Messrs.
Crist and Eldodt have full authority
to do anything and everything they
want with the Democratic political af-
fairs. This is not considered bossism.
but means that the "dear people" in
Rio Arriba County run it ALL
A sort of ratification meeting wss
held in Espanola, but not much was ac-
complished as the atmosphere in that
nrecinct was too denressinu