Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-09-13
B. S. Rodey Defeated

rot hesitate 10 throw down The gaunt.
III to Jeffries. Iie declared that the
question had been most thoroughly
Efashed over by the central commit.
t.a and settled Oh It's merits after 4
dlspasaionate consideration 81 the
raf fifa 0f the case. lie was opposed
hi delaying Tie progress ~ the con
gaatian by d continued discussion 0f
Eila question He affirmed That the
tinrslm 81 delegation was nat elected IN
4 fGuntf cafigrntio n PADDED by demo,
rfnts ana that b majority iii the req
ubitrank III soe0aro comfy we're nh
alesHoaahly In favor n tle fiursiiin
Ii hgaflon iie stated that The dele
Hiltp4 N socoffo county, az the Las
gas convention had voted 10 reff'
ganlze the county central committee
ard thai The convention which elected
ne nnrsufn d~eleeatns haa hftn che.
IN In the convention authorized BY
hat committed. The gentleman went
into The history ~ The contest
III come length and submitted the
question To the convention. The mo.
ION that tha minority repett be al,
0laed and substituted In place Of that
fsart of the majority report relating
I'd tho Bafsum delegation was then
iii before ihe convention and roll cat
5ty counties ordered TIE interest
IL re became tense % this war the
first opportunity for q real test q
strength which hid arisen fl the con
ysntion Moreover, The final ylctorS
Of either side might depend upon Thu
decision ~ tp the ten vote from 80
zorro county.
The administration faction quickly
showed It's strength M the cotintlet
recorded their vote d BY one. and
the rea,ilt, d decided victory for enc
Inrsum delegation. was received with
clttaaiasm by the convention, mol
rnmixed, however. with the tnmult
ot those who were defeated and dis,
satisfied
The final alignment Of the forces
Of The convention was clearly shown
lii the vote and the Bcrnalillo dele
CATION. which was leading the fight
for Rodey, thereafter adopted a pol
ley Of obstruction and delayed The
proceedings AZ much a. possible, pro
longing the fight. doubtless, In The
hope OF seeing what another day
might bring forth. The report Of the
committee on rules waa calculated &c
nip their hopes In the bud,
Contest on Rules and Order.
The secretary proceeded with thu
reading Of the report on rules anf
order of business, which had been be
gun two hours before and was se
aaide for the report Of tho COMMITTEES
on credentials, Tho committee roc
nmended the customary parllamentar,
rules for the government Of the pro
eeedinga Of the convention, snd NJ
opposition appeared until tho clauses
were read providing that all speccheI
aheild he limited tn five minutes
and that no ono who vas not d mem
tar Of the convention should be nj
lowed The floor until after nomlna
lions we're made. Tho first claus
was intended Il, expedite tho business
Inf the convention and the second wal
Intended 10 iuteatall any attempt Ii
hiring Delegate Rndey 70 the front AM
tanpata the convention, With Iii,
reading 81 these two clauses the fiph
was on In earnest Chairman Franz
Ttabhelt of the central committee
here took The floor To proposc mi AM
emiment ID thu rules, He 3eniere
into a discussion of the issues b,
fore the convention md made an In
NJ STONED appeal In behalf of the en-
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