Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-04-15
HEARST WINS
BITTER FIGHT
The Democrats of New Mexico
Put Themselves on Record
After Spirited Wrangle,
TO JOIN WITH ARIZONA
1t Is Only Favored Because Separate
Statehood Cannot Be Had at
the Present Time.

Special Correspondence New Mexican.
Silver City, N. NJ, April 1.-THE
Democratic territorial convention did
not effect permanent organization un-
til this noon. The report Of the COM
mittee on credentials took up the en-.
tire forenoon. Antonio Lucero of Las
Vegas, one of the delegates from San
Miguel County, was obliged to leave
for home last night and left seven
proxies, which were not handed to the
committee on credentials, compelling
the San Miguel delegation to ask the
convention to give it a representation
of eighteen in place of eleven. as re-
ported by the committee After sever
al heated arguments for and against
the request, San Miguel County won
out by 25 majority. W. B. Walton of
Grant County asked that Quay County
be allowed two delegates which was
granted without comment. H. F. M.
Bear of Roswell, being designated to
represent said county, and to cast its
vote. Leonard Wood County was up
on similar motion allowed five votes
although only three of its delegates
were represented either in person or
by proxy.
The following were chosen delegates
and alternates to the national conven-
tion at st. Louis.
Delegate at large, James B. Fitch of
Socorro, alternate Samuel Eldodt of
Rio Arriba County
First delegate, N B. Laughlin of
Santa Fe, alternate, A. B. Renehan of
Santa Fe.
Second district, E. " Chaves of AL
buquerque, alternate, X. X. Scott of
Gallup.
Third district, Oliver Lee of Otero
County, alternate, A. ]. Clark of Luna
County,
Fourth district, Antonio Luct.ro or
Las Vegas, alternate, F. G. Matteson
of Leonard Wood County
Fifth district, L. X. McGaffey of
Chavez County alternate, j. O. Cam
eron of Eddy County.
H. B. Ferguson of Albuquerque,
was reelected by acclamation for ma
tional committeeman. The resolu-
tions which were passed reaffirm al
legiance to the well established princi-
pies of the Democratic party, express
disapproval of the tendencies of the
Republican party toward a colonial sys-
tenn, the enforcement of the con-
stitution and the flag in the island
possessions, the maintenance of
war tariff in time of peace, which has
become the parent of the trusts, de-
nounces the Republican administration
for it's duplicity in dealing with trusts
and for it's attempt to distract the at
tention of the people from the real is
sue by the prosecution of petty crimes
in the postoffice department.
The territorial Republican admins
tration is soundly denounced for its al
legged failure to call corrupt Republican
county officials to account and remove
them from notorious and open theft OF
public funds. 1t scores the party in
the Territory on it's party manager.
whom, it accuses of bold theft of the
school funds
1t denounces the present jury law
and winds up with an expression on
statehood which in substance declares
for single statehood but failing this,
believes that joint statehood is prefer
able to no statehood and respectfully
submits to what appears to be the in
evitable, namely, joint statehood.
The statehood paragraph of the res
olutions asks for an appropriation OF
a sufficient amount of money out of
the national treasury to pay the public
debt of the Territory of New Mexico
and Arizona, and the debts of the
counties of Santa Fe and Grant in
New Mexico and Pima in Arizona, and
sufficient fund to establish a per-
manent public school system commen-
| surate with the needs of the joint state.
The fun came shortly after the COM
mittee on resolutions handed in its re-
, port which contained not word as to
an instructed delegation. Hon. Anto-
nio Joseph moved to amend the report
by a resolution instructing the dele
gates for Hearst. Immediately the con-
| vention was thrown into pandemonium
and score of delegates sought recog-
; milton from the chair.
FERGUSON secured the floor and
made an eloquent plea for Hearst, fol-
lowed by Dougherty of Socorro. who
opposed the resolution. Speeches fol-
lowed in quick order by Bunker of Las
| Vegas, McMillen of Albuquerque. and
Hopewell of Santa Fe. opposing the
resolution. and by Antonio Joseph and
e. C. de Baca of Las Vegas. favoring
. it. Dougherty offered as an amend
S ment a resolution commencing Hearst
. for his efforts in behalf of statehood
f for New Mexico. but saying nothing
/: fof the Territorys vote at the nation
8 sfal convention The real test of the
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