Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-29
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II
The entire county is a witness oi
the proceedings resorted TO in the un.
bridled attempt to affront the rights
and wishes of ninetfiye per cent of
the democrats of san Miguel county.
A few disgruntled office seekers
and self-styled Leaders got together.
declaring they wished TO re-organize
the democratic party in local matters,
and that right, Of course, no one
would undertake to question. a
meeting was had for that purpose and
q committee. appointed 10 bring such
m organization about. All this time
the central committee composed of
Julian Sandoyal. chairman Catarino
Romero. secretary, and others, as
members, existed, and ii, Of course,
goes without saving that it was eS-
pected that The said committee be
called upon hy the committee Of local
organizers To can 4 meeting slr com
vention foa the purpose of organic.
Ing local democratic organization.
~ tha end e1 nominating q local coun.
ty ticket. Rut 10 the surprise OF
every body, Though il was not so
thought by this paper and several cit,
izensl, they organized themselves in
.to central committee, One was
appointed chairman, another secre.
I.ary. and 50 an, and they entirely dis.
regarded the organization that
had existed in the county for many
years OF course, the regular coun.
~ committee would not allow them.
selves to be driven or disregarded
against every principle as represent.
I'D hy the democratic PARTY itself
The disgruntIed committee went on
with their work and called a eonven-
lion, which of course the regular
foeal organized committee could not
and would not recognize.
g. . ' .
We repeat that the whole city was
La Witness Of the two gatherings and
which OF the two was the duly ait-
| thoTiZed convention when the self
styled democratic organization had
a representation Of thirteen precincts
ana the regular standing committee
had convention with representa-.
tion Of twenty-eight precincts. show.
ing it To be the Overwhelming dc.
sire Of the San Miguel county dem.
oeracy that the convention called
lby Don Julian Sandoval, chairman
was the properly authorized demo
lcratic committee. The consequence
was that two conventions were held
one Of them without any authority
land Tic other regularly as had been
1.-THE custom for about fourteen years
Ipast.
I In the wisdom" Of the convention
held on the 25th, they found that the
Organization that had been recogniz
Led by the democrats for SO man,
wears, was not wanted there, and tha
in its stead must be replaced
the coterie Of kickers who had done
more to destroy the democratic part,
and were still doing SO more than an!
other infirmity that has ever afflicted
democracy. being composed Of thre,
or four filibusterers who we're no
able to bring enough precincts Il
their gathering to be even consider
cd decent public meeting.
Such an outrage, such abuse, sucl
ingratitude and such unwarranted at
tack on the rights Of democrats ant
, free citizens, in the eyes and accord
. ing to the ethics Of those who callet
themselves democrats, we repeat, tina
/, such an outrage as this must not b,
, Submitted TO meekly and without pre-
test.
This paper. in duty bound to repre-
|. sent the interests Of the people an
|tleir wishes. earnestly and energet
Ecally protests against such highland
I'D methods and usurpation agalns
the party rights Of an oyerwhelmln
i majority Of San Miguel county demt
] efnts
1 Now, IL d desire 10 be more clearl
t and further understood, La Voc dt
b PuebIo asserts that Il will not folio
/ Eor copy such base ingratitude an
|. tactics as was exhibited by the hyl
j. lteIleal convention referred to. an
8 the gentleman who in line with hl
e nature viii feel vain In hayin
a caused it, nor will we undertake |
g abuse the friendship and eonfidene
s lof The people with whom we has
n dealt for so many years.
0 Politically speaking, we have bee
Q and are the consistent, earnest an
e sincere supporters Of the Union pa
'. ty, the local organization of this coul
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