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

fully, The mention OF the name
and the achievements of Delegate
Rodey precipitatei a storm of APP
plausc which was long continued.
Chairman Hubbell referred at some
ength TO the relation of Senator An
drewS to Rernalillo county delegation
and the endorsement Of Rodey. What
lever Of good his remarks might have
accomplished for the cause of his
candidate was destroyed by the la
ture Of his attack upon the opposing
candidate and upon the territorial adj.
m~inistration.
Hubbeil Called to Order.
The personal nature of his refer
ences caused him to be called 10 or.
der on all sides and the point was
sustained by the chair The gentle.
man was compelled % take his seat
without having Introduced his am
endment. Colonel Twiuehell came to
his rescue and after considerable diff
ficulty in obtaining recognition from
the chair amid the general confu-
sion, introduced the amendment elm
inating the two clauses limiting the
time of speakers and prohibiting any
one not a member of the convention
from addressing that body until after
nominations had been made. W. A.
Hawkins. of Otero county assembled
the platform at this point and made
an eloquent plea for the amendment.
He spoke OF the innate courtesy and
kindly consideration which was one OF
1.-THE salient characteristics of the nat
i've people of New Mexico. lie then
referred in stirring language to the
deeds of the man who for four years
had stood in the halls of congress
and defended the name of the good
people of New Mexico from The SLAM
ders. the abuses and the calumnies
which had been heaped upon the peo-
pie by members of both the senate
and the house. He secuted the idea
thai this convention would be guilty
of a violation of every consideration
81 courtesy and regard for this man;
THAT it would deny him the right TO
appear on that platform and address
those whom he had so ably cham.
%pioned.
E%loquence Of Attorney Hawkins.
The u~tterances Of Mr.. Hawkins
were received with marked enthusi-
asm. Following him was a period OF
confusion and Intellectual attempts on
the part of a number of delegates TO
defend or attack the amendment,
Hon. Solomon Luna succeeded in
securing the recognition of the chair
and proposed an amendment to the
amendment substituting the words
Fifteen minutes instead of five min
utes" rs the time limit for speakers.
Finally the vote was taken on this
question and there was a disposition
on the part Of several delegations
which had previously stood with the
Opposition TO Rodey, to grant the de.
sired freedom of speech. On this
proposition the San Miguel delegation
was strongly divided, q number, in
Guiding the chairman of the delega-
tion, Eugenio Romero. being opposed
TO that which savored of gag rule
and favoring the amendment. This
county was passed and later. on a
county delegate roll call voted seven
for the amendment and twelve
against. The vote Of tho county had
previously stood three for any motion
in the interests of Rodey and sixteen
on any vote in the interest OF An
drews, The vote Of the convention
on the amendment stood Ga for and
81 against. The report of the com.
mittee on rules and order was then
adopted.
Report Of Resolutions.
The report Of the committee on res
olutions was adopted practically as
submitted by the committee and with.
out opposition. The report follows:
Resolutions.
The republican party of New Mex.
leo, through its representatives in
convention assembled on this the 18th
day Of September. A. ID. 1904, recog.
nizlng the steady progress which the
whole country has made during the
last seven years Of republican admin.
istration. again reaffirms its faith in
republican policies and republican
principles.
BE IT resolved BY Che republican
party of New Mexico IN delegate con
yention assembled:
Death Of Senator Quay.
l. Whereas. we have learned with
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