Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-01
Regulars, Who Have a Majority, Elect
Geo. Ward Chairman and Name
Excellent Delegates For
Convention
.RUMP FACTION SUPPORTS CLARK

run the primary with high hand.
Immediately upon the announce
ment Of the decision, pandemonium
broke loose. Harry Kelly with a
strong-lunged cohort at his back. got
out In the central aisle yelling Poll
the vote, Mr.. Chairman, poll the
vote A dozen men, s, B. Davis, r..
D. Twitchell, A. T. Rogers among
them. shouted vociferously for recog
milton. For several minutes while the
Clark men We're being recognized in
succession and the others as steadily
Ignored, thetunited shout of the Ward
men for poll OF the vote sweiled in
volume, until 1t drowned all opposi-
tion and r. r. NJ Ross was chosen
secretary Of the Clark rump primary
with not more than half dozen peo-
lple being the wiser Before any bus.
| mess had been proceeded with, half
Ia dozen lnen had appealed from the
decision Of the chair. but to no pnr-
pose. Geo w. Ward, who stands
some six feet four, further elongated
himself by standing on a window
space on the south side Of the hall.
He called In a mighty voice for the
regular republicans to follow him and,
Immediately an exodus from the body
Iof the hall began. When Mr.. Wards
clans had been gathered, it was more
evident than ever that he was sup
lported by the large majority Of the
Irepublicans present. Also the large
number of democrats scattered
Through the Clark coterie stood out III
Istrong relief.
Robert Gross was elected secretary
Of the primary. Mr.. Ward appointed
a committee consisting Of B. d. Black,
Harry w. Kelly and f. II. Pierce to
nominate seventeen delegates to the
county convention. The committee
reported the following names, which
were ratified by the primary:
/ s. b. Davis, b. d. Black, j. $. Dun
can, F. II. Pierce, J. G.. McNary, G,
j w. Ward, VIM. Bell, Damacio Tafoya,
Isidor Gallegos H. w. Kelly AL.
lQuinley, r. d. Gibbons, r. T.. Twitch.
ell. II. B. Hubbard, Simon Bacharach,
Rafael Gallegos.
i The rump primary appointed a com
mittee which presented the names q!
seventeen men as delegates TO the
convcntion. The names were ratified
by those lined up in front Of the Clark
!, table. Following were the selections:
d John s. Clark. G. G. Gise. X. T.
Twitchell, Clark Nj. Moore, II. G
i Coors. Filomeno Gonzales, B. F. For
sythe. Robt. l.. M. Ross. Juan Ortega
i II. nj. Smith, A. T. Rogers. Jr.. ID. G
Winters. J. G. Schlott, II. s. Van Pat
ten, a. n. Whitmore. w w. Wallace
John A. Ross.
5. II Is a rather astonishing fact that
Notwithstanding the general excite
4 ment, the voclferous yelling Of every
body who could summon breatl
enough to emit sound, the cheers
/ and the jeers aud the wholly unwar
, Tanted overriding 81 precedent ant
courtesy and fair play BY the precinc
chairman, that the best Of good natur;
prevailed throughout the storm,
meeting.
Following are the precinct commit
teemen elected by the regular repnb
. licans for precinct 30: q. w. Ward
In. NJ. Elwood, J. G. McNary, +. II
Pierce and +. o. Blood.
The irregulars elected the following
precinct committee: J. s. Clark
chairman, b. +. Forsythe. + N. II
!, wood. r. Il. Twitcheli. A. T. Rogers
Jr.
The democrats. independents AMI
irregulars who made trouble last yea
: tried 10 split the primary.
Precinct 26.
The republican primaries in pre-
clnct 26 were held last night, Ignaci'
Lopez. chairman Of the precinct com
. mittee. called the primary to order
Two nominations for chairman wer'
made, Pablo Armijo winning owe
Donaciano Otero. The primary IN