Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-04-01
X. D. GoodalI to Head the Ticket. Chas. famine
For Clerk and Robert Gross for Treasurer
NO MORE SEvEN-THIRTY CONVENTIONS
District Attorney Davis Sounds Slogan For Better Order Of
Things in CITY Matters Political

The council chamber OF the city
hall was crowded last night by repub-
licans, interested In the doings Of
the city convention. An the delegates
elected at the primaries were pres
ent, either In person or IN one or two
instances. by proxy The convention
was an enthusiastic one. The SEES
sion was called to order BY Steven
B. Davis, Jr., G. w. G. Ward was
elected temporary secretary. Mr..
Davis was made permanent chairman
and the temporary secretary was
made the permanent officer.
Mr.. Davis in thanking the dele
gates for the honor conferred upon
him, struck what is perhaps a new,
but nevertheless a wholly satisfactory
note in the city matters political. His
declaration that "The day Of the 1880
convention is past may perhaps be
taken as the principle issue in the
city campaign.
Il am gratiied,' said the chair
man, "in being elected to this Office
for two reasons. One is that it is
always an honor to preside over the
deliberations Of a republican conven-
tion, the other is that | accept this
honor, also, as an endorsement OF my
position In opposing to the uttermost
the decision of the majority of the
city republican central committee to
place in nomination a ticket without
submitting it to the primaries and to
the convention. 1t was not a ques-
ton of nominees. All members of
the committee agreed that it would be
best to nominate a non-partisan tick
ct. But the question Of the primaries
was the rock on which we split. Be
fore the subject Of the nominations
was brought up the minority OF the
committee insisted on submitting the
candidates suggested TO the primar-
les in the regular manner The ma
jority claimed they could nominate
a better ticket than could the pri-
maries. That matters not. No man
or body of men, though they have the
wisdom Of old King Solomon, have
the right to place their wishes D
opinions against the will Of the re-
publican party. There have been PHI,
maries and conventions ever since
this nation was founded. There will
BIZ primaries and conventions when
the voices Of the few now raised in
opposition are silenced. Such gath
erings OF the people are az the very
foundation OF our American liberties
Gentlemen, | want TO make anoth'
er statement tonight. have made II
several times during the last Few
days in private and have been
laughed at and accused Of lack 81
sincerity. But. | mean II. ! say
the day OF 1880 conventions is past.
prolonged a%pplause.) can make
that statement with all the clearer
conscience because | was a membe.
az that memorable 7:30 gathering
There is a new element in city pol
itics. Whatever mistakes have beer
made are buried in the past; but there
are young men now pressing forward
to take a dominant part in city al
fairs, and they are for decent poll
tics. am 4 young . myself,
appeal to all the young men OF the
city for support Of q wiser and clean
err policy in the future. And ! ash
this not only on the high ground thai
IL Is morally right, but ! ask y AIS
for the less altruistic but equally
practically reason that Il will be the
best policy" n.
Mr.. Davis address was frequently
punctuated with applause.
she following were properly certi
fed to as delegates to the conven
ton: First ward: AL Quinley, lie
Wright, Arthur Langston, proxy ~
r. d. Gibbons, DR.. B. d. Black, Cna
Kohn and John York. Second ward
Bert Lynch, Chas. Geise, e. z. bron
ner, G. w. Williams, W. Z. Hill, y
w. Kelly. proxy for F. H. Pierce
Third ward: c. II. sporseder, J. y
Gallegos. s. Bachsrach. 8. B. Davis