Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-03-22

should he ren0minated II they Will
consent 10 serve again
Those present al the meeting last
night were Messrs Hayden. Lncas,
Hunker. Manzanares. McElroy, = b
Davis. =, H. Pierce. Duncan. Blood.
McNary. John .. Clark. Hallett Ray
nolds. and ], Bacharach. Mr., Hay
don was chosen chairman and Mr.
McNary secretary. The chairman IN
neat speech at the outset extended
\ the olive branch 10 his republican
friends.
s. 3, Davis Jr., said that he favor
ed . generous arrangement with the
democrats. but he pointed out that
The committee meeting could do no
more than agree upon the division
of officers between the parties; Il
could not name any candidates. Mr.
Daxis then made the following mot
ION: Resolved that this h0dy now
proceed to ascertain whether or not
81 be possible 10 reach an agreement
al to what officers on the city Ticket
shall be filled by democrats and
what shall be filed by republicans,
\ that sthe action Of this joint committee
B 10 considered binding. hnt that no IN.
dividualss be sslected or named for
these offices BY the Joint committee
The motion WAS seconded by Messrs
Pierce and tHmnker and passed una
niinously.
After considerable discussion, the
following motion. introduced by w.
d. Lucas and seconded by Messrs
Davis and Hunker was passed unani.
mOusly.; Resolved that the demo-
cratic scity central committee, hav.
ing IA mind chiefly he necessity Of
securing an able city administration,
ana the republican central committee
haying bound itself TO use it, best
endaayors to secure In the same man.
ner - the democratic city central
committees does, men who shall act
for the best interests Of the city, IT.
respective Of partisan politics, that
the democratic party be permitted
to select the nominees for city clerk.
city treasurer and two aldermen ana
the republican primaries select the
mayor apd two aldermen, the aldermen
10 be velected by the republicans 70
be nominated from wards two and
four and those selected by the demo-
Gratis to be Nominated from wards one
and three.
ii was further resolved to call the
ticket the city ticket and to request
the probate clerk 70 have ballots pre-
rhrea wccOrd.snKly. ~
The effect of the agreement y SIM
My to determine which Of the officers
shall be nominated BY the republican
party and which BY the democratic
party The selection Of the individ-
uals who will fill the Offices u LETT
absolutely To the voters OF the re.
spective parties. Under the division
the right to nominate aldermen from
wards one and three has been given
10 the democratic party. AT the prt'
mary. called FOR each OF those wards
by that party, the members ~ at-
tendance will therefore decide whom
they wish for that position, and VIII
ajso elect their delegates to the city
convention. They will also put ~
nomination some person % : memoef
oY the board of education, the recon.
mendation OF the two committees be.
ing that the person whose term ex'
piree be renominated. AT the primar.
ies Or the republican party N wards
two and four the same procedure VIII
be followed. the persons in attendance
On thoee primaries selecting an q.
derman and member of the school
board and delegates to the city con-
vention. At the republican primaries
IL wards one and three, and At the
democratic primaries In wards two
and four. no person will be nominated
for aldermen the only selec'
tions being Of delegates 70 the
city convention and Of q member
Of the school board, for which The
recommendation has heen made ~
shove stated. II ~ planned that the
two city conventions Will ratify the
Siominations Ipade By the respecttve
parties q their primaries and will also
put In nomination the candidates Tor
city officers. the republicans, -
aboye indicated, selecting the mayor
ana the democrats ! city clerk and
treasurer. In other words. each Of
the city conventions noininateS par.
tial ticket. The presiding officer -
secretaries OF the two city conventions
will then meet and by c0ns0lidatlno
the two partial tickets thus n0mina:
ted, create 4 single ticket on which
will appear the n0mlnatlOns for Al -
the Offices; 4 is plaaneA that ~
ticket 80 formed shall be- called the
city ticket .and In case this plan II
followed without opposition Il viii
be the only ticket In the field at the
coming election.
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