Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-11-26
RES0LUTED, THEN
TOOK CHAMPAGNE
Democratic Central
Committee De-
cides to Contest
FIERY EXPRESSIONS USED
President, Senator Penrose,
Speaker Cannon Scored---
Others Get it in Neck"

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Albuquerque, Nov 2G-The Terri.
torial Democratic Central Committee
which met in this city last Saturday
was very enthusiastic, especially con-
sidering the few members who at
tended. Ii was mostly proxy affair.
Those in attendance made up by loud
and vociferous talk for the paucity Of
attendance
The following were present: Chair
man A. A. Jones of Las Vegas, Sec
retary w. b. Walton of Silver City,
A. B. Renehan of Santa Fe, w. B.
Bunker of Las Vegas, T. d. Leib of
Ration, Felix Martinez of El Paso,
Texas, Rafael Romero of Mora, James
G. Fitch of Socorro, J. A. Raft of Val
encia County 0. A. Larrazolo of Las
Vegas, and the usual Albuquerque
contingent with proxies.
Chairman A. A. Jones of Las Vegas
presided and Secretary w. B. Walton
of Silver City was on hand. The
meeting was held behind closed
doors, but your correspondent man.
aged to get particulars from two of
the members present which are
believed to be substantially cor
rect. Chairman Jones stated in
rather neat speech that he
favored the contest. He was sure that
awful frauds had been committed in
the Republican counties and that this
could be proven; every Republican
election official should be indicted and
sent to the penitentiary. He urged the
adoption of resolutions demanding
contest against Delegate-elect w. H.
Andrews, a strong endorsement of
Governor Hagerman, a demand upon
district attorneys to indict and con-
vict Republican election officials and
stated that he fully believed that New
Mexico would be Democratic state,
II admitted and surely Democratic
Territory, if remaining in territorial
. condition, if his recommendations
were adopted
Ex.Delegate Fergusson's Effusion.
EX.Delegate II. B. Ferguson of Al
buquerqne followed in the same
strain.
Among other things he stated that
he believed that he could induce at
least thirty Republican members of
the Goth Congress to vote for the seat
ing of candidate Larrazolo; he paid
his respects in no uncertain tone and
that not a bit friendly to Delegate W.
H. Andrews. He scored Senator Boise
Penrose of Pennsylvania severely and
gave Uncle Joe Cannon word drub
bing Of such a nature that it certainly
would have made your Uncle very hot
under the collar could he have heard
it. AS 1t was Mr.. Speaker Cannon must
have certainly felt his ears buzz and
that very strenuously Saturday after
noon last.
Mr. Ferguson was followed by Ra-
fael Romero of Mora County, another
Democratic war horse Of the ancient
time, who agreed with the former
two speakers that every Republican
election official should be in the peni.
tentiary; talked of the foulest Grim
inal acts of the Republicans in his
county; gave it to President Roosevelt
and Senator Penrose and Speaker
Cannon where katy wears the neck
lace" and insisted on contest.
Summers Burkhart also of the Duke
City, was another of the speakers. If
possible his speech was more viru-
lent and more vindictive than those
who had spoken before him. "The
gang Republicans Of New Mexico"
were a corrupt and dishonest lot and
on general principals they were guilty
of awful election frauds
There were other speakers and all
united in special condemnation of the
Republicans of Valencia, Socorro. Col
fax and Sandoval Counties. The Re.
publican leaders in these four subdi-
visions received an unmerciful scor
ing.
Good Wishes for Republican Party
1t was the concensus of opinion that
with vigorous action now and under
the conditions now obtaining in the
Republican party and the difficulties
under which the party is laboring
which every member present sincere
ly hoped would increase and multi
ply hourly, daily, weeltly, monthly
and yearly and with the Democratic
immigration from Texas, Oklahoma
and Indian Territory, which during
the next two years would amount te
5000, the Democrats were sure of sue
cess in 1908 and ever thereafter. Ev
erything possible should be done was
agreed by the members of the com
mittee, by Democratic officials ant
by Democratic leaders generally tt
add to the friction now on in Repub
lican ranks and thus to increase the
chances for Republican defeat.
Elaborate Resolutions Adopted.
The following resolution was unani
mously adopted:
Whereas, Reliable information
with prima facia proofs, have beer
given to the Democratic Territorial
Central Committee to the effect tina
gross frauds We're committed in sew
eral counties of New Mexico In thu
recent election against the freedom
and sanctity Of the ballot, whereof.
in numerous instances the right o
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