Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-11-14
CONSTITUTIONAL
CONVENTION
1t Will Be Two
Thirds Rcpub-
lican.
SPLENDID BODY OF MEN
All Interests Well Represent.
ed But the Law Pre-
dominates.


ties Of the Territory have reported the
vote on delegates for the constitution.
al convention. From these returns it
is seen that 40 of the delegates to this
body, which will probably meet at
Santa Fe next month, are Republl-
cans and II are Democrats. Accord
ing to birth, 26 of the members have
names indicating Spanish origin.
while the other 40 indicate blood other
than of native birth. The following
Is the list of delegates elected:
Bernalilo County-E. S. Stover,
Frank w. Clancy, George s. Klock,
Tomas r. Duran and Federico Chaves.
Chaves County-John w. Poe and
Granville A. Richardson.
Colfax County-Charles Springer,
Jerome Troy, Nancy M. Dawson and
Pedro y Santistevan.
Dona Ana County-R. E. Mcbride,
l.. +. Elliott and Jose Gonzales.
Eddy County-E. P. Bujac.
Grant County-John L. Burnside, R.
P. Thompson and Theodore w. Carter.
Guadalupe County,. d. Morse and
Celso Baca.
Lincoln County-George w. Prich.
ard and John Y. Hewitt.
Luna County-James N. Upton.
Mckinley County-Edward Hart.
Mora County-Frank J. Roy, Gavino
Sanchez, Crecencio Fernandez and
Bias Sanchez
Otero County,. M. Helm and ] L.
Lawson
Quay County-C. c. Davidson.
Rio Arriba County,. Bradford
Prince, Thomas D. Burns, J. M. G.
Chaves, M. S. Salazar, L. A. Jacquez
Roosevelt County-George l. Reese
Sandoval County-Paulin Montoyf
and Manuel Armiio.
San Juan County-Jay Turley.
San Miguel County-Jefferson Ray
nolds, r. e. Twitchell, William R. Tip
ton, Ramoa Gsyes 500 "a. Y Geltagos
Malgarito Romero and Enrique Seha
Santa Fe County-Thomas B. Ca
tron, J. A. Wood, J. w. Akers, Dayit
M. White.
Sierro County-H. A. Wolford.
Socorro County-H o. Bursum, M
Cooney, A. A. Sedillo and PerfectC
! Armijo
/ Taos County, D. Leon, Jose l
Garcia and Antonio c. Pacheco.
Torrance County-Francisco A. Sa
mora.
Union County,. s. Holland, J. r
Bryant and J. p. O'Dell.
Valencia County-Higinio Chaves
Manuel P. Chaves and Boleslo Re
Nero
The large number of attorney
among the above sixty-six members i
quite natural, for by education, trair
ing and experience, they are best fit
ted to draft a constitution that will b
free from contradictions and error
However, their number is not SO larg
as to overshadow the other interest
represented, bankers, journalists
pioneers, merchants, stock grower
and farmers. No more representativ
body men could have been chosen
certainly none that would inspir
more confidence. Such men as e,
Governor l.. Bradford Prince, the his
torian of New Mexico, whose expel
ience as chief executive of this Tel
rltory and prior to that as one of tn
men who drafted the New York const
tuition, and whose name suggests i
self at once to all for president of tn
convention; Jefferson Reynolds, tn
aged Las Vegas banker; Hon. Thoma
B. Catron, ex-delegate to congress
Charles Springer, whose scientific a
tainments are well known; former A
torney General George w, Prichard
John w. Poe, the pioneer banker c
the Pecos Valley, and many other
guarantee that the constitution whic
will be drafted by this convention wi
be statesmanlike document of whic
this Territory will be proud, whethe
1t becomes the fundamental law of tn
future Sunshine State or not. 1t wi
be a document to impress congres
with the idea that New Mexico is il
deed fit and worthy to govern itself.