Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-10-19

adjourned last night without nominat,
Ing a Legislative and county ticket,
Instead, In decided to leave the nam
ing OF a ticket To a committee 10 be
composed Of one man from each pre-
cinct-rather q departure IL would
seem from the honored method Oh
served I'm the democratic party of
permitting the plain people In eonven'
tion assembled to choose their candi'
dates for office. The most notable
feature OF the convention was the dis
cussion that arose regarding the Las
Vegas grant. but the sane counsel 0f
the wiser members OF the convention
prevailed and no mention Of the grant
and iss administration was made In
the resolutions that were adopted a
Fight on Resolutions
The original draft OF the resolutions
presented to the convention contained
a clause favoring the application of
the income of the Las Vegas grant to
the public schools. This clause, II is
understood. was inserted with a view
to prevent II possible the introdue-
tioD OF a substitute resolution con.
demning the administration Of the
grant by the board OF trustees acting
under the direction of the court.
However. mo sooner had the resolu-
tions been read. than u. G. de Baca
was on his feet TO Offer u substitute
for this clause. condemning I'm sweep.
ing terms the administration Of the
grant and declaring that the board
Of trustees should be elected. Mr.
Baca had a number OF shouters pres.
ent from the community club few Of
whom were delegates 10 the conyen.
tinns ...ssssaa.@ass. .-s,-..vesss y
Attorneys yeeder and Lucas took
prompt and siArp issue with MIR. Baca.
The former pointed out that 1t would
be suicidal to the interests of the peo-
pie who live on the grant to make
the question of the administration OF
the great tract a political one. No
political board of trustees elected for
a two year term could accomplish
satisfactory work and everything done.
he said. would likely be undone by
the next political board that was elect
ed. He insisted that the administra
tion must remain In the hands Of the
court and hiuted pretty strongly at
the graft and robbery that would fol
low If politicians got their hands upon
the grant.
Mr.. Lucas declared that II was worse
than folly to think of placing the con-
troll of the grant in the hands OF the
people. He said for score OF years
the best attorneys of the territory had
been struggling with the settlement Of
the many legal questions that arose
In connection with settlement OF the
grant and of giving good titles. How
then. could people settle such ques'
tious out of the courts? He asserted
that in no way could the power 10
control the grant be conferred upon
the people themselves as the court
of this district in its capacity as a
chancery court held undoubted juris-
diction over the grant. and must direct
its administration. He contended that
the act of the legislature placing the
control of the grant in the hands Of
the court was merely a recognition
by the Legislature of a right that was
already inherent in the court.
Paragraph Stricken Out
The resolutions were finally return
ed to the committee ON resolutions,
who, having realized the temper Of
the meeting, followed its original in.
tention of making no mention of the
grant. the court, or the trustees. The
resolutions were In the evening adopt
cd as follows:
Platform
We. the Democrats of San Miguel
County. New Mexico, in convention as
sembled at Las Vegas, New Mexico,
on the 18th day of October, A. ID. 1906,
take this opportunity to again affirm
our faith in Democratic principles
as expressed In the Democratic Ma
tional Platform of 1904. and in the
platform of the Democratic party of
New Mexico. as adopted at Santa Fe
on the 18th day Of September. 1906.
We heartily endorse the nomination
of Hon. o. A. Larrazolo for Delegate
to the Congress of the United States,
and pledge him our undivided support.
The present election laws of New
Mexico as passed by a Republican
Legislature were deliberately design
ed to prevent the free and independ.
ent expression Of the will of the peo-
pie at the polls, and we pledge our