Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-08-09
STRONGLY FAVOR
QUICK J0!NTuRE
Democratic Central
Committee Goes
on Record.
SANTA FE GETS CONVENTION
Wednesday, September IL
the Date--.Hamilton Law
Approved.

Owing to the enforced absence ol
Chairman ]. Fl. Crist, the meeting OF
the Democratic Territorial Cen
tral Committee was called to
order this afternoon in the
Office of Judge N. B. Laughlin by
Secretary Charles +. Easley. Mr..
Crist was unable to attend the meet
ing on account of the serious illness
of his wife at their home in Monera.
Santa Fe was chosen as the place for
holding the next Democratic Terri.
torial Convention and September Il
was the date selected for this event.
Albuquerque was the only other place
contending, and was defeated by a
vote of 20 to II. A resolution was
adopted favoring joint statehood
As a number of the delegates from
the south were delayed in arriving
on account of the lateness Of the
train, the meeting was called to or.
der at 2:30. After the reading of the
roll and finding that a quorum was
present, the name of Mr. Easley was
placed in nomination as chairman Of
the meeting and he was elected with
out dissenting vote. Summers
Burkhart of Albuquerque was appoint
ed as secretary of the meeting.
The following members of the com
mittee and others holding proxies for
members were present in addition to
the chairman pro tenn, and secretary:
Bernalillo County, A. B. McMillen,
J. H. McCutcheon, Earnest Meyers
O. N. Marion, Fl. B. Ferguson, w. S.
Hopewell.
Grant County, w. B. Walton.
Luna County, j A. Mahoney, George
l.. Shakespeare.
Lincoln County, w. c. Mcdonald
Rio Arriba, Henry Grant, lose e.
Montoya.
San Juan, William j. Butler.
San Miguel, Antonio Lucero, A. A.
Jones.
Santa Fe, N. B. Iaughlin, Jose Sc.
gura.
Socorro C. Fl. Elmendorf, Melton
Torres.
The first order of business was the
naming of the place and date for the
holding of the next convention, at
which candidate for delegate to
the Goth Congress will be placed in
nomination.
Santa Fe and Albuquerque were the
only cities nominated as the places
for holding the next convention. II
was proposed to hold the convention
in Albuquerque on September II OF
in Santa Fe on September 12 The
Albuquerque delegation put in some
good licks in favor of their city, and
dwelt on the attractions that fair week
would afford, with it's incident reduced
railroad rates. o. N. Marion, w. S
Hopewell and Summers Burkhart al
made addresses pointing out why the
convention should take place in the
Duke City.
Judge N. B. Laughlin placed Santa
Fe in nomination and insisted that the
convention be held in the Capital
City. He said that Santa Fe was en-
titled to the convention by rights
and that any way it was the most ac
cessible city in the Territory. He
maintained that if the convention was
held at Albuquerque during fair weeE
it would be overshadowed by the fal
festival and there would be conse
quent lack of interest. A. A. Jones
OF Las Vegas, Rafael Romero of Mora
and William J. Butler OF Pennington
also made speeches in which they sid
ed with Judge Laughlin.
When the votes were counted it was
found that Santa Fe had won out by
good majority, the vote standing q
to II.
The regular membership of the com
mittee Is as follows.
At Large.
Chairman, J. H. Crist Monera, sec
retary, Charles F. Easley, Santa Fe
Antonio Joseph, Ojo Caliente; o. A
l-arrazolo, Las Vegas; W. s. Hope
we'll, Albuquerque; o. N. Marron, Al
buquerque; H. M. Dougherty, socorro
John W. Fleming, Silver City; Antoni
Lucero, Las Vegas; Paz Valverde
Clayton; Samuel Eldodt, Chamita
Summers Burkhart Albuquerque
Rafael Romero. Mora; A. A. Tones
Las Vegas.
Members BY Counties.
Bernalillo--A. B. McMillen and i.
II. McCutcheon, of Albuquerque.
Colfax-George B. Berringer, RI
ton; NJ. M. Salazar, Springer.
Chaves-G. "A. Richardson and J. +
Hinkle, of Roswell.
Dona Ana-Vincent B. May and "
Gillian, of Las Cruces.
Eddy-E. P. Bujac and M. C. Stew
art, of Carlsbad.
Grant-W. B. Walton and Colin NJ
blett, of Silver City.
Guadalupe-Eduardo Martinez. Al
ton Chico, and Benigno Padila, {
Puerto de Luna.
Lincoln-W. c. Mcdonald, Carr
zozo, r. P. Hopkins, Picacho.
Luna-J. A. Mahoney and Georg
L. Shakespeare, of Deming.
McKinley-S. NJ Brown and w. I
Kuchenbecker, of Gallup.
Mora-Macarlo Gallegos and E,