Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-27
BURSUMS CONVENTION
LECTURES TIE GOVERNOR

Special to the Morning Journal.
Socorro. n. NJ, Sept 26.-The re-
publican county convention of Socorro
county met here today TO nominate
delegates to the territorial convention
i'm Las Vegas on September 20th,
when a delegate in congress will be
nominated. The convention endorsed
Delegate w. Fl. Andrews, endorsed
the national administration and en-
dorsed joint statehood, but the dele
CATION was not instructed beyond the
enforcement of the unit rule.
The resolutions read a direct lecture
tn Governor Hagerman. and express
confidence and a renewal of faith III
the honesty and integrity of II. O,
Bursum, who was in complete control
of the meeting.
The delegation to Las Vegas is as
follows:
II. o. Bursum A. C. Abeita, ]. T.,
Torres, Domingo Baca, Harvey Rich
ards J. A. Torres Leandro Baca, j.
Il. Griffith. Manuel S. Pine, Abran
Abeita. w. E. Martin.
The resolutions are as follows;
Be it Resolved, BY the republicans
of the county of Socorro, in the terri
tory of New Mexico, in convention
assembled on this, the 26th day of
SeDltiIlDtIs lJuot liliA w ~
our allegiance to the principles of the
republican party as enunciated in the
national convention in Chicago IN
1904. We most heartily endorse ana
approve the administration of Presl-
dent Theodore Roosevelt, and we point
with pride to the record of the iltty
ninth congress of the United states.
That we heartily endorse and APP
prove of the admission of New Mexico
and Arizona as joint state. That we
endorse our delegate In congress, Hon.
William II. Andrews, and we most
heartily endorse the Hon. II. o. Bur-
sum, for his services to the republi-
can party, and we renew our un-
swerving confidence in his honesty
and integrity in any position of trust
that he has held: and be 1t
Resolved, BY the republicans of So
corro county, I'm the territory of New
Mexico. that we are In favor of proper
Investigation to be made of all county
and territorial offices needing the
same, being made with n view to as
certaining the truthful status thereof
and that discredit or discredit may
be accorded where ii justly belongs
and all effort on the part Of the eX-
ecutiye directed toward the proper
administration and enforcement of the
/ laws of New Mexico, within his Legal
sphere of action, are to be commend
ed: but his power of supervision
should be exercised where 1t is his
clear and unqualified right to do so
and only after careful and due eXaml'
nation of the facts and with all due
regard to the legal status of the In
cumbent in office: and be 1t further
Resolved. That we are unqualltledlS
in favor of home rule in the territory
! of New Mexico. both as to territorial
and local offices. and that we disfa'
vor and hereby record our disappro'
val of the appointment of non-resi'
dents to office In this territory: anc
be II further
Resolved, That We unqualifiedly en-
dorse the administration Of SOcorrt
county affairs by the republican Off
cials in office: and be II further
Resolved. That the delegates elect
ed by this convention to the con
1 vention to be held in Las Vegas OF
the 29th day OF September. 1906, b'
and they are hereby instructed to us'
their best efforts toward securing
plank In the republican platform e
be there adopted, pledging the re
publican candidate for delegate 4
congress that if elected. he win u.s.
his best efforts to secure Legislation