Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-09-29
Central Committee Called 10 odu by Bum 1890 Hbh Desa
don Seated by Vote 3s to Aes Three Eom Argument Oang Fac
d@ Convention Meesat 3ooP NJ 4 9. Funn chosn Tesay Chair
Chairman Burm Sounds keynote o Campaign Ringing Wo and Accorded
Tremendous Ovation HonCss Spies Slated for Permanent Chairman
Nomination Delegate or Tonight Adoption q JOINT Statehood
Resolution Regarded as Certain 3szs a


The Territorial Republican Cen,rai
committee was called To order by
Chairman II. q. Bursum IN the rooms
Of the Commercial club this morning
, NJ 10: 30. pursuant to n regular call
made by the chairman ON September
8, 1906. Tv F"@'' .
The chairman, In a brief speech.
forcihie and TO the point. congratulat.
ed the delegates upon the full attend
ance, and upon the certain prospect o.
a sweeping republican victory this fan.
and declared the meeting ready 10 pro
ceed to the business before II. OF mali
ing list Of the delegates for the terIi-
porary organization OF the republican
convention at 2:30. The secretary pre-
ceeded TO call the roll by counties
and the delegates from the different
counties promptly presented their cre1
| dentiaIs. Al the conclusion Of the
roll call. the chairman stated that II
would he In order for the central com.
mittee TO recommend TO the conven-
, tion temporary chairman, secretary
and interpreters. The pame Of Al,
torney L. o. Fnllsn Of Eddy county
was promptly proposed by Mr.. Solo
mon Luna. and Mr.. Fullen was unani.
mousiy named foS the honor.
Mr.. Fullen is prominent young at.
torney Of the Pecos Valley. is a mem
her Of the firm of Freeman. Cameron
& Fullen. Is postmaster of Carlsbad
and editor of the Argus nf that town
His selection for temporary chairman
was received with hearty. approval
or alk sides. >. -.
Following the selection Of temper.
arySchairman, Steven .Biernbaum Of
Florence Of Mora county as temporary
secretary, which was promptly ratified
by the committee. and Marcelino Ortiz
of Santa Fe county, Frank Hubbell o!
Bernalillo county and Enrique Saia
zar of San Miguel county were Sc
/ lected as Interpreters.
/ At the Suggestion Of r. B. Catron
of Santa Fe, G. 2. Stafford of Santa
Fe was selected as an assistant to
the secretast q the temporary organ
ization of the convention.
The matter of the contesting delega
I tions from BernaIillo county was then
taken up and the claims of the TIVE
factions We're presented by represen
tatiyes Of the delegations.
The Hubbell faction were represent
ed BY Attorney W.. b. Childers, who
briefly stated their claims to recogni
ton. He was followed by Attorne,
F w, Clancy Of the opposing delega
tion, who spoke at considerable
length. Mr.. Clancy claimed that the
Hubbellcall was irregularsin that Mr.
Hubbell designated some man in eac.
primary and left it to him % name tht
day and place Of holding primaries
that In the country districts no prop
4 er notice was given IN sope preciuctl
!. and in others the primaries were no
theld III athS tine announced, that Ii
the cityspf5c 5cinats. 2 ai1ds1S me prim
! iaries wpre packed: thats shis peopl,
were denied recognition ~ the chair
men. though they were bgna fide an,
regular republicans; thatsbaaiot VA,
denied and vote taken viva Soce m,
carried by lung power; thA they ad
mitted the Hubbell faction had a ma
!, iority In Precinct u but claImed man!
were not qualified; thatin Precinct 2
|, he had sworn statements establishin
the fact that 113 voters who nartfc
pated IN the primary were not quail
fled. Mr.. Clancy produced a long lis
!. lof affidavits to establish HIS claiml
Mr.. Childers then followed as Iengt
|, for the HubbeIls, and afterwards Atty
l Wilkerson and Frank Hubbeil toa,tih
! floor as we'll They denied in genera
the statements of the contesting III,
j gates; claimed their calls we're NJ,
I lar and we're patterned after thc ea
:. fssned IN San Miguel Acounty hs
their supporters in the-city prscinci
= were regular and in the. maj |ty
that these majorities were Ss6S ae
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