Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-09-05
CONVENTION LAS
VEGAS SEPT. 20
Decided BY Territorial Republican
Central Committee Today
Many Endorsed.

Many Endorsed.
Special to the New Mexican.
albuquerque, Sept. 5.-The Republi.
can Territorial Central Committee met
today at 10 o'clock In the rooms of
the Commercial Club and was called
to order by Chairman H. o. Bursum.
The meeting was we'll attended, TWEEN.
ty-three out of the twenty-five counties
Of the Territory being represented.
The convention to nominate a can
didate for delegate to the Goth Con-
gress was fixed to be held September
Goth at Las Vegas. The representa-
ton was determined on one delegate
for each $50 Republican votes cast at
the November, 1904, election.
The ratio of delegates to the con-
vention was fixed at one delegate for
each one hundred and fifty votes cast
for w. H. Andrews, as the Republican
candidate to the 59th Congress, at the
election November 1904. By special
resolution the County of Bernalillo
was allowed three extra delegates.
Strong resolutions were unanimously
passed endorsing the record and ser.
vices Of Delegate w. H. Andrews.
a resolution endorsing II. 0. Bur-
sums record as chairman of the Re-
publican Central Committee, was
adopted by unanimous vote.
The administration of President
Roosevelt and his policies were fully
endorsed.
The proposition of joint statehood
for New Mexico and Arizona was also
endorsed. 1t caused lively debate
and upon its introduction, Colonel
George w. Prichard Of Lincoln Coun-
| ty, offered a substitute which was
defeated by vote of IS to IA where
upon the original resolution was
passed. The meeting of the. commit
tee was lively and at times exciting.
It lasted fully five hours.
Special to the New Mexican.
Albuquerque, Sept. 5.-The Repub-
lican Territorial Central Committee
met at the Commercial Club rooms
here, with all counties represented,
except two, either by members or
proxies. Hon. H. 0. Bursum, chair.
man Of the committee, presided and
made a strong argument counseling
harmony and predicting great vic.
tory this fall.
| Las Vegas, Santa Fe and Albu.
querque, were named as places for
holding the next meeting but the lat
ter named cities were withdrawn
and Las Vegas was chosen, the date
being set for Saturday, September
20. The following resolution endors'
ling Hon. Fl O. Bursum, was upani
lmously adopted:
Resolved, That we the central com
mittee of the Republican party OF
New Mexico, hereby congratulate the
Republican party of New Mexico up
on the fact that 1t has in the Hon II
o. Bursum, chairman of this commit
tee, an able, energetic and tireless
leader who by his great executive abil
ity has so harmonized the different
elements in our party that today ii
presents united front to its oppon
ents and we further hereby express
our complete confidence in the hon
esty and integrity of the Hon. Fl. O
Bursum."
The above resolution was offered
by Charles A. Spiess Of Las Vegas.
The following resolution was intro
duced by Eugenio Romero, of Las Veg
as. and unanimously adopted:
Resolved: That we endorse and ap
prove most heartily, the able, efficient
and unselfish services rendered tt
the people of New Mexico, by Dele
gate w. H. Andrews, and we especial
ly congratulate our delegate in con
tgress upon the success attending his
EFFORTS by which an appropriation o.
zone hundred thousand dollars was Sc
cured for public building in Albu
querque.
"We congratulate our chairman, Hon
H. O. Bursum, upon his efficien
management of the affairs Of this com
mittee and hereby renew our conf
dence in him as a safe political coun
cillor and worthy in every respect o
the position he holds"
A resolution was adopted approving
of the administration of Presiden
Roosevelt and in favor of joint state
hood, although considerable opposition
was manifested in and among som,
members of the committee agains
!, jointure.