Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-03-31
CITIZENS NON-PARTISAN
TICKET NOMINATED
In Joint Convention Of Republicans and Demo-
Gratis Held Last Nighl--.Tlcket TO be Led
by Frank Mckee RenOmiRaied For Mayor.

Q mutinn tnat O committee OF three be
appointed by the chair 90 confer with
a like committee from the republican
convention, and IN the event that they
arrived at an amicahlc understanding
The democratic convention adjourn. 10
meet later with the republican dele.
yates as nop-pnrtiaan convention
a. soon na remarks were IN order.
I Ben Meyers was on hla foet. object.
ne sirenWusly 20 the proposed fusion
plan
For thiriy-two years. began Mr.
Meyers. I've lived IN this city and
voted the straight democratic ticket.
nut 70 this unholy combination goes
through, I hope no one WIN expect nae
go vote the ticket lta a shame and
a disgr CO 20 the domOcrniic party IA
Albuquerque 90 have to oct aa the tain
20 The republican kite"
Mr.. Meyers then won't on 20 say that
now The democrats had better chance
to win than ever before, and coun.
aelod milking o ight for a straight
ticket.
o. n. Marion replied % the re.
marks of Mr Meyers. arguing IN "a
vor Of the motion. He declared him
self and Mr. Burkhart Just as stounCh
democrats as was Mr. Meyers, and
stated q az his belief that COM
promise was the best thing Ia signt
Tor the democrats. explaining that
they would have the mayor and one
On two other oncials.
r. L. WoottOn then arose and made
a vigorous attack on the notion de-
claring ihat with only o mayor IN tho
city council, and no councilmch 10
represent them, the mayor would be
merely a figure head. and that tho re-
publcaus never had nor never would
givo the democrats anything Ia the
city council.
a w n. Bryan made clean-cut
speech iu favor OF the motion. after
which II was put 10 o vote. carrying
by a vote OF 22 TO A. Al this point.
Nr Meyers uyoaQ and asked tho chair
II he would be- bound by b majority ol
Mo constituents. aud would have 20
vote aa The rCat Upon Mr.. Burkhart
replying that he could suit himself 50
That matter, Mr. Meyers took his hat
and hOlted The convention.
a committee composed of Dr. ID. nj.
Cams. George H. Browne aud Thomas
ishcrwo0d were then appointed TO con.
Ger with che republican committee of
three. and withdrew from the hail
a y. Maloy was appointed temper
ary chairman aud the work Of select.
ms o democratic central committee OF
eleven members fer the ensuing two
years. was Immediately gone into
with the following rosulti
First Ward-Henry Auge ana DR.
y q. COrnish
second waFd--John nonnoll ana r..
j. Sweeney.
Third ward--E. n. Dunbar and o.
~ Marion.
Fourth ward-R, W. D. Bryan and
W W. Mcclellan.
Committeeman al Large SUM
mers Burkhart o. n. Marion ana II.
l.. WoOttOn.
After q short recess the convention
wag called 20 order 20 listen 20 the
report OF the conference committee.
Their report In substance was to the
erect that an agreement for non.
partisan ticket had been reached. az
follows:
The democrats 10 Ret the mayor,
one alderman from the Third ward
for four years, one from the Fourth
WAAN ANA ANNA NN3ANl NNN aNNNNl AANHAWN
from the Second ward, for four years
aud one school trustee from the Fourth
ward for four years, and che appoint.
ment ~ the city physician and the
street commissioner
The committee reported that the ro.
pnhllcana were 90 have the treasurer
aud city clerk, an alderman from the
First ward for four years and one for
two years. one from the seoOra ward
for four years; school trustees from
tae First and Third wards for four
years zach, and one FROM the second
ward for Two years and the balance
OF the hppointve Offices
The report was adopted AZ read, and
after Mr Woofton had said that ia
view OF the action OF tho convention
no would support the fusion nominees.
the democratic convention adjourned
20 meet a few moments later with the
republicans, So a nonparlisan convcn-
uon.