The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-10-03
HOW A COUNCILMAN WAS NAMED
Harmonious Gathering of Democrats
of Twelfth Council District
Saturday.

SdSAtady
The Democratic delegate convention
of the Twelfth Council District, hel,
at the court house in Roswell las
Saturday was a harmonious gatherin:
in every particular and the bushes.
of the meeting was speedily transact
ed. After the convention had beer
called to order by J. F. Hinkle, chair
man of the Old Ninth district, A. ]
Welter was elected temporary chair
man n Emmett Patton was chosen
as temporary secretary. With thi:
organization, the following commit
tees were appointed:
On Credentials.
A. L. Whiteman, of Chaves County
]. S. Crozier, of Eddy County;
w. d. McBee, of Roosevelt County;
On Rules ard Permanent Organization
Fred j. Beck, of Chaves County;
VIM. H. Mullane, of Eddy County;
W. H. Montgomery, of Eddy County.
On Platform and Resolution
U. S. Bateman, of Chaves County;
Frank Stuart, of Eddy County;
j. w. Pickett, of Roosevelt County.
The report of the committee on ere
dentials was adopted as follows:
We, the committee Ion Credentials
report the following delegates emit
tied to seats.
Chaves County-U. S. Bateman,
Emmett Patton, j. T. Stone, H.. P.
Saunders, Or. D. Bell, proxy; D. r.
Britt, Geo. c.. Stanford CIV. c. Burrus,
proxy W. G. Triton, A. J.. Welter, A.
L. Whiteman Erred J. Beck, Proxy !;
Joe Phillips; 10 votes.
Eddy County,. L. Emerson, w. J.
Barber, D. ]. Thomas, c. D. Cleveland,
w. w. Dean, W. NJ. Baird, w. M.
Graham, John Lucas, Oscar Thomas;
lane, A. V. Logan, J.. S. Crozier, B
votes, to vote as a unit.
Roosevelt County-Dr. Montgomery
Jno. w. Pickett, w. D. McBee, j. S.
Fitzgerald, 4 votes.
Report of committee on Rules and
Permanent Organization as follows,
I'VE recommend that the Temporal
ry organization be made permanent.
Councilman be nominated, each coun
ty voting as a unit.
w recommend thai tne Chairman
and Secretary of this Convention be
the permanent officers of the Central
Committee of this Council District
and that Eddy County and Roosevelt
County each select an additional mem
Der of said Committee. Report adopt
ed and additional members of said
committee were thereupon named as
ty and G.. L. Rease for Roosevelt
County,"
Report of the Committee on Plat
form and Resolutions was adopted as
follows:
Resolved as follows:
1. That as a party we are opposed
to the issuance by railroads of pass
or other free transportation to pub
lie officers
2. That we desire the councilmap
of and from this counci1manic district
to introduce an act, and by all hon
orable means attempt to secure the
passage thereof, making it a viola
ton of the law for persons or corpor-
ations engaged in the sale in this ter
ritory of lumber or other materials
necessary to the construction Of
homes for the inhabitants thereof, to
combine or otherwise agree, or at
tempt to combine, or otherwise agree
to establish and maintain exorbitant
prices of and for such lumber or 9TH
er materials.
3. That we are in favor of a law
making it unlawful for the Governor
to appoint to any office whatever any
member OF the legislature during the
term for which such member was
A. That we are in favor of clean
elections, and therefore in favor of a
law governing elections that embody
the principles known as the Austral-
ian Ballot System.
5. That while we recognize that
each and every citizen has the right
to advocate the enactment or non
of any proposed measure,
we are u~nalterably opposed that
such right may be deposed by and be-
come subject to the methods usually
employed by lobbyists; n we desire
that each and every person seeking
to secure the enactment or non-enact-
of any measure at the hands
of the legislature be required before
seeking to influence any member of
the legislature to have his name pro-
nerly recorded with such officer as