Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-12
At Santa Fe Today Trying to
Persuade One of Their
Number to
MAKE THE RACE FOR
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
Half Dozen Names Mentioned
But No Nominations Will Be
Made Until Tonight
special to The Evening Citizen


Santa Fe. n. NJ, Sept. 12.-Perfect
weather, large attendance, comfort
able surroundings and marked enthu-
siasm characterized the territorial
democratic convention held here to-
day to nominate a candidate for dele
gate to congress and voice the senti-
ments of the party on statehood.
Hon. J. II. Crist, of Monerc, chair
man of the territorial central commit
tee, called the convention to order at
10 o'clock in the assembly nall of the
capitol, with John l.. Zimmerman of
Las Vegas as secretary.
Owing to the expected arrival of
moro delegates from the south on the
noon train, at the suggestion of the
chairman, without further formality,
recess was taken until l o'clock
y. m.
The Bernalillo county delegates are
Summers Burkhart, A. b. AlCMillen,
Leonardo Hunick o. N. Marron Frank
Moore, w. S. Hopewell, ]. H. W1roth,
u. II. earns and J. H. McCutchen and
they are all present. It is understood
that they are working to have Hon. o.
N. Marion nominated for delegate to
congress and quite q boom is on for
that gentleman's nomination, although
he has assured several of his friends
that he is not candidate and does not
want the Office. In any event, he is
prominently mentioned for the nom
nation
The San Miguel county delegation,
composed of o. A. Larrazolo. w. j.
Lucas. Antonio Lucero, A A. Jones,
c. Molina, A. s. Taylor, Ffadelfo
Baca, w. G.. Hayden, f. c. de Baca,
Monico Tafoya, j. ID. w. Veeder, F. A.
Msnzanares, c. F. Rudolph, ]. A. Baca,
Jr., G.. H. Hunker, j. B. Hand, Ramon
Manzanares, Charles Tamme, Tomas
Pacheco and F. e. Valdez, are work.
ing for Attorney A. A. Jones, and a
very healthy boom has been started
in his favor.
The Santa Fe delegates are Arthur
Seligman, Charles F. Easley, Jose Ines
Roybal, Justiano Leyba, o. C. Watson,
A. B. Renehan. John p. Victory, Mic
amor Baca, Ramon Sandoval A. P.
Hill Marcelino Garcia, Jose d. l.. A.
GARLIC, and it is learned that they are
favorable to the nomination of Hon.
Antonio Joseph, of Aqua Caliente, 70"
delegate to congress.
Chaves county has a favorite son in
the race and he is Judge Granville A.
Richardson. He is being doomed for
the nomination by the following del
egates: John W. Poe, George NJ
Slaughter, W. C. Winston, G.. A. Rich
ardson, Edward S. Gibbany, Charles
Whiteman, r. p. Bean, w. p. Chisum
w. w. Gatewood and j. w. Stockard
1t is also limited that Lincoln county
delegates are with Chaves county in
demanding the nomination of Judge
Richardson.
Local committees are in charge OF
the visiting delegates and everything
up to adjournment at noon today, was
harmonious in the ranks of the dem
ocratic party.
More Convention News.
Santa Fe, -. NJ, Sept. 1z-4. 80 p
m.-Eighteen of the twenty-five coun
ties were represented at a meeting
of the central committee prior to the
convention.
A. A. Jones, of Las Vegas, Rafael
Romero, of mora, and L. C. de Baca
of Las Vegas, were recommended re
Spectiyely as temporary chairman
secretary and Interpreter of the con
yention.
A vote of thanks was rendered the
retiring chairman, J. II. Crist, and
7NSiSbdls NudIlcS t. 1dSlBy.
When the convention reassembleG
at 1870 p. m. temporary organization
was effected as agreed upon in com
mittee meeting
Rev. w r. Dye of Santa Fe pro-
uOunced the Invocation, after which
the official call for the convention
was read.
In taking his seat as temporary
chairman, Mr.. Jones made a speech
which was frequently interrupted by
applause. He asserted that Roosevelt
was more of a democrat than a re
publican, and predicted that Bryan
would be elected two years hence. He
also touched upon the statehood ques-
tiOn and concluded with denunciatiou
Of the New Mexico republican trust.
At 3 o'clock it looks like no candi
date for delegate to congress would
be nominated until this evening.
Among those mentioned as candi
dates are o. n. Marion. Antonio Jo
seph, W. B. Walton, J. A. Mahoney
c. F. Easley, j. H. Crist, Samuel FL
dodt and A. A. Jones, but none OF
them seem anxious 10 be a candidate