The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-09-11

% Favoring statehood.

(1) Favoring statehood.
(2) Endorsing Republican history
and Republican policies, especially
the high tariff and the manner in
| which the administration is 'tregulat-
| ing the trusts.
CD Endorsing Roosevelt.
ca Endorsing Governor Hagerman,
as follows: I'VE hereby express our
perfect confidence in the work and
principle of Governor Herbert J. Ha-
german, and pledge our undivided sup
port to MIN in the conduct of Terri
torial affairs. We believe that he
| rises to the highest plane of citizen
! ship in all his public acts, recent
proof of which is had in the re-dis-
| tricting of the Territory, which has
no equal for fairness and considera-
| ton of the rights of the people in
the Southwest. Many other instances
| might we'll be cited, but we deem that
and county, need no prompting to
| recollection of mis- splendid official
acts and noble promise for the fu-
| ture.''
(5) Endorsing w. H. Andrews, as
delegate to congress and all his Of
fetal acts in behalf of New Mexico,
which, it was said, were done with
| the greatest of patriotism and the
| keenest of intelligence, and urging
him to assist in the passage of an
| anti-gambling law governing the
| whole Territory.
Co Acknowledging the friendliness
of the legislative assemblies of the
Territory to the Military Institute
and bespeaking continuance of the
same.
90 Urging a new system of vot-
ing, but not requiring a language test.
| (S) Urging a fair tax assessment
and law prohibiting county officials
from running private business "on
the side,'' and forcing said officials
to keep the books of the county open
to the public at all times and in con-
dition to be understood by the peo-
pie
CO. Deploring the existence of a
| band of Socialists in Roswell and
charging the Democrats with the re-
sponsibility for its existence by
| their move for municipal ownership.
QO) Asking all to heed the first
| nine planks and calling attention to
the Republican party, (Which is ali
sOlutely correct on all public QueS-
tions, and has made the move for all
national advancement and progress,
and is the empire-builder and agent
| of prosperity and civilization"
When this platform had been read,
E. A. Finnegan arose and proposed
| the substitution of a plank which he
| read for the Hagerman plank in the
report of the committee. 1t endorsed
| Governor Hagerman in much strong
| er terms than the original plank. 1t
praised him for his fearless work in
| causing an investigation of graft and
fraud among the Republican Terrific
rial officials, especially the record
/ of H. o. Bursum, warden of the Ter
| ritorial penitentiary, VINO is chair
| man of the Republican Territorial
| committee, and denounced BurSum
in strong terms, declaring that it was
not Republican to support such graft
and dishonesty as was evidenced in
| the report on his official acts.
| storm of comment, and for once
| Chairman Kellahin had to permit
tdiscussion. E. A Cahoon spoke ag-
| ainst it, declaring that the Bursum
/ matter was in the hands of grand
| Jury and that it was not this con-
| vention's duty to try and convict him.
| when it was in the hands of the
| courts He said that the plank sub
/ mitted by the committee covered all
| of Governor Hagerman's acts, in
1 general way and meants the same
/ thing as the Finnegan plank, anyway.
i 1. P. Wetmore favored the Finne-
/ gan plank, stating that it was RepuD-
i lican to favor honesty, and be fear
| less about it. A. J. Nisbet said he
/ did not favor it, as the only thing he
i had ever seen against Mr.. Bursum
was in the Roswell Record, and he
would not convict the devil on such
evidence (If Mr.. Nisbet is going to
continue reading one paper to the
exclusion of all others, he has made
a wise selection, but he might easily
1 find other sources of information in
the New Mexico newspaper world.)
II After these sage remarks, the Fin
negan plank lost % to A.
II 1t was then wisely decided that
H the county central committee be en-
powered to fill all vacancies on the
III ticket, and someone facetiously re
HI marked, vacancies made by death :"
III The flag was adopted as the party
III emblem, and the convention adjourn
ed