Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1906-09-10
BETTER ELEMENT
HAD UPPER HAND
Democratic County
Convention Elects
Delegates.
ENDORSEMENT Of OFFICIALS
Chairman Seligman Ably and
Successfully Refutes
False Charges.

The Democratic delegate convention
for Santa Fe County, was called to or.
der shortly before eight o'clock Satur-
day evening by Chairman Arthur
.Seligman, in the court room at the
court house. Juan Delgado acted as
secretary. The several county pre-.
cincts were fairly we'll represented,
either by delegates chosen at the pri-
maries or by proxies.
The first order of business was the
reading Of the official call for the
county convention.
When nominations were asked for
temporary chairman, Charles r. Eas
ley and Jose D. l.. A. Garlic, we're
named. The former was elected by
acclamation. Jose Segura and Juan
Delgado were nominated for temporary
secretary and the former was chosen
in the same way but he declined in
favor of the latter. The preliminary
organization having been finished a
motion prevailed that it be made per-
manent and 1t was so ordered. Jose
Ortiz y Baca was appointed interpre-
ter and he was assisted by A. P. Hill.
Acting on motion which was duly
seconded the chair appointed COM
mittee on credentials consisting of one
delegate from each precinct represent
ed. A recess was then taken until this
committee was ready to make its re-
port.
The chair was also authorized to
appoint a committee of five on res.
olutions. Another and longer inter
mission followed until this committee
re.appeare'd after retiring to the Of
fee of A. B. Renehan, its chairman
The resolutions which caused some
debate and which were finally adopted
almost unanimously follow:
Report of Committee on Resolutions.
Mr.. President:
Your committee on resolutions begs
to report the following declaration:
Be it resolved that we hereby ex-
press our allegiance to recent Demo-
cratic Territorial platforms to such
an extent as conditions have not
made essential and recognized changes
in them.
Republican extravaganza is, and
should be by us condemned in Terri
torial affairs.
The present county administration
is worthy of our thanks and our con-
fidence, and the praise of all citizens
without regard for party for safe and
sound conduct of the finances; the
erection of excellent public works,
such as bridges, the new Jail. and
many others.
We regret that so far the attempt
to compromise the so.called Coler
bonded Indebtedness has failed, but
we charge the proper officials to do
all in their power to bring it about.
They can ass ure the holders Of the
said bonds that our people are not
repudiators, but the burden of debt
which is upon them is more than they
can bear and survive If compromise
Is effected the Democratic party and
its representatives will do its duty to
see that they are promptly met, with
their interest upon the new basis,
which should be equitable and take
into consideration our abilities and our
necessities.
We commend the last Congre IS
upon It's acts in favor of the people,
and We call attention to the fact that
those measures have been in every in
stance the subjects of planks in our
national platform for many years, and
that they are, in substance and gen.
orally in form true Democratic mea-
sureS.
Welcome to William j. Bryan.
Finally: We extend to the Hon. Will
lam Jennings Bryan our heartiest well
come upon his return to his lifework,
that of aiding in the advancement of
the Democratic faith, purity in public
life, and the inculcation of the lessons
of peace among nations and among
men. For his services to Democracy
and to mankind by indicating higher
plane in politics and in general moral
ity we commend him. AS the champion
Of the plain people we honor him, and
as the spokesman Of Democracy we
applaud him.
Your committee moves that the said
resolutions may be adopted and the
committee discharged.
A. B. RENEHAN.
Chairman.
JULIAN ORTIZ
r. RAMON SANDOVAL
JOHN P. VICTORY
J. D. l.. A. GARLIC.
After Delegate Renehan had fin
ished reading the report Of the com.
mittee on resolutions, Jose Segura
attacked several statements con-
tanned therein, declaring that they
were false. He also named Arthur
Seligman, in his remarks as assist.
ing in the plundering of county funds
Mr.. Seligman waited until Segura
finished talking and then delivered a
short but convincing speech denying
and disproving them one by one by
facts and figures and by references
to the county records which were
opened to the inspection Of any citi
zen who desires to investigate. He