Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-08-12
Begins to Look Like a Landslide in
Convention for the Delegates
denomination
N EVERY INSTANCE SENTIMENT FOR HIM WAS UNANIMOUS
Resolutions Praise His Spendind Work and Urge His
Return to Congress. Lincoln for Judge Edward
A. Mann.
Special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Roswell, N. NJ, Aug. 12.--The larg
est attended and most enthusiast. Re
publican convention in the history o
Chaves county was held here yester
day afternoon for the purpose of elect
ing delegates to represent the county
Of Chaves at the Republican territoria
convention at Santa Fe on August lS
and to nominate complete count!
ticket.
l.. 0. Fullen was permanent chair
man of the convention and M. O. Beck
er, secretary. Eight delegates to th'
territorial convention were elected ant
these were instructed to vote for tht
denomination of Delegate w. Fl. An
drews under the unit rule These same
delegates are also to serve at the legis
lative convention.
F.. A. Calhoon was elected chairman
of the Republican county committee
and F. w. DeFreest, secretary.
The following county ticket was
nominated
Commissioner, Second district, w. @
Fawcett; commissioner Third district
O. R. Tanner; probate Judge, I. G
Tillottson; probate clerk, A. D. Gar
rett; assessor, w. H. Johnson; treas
urer, w. N. Baldwin; sheriff, Ed S
Munday; superintendent Of schools, NJ
s. Murray; surveyor, A. A. Ririe.
The committee on resolutions, o
which e. A. Cahoon was chairman
presented the following strong resolu
tions which were unanimously adopt
ed:
The Resolutions.
1--WE, the Republicans of Chaves coun
ty, Territory of New Mexico, in con
vention assembled on this 18th day o
August, 1908, do publicly declare ant
affirm our steadfast allegiance and un
failing support to the time-tried an(
worth-proven principles of the grea
party of which we are proud members
We recognize, and history declares, the
great work which the Republican par
ty has done for the world and human
ity. Step by step, from it's day of birth
1t has progressed, strengthened ant
\ brOadened, until today it stands for ani
Itypifies all that makes for good govern
,ment, for safety and security to botf
,hey5n and property, at home and abroad
f0r equality of interests and courage
Gus solution of all vital public ques
tions. Under the leadership of Presi
dent Theodore Roosevelt the party has
progressed with marked rapidity. He
has given the strength of his great abil
ity, wisdom. craftsmanship and cour
age to its affairs, and as result the
nation has prospered and the world
does him honor. The record which he
leaves the Republican party is herit
age which, coming generations viii
but the more strongly approve.
1--WE accept and endorse the platform
adopted by the Republican party II
national convention in Chicago. ant
commend it as a true presentation o.
the party's position on the matters anf
questions now before the American
people.
I'm the person of Honorable William
H. Taft, the nominee of the party fol
the presidency, has been presented one
Of the foremost public men of the age
There is perhaps, today, no other mar
better fitted by education, personality
experience and temperament. to dis
charge conscientiously and for good
results the high duties of the presi
dency, than the man to whom the hon
or was so unanimously given by his
party. That his views upon all public
questions are approved and sanctioned
by the conservative men and interests
Of the country Is being daily establish
3D. and that he will have their votes
and support and be overwhelmingly
elected we have the supreme conf
dence
"The nomination Of James s. Sher
man of New York, for the vice-presi
dency, has further strengthened the
national ticket His long experience ir
public Office, coupled with the force
and judgment o. which he is possess
ed, makes his selection wise one ,and
one which appeals strongly to all in
terests.
I'VE commend the action of the ma
tional Republican convention In declar
Ing unequivocally for the immediate
admission Of the territory of New Mex
leo to statehood and declare 1t as oul
,lnalterable belief that only through
q Republican president and Congress
will his boon be conferred, and while
the people Of New Mexico have nc
Immediate voice in the selection Of q
president or voting members OF Con
gress, they have the choice OF a dele
gate, and It II Of the most vital I'M.