Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-19

Especial Dispatch to the Morning Journal
Santa Fe, ~ NJ, Aug 1S.-For the
third time William H. Andrews was
made the candidate of the republican
party for delegate in congress this
evening when the republican conven-
tion sitting in the hall of the house
party's standard bearer upon the first
ballot with 116 of the $50 votes in the
convention in his favor. The remain
ing 64 votes were divided between
Charles A. Spiess, of Las Vegas. who
had A votes, and Judge Edward A..
Mann, of Alamogordo, who had 20
votes. From the standpoint of inter
est In the nomination. from the stand
point of personal interest on the part
Of the delegates. from the standpoint
of the issues at stake in the campaign
now open, the convention was history
making and probably the most impor-
tant in the history of the republican
party in New Mexico. 1t is firmly
believed by a very large majority Of
the delegates in today's convention
that statehood for New Mexico is a
fact of the immediate future, and it
is very clearly recognized that the
future success of the republican party
in New Mexico and of the continued
acceptance of the republican party as
the dominant party in the territory
depends upon the issue in November.
The interest taken in the conven-
tion, the determined campaign of the
gentlemen in opposition to Mr. An
drews. the sturdy resistance of their
friends to the Andrews candidacy, in
dicates a life within the republican
party and vitality within the rank
and. file which, to say the very least
OF II, is hopeful Two years ago Mr..
Andrews was nominated upon a cut
and dried program. No interest was
taken in the convention. no interest
was taken in the nomination and in
terest in the campaign was not awak-
ened until day or two after cleo
tion, when the republican majority
was shown to have sunk TO less than
800 votes.
There was interest in todays nomi-
nation and 1t was an interest which
made itself manifest in vigorous,
forceful and determined opposition to
the Andrews candidacy. The opposi-
ton at times was bitter, yet the
very bitterness of the opposition is
hopeful indicating as it does an inter-
est in party affairs and party man.
agement which promises well for the
future. The friends of Charles A.
Spiess and Judge Mann made the most
active and the most vigorous fight
republican New Mexico has known
since the memorable convention In
Albuquerque In 1904, when Mr.. An
drews was first nominated for con-
gress. The feeling among the follow
eTs Of Mr.. Spiess and Judge Mann has
been running high since the dele~ates
began to assemble here and an even
more vigorous opposition and p otesi
to the Andrews candidacy was eX pect-
ed than was made. While the mer
who nominated the opposing candi-
dates did not fail to make plain theil
position and the very satisfactory
grounds for 1t. and while in one oi
two cases the protests were most bit
ter and scathing, yet party welfare
and party loyalty coupled with tht
certainty that Andrews had more thar
enough of pledged votes for a nomina.
tion upon the first ballot, served to re-
strain the fight which under differen
conditions would have been made
Even with that restraint Mr.. Catron
OF Santa Fe; Mr.. Davies. of Torrance
Mr.. Leahy. Of San Miguel; Mr.. Cramp
~ foIl Oh tnfftt
a plalnness which will at least have
the helpful result Of awakening ever!
republican in New Mexico to the neeC
for hard work II success is to b,
achieved In November.
The friends of the candidates in op
position TO Mr.. Andrews backed BY
sixty-four votes. gave II to the con
vention as their opinion that Mr.. An
drews was the weakest candidate wh'
could be nominated that the conven
ton should consider the result of tw'
years ago; that 1t should consider tn,
cost: that II should consider the al
important issues Of statehood and tina
II should look carefully into the fu
ture. There was comparatively littl
Of personal reference. and while Mr
Catron in a thinly veiled way dul
deeply into the Andrews record, he a
the same time promised the mos
loyal support to whatever candidat
the convention should choose and a
no time during the convention wa
there any doubt Of the result.
Andrews came into the convention
with ninety-eight votes pledged to hin
and instructed for him. Had he hal
one vote less than the number ncces
sary TO nominate. the enthusiasm
shown for the opposing candidates AM
the strenuous fight made for then
would indicate that the Andrews can
dIdacy would have failed. But MI
Andrews was there with the votes
Having the votes. he naturally attract
ed the unlnstructed delegates. an
from the time when Temporary Chair
man Klock was Installed. until
O'Clock when the vote for the n0mlne
was announced. there was no questio