Semi-weekly herald., 1908-09-07
Republican Convention

Cdh VI ueieBdicS 10 PiSPN
was adopted.
j. H. McDevitt was then elected tenn
porary chairman and John Meuser sec
retary.
On motion the following committees
were appointed:
Permanent organization and order
of business DR.. w. W. McEwen,
George Shields and ]. p. Airy.
Resolutions. NJ. Biggs. J. s. D.
Hopkins, W. w. Parshall.
The temporary roll call was made
the permanent roll call of the conven-
ton, the delegates attending as fol
lows:
Precinct 1--Chas. Godfrey. Neil Haf-
fey. George Shields, s. w. Raymond,
Rowe Pingrey. proxy, Jos. Quinana.
Precinct 2. Upper Florida-Robert
Nelson, Louis Lissner.
Precinct 8, Hermosa-J. s. d. Hop
kins, F. d. Bovee.
Precinct 4, Lower Florida-George
H. Tyner. Mrs. George H. Tyner.
Precinct S, Animas-Sam N. John
| son, John Mccormick, w. S. McCaw.
Precinct 6, Bayfield,. N. Springer
Mel Springer. proxy for ]. N. Springer
| and A. w. Robbins, Mel Springer,
Precinct s, Rockwood-Ga Love,
James r. Holder
Precinct 9. Durango-T. C. Graden,
Geo. C. Logan, d. MacLean, proxy.
John Sategna, T. C. Graden, proxy,
A. Salazar, ID. MacLean.
Precinct 10, Lower Animas-J. j.
Patterson, Joe Smith, Antoine Montoya,
David Mason.
Precinct IL, Hesperus-John Gun
ningham, w. h. Mason, Clifford Craw-
ford. John Cunningham proxy.
Precinct PC. A. johnson. II. C.
LeFurgy. b. W. Ritter.
Precinct 13. Durango-Harry L.
| Pearson, Herman Hanno. Norman M.
Thompson.
Precinct IA, Durango-C. A. Pike,
John Meuser, proxy, w. w. McEwen,
J. H-McDevitt, F. r. Lake. Sr., John
| Males.
Precinct Is, Durango-W II. C. Fol.
SON.. Ross E. McGirr, DR.. Folsom,
proxy. w. w. Parshall, John Morelock.
Precinct IS. Porter-Thomas Mason,
Jr.
Precinct II. Durango-Joseph +.
Airy. Geo. N. Raymond. Henri Berri,
w. F. Balreich, s. M. Biggs. Grant
Morris.
Precinct 1S, La Plata City-T. J..
Crowds. w. e. Officer, proxy.
Precinct 10. CoIumbus-J. P. Lowell,
Arthur Anderson.
Precinct 20, Kline-M. 8. Rigner,
Jasper Hayhurst
Precinct 81, Ignacio-Fabian Mar
tinez. with five proxies.
Precinct %, Allison-E. L. Buck,
]. C. Sanders.
Precinct 23. Perins Peak-John Mes
ton.
Adjourned until p. m.
Afternoon Session.
Upon conyening the committee rec
commended that the temporary organ.
ization be made permanent and that a
committee Of seven be appointed to Sc
lect delegates to the different conven-
tions.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows:
Mr.. Chairman: We, the Republicans
OF La Plata county. in convention as.
sembled do heartily endorse the plat.
form of the national Republican con.
vention held at Chicago, in June, 1908.
Be 1t further resolved that we heart
lily and enthusiastically support the
national candidates, and endorse its
nominees, Taft and Sherman, and have
to say that we believe that patriotic
country will call them to fill the high
places for which they have been nomi.
mated.
And resolved that we reaffirm our
party feaity to the principles of Re
publicanism.
Be It further resolved that the dele
gates elected at this convention to at.
tend the state convention at Denver,
September 12, 1908. and present at
said convention be empowered to cast
the entire vote of the delegation elect
ed.
Delegates.
Your committee of seven to whom
was given the duty of selecting fifteen
delegates to the state convention. and
fifteen delegates 10 the judicial con.
vention and a like number of fifteen
senatorial delegates respectfully beg
leave TO report for the first fifteen, and
to attend the state Republican con.
vention on September 12. 1908, as fol.
lows:
Neil Haffey, Herman Hanna. w. w.
McEwen, Fabian Martinez, Thomas
Mason, B. w. Ritter, ]. H. McDevitt.
7. c. Graden. Chas. A. Johnson, ]. p.
Airy. George N. Raymond, Henri Berri, |
w. H. G. Folsom. George Tyner. ]. p.
Lowell.
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