Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-07
OTERO COUNTY
FOR JUDGE
MANN
REPUBLICANS S0LIDLY
IN FAVOR OF JURlST
Delegates instructed to Work
and Vote For Him First Last
and All the Time; Convention
Harmonious,
~lsspelal C-Orro.p~aassc Morning Journal

fFpepial correspondence MarhitiA S"ufA"i ,
Alamogordo. ". NJ Aug Tho re-
publican county convention Of Otero
county called for this date to elect
Gve delegates 10 the Santa Pc con-
ycntion, which convencs ia that city
On the 18Th Instant. at which time a
delegate to congress viii be nominal
"a and the legislative tickets FOR the
various districts OF the territory chos-
en- met pursuant "a the call at the
r0uft house AZ 1 O'Clock q M. The
meeting was called 10 order by Coun-
~ Chairman O. q. Cady, and after the
business OF the meeting was stated,
+ J. Buh was unanimously selected
as chairmon OF the convention. with
Charles y Downs as secretary, The
committee on credentials, w H. TIP
ton. J. J. I'm and y. Il. Akers. re-
ported, showing every precinct rep
resented excepting precincts numbers
six aud eight ON motion. duly see
ended aud carried. the chair appoint
ed the following committees
Re~solntlons-G. G. Bryan, Charles
Myer. J. ID. Clements. Charles r
Downs. Celso TclleS.
Permanent Organization Lacy
simms. Il. " Akers. Frank Wertnin.
order Of Business-G. r. Mullen,
A. Ambrose. A. f. Goakos.
The committees reported their re-
commendtions 10 the convention, all
rpports being unanimously adopted.
The resolution committee reported
as follows,
Resolutions.
We. the republicans of OterO county
in convention assembled. pledge our
faith to the principles OF the grand
old republican party as promulgated
In the platform adopted by the ma
iionnl convention at Chicago aud the
resolutions adopted at the last terri
toriul convention at Silver GUY ~
while we ~ citizens Of this territory
are voicelesa as TO the election OF
president and vice president. yet we
fully endorse the nomination OF Tart
and sherman. who viii lead the ma
tional republican party 20 Victory at
The coming election
W. heartily endorse the Wise and
patriotic administration Of Theodore
Roosevelt and recognize Ia him a man
of the people. favoring good govern
ment aud honesty and |uprightness I'm
the public service. as above partisan
politics and party advantage, and re-
ioice thAt his policies are To be toll
lowed bs his successor Hon william
a. TAFT
We recognize In Governor Curry ~
VINO Is in fun sympathy with the PEG
pie Of New Mexico, ana fully endorse
at. a41ntpIafV4tiau AT u0aiTe
We recognize the splendid services
81 nur delegate to congress. W IL An
drpws. and his manifest efforts VA be
half of New Mexico and OF his con
ktituents.
We demand immediate statehood
Tor New Mexico. under her present
name nnd within her present bound
brlea. and pledge ourselves to earnest
~ work 10 secure this end
We demand reform IN the govern
mcnt aud policies Of the forestry serN-
Ice and favor a more liberal policy
one that while it viii fully protect
our forests, yet VIII leave open To set
tiement ami free range Thousands OF
acre, which are now reserved as for
ests. but which are IN reality farming
and grazing lands and which are be-
ing anlustly withheld from the use Of
the actual settlers. those upon whom
ur must depend FOR our material a
vuneement aud our delegate In con
FtrsS i- urged 20 use every means TO
secure this result.
We favor the storage of an waste
aud surface waters hy the government
iof the irrigation OF our arid lands
and y Just and equitable division of
the same 20 those only who put Il TO
a beneficial use.
A. the representative of the r"pub-
lean voters OF Otera county We
pledEe ourselves Go use an honorable
means 60 secure the nomination of the
Hon Edward A Mann a. our Candi-
date Tor delegate 60 congress ON the
n, publican ticket. therefore be %
Resolved that the delegates select
I'd hy Ills convention b. and the,
hereb, sr, Instructed 10 orb and
vote Tor the Hon Edward A. Mann
Tor the nomination Tor Delegate 10 the
|slNty-hIst congress from New MeN-
Eco and 70 use sll honorable means Co
stcure h~ nomination and that thty
do 30 until relieved by him. the dele
cation voting us o. unit 90 an times
These resolutions were adopted
amid ringinE cheers following which
the uame- of the proposed delegate ,
tu the santa Pc convention we're pre-
srntcd ss follows ,
Dr. q G. Bryan. j. d Clsments q
e. ROLAND Charles . Downs. Perry {
keaney /
No other names being presented &C.
the convention. the rules were sus-
pended aud the above nance dele
gated were elected by acclsmation.
ON motion of J. u Clements. the
chair then appointed q committee .
composed Of , - Clements. W p #,
carmaek aud o. VI sutherland 90
Wuit upon Judg~ Edward 4 Mann
and introduce him into th. eoYy-.-
ton The judFe appeared amid %.
~nthurlasftc Add LONG continued
plaudits ~ The d-lrEateE ana also me
iHTmsffza numbers 81 aHleekers. and
in response o. he wlshts ~ the CON
yfntion delivered q short but spirited
sf-ech H- aid h. vas proud 81 th~
support ~ the republicans 81 otero
county that he and ever voter in