Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-04-02
Hold Enthusiastic and Largely Attended
Convention at the Court
House
COMPLETE HARMONY AND GOOD FEELING PREVAILED
Jose D. sena Mayofalty Candidate, James B. Read Nom
inee for Treasurer and Facundo Ortiz for Clerk
success at Polls Assured


the cardinal principles of that party
as enunciated throughout the union.
hereby affirm;
THAT we favor the adjustment OF
the tariff, which must be collected
to enable the government to transact
its business. SO that 1t will protect the
laboring man, the producer and every
interest which needs protection.
I'VE favor the nomination and
the election of Hon. William H. Taft
to the Office of President of the Unit
ed States, believing him to be the
best equipped and qualified person
whose name has been mentioned for
that Office and that he will furnish
us an administration which will
advance the public welfare and CON
tribute greatly to the stability and
honor of Republican government.
I'VE endorse and heartily approve
of the vigorous. aggressive and honest
administrator of Theodore Roosevelt
as President of the United States.
I'VE endorse and believe In Cover
nor Curry as our chief executive, be.
! ing the only executive who has really
come to us from the people of our own
! territory, he being one Of the plain
people who has grown up in this ter
ritory and identified himself with all
OF our interests, desires, hopes and
prospects.
I'VE endorse the Republican admin
istration of affairs in the county OF
Santa Fe as honest aud upright and
deserving of the confidence of the
people.
I'VE commend Hon. William Fl. An
drews, our delgate In congress, for hi
able. efficient, energetic and persisten
work in behalf Of the territory ant
its people.
I'VE cheerfully and with grea
pleasure refer to and endorse the ad
ministration of public affairs in tn,
city, both school and municipal ant
point with pride to the fact that W,
have public schools In the city equa
| in efficiency to any in the Union
and that the school funds have beer
carefully guarded and managed, thai
the city finances are In good condition
having been we'll managed for the
welfare and best interests OF the city
and that we now have surplus IL
the treasury.
We favor as great an amount o
internal improvements as the mean!
In the hands of the city government
will Justify; We believe in the i'm
provements Of our streets. bridge!
and crossings and we particularly ia
vor strict quarantine against all con
tagious and dangerous diseases, II
this city so that the lives Of the peo
pie may be secured and no epidemic
permitted which will interfere witt
business, religious assemblies. amuse
ments and schools"
Jose D. sena Nominated For Mayor.
| Hon. T. B. Catron placed Jose D
Sena in nomination as the Republi
can standard bearer of the city O
Santa Fe, for mayor. Mr.. Catron said
with such men as Mr.. Sena, the
Republican party can win and bring
our majority to more than two hun
| dred in this city"
| Mr.. Sena was unanimously nominal
ed by rising vote and not only The
j delegates arouse, but the hundreds O.
spectators got upon their feet ant
several yelled out 1--WE will elect him
The chair appointed committee o
five consiting Of Delegates Alarid
Baca, Closson. Catron and Montoys
to escort Mr.. Sena into the hall, WHIT
then was presented by Mayor Catror
as the next mayor Of Santa Fe.
Mr.. Sena in accepting the nomina
tion thanked the Republican party To-
the confidence they had placed in hin
in selecting him as their unanimous
choice for their candidate for mayor
81 shall use every effort in my hands
to fulfill my duty to the Republican
party and the citizens Of Santa F,
who have honored me-" said MI
Sena, land will ask every Republi
can to act as a committee Of one an,
see to 1t that every Republican will
60 to the polls and vote on the I'll
day of April, I will not be electe,
alone, but we will elect the entire Re
publican city ticket from top to bot
tom"
Read and Ortiz For Treasurer and
Clerk Respectively.
/ M. A. Ortiz placed In nomination TO
city treasurer, James B. Read, VIII
was nominated without dissenting
vote. Charles M. Conklin presented