Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-08-19
WILLIAM /, ANDREWS NAMED AS
REPUBLICAN STANDARD BEARER
Re.nominated for Delegate to the
Sixty-First Congress From
New Mexico
SELECTION CAME ON FIRST BALLOT As PREDICTED
Vote Stood Andrews 1l6 Spess a. Mann 20.Nomnation
Made Unanimous--Love Feast
Followed.
ION CAME ON FIRST BALLOT As PREDICTED

SiOul Viu party VI l/lHColIl, GTdut, MC-
Kinley and Roosevelt, the party of
the people, whose administration has
made this country the greatest, happi
est, most prosperous and most liber.
| ally governed on earth, will be sue
cessful in this campaign in the ma
tion, in the states and in our beloved
territory.
Again, gentlemen, thank you
very sincerely and from the very bot.
tom of my heart for the great honor
you have conferred upon me and |
trust that | will perform the import.
ant duties of the position to the salts.
faction of all delegates.
Again, thank YOU
Nomination of Candidates.
The next order of business was the
nominations of candidates for delegate
to the Sixty-first Congress. On mo.
ton it was decided to call the roll
and as the roll was called each coun-
ty delegation placed in nomination it's
choice for candidate or else seconded
the nominations made.
| The first on the roll call was Berna-
lilo county. Hon. George S. Klock,
the eloquent orator of Albuquerque,
arose and when he proposed the name
of the silent man. the man who
does things" "the man that we all
love-" Hon. William H. Andrews. for
denomination as the Republican stand
ard bearer, more than two-thirds of
the delegates and the entire audience
in the galleries went wild with enthus-
iasm and demonstration lasting sew.
eral minutes followed. Mr.. Klock re-
viewed the good record of Andrews in
the Fifty-ninth and Sixtieth Con
crosses and said that he deserved re-
nomination and reelection. Delegate
Andrews will poll more votes in No
vember next" he said, than any
other mans name can SPELL
At the conclusion Of Chairman
Klock's nominating address, Secretary
Sena called Chaves county. l.. o.
Fullen, of Roswell, in mastery
address seconded the nomination of
w. Fl. Andrews, saying that Chaves
county did this because it believed
Delegate Andrews had earned re-
nomination and reelection at the
hands of the Republican party and
people of New Mexico. Andrews is
a man." said Mr.. Fullen, who has
represented New Mexico well and
faithfully during the past four years.
Chaves county has received splendid
favors from the delegate, and all Re-
publicans in our county are to man
| for Delegate Andrews and besides the
Republican vote he will poll the vote
of many Democrats, who appreciate
the good work of the delegate. Among
the Democrats in Chaves county who
will vote for w. Fl. Andrews are some
of the best men who ever breathed
New Mexico's air." The speaker was
interrupted by cheers every time he
mentioned the name Of Delegate An
drews.
When Colfax county was called, its
delegation yielded to San Miguel
county, the home of the Black Eagle
Charles A. Spiess, whose name was
proposed for nomination before the
convention by Hon. D. J. Leahy, ol
Las Vegas. Mr.. Leahy is good
speaker and his address was among
the best during the convention. Dur
ing his address, Mr.. Leahy, was inter
|rupted several times by cheers from
the delegates from Mora, Colfax and
San Miguel counties.
Dona Ana Seconded Andrews Nomina
tlon.
| In behalf of Dona Ana county, Major
w. HI H. Llewellyn took the platform
and in eloquent words seconded the
nomination Of Hon. w. H. Andrews fol
denomination. He said:
Under instructions from the dele
gates to this convention and voicint
the overwhelming sentiment Of thu
people OF the imperial county o.
Dona Ana, arise to second the nomi
nation Of Honorable William H. An
drews-not Honorable William H. An
drews of Bernalillo county, but Hon
orable William H. Andrews of the ter
ritory of New Mexico.
.Dona Ana county is the peer Of tht
great" counties Of this territory in it'
| fealty to the principles Of the Repub
lican party Time and again has i
saved the legislature Of this territor.
to the party by its Republican majori
I ties and SO our request for his nomina
: tion as delegate should have grea
] weight In this convention, as he Il
the man we want and the man wht
has made good.
-Four years ago the honor was con
ferred upon me at the request Of GOV