Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-08-17

Santa Fe, N. M, Aug. 17.-(Spe-
eiaD AS forecasted by The Citizen
Saturday. it will be Andrews on the
first ballot at the Republican terri
torial convention which will meet in
thls city at 10 o'clock tomorrow In the
tapltol building. Andrews will go into
that convention with votes to spare
IL is certain today that he will have
from ia TO l20 votes on the first
ballot and maybe more.
Z. "A. Spiess and L.. A. Mann the
other candidates, 1t Is understood To-
Gay, Will permit their names to go be-
fore the convention for compi-
mentary vote. after which they will
stand in the Andrews column amt.
help in the convention.
The convention tomorrow will he
one OF the largest and most enthusias-
tic in the history of the Republican
party in this territory. There will he
$50 delegates entitled to seats and
practically all will be in attendance.
In addition there are several hundred
visitors in the city today and more
are expected. Most of the delegat as
are already here and they are taking
lively interest in the convention and
In the man who will be prominently
before 1t. They do not hesitate to say
plainly that whoever the convention
chooses for its candidate for delegate
viii receive the largest majority n
the history of the party in New Mex
leo. They base that statement upon
the well known weakness of Larra-
lolo and on the strength of Andrews,
his record and the faith they have
Ia his ability to secure statehood.
Interest centers today in the tenn
porary organization. There is some
talk that Mann and Spiess have not
abandoned the fight and are maneu-
vering to secure convention officers
who Will be favorable to them This,
fowever, is hardly possible in view
of the fact that Andrews has more
than enough instructed Delegates 10
nominate him ON the first ballot.
The convention at Roswell which
nominated Larrazolo will look like a
Second ward caucus in Albuquerque
IN an off year as compared with the
convention which will assemble here
tomorrow. The enthusiasm and ac-
tive interest taken in the present con-
Ventlon, the nomination of a RepuD-
llcan delegate to Congress and the
statehood issue, is shown in the fact
that not in years has a convention OF
either party been SO well attended.
They are all here and they mean bust
ness.
Both Spiess and Mann have estab-
lished headquarters at the Claire hotel
where they are comforting with their
friends w. ii. Andrews, the man
no Will be the nominee of the con
NentiOn, reached here today and has
opened headquarters at the Palace
hotel. He has not had time to eat
since. There has been a constant
stream of people to see him and at
least one hundred old soldiers called
TO thank him for the work he did in
their behalf In the pension depart
ment.
Fully one dozen men have been
mentioned as temporary chairman. il
Is frequently heard among the dele
gates that George 5. Klock of Albu-
querque would make a good tempo
rary chairman and possibly a perma-
Lent chairman. Mr.. klocK is a life
long Republican, good speaker and
represents the new organization in
Bernalillo county. If it Is not Mr..
Klock for the temporary chairman
there appears to be a we'll founded
tolief that it will be one memOer Of
the Bernalillo county delegation.
The members OF that delegation, 1t
IS understood. are in favor of Mr..
Klock for that position and there
seems To be a desire on the part OF thu
ether delegates to honor Bernalillo
county with the Job and members Jf
the Bernalillo delegation with prom
inent places In the convention.
Col. George w. Prichard Is another
man mentioned for either temporary
or permanent chairman. One sugges-
ton that has been heard Is to make
c. A. Spiess temporary chairman and