Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-06-11
LARRAzOL0 TO
LEAD DEMOCRATS
Choice of Roswell
Convention for
Delegate
H|NKLE PLEDGES SUPPORT
Pecos Valley Candidate Per
manent Chairman-.-12
Delegates to Denver.
Special to The New Mexican.

Special to The New Mexican.
Roswell, n NJ, June 1.-THE regu-
lar Democratic slate as compiled by
the bosses went through at the con-
vention held here to nominate can
didate for delegate to the Sixty-first
Congress from New Mexico on the
Democratic ticket. 0. A. Larrazolo, of
Las Vegas, twice defeated candidate
for this position, was the nominee,
there being no opposition. The selec-
ton was made late last night.
All opposition to the nomination of
Mr.. Larrazolo was checked yesterday
morning when James F. Hinkle, of
this city, was persuaded to withdraw
upon being promised concessions by
the Larrazolo contingent. AS balm
he was made chairman of the perma-
nent organization and in his speech
of acceptance stated that he would
not permit his name to come before
the delegates as a candidate. He fur
ther, in half-hearted way, agreed to
support Mr.. Larrazolo and was greet
ed with thunderous applause after
making this statement.
Antonio Joseph and H. B. Fergus
son were chosen vice presidents Of
the convention; Rafael Romero of
Mora county, permanent secretary; j.
P. Proddy, assistant secretary, and
J. l.. Zimmerman of Las Vegas, read
ing clerk.
The committee or resolutions could
not get together which delayed the
nomination of Mr.. Larrazolo until
night. During the intermission Hon.
H. B. Ferguson, of Albuquerque, made
fiowery speech in which he appealed
to the rank and file of the party to
get together on the question of select
ing delegates to the Democratic ma
tional convention which meets in Den
yer in July.
Bosses Control Resolutions.
After morning and afternoon session
the convention adjourned to meet at
o'clock last night The committee on
resolutions, of which Hon. J. G. Fitch,
of Socorro, was chairman, finally
agreed to report under the whip Of
the bosses who got busy in order to
push their slate through before the
day passed. This report, which con-
tains about 5000 words, does little
else but rile at the Republican party,
denouncing everything and everyone
from road overseer to president. 1t en-
dorses William j. Bryan and makes it
mandatory that the New Mexico dele
cation to the Denver convention sup
port Mr.. Bryan until the Denver con-
vention is of past history.
In brief the resolutions condemn
election frauds as alleged in campaign
doctrine gotten up by the Democrats;
favor the placing of all county officials
on a salary instead of the present fee
basis; demand the appointment of a
railway commission to prevent griev-
ances in interstate commerce and fav-
or the immediate admission of New
Mexico as a state.
Machine Was Well Oiled.
The machine was we'll oiled and the
resolutions went through without a
hitch being adopted as read and on
the first call for a vote. Then came
the nomination for delegate to the
Sixty-frst Congress. SO sure were the
men of the machine that the biggest
business that came before the conven.
ton went off in dry, uninteresting
manner. Bernalillo county yielded to
San Miguel county in the call for NOM
nations by counties.
Hon. w. B. Bunker, of Las Vegas,
was recognized by Chairman Hinkle,
who is an eloquent and we'll worded
speech placed the name of Mr.. Lar
razolo before the convention. Chair
man Hinkle looked confused when
someone moved that the nominations
be closed and declared them closed
after a chorus of cries were heard in
second to the motion. Mr. Larrazolo
was declared to be the unanimous
choice of the delegates assembled. He
was called upon for a speech and the
reception given him was all that the
most enthusiastic Democrat could de.
sire. The speech which followed was
an excellent effort at oratory if not
sound political doctrine. He rehashed
all the issues between the two great
parties of the nation and particularly
those existing in the Sunshine Terri.
tory.
Twelve Delegates to Denver Named
The bitterness that promised to re-
suit over naming delegates to the
Democratic national convention at
Denver seems to have been sweetened
with ointmepts as it was decided to
name twelve delegates with half vote