Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-10
Santa Fe County
RepublicansFavor
His Candidacy
EULOGlE GOVERNOR CURRY
Republican County Conven'
ton Genuine Love Feast
Catron Heads Delegation

Genuine enthusiasm and perfect
harmony marked the Republican coun'
ty convention which was held yester-
day afternoon for the purpose OF Sc
lecting delegates from Santa Fe coun-
ty to the territorial convention at Sill
YER City, March 21. Resolutions were
unanimously adopted endorsing IN
commendable terms the administra-
tIons of President Roosevelt and Gov
ernor Curry, the splendid services be-
Ing rendered by Delegate Andrews as
New Mexico's sole representative in
Congress and also favoring the candid
acy for the presidential nomination OF
Secretary of War Taft.
The Santa Fe county delegation Will
go to the territorial convention In Sill
YER City instructed to vote as unit
for the selection Of Hon. Thomas B.
Catron of this city as one OF the six
delegates from New Mexico to the Re-
publican national convention at Chi.
cago. Mr.. Catron will himself head
the delegation from this county Be-
sides Mr.. Catron the other delegates
named from this county to the terri
torial meeting are Donaciano Angel,
of Galisteo; George w. Armijo, RI.
cardo Alarid, Ramon Bustos, Of Santa
Cruz Charles G. Closson, Thomas P.
Gable, FREDERICK Lopez, Marcelino A.
Ortiz, and Walter M. Taber of Glorl-
eta.
Gathering Representative One.
The Republican county convention
yesterday was quite largely attended
every precinct being represented ex.
cept three. Considering the fact that
1t was only delegate convention and
not for the naming of county ticket
the large attendance indicates heal
thy interest In the coming campaign
Chairman Catron of the county cen
trail committee who called the cOnven
tlon to order was retained as the pre-
siding officer when its permanent org
anlzation was effected and Jose D.
Sena, was unanimously chosen as the
permanent secretary. A gratifying fea
ture Of the meeting was the total alb
sence of any factional strife or dissen
tion. Harmony was the keynote and
there was no discordant tone.
The set of resolutions which was
presented by the committee appoint
ed for that purpose was adopted with
enthusiastic applause, and cheers
greeted It's reading.
Full Text Of Resolutions.
The full text of the preamble and
resolutions adopted by the Republican
county convention yesterday follow:
1.-THE Republican party in Santa Fe
county, In convention, expresses Its
unalterable adhesion to the principles
and platform enunciated by the late
national Republican convention as well
as that enunclated by the last Re
publican convention OF the territory
We believe those principles to be such
as tend to the union and harmony OF
capital and labor; to produce the
greatest blessing and welfare for the
people at large. We believe in the In
crease of wages for the laborer and
better prices for the producer and in
the encouragement OF capital so that
its greater use will give more employ
ment and furnish better markets.
"We demand statehood for New
Mexico at the earliest possible mo
ment. We have four hundred thous
and people, ample wealth to easily
support a state, school system which
compare favorably with any In
Union, a thrifty, Industrious and
abiding people who are Americans
he heart, and insist on the same
ts and privileges given to and en-
by every other citizen of the
ed States.
he delegates from this convention
will attend the Territorial conven
at Silver City are instructed to
n said Territorial convention as
and to use every reasonable and
-.,. means to secure the election Of
Hon. T. B. Catron as one of the dele
gates from this territory to the ma
tional convention Of the Republican
party to be held in Chicago next June
BE 1t resolved by the convention Of
the Republican party In the county Of
Santa Fe now assembled to appoint
delegates to the Silver City convention
for the purpose Of appointing territor
ial delegates for the national conven
ton, that the delegates appointed al
this convention to go to the Silver City
convention be and they are hereby In
structed to use every effort and every
lawful means In their power to secure
united delegation Of six persons tt
attend the Chicago convention and rep
(consInusd on Pass Elsht)