Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-02-18

The Republican territorial central
committee in session today unani-
mouslv adopted a resolution endors-
ing Taft for the presidential nomt-
nee of the Republican party, spent
Several hours In active work on the
political situation in Bernalillo coun-
tv and fixed the date for holding the
convention to select delegates to the
national convention. The latter
convention will be held March II at
silver City. The committee also de-
cided that the convention to nomi-
nate the Republican candidate for
delegate to Congress will lie held at
Santa Fe at a date to be fixed by the
executive committee.
A set of rules and regulations We're
also adopted late this afternoon, as
recommended by subcommittee
which will govern primaries and To-
cal conventions and will eliminate
any possibility OF a Republican voter
being Disseminated against in any
manner.
MORNING SESSION
When the Republican territorial
central committee met at 10 O'Clock
this morning the roll was called by
Secretary Stafford.
The committee answered to roll call
as follows:
Bernalillo county-F. Hubbell
and w 5. Strckler.
Chaves county-E. A. Cahoon
proxy held by J. NJ. Hervy. and J. M
Hervy.
Colfax county-D. ]. I,eahy and J
Van Houten.
Duna Ana county-E. Van Patter
and II. B. Holt.
Eddy county-Not present.
Grant county--R. NJ. Turner. proxy
by F. A. Bush. and Judge w. H. New
comb.
Guadalupe county-Manuel c. de
Baca and F. d. Morse. latter by proxy
held By c. IL. stevens.
Lincoln county-Not represented.
Luna county-Not represented.
Mckinley county-Gregory Page
and Stevan Canovan.
Mora county-Not represented.
Otero county-Not represented.
Quay county-Not represented.
Roosevelt county-Not represented
Rio Arriba county-Alexandel
Reid
san Juan cOunty-C. V. Safforc
and Frank stephen. latter bv proxy
held by Mr. Stafford.
Santa Fe county-E. c. Abbott and
r. B. Catron
san Miguel county. $. Clark ans
Secundeno Romero, latter by proxy
held by c. A. Spiess.
Sierra county-Not represented
Sandoval county-Not represented
Socorro county---H. o Burslm auc
w. f. Martin.
Taos county-Malaquias Martinez
and T. p. Martin. latter represented
by proxy held by Mr. Martinez.
Torrance county Candido and
William Mcintosh.
Valencia county-Solomon Lun:
and Carlos Baca.
Union county-Not represented.
Executive mittee-W. H. II
Llewellyn by proxy held by +. Val
Patten. Eugino Romero, Charles A
Suiess. Max Frost by proxy held by
II. l.. Baca, Martin Lohman by prox!
held by w. A Fleming Jones NJ. A
Otero by proxy held by L. A. Hughes
David NJ. White by proxy held by r
l.. Baca, Abrau Abeyta, proxy held b!
J. T. Torres. I. s. Huhhell, Harry F
Lee.
Mr.. Bursum then called the com
mittee to order and congratulated th
members on the good attendance
stating that under the circumstance
such an attendance showed that Re
publican enthusiasm in the territor!
was still alive and in active working
order.
Mr.. Bursum then told Of the recen
"trip TO Washington with the nationa
committeeman. Soloman Luna. Gov
srnor Curry and other good citizen
Of New Mexico and of the results &C
compiished on that visit to the ua
uonal capital.
Il am glad to say" he continued
that We have every reason to believ,
that New Mexico will be a state he
fore another year has rolled around
We have practically the pledges o
the leaders in both branches of con
Eress-the House and the Senate
and also of the president of the Unit
ed States. who has stated that he vii
be only glad 10 further the interest
of New Mexico on every occasion anC
at every opportunity TO secure admis
sion to the Union
I'm Washington and throughout IN,
east New Mexico now occupies po
sition Of interest to the people sucl
as she never had before. In the de
par.ments at Washlngton-the navy
the interior, justice. forestry, etc
the heads of those branches Of th'
government expressed a lively inter
est in this territory and what she Il