The Socorro chieftain., 1908-07-25
A COUNTY CONVENTION
Held in This City Thursday After
noon to Elect Delegates to
Territorial Convention,
DELEGATES ARE FOR ANDREWS
Under Their Instructions They Will
Vote As a Unit for New
Mexico's Present Delegate

If ANYBODY has the faintest
idea that the republicans of So
corro county are not possessed OF
the spirit of harmony and enthu.
siasm that leads to certain aud
overwhelming political victory,
he should have been present at
Thursdays county convention
held at the court house in this
city. There was not the slight
est note of discord to mar the
harmony of the proceedings aud
at every mention of the name ol
the president, the republican
nominee for president, and the
probable nominee for New MeXi-
cos next delegate in congress,
Hon. w. II. Andrews, there was
an outburst of enthusiasm.
At shortly alter two o'clock
the convention was called to or
der by Jose f. Torres, chairman
of the county committee. After
the reading of the call, tempor-
airy organization was perfected
by the election of l.. X. Bah
cock chairman, Il. A. Drake sec
retary, and d. A. Ortega inter-
prefer.
The chair appointed commit
tees as follows: On resolutions,
w. f. Martin, ]. +. Torres,
Alejo Gurule, John f. Griffith,
Luciano Tafoya; on permanent
organization, II. NJ. Richards, A.
b. Baca, David Baca, Leandro
Baca, Eduardo Jaramillo; on cre-
dentials, f. II. Sweet, Henry
Dreyfus, Teresa Lopez, Manuel
A. Pine, Juan Silva. The COM
mittee on resolutions was in
structed to recommend the names
of Socorro county'S delegates to
the territorial convention.
The report of the committee
on credentials was adopted. The
committee on permanent organi-
zation recommended that the
temporary organization be made
the permanent organization and
the report was adopted. The
report of the committee on reso-
lutions was adopted as follows:
RESOLUTIONS
Be il resolved by the republic
cans of Socorro county in conven-
tion assembled, that
We most heartily approve of the
republican policies as exemplified
and administered by that great
American, President Roosevelt.
We point with pride to the record
made by a republican congress.
We especially congratulate the
repu blican administration and
congress upon the prompt and
fearless action taken upon the
questions of vital concern to the
welfare of the nation, by which
confidence has been restored and
healthful signs for a rapid re-
turn to the prosperous industrial
activities which universally char
acterise the normal conditions
under a republican administra'
ton. We congratulate the ma
tional convention on its wise
selection of candidates for presi
dent and vice-president. We
recognize in the Honorable VIM
II. Taft a citizen of unusua
worth, integrity and ability
His broad and successful eXper
fence in the affairs of govern
ment; his able solution of intri
cate problems of government in
volving nearly every branch
his contribution towards the Sc
curing of a sound, safe, ant
peaceful government in the Phil
ippines and in Cuba; his excel
lent management of the Panami
canal, where millions OF dollar
are being expended, without tn
faintest utterance or charge, b.
even the opposition, of misman
agement; his able conception o
a constitutional government an
his judicial temperament, Civ
him the qualifications of tn
highest ideal requisite to pres
ident of this republic.
We recognize in the Honorabl
James S. Sherman an eXceller
running mate whose long expei
fence in the Legislative function
of this government especial
equip him for the important po:
for which he has been selected
and, in the event of necessity, i
has the breadth, capacity, abil
ty and in every other way
qualified to fill the highest pos