Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-14
REPUBLICANS Of
SAN JUAN MEET
Hold Enthusiastic
Convention at
Pennington
SELECT STRONG DELEGATION
To Represent the County at
Silver City.--Adopt Stirring
Resolutions.
Special to the New Mexican.

Special TO the New Mexican.
Pennington, n. NJ. March 1.-THE
Republicans of San Juan county held
their convention here on Tuesday al
which time delegates We're elected to
represent the county at the convention
to be held at Silver City on March 81
to elect delegates to represent New
Mexico at the national Republican
convention at Chicago on June 16,
The meeting was harmonious and
enthusiastic and representative del
egatlon was chosen The delegates
were instructed to vote for resident
of San Juan county as delegate to
the national convention
The convention adopted a strong set
of resolutions endorsing the policies
of President Theodore Roosevelt. the
candidacy of Secretary of War VII.
liam Howard Taft, the administration
of Governor George Curry, the good
work accomplished in Congress by
Delegate William H. Andrews, the sue.
cess of the New Mexico Statehood Lea
que, and urging that the people of
San Juan county lend every aid within
their power towards making the Six
teenth National Irrigation Congress at
Albuquerque, a success The resolu
tions condemn Democratic policies
throughout the nation and especially
in the territory. The resolutions fol.
low:
Resolutions.
eve, the Republican party of San
Juan county, in convention assembled.
this 10th day of March, 1908, reafirm
our allegiance to the principles OF the
party of progress and prosperity.
1--WE endorse President Theodore
Roosevelt, his purposes and policies,
in general, and particularly the stand
he has taken and the good he has ac
complished by curbing the powers OF
cooperate wealth and greed.
'fWe endorse Delegate w. H. An
dfewa and recognize in him the most
influential and effective delegate We
have ever had as shown by many mea-
sures of Importance to our territory
which he has succeeded In passing
through the national Congress.
1--WE endorse Governor George
Curry and pledge to him and his ad
ministration our loyal support in car
rying out his plans for the proper ex-
ternal recognition of the rights of our
Icitizens.
1--WE endorse Representative Price
Walters and Treasurer W. E. VII.
liams and hope and fully expect to be
able to have more local Republicans
in office to endorse after the coming
general election.
1--WE approve the candidacy of Sec
retary w. H. Taft for the presidency
of the United States, considering him
the embodiment of ability, fairness.
justice and consistency, and the logic
al and proper successor and perpetu-
ator of the policies now being carried
into effect by the administration OF
which he is an important factor.
1--WE approve the work and course
of the members Of the New Mexico
Statehood League who recently visited
the national capital and through their
Jealous efforts have practically assur.
ed the passage of a New Mexico state
hood bill before the fourth day of
March, 1909.
"We condemn the Democratic poll
ces throughout the nation for criticis-
ing the national administration In It's
straightforward course In making ef-
fective reforms in the control Of cor
porations, their present action in this
direction thoroughly demonstrating
their insincerity of purpose by show
ing that it was not the curbing OF cor
porations they really desired, but the
political capital which they were able
to make out of such an issue and we
find their course within our territory
one of equal insincerity, their declar-
ations unsupported, their charges
against Republicans unfounded and
their policies in general propaganda
of obstruction to natural and whole
some progress and improvement.
1--WE recommend that this conven.
tion appoint committee of three, one
from each commissioner district, to
consider and carry out plans for a
more effective county organization and
to report their work and progress to
the next county convention, and to the
county central committee from time to
time as that committee may require.
"We recommend our delegates to the
Silver City convention to support and
use their influence for the election OF
one of our fellow citizens as one Of