Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-13
UNION COUNTY
NAMES DELEGATES
TO the Republican
Territorial Con-
vention
STIRRING RESOLUTIONS
President Roosevelt, Gov.
ernor Curry and Delegate
Andrews Endorsed.
Special to the New Mexican

special to the New Mexican.
Clayton, n. NJ, March 13.-The Re
publican county convention of Union
county was held in Clayton, the county
seat, on Wednesday last. The con
vcntion was well attended, nearly all
the precincts in the county being rep.
resented The feeling was enthusias.
tic and harmony prevailed
W. e. Goldman was elected chair
man of the convention and the follow.
Ing delegates to the Republican ter
ritorial convention at Silver City on
March q were chosen;
n F. Gallegos, J. r. Branson, Rum.
aldo Martinez. Edward w. Fox and ".
+. Goldman.
A committee OH resolutions consist
ing OF NJ. d. Abeyta Il, D. Casados, Il
@. Palmer and d. W. Snyder was sc-
lected and the following resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
Resolutions.
We the Republicans of Union coun-
|ty, in convention assembled, do here
by reaffirm our allegiance to the ma,
tional Republican party.
we recognize in President
Roosevelt one of the greatest presi
dents the American people have ever
had. We agree in his policies.
| and endorse the candidacy Of vii
liam H. Taft for the office Of Presi
dent of the United States and hereby
pledge our delegates at the territorial
convention to be held at Silver City,
New Mexico, to use every effort to Sc
cure the selection of six delegates to
the national convention, who will work
for and use every lawful means to
bring about the nomination of William
Fl. Taft for the presidency.
We hereby approve Of the admins
tration Of Governor Curry of New
Mexico; and congratulate the people
of the territory upon the fact that they
have in Governor Curry, a man who
represents the plain people, man who
knows their wants and who works In
defatigably to secure their desires.
eve endorse the work of Delegate
Andrews in the Congress of the United
States, and thank him for the great
good he has done for our territory.
1--WE heartily endorse the able, hon.
est, aithful and fair administration of
Justice as the same Is administered by
the Hon. William J. Mills, the chief
Justice of the supreme court of New
Mexico.
1--WE heartily endorse the able. en-
ergetic and fearless enforcement OF
the laws, as the same are enforced
by the Hon. jeremiah Leahy, the dis,
trict attorney of the district.
1--WE endorse the able administra-
tion of the present county officials.
Whereas, Union county has not
had any representative in the nation.
al Republican convention and has new.
er asked for any such representative
Whereas, The Republicans OF I'm
ion county believe they are entitled
to representation in the national Re-
publican convention:
Now, Therefore, Be 1t Resolved
That we, the Republicans Of Union
county, having elected delegates to the
territorial Republican convention to
be held at Silver City. New Mexico, on
March q, 1908, hereby instruct said
delegates to vote for E. w. Fox as del.
Iegate to the national Republican con.
vention to be held at Chicago on June
16, 1908;
"And Be it Further Resolved, That
the delegates chosen by this conven.
tion shall continue in support of e. W.
Fox until he is elected as such dele
gate to the Republican national con-
yention or until such time as 1t is evi
dent he cannot be chosen.
"In addition to our instructions for
Mr.. E. W. Fox as delegate to the ma
tional convention, we, recognizing the
faithful service rendered our territory
by the Hon. Charles A. Spiess In the
Council. particularly in bringing about
the passage Of the anti-gambling law,
and recognizing his fitness, hereby
pledge our support for the election
of the Hon. Charles A. Spiess as one
of the six delegates to the national
convention of the Republican party.
''W. E. GOLDMAN,
Chairman.
M. D. ABEYTIA,
'R. d. CASADOS,
|, "R. @. PALMER.
ID. w. SNYDER,