The Socorro chieftain., 1908-03-28
REPUBLICANS CONVENE
Silver City Gathering Was Sound
ly Republican from the Begin
ming to the End.
SIX TAFT DELEGATES CHOSEN
The National and the Territorial
Administrations Were Endorsed
in Ringing Resolutions.

The republican territorial CON
vention held in Silver City last
Saturday for the election OF six
delegates to represent New Mex
leo in the republican convention
in Chicago next June was one OF
the most satisfactory PuiltI,at
conventions ever held Ia tne ter
ritory.
The delegates elected are
recognized as among the abl, 81
and foremost citizens and the
most loyal republicans of the
territory. The resolutions adopt
ed enthusiastically endorsed the
national and territorial admins
trations, unanimously instructed
the New Mexico's delegates for
Taftfor president, and enunciated
sound republican doctrine from
beginning to end.
The convention was called to
order at o'clock in the after
noon by Chairman II. o. Bur-
sum of the republican territorial
central committee, who placed
in nomination the temporary Of
IicialS recommended by the COM
mittee. Ahiceto G. Abeytia of
Socorro, chairman of the COM
mittee on permanent organiza-
tion, recommended William E.
Martin for chairman and Charles
V. Stafford for secretary. Both
were duly elected and Chairman
Martin delivered an eloquent
and patriotic address on assum-
ing the duties of his position.
Thomas b. Catron, chairman
of the committee on resolutions,
presented a set of resolutions
among which were the follow
ing:
RESOLUTIONS.
''The Republicans of New
Mexico in delegate convention
assembled, proclaim and reaffirm
their loyalty and adherence to
the historic principles of the Re-
publican party, which stands for
the ideal of government that
maintains justice, equality and
lair dealing among men, a brave
and impartial enforcement of the
laws, commercial and industrial
liberty, individualiSm as against
socialism, competition as against
monopoly, government regula-
tion as against government own
ership, the promotion of the best
interests of labor and capital and
the unfiinching protection of
both, greater merchant marine
and an adequate navy, adequate
protection of our industries, pro-
gressive national improvements
under the reclamation act and
the policy OF protecting and util-
izing the national waterways and
the national resources.
Resolved, That the Repub-
licans of New Mexico congratu-
late the commonwealth upon the
assurance that the battle of sixty
years for statehood is approach
ing victory; that the territory is
on the threshold OF the fulfill
ment of it's hearts desire, that
tardv justice will at last be done,
and the people will be given the
greater freedom of complete
American citizenship by Re-
publican Congress and by a Re-
publican president.
Resolved, That we recog.
nize and appreciate the able and
efficient work of Hon. w. H.
Andrews, our delegate to Con
gress. He has been a faithful
servant of the people of this ter.
ritOry and has been instrumental
in securing needed legislation in
Congress in our behalf, for which
we extend him our hearty
thanks.
Resolved, That we favor
the enactment by Congress of a
law extending the provisions OF
the law known as the Carey act
TO the territories of New Mexico
and Arizona. We are unaltera
bly, opposed to the proposed sys
tenn of leasing the public land
by the general government L
anyone, believing as we do tha
the public lands should at al
times be held open to private en-
try under the homestead laws
and other acts of Congress in tn
interest of the homeseeker.
BE it resolved. That tn,
wise and energetic administra