Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-08-17
BIG CONVENTION
OPENS TOMORROW
Delegates and Visi-
tors Pouring into
City
BEST OF FEELING PREVAILS
Delegations From Bernalillo
and Otero Counties Travel
in Special Pullmans

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counties to the Republican territorial
convention which meets in this city
tomorrow, commenced to arrive yes
terday and since yesterday noon every
incoming train in bringing in dele.
gates, Republican leaders and friends
of the various candidates, from every
section of the territory.
The first large delegation to arrive
came last night over the Santa Fe Cen.
trail, when the delegations from Otero,
Lincoln and Quay counties reached
here with about twenty members OF
the Mann Club of Alamogordo. They
travelled in a chartered Pullman at
tached to the regular Santa Fe Cen
Itral train. The delegation was met at
the depot by La Banda de Santa Fe
and escorted to it's headquarters at the
Claire hotel.
Candidate Charles A. Spiess and sew
eral of his delegates arrived from Las
Vegas over the Santa Fe railway ar
irving in the city about Z o'clock last
might. The Spiess headquarters are at
the Claire hotel also. The main delega
ton from the Meadow City will arrive
this evening.
Biggest Delegation From BernaIiIlo.
The biggest and most enthusiastic
delegation to arrive in the city was
from Bernalillo county, which
reached here at 1880 o'clock this
morning. Besides Delegate W. H. An.
idrews and the other delegates from
Bernalillo county. about eighty Repub'
|licans and friends of the delegate from
Albuquerque came, bringing with them
the Elks' band of twenty pieces. The
Bernalillo delegation travelled in three
extra passenger cars and one Pullman.
"A line of march was formed at the
Santa Fe depot headed by Editor G..
&C. Hendrix, of the Albuquerque Sun.
who carried huge American flag tied
, to broom, followed by the Elks' band,
Delegate Andrews and his friends.
They marched to the Andrews head
quarters at the Palace hotel. When the
Andrews delegation reached the prin-
Icipal streets, which were lined on
both sides by people waving hats and
flags, the crowd was quick to notice
Old Glory attached to broom, car
ried by Editor Hendrix, and yells OF
,"You bet, it will be a clean sweep
for Senator Andrews not only tomor
row, but in November" were heard
from right and left.
| Convention Convenes at 10 A. M.
The convention will convene tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock in the hall
of the House of Representatives in the
capitol. Hon. H. O. Bursum, chairman
of the territorial central committee,
will call the convention to order after
which temporary officers will be select
ed and various committee. appointed.
So far it is not known who the tenn
lporary and permanent chairmen will
be. AS far as can be learned there is
no slate making of any kind and har-
mony and good feeling prevail between
all the candidates and their friends
From all indications after tomorrow's s
convention the Republican party In
New Mexico will be united and who
ever the nominee shall be he will be
Ielected by the biggest majority eyer
Igiven to any Republican candidate for
delegate in the history Of the Sunshine
TERRITORY.