Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-03-07

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in Albuquerque and who need not be
ashamed of his record. He will make
the voters of his ward as good can
ddate as they could find and will
bring a large business experience to
bear on the affairs of the city schools.
Ward Two has selected r.. w. Hop
kins, postmaster of albuquerque and
one of her best known and most re-
spected citizens He is the chairman
of the present school board and vet
eran in affairs educational No oct
ter choice could have been made and
Mr.. Hopkins will be forced to con-
tiuue his good work for the public
welfare.
Rev j. c. Collins, selected by the
Third ward delegates, is one of the
best known and most popular minis
ters in Albuquerque and his standing
In the community needs no iterpre-
tation. He cannot be beaten.
ID. $. Rosenwald, selected by ward
Four for member of the board, is a
young man with a good business
training and a reputation for honesty
and public spirit. He has more
friends than he has time to count and
will be elected no matter who the
Democrats may see fit to nominate.
That is the Republican ticket No
city and no community could show
better. VIII it be c.ected? There
is no chance for argument. or course
it will--to the last man.
Business Like.
The convention was called to order
at $ o'clock by W. II. Ginenwater,
city chairman, following a few Sc
lections by the Elks' band. NJ. Il.
Hickey, secretary, read the call and
the certified lists of delegates from
the four wards. There were no con-
tests
A. b. Stroup of Ward four wanted
To get down to business and made a
motion that the chair appoint a COM
mittee of one from each ward on per-
manent organization and a like COM
mittee on rules and regulations. The
motion prevailed.
Frank A. Hubbell OF Ward three
said that it was not according to
precedent to proceed to business
without a temporary organization. He
Was summarily overruled by Chair
man Gillenwater.
Although he was In the right on
the point he brought into question.
it was of small consequence and after
a little oratOrical rifle practice from
several delegates the matter was
dropped.
The chairman named the following
committees:
Permanent Organization-A. L.
Walker from the First ward, George
p, Learnard from the Second, j. c.
Rollins from the Third and Alfred
Grunsfeld from the Fourth.
Rules and Regulations-E, j. AL
ger, ID. II. Boatright, O. A. Matson
and A. b. Stroup.
Resolutions-G W. Harrison, c.
o. Cushman, d. A. Porterfeld and
b. Ruppe.
The report of the committee on
organization was made promptly and
adopted by the convention, thereby
making Thomas y. Wilkerson chair
man, II. Il. Ray Sc cretary and Fred
deyn sergeant-at-arms c. +. Wade
T.. G.. Pratt, f. G. Allen and George
X. Craig We're selected TO escort the
chairman to the platform. Mr.. Will
kerson made "a short but pointed
speech in which he said he was
prOuder to be chairman of that con-
vention than any other which he had
ever presided over because it was the
beginning of "A united Republican
party in Bernalillo county. He spoke
or the work done by the present
members of the city council and
made a strong plea for the higher
license ordinance which was pass
ed by the republican councilmen. He
received applause from start to
finish and evidently expressed the
sentiments of the delegates
The committee on resolutions
then made its report and the reso-
lutions offered We're adopted amid
applause. They are the strongest
set of resolutions ever embodied In
Albuquerque platform and are as
follows:
The republican party OF the city Of
Albuquerque, in convention assem-
bled. reaffrms its often reL-ated
declaration that a clean and whole
some, as well as energetic admins
trat.on Of our city government by
men Of known personal worth, abb
lity and integrity, Is required for our
continued growth and upbullding and
is demanded by the people. These
just demands OF the people are like
wise our demands, and We submit TO
their sober judgment at the ballot
box candidates for each and every
office to be covered by the official
call for the approaching city election
and commend each Of them as pos
sessed 20 a high degree Of the quail
fcations required for the proper dis
charge Of the duties of the respective
offices to which they aspire, and as