Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-02-19
TAFT ENDORSED
FOR PRESIDENT
By Republican Ter.
ritorial Central
Committee
ENTHUSIASTIC RESOLUTIONS
New Set of Rules Governing
Primaries Also Formu-
lated.


AS was stated in last evenings New
Mexican, the Republican Territorial
central committee at its meeting yes
terday at Albuquerque adopted string
resolutions endorsing Secretary of
War William II. Taft for president; !;
decided upon Silver City as the place
for holding the convention to select
delegates to the national convention
and Santa Fe for the convention to
nominate candidate for delegate.
In addition the committee also
adopted resolutions thanking Dele
gate Andrews for his successful work
in Congress, and Governor Curry for
his able administration of territorial
affairs.
The committee fixed the apportion.
lnent of representation Of both con.
ventions from the several counties at
one delegate for each 150 votes cast
for the Republican candidate for dele.
gate to Congress in the election OF
1906, one delegate for each fraction OF
rs or more and one delegate at large
from each county. This, with the dele
gates at large will give the two con-
ventions this year membership OF
ITS each.
The committee also adopted a set
OF rules designed to produce fair and
impartial primaries.
The resolutions and rules follow:
Resolutions.
Whereas, 1t is but few months
to the meeting Of the national con-
vention of the Republican party that
will nominate a candidate for the
Presidency of the United States;
Whereas, 1t is apparent that the
national election of 1908 will be in
many respects the most momentous
and the most hard fought in the his
tory Of the union and upon its
result will depend whether this ma
tion Is to endure as its fathers found.
ed 1t;
Whereas, it is essential to the fu-
ture prosperity, growth and stability
of the nation, that the great policies
lnaugurated by that Incompatible
leader, Theodore Roosevelt and
partly carried successfully to fruition
by him, be continued to their logical
triumph;
Whereas, in Hon. William H. Taft
of Ohio, Secretary Of War, the Re-
publican party possesses leader who
is worthy of the confidence Of the
nation; whose career on the bench,
as statesman, as an executive and
administrator, justify the promise
that he will carry out the principles
of the Republican party as embodied
In the policies Of President Roose-
velt; whose wisdom and broad knowl.
edge and experience stamp him as a
leader of men and whose nomination
for the Presidency would inscribe vic
tory upon Republican banners and
cause dismay to the enemies Of the
republic and the detractors of the
Republican party, therefore, belt
Resolved, That the members Of
the central committee of the Repub-
lican party, of the Territory Of New
Mexico, in session this eighteenth
day Of February, 1908, pledge them.
selves individually and collectively,
to do all in their power to assist in
the nomination by the Republican
party for the Presidency, Hon. Will
lam H. Taft, of Ohio, believing that
in SO doing they voice the sentiments
Of the rank and file Of the party in
New Mexico, and that they are conf.
dent that this course Ia for the best
interests of the party and Of the
people.
I'VE congratulate and extend our
appreciation to the Honorable w. H.
Andrews, our delegate in Congress,
for his excellent and untiring efforts
In behalf OF the welfare Of our terri.
tory.
I'VE thank the Honorable George
Curry, our governor, for his unselfish
devotion and able administration in
behalf Of this territory"
Rules Governing Primaries.
Rules for the government and reg
ulatlon of precinct conventions In the
different counties Of the territory.
/. The county committees shall fix
the time and place Of holding the pri-
mary meetings In each precinct and
give six days notice thereof by pub
lication in some newspaper Of general
circulation published In the county,
and by posting such notices by hand
bills In six different conspicuous
places In each precinct. The precinct
chairman shall call the meetings to