Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-08-07
0TERO COUNTY
CONVENTION
Republicans There
Instruct for Judge
E. A. Mann
ELECT FIVE DELEGATES
Resolutions Endorse Good
Work of Delegate w. H.
Andrews.
Especial Correspondence of the New
MeXican.)

.NSPCNiai correspondence OF JHo New
Mexican.)
Alamogordo, N. NJ, Aug. 1.-THE Re
publican county convention of OterC
county, called for Wednesday to elect
1lve delegates to the Santa Fe conven
ton, which cOnvenes in that city on
the 18th instant, at which time a dele
gate to Congress will be nominated and
the legislative tickets for the various
districts of the territory chosen, met
pursuant to the call at the court house
at 10 o'clock a. m. The meeting was
called to order by County Chairman
0. G. Cady, and after the business OF
the meeting was stated, F. J. Bush was
unanimously selected as chairman OF
the convention, with Charles P. Downs
as secretary. The committee on creden
tials W. D. Upton, J. ]. Hill and E.
e. Akers, reported, showing every pre-
cinct represented excepting precincts
numbers six and eight. On motion, duly
seconded and carried, the chair ap
pointed the following committees:
Resolutions-G. c. Bryan, Charles
MyT, ]. D. Clements Charles p.
Downs and Celso Telles.
Permanent organization-E. E. Ak.
ers, Lacy Simms, Frank Wertain.
Order of business-R. G. Mullen, A.
Ambrose and A. E. Goakes.
The committee reported their recon-
nbdations to the convention, all re.
pets being unanimously adopted. The
resolution committee reported as fol.
lpFs:
The Resolutions.
1--WE, the Republicans of Otero coun-
ty in convention assembled, pledge our
faith to the principles of the Grand
OH Party as promulgated in the
PLATFORM adopted by the nationad con.
yention at Chicago and the resolutions
adopted at the last territorial conven.
ton at Silver City, and while, we, as
dtizens of this territory, are voiceless
is to the election of president and vice
president, yet we fully endorse the
nbmination of Taft and Sherman, who
Will lead the national Republican par
" to victory at the coming election.
1--WE heartily endorse the wise and
patriotic administration of Theodore
Roosevelt and recognize in him man
of the people, favoring good govern
ment and honesty and uprightness in
the public service, as above partisan
politics and party advantage, and re-
joice that his policies are to be follow
ed by his successor, Hon. William H.
Taft.
1--WE recognize in Governor George
Curry one who is in full sympathy
with the people of New Mexico, and
fully endorse his administration of af-
fairs
I'VE recognize the splendid services
of our delegate in Congress, Hon. w.
Fl. Andrews, and his manifest efforts
in behalf of New Mexico and of his con.
stituents.
1--WE demand immediate statehood
for New Mexico, under her present
name and within her present boundar-
les, and pledge ourselves to earnestly
work to secure this end.
1--WE demand reform in the govern.
ment and policies of the forestry serv-
ice and favor more liberal policy
one that, while it will fully protect
our forests, yet will leave open for set
tlement and free range thousands OF
acres which are now reserved as for.
ests, but which are in reality farming
and grazing lands and which are being
unjustly withheld from the use of the
actual settlers, those upon whom we
must depend for our material advance
ment; and our delegate in Congress
Is urged to use every means to secure
this result.
1--WE favor the storage of all waste
and surface waters by the government
for the irrigation Of our arid lands
and a just and equitable division OF
the same to those only who put It to a
beneficial use.
"As the representative Of the Re
publican voters of Otero county, we
pledge ourselves to use all honorable
means to secure the nomination Of the
Hon. Edawrd A. Mann as our candl-
date for delegate to Congress on the
Republican ticket; therefore be 1t
"Resolyed: That the delegates Sc
lected by this convention be and they
are hereby instructed to work and vote
for the Hon. Edward A. Mann for the
nomination of delegate to the Sixty
first Congress from New Mexico, and
to use all honorable means to secure
his nomination; and that they do SO
until released by him, the delegation
voting as a unit at all times"
Delegates Elected.
The resolutions were adopted amid