Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-08-10
.DONA ANA COUNTY
FAVORs ANDREWS
Delegates Are Solid
for His Renom.
ination
ENDORSE HIN
Republicans Hold Enthusiast
tic and Harmonious Con-
vention at Las Cruces
Special to the New Mexican.

an enthusiastic and harmonious con.
vention here Saturday afternoon last
and elected eight delegates from this
county to the territorial convention
which will meet at Santa Fe on August
Is. Every precinct in the county was
represented.
While the delegates 60 to the con-
vention uninstructed every one is
known to favor the candidacy of Dele
gate W. H. Andrews and the delegation
will be solid for him in the convention.
The following were elected delegates:
Martin LOhman. Fl. d. Bowman, Isl
Idoro Armijo, w. II. H. Llewellyn, r.
q. Mcbride, NJ. Valdez, Oscar Yohman
and A. II. McClintock
The Resolutions.
The resolutions adopted by the con-
vention follow:
"We. the Republicans of Dona Ana
county, in delegate convention assem-
bled. do hereby renew our allegiance to
the time-proven principles and policies
of the Republican party as enunciated
-, it's various national platforms and
~ crried to successful fruition under
as Ca administrations Of Lincoln, Gra"t
me ad j. Garfield, Arthur. Harrison, Nc
11ayes q Roosevelt.
.fnle, J,>eHFtily endorse the admins
',....8 or President Roosevelt and par.
....f Hsi commend his progressive pol
g freby tire interstate railroads
lare brought more nearly under federal
control and whereby corporate abuses
are corrected and trusts and other
monopoltes regulated and controlled
"We commend the appointment by
him as governor of this territory of the
Hon. George Curry, whose devotion to
civic duty and whose conservative and
tactful administration of the affairs Of
chief executive of the territory of New
Mexico justly appeal to the appreciation
of all our people, irrespective of par
ty.
"We heartily accept and endorse the
principles and policies contained in the
platform of the national Republican
Iparty promulgated at its convention
lately held in the city of Chicago and
we hail with great satisfaction the no.
mination of William Howard Taft and
James S. Sherman as Republican can
didates for President and Vice-Presi-
dent of the United States at the ap-
proaching election.
''In them we recognize that the par
ty, true to it's instincts, has nominated
trained and experienced administrators
and wise counsellors and statesmen,
devoted to the promotion of the wei
fare of the whole country and of all
classes, irrespective Of creed or race,
and we'll calculated to develop and en-
force the policies of President Roose.
welt and the Republican party, in cor
recting corporate and other abuses.
"The Republican party of more than
eight million intelligent and patriotic
voters has ever met and successfully
solved all problems arising in our ma.
tional life within the sphere Of govern
ment and has at every crisis brought
forth as it's standard bearer man
possessed of the qualities of mind and
heart to solve the problems of the hour
with justice and fairness to all.
"We deplore the efforts by
Jour Democratic opponents to make po-
lltical capital by making the courts of
the country the football of party poll
tics.
"We call attention to the fact that
our Democratic opponents true to their
obstructive instincts, again propose, II
intrusted with power, to destroy that
system of protection which for more
than one hundred years has been the
Established policy of our government
and which has so greatly promoted the
prosperity of the manufacturer, the
merchant, the farmer, the stock grow
er and the wage-earner
4
Eve congratulate our people upon
, the prosperous times prevailing in this
county and call attention to the fac
that these prosperous conditions are
in large part due to the construction
of the Leasburg dam and to the pro
jected construction of the Elephan
Butte dam--works inaugurated by th'
government under a Republican ad
ministration and in pursuance of Re
publican policy.
1T is needless to say that these act!
, ,of thoughtful consideration on the par
, of the national government insure con
siderate treatment on its part Of al
, other matters affecting the interests
Of our people, provided the Republican
party be continued in control Of th'