Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-03-09
Santa Fe County
Republicans Hold
Convention.
MEETING LARGELY ATTENDED
Choose Delegates to Terrific.
rial Convention at
Silver City.

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publican county convention convened
at the courthouse in this city at 2:3O
o'clock this afternoon and was called
to order by Chairman Thomas B.
Catron. Immediately following the op.
ening of the meeting however, re.
cess was taken until o'clock, when
the permanent organization was form.
ed and the delegates settled down to
the business before them.
Owing to the fact that court was in
session and the court room in use at the
time set for the calling of the conven-
tion, the delegates assembled first in
the sheriff's office. Chairman Catron
then announced that court would ad-
journ at p. M, and a recess was then
taken until that hour so that the con-
vention might meet in the courtroom.
The Santa Fe county convention
marks the beginning of the political
campaign in New Mexico. While to-
days meeting was simply for the Sc
lection Of delegates to the territorial
convention which will be held at Sill
yer City on March 21, considerable in
terest was apparent and there was a
large attendance of delegates from the
outlying districts as well as the city
precincts.
Primaries Held Saturday.
The Republican primaries in the
four city precincts Saturday evening
for the selection Of delegates to the
county convention were conducted for
the first time in the history of the
party in New Mexico under new and
stringent rules and regulations which
were intended to insure fairness and
to secure an expression Of the senti-
ments Of the Republican voters on the
questions submitted.
The proceedings were very orderly
in the several precincts except in No.
18 where several drunken men created
a disturbance and should have been
promptly elected. The meetings were
largely attended.
In precinct No. 3, Juan Moya called
the primary to order at the appointed
time and he was elected as the per-
manent chairman. George W. Armijo
was made the permanent secretary.
The primary having duly organized
the selection of delegates to the coun-
ty convention was the next order of
business and the following delegation
was chosen: Jose Dolores Garcia.
George w. Armijo, Seferino Alarld,
Victor Garcia, Camille Padllla, Jose
D. Sena, Luis Moya. Nicolas Sena,
Elauterio Ortega. and Telesforo Rlv-
era.
In precinct No. Juan J. Ortiz was
elected as chairman, the meeting be-
Ing held at the Office of Justice Of the
Peace Ricardo Alarid, on Galisteo
street The following delegates were
chosen from this precinct; Felipe Or
tiz, 2. G. Abbott, Ricardo Alarid, Mi
guel Baca, Jose Medrano, Tomas Ro-
nero, Frank P. Sturges. Manuel Rod
rlguez, Y Valencia, Anselmo Armijo,
Donaciano Urioste.
John V. Conway and John Shoe
maker were elected respectively as
chairman and secretary of the primary
in precinct No. II. Precinct Chairman
Jose Amado Martinez called the meet
ing to order and after the election
of permanent chairman and secretary,
the voters proceeded with the election
Of delegates to the county convention.
Those selected were as follows. I. B.
Catron, Celso Lopez, John Shoemaker,
Charles G. Closson, Alberto Garcia and
Ambrosio Ortiz.
In precinct No. IS the primary was
held at the courthouse. David M. Con
zales called the meeting to order as
precinct chairman and was elected to
preside over the primary, which was
the largest ever held in the precinct
Seventy-four voters Of the precinct
were present by actual count. The fol-
lowing delegates were elected to the
county convention: DR.. A. G. Wheelon
A. ]. Fischer, P. F. Knight. John r.
Stauffer, Limo Romero and NJ A.