Bisbee daily review., 1908-03-01
new MEXICO STRONG
FOR SECRETARY TAFT
Republican Territorial Commit
tee Meets IN Albuquerque
and Gets In Line.


The Republican territorial commit
tee of New Mexico, in course of an all
day session in Albuquerque last week
adopted by. an unanimous vote a
strong set OF resolutions, introduced
by National Committeeman Solomon
Luna, enthusiastically endorsing the
candidacy of Secretary of War w. II.
Taft for the Republican nomination
and pledging the committee and the
party to do all in their power for the
election of a delegation to the ma
tional convention instructed for Taft,
This is equivalent TO the election OF
q Taft delegation from New Mexico.
The date of the convention to NOM
mate delegates to the national con-
vention was fixed for Saturday, March
81, at Silver City, n. NJ,
The committee at the same time de-
cided on santa Fe as the place for the
meeting of the convention which viii
nominate a candidate for delegate to
congress, the date of the latter con-
vention being left to the executive
committee.
The committee fixed the apportion-
ment of representation of both con-
ventions from the several counties at
one delegate for each $50 votes cast
for the Republican candidate for dele
gate to congress in the election of
1906, one delegate for each fraction of
70 or more and one delegate at large
from each county. This, with the
delegates at large, viii give the two
conventions this year a membership
of IFS each.
The full text of the resolutions fol
low:
Whereas, it is but few months to
the meeting of the national conven-
ton Of the Republican party that will
nominate a candidate for the presi-
dency of the United State2;
Whereas, it is apparent that the
national election of 1908 vii be in
many respects the most momentous
and the most hard fought in the his
tory of the nation and upon whose
result will depend whether this ma
lions is to endure as its fathers found
ed it;
Whereas, it is essential to the fu-
ture prosperity, growth and stability
of the nation, that the great policies
inaugurated by that Incompatible
leader, Theodore Roosevelt, and part
" carried successfully to fruition by
him, be continued to their logical
triumph;
Whereas, in Honorable William H.
Taft, of Ohio. secretary of war, the
Republican party possesses leader
who is worthy of the confidence of
the nation; whose career On the bench
as a statesman, and as an executive
and administrator, justifies the prom
Use that he will carry out the prin-
ciples of the Republican party as en-
bodied IN the policies of President
Roosevelt, and whose wisdom and
broad knowledge and experience
stamp him as a leader of men, and
whose nomination for the presidency
would inscribe victory upon Republi-
. can banners and cause dismay to the
enemies of the republic and the de-
tractors Of the Republican party,
Therefore, be it .....
Resolved, that the members of the
central committee Of the Republican
party of the territory of New Mexico
in session this eighteenth day of Feb
ruary, 1908, pledge themselves indi-
vidually and collectively to do all in
their power to assist in the nomina.
ton by the Republican party for the
presidency, the Honorable William II
Taft of Ohio, believing that in so do,
ing they voice the sentiments of the
rank and file of the party in Ne"
Mexico and that they are confident
that this course is for the best inter
ests of the part yand Of the people.
"We congratulate and extend on!
appreciation to the Honorable W. ~
Andrews, our delegate in congress, for
his excellent and untiring efforts in
behalf of the welfare Of our territory
I'VE thank the Honorable George
Curry. our governor, for his unselfish
devotion and able administration in
behalf of this territory