Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-11-22

LdpoHe InlS mOrQlnS. Inc funeral par
ty was met by throngs of mournins
peasants.
have presented a solid front agains1
| the suggestion that the Territory O.
New Mexico should be turned ovel
to the management of the moneyed in
terests. The constitution you have
! framed will go down in history as one
of the grandest documents ever writ
ten for a people. You have by its
provisions guaranteed the equal pro
lection of the law to every citizen OF
| New Mexico, you have preserved the
religious, political, social and civil
rights to every one of our citizens
and placed them beyond the power of
assaults from any source whatsoever
The constitution which you have fran.
ed is going to be approved by the
people of New Mexico, it is going to
be approved by the president of the
United States and before one year
passes, the star of New Mexico will
be emblazoned on the flag of our
country.
My friends, have tried to be ab-
solutely fair and impartial as your
presiding officer. | have purposely
avoided taking part in your delibera-
tions to an extent consistent with my
duties. You have treated me with
most unusual courtesy. never in
my life have been associated with
any men in any enterprise the asso-
Citations of which have been so plea
SAINT to me.
I thank you, all of you, from the
bottom of my heart.
Gift for Chief Clerk.
J. l. Hinkle, also of the minority
and from Chaves county, arose and
said: "Chaves county has indeed
been honored by having two of its de-
legates selected to present these tok-
ems of our esteem. The great major
ity of delegates have made a great sa-
crifice in their business and home in
terests to come here to formulate a
constitution for New Mexico. This
convention is to be congratulated up
on having such efficient officers. The
president has acted fairly with the
Magnificent Seventy-one and the
Noble Twenty-Five. We of the minor
ity and you of the majority have
stood for what is right and in these
presentations we stand 100 strong.
am proud to say that we are all sa-
tisfied with the selection of the chief
clerk, who has always been eminently
fair and always obliging and the con-
vention owes him recognition for du-
ties well performed"
Chef Clerk George W. Armijo res
ponded eloquently: "It is with diff
fidence that l arise at this time to
thank you for the present given in
of my humble services. |
appreciate my association with you
life I am not blind to the fact that
was selected to be secretary to de-
legates Of whom any commonwealth |
might be proud, called by the author
ity of the people to perform the great
est duty ever imposed upon a body OF |
New Mexico men. 1t is pleasure
and an honor, besides a distinction, to
be connected with body of men like
this that has been making history.
made a solemn pledge when l was
honored with the secretaryship and to
show my appreciation to do the best
could and to perform the service ex.
oected of me. The present Is not on
" appreciated by me, but, dare say,
also by my good wife and we will
never forget this occasi n, and the
sight of the gift will always bring
back to our mind the pleasant hours
spent here. If have been inattentive
II any time it was not because of the
leart but owing to the pressure of
work."
Cane for the Serseant-at-Arms.
Nestor Montoya, beginning with an
eloquent tribute to the men of the
Grand Army, said: Gentlemen, we
lave with us resident of New Mex
co for the past A years; he has
cared in this commonwealth a splen-
lid family; he has been good citi-
zen and a good official. He belongs
o that brave phalanx that wears the
title button which is grander than
my decoration bestowed by kingly
'otentate, the button of the Grand
Army of the Republic. He was one Of
he men who responded to the call OF
he country in the dark days of 1861.