Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-12-18
Unterrified in Convention As
SenbIed at Santa Fe Put It
SquareIy Up to VoterSi Party
Harmony Prevails,
CONSTITUTION DECLARED
FAULTY IN 13 PLACES
No Reference Made in 0bjec-
tons TO SouIIeSs Corpora
lions, Prohibition or MaIefac-
tors of Great Wealth,

Ispec,al Dispatch to the Morning Journal
santa Fe. N. NJ, Dec. 17.-The DEM
ocrats Of New Mexico can vote as
their eonscienoas dictate without ieop-
ardizing their standing as party men
or involving their fealty to the prlh-
ciples enunciated by Thomas Jetter-
son. William j. Bryan and other
noted leaders All this was decided
here this evening by about Sixty men
delegates from sixteen of the twenty
siv counties of the territory. The con-
vention met this afternoon at Z'SV
and was called to order by Terrltorlal
chairman w. b Walton After the
formal reading of the call John Y
Hewitt of White oaks, Lincoln county
was elected temporary chairman
Eugenio Romero of Mora, temporary
secretary. Committees on permanent
organization credentials and resolu-
tions were appointed, and the cohNeh-
tion took a recess until p. m
The committee on permanent or
aanization, of which DR.. j. II. Wroth
of Bernalillo county, was chairman
reported the following permanent OF
ficers: T.. c. de l3aca OF san miguel
chairman Eugenio Romero or MORA
secretary. The credentials committee
reported that there We're no contests
and its report was received without
reading. An Adjournment was taken
suDfect to The call of tho chair TO await
the report of The committee on reso-
mtions. This committee of when a.
A. Jones or san Miguel was chairman,
wrestled with the resolutions Tor some
time and finally turned the task over
to a subcommittee of the following
delegates: H. b. Ferguson Of Berna-
lilo: w. B. Walton of Grant; j. II.
paxton of Dona Ana; A. A. Jones Oh
San Miguel, and J. II. Crist OF kio
Arriba 1t was 10 o'clock before the
committee was finally ready to re-
port. When the resolutions We're read
In convention they We're adopted WITH
out discussion. A few faint voices an
swered ave and a few much fainter
voices answered nay, and what was
expected by some to be scrap whlch
might seriously divide the party was
averted Credit for this able 1op OF
harmonizng the apparently lrrecoh-
cilible elements of the party must
be given Messrs. Walton ana Jones,
who are the acknowledged leaders OF
the two factions, one fayoring and the
other opposing the adoption OF the
constitution. The resolutions declare
that il is the sense OF the ueiesates
representing the majority OF the DEM
ocrats of New Mexico that they Gun
demn the constitution FOR Just thlt-
teen reasons ,,se.,,,+ +o
FIRST because it Is difficult 70
amend. second, because of the eXpeh-
siye system of judiciary provided ana
lie power given to the legislature 10
Increase the number of judges thlru'
because the terms of the JudSes are
TOO long; fourth, because the leSlsla :
tive provisions are eXtraVagahl III tl"'
they provide for just twice the nun
her of legislators under the yer
"a
the members are increased llill' "
cause the compensation of the state
officers IS higher than the services are
worth. sixth. the salaries and expenses
CT the corporation commission a.
higher than is necessary; seventh pe
cause the burden of taxation VIII pe
Increased under state goNeIhhiSll
eighth. because the board of equaliza-
ton consists entirely of elected ON
GERS who may have campaign depts
to nav and thus be under obligauon
to me people and corporations Whose
taxes they are called upon 10 iN'
ninth, because the apportionmeht lol
legislative and judicial purposes =
inequitable; tenth. because II Is helo
that there is no limit on county %
murfcfpal Indebtedness, eleventh, pc
cause nf tha a shsence of direct legisla-
ton. direct primaries and the adNls-
orv selection of United states sena'
tors. twelfth. because the consutu-
ton does not provide for corrup'
practices act: thirteenth, ana TINS y
held TO be the prize joker, so rev o.
the delegates know Just eNacliy VIA
il means. The constitution IS obJecte'
To in the thirteenth place because .
the manner of selecting the lahu'
granted by the United States does no
comply with the terms of the enaohhi
act This ii was held, would preNeh
the new state from acquiring 1h'
l0nds so granted possibly TOT yeaI
and thus deprive the state ana lts IN
stitt tions from the revenue eNpecte'
Tor this source.
For all these reasons the cohteh
tion declared that il was for the pes
interests of New Mexico that the con
stitution should be rejected, and ~
good citizens are urged to vote an
ACT accordingly 1t is declared ina
the party fealty of no person shah ~
questioned in consequence OF ms Nou
on the constitution, but all good deni
ocrats are urged 10 help reject the III
strument in order that the convention
may reassembie and write constitu
fion IN accord with the wishes OF IN
people as expressed at the polls o.
January 2t. How the eNpresse
wishes Of the people of New MeNic
are TO be ascertained from this Not
Is question which the conVentio
neglected TO answer. The usual dem
ocratic objections 10 the constitutio