Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-06-26
of Passage of Enabling Act.'

Harmony and enthusiasm marked
The meeting of the Bernalillo coun
cv Republican Central committee and
the members Of the executive com
mittee, which was called together in
the court house yesterday afternoon
by Chairman w. H. Gillenwater. The
Gathering was well attended, almost
every precinct in the county being
represented. and the delegates were
unit in the belief that the party was
never in better shape to carry the
county and send to Santa Fe solid
delegation of men of integrity and
ability who will eoptribute in no
small measure to giving New Mex
icl a constitution which all loyal citi-
zens Of the new state can be proud
of and which will at once meet the
approval of the congress Of the Unit
ed States and of the president.
The committee adopted resolutions
Of thanks 20 w. H. Andrews, dele
gate to eess for his hard work
on sh tatehood and by unani-
mos 4, .seided that it wanted re-
publicaa delegates to the constitu-
tional convention and not non-parti-
san ones
Enthusiasm marked the en,re
gathering and from the reports re-
ceived from the various precincts Of
Bernalillo county the republican par
ty In this county was never in better
shape than at the present time.
There was a demonstration of en-
thusasm on the part of all speakers
and members and determination TO
stand together AZ the polls in the Sc
lection of good men for a constitu-
t.onal convention.
. t4A mood f0r the watch
word OF harmony, FOR II was apparent
that the committee was united and
that in expressing the sentiment OF
the various precincts it showed that
the republican party was united as
never before In this county.
Every precinct with the exception
of four was represented by a member
of the committee. Some of the pre-
cincts sent additional republicans and
the meeting took on the appearance
of general rejoicing over the acqui-
stion of statehood and the prospects
of self governments.
Jesus Romero called attention TO
the fact that some Industrious person
had been spreading report to the
effect that any one who could not
read and write the English language
could not hold office OF any kind in
the new state a copy of the state
plainly that there were no quallfica-
tions for county officers AMI in fact
for no offices other than those OF
state and legislative. In the state
and in the legislature, office holders
are required to read and write En-
glisch. However. il has been long
time since those holding such Of
iices could not in almost any instance
fulfill the requirements.
In rH A Mann Attorney
General Frank w. Clancy and Frank
A. Hubbell addressed the members OF
the committee on the questions al is
sue and were warmly applauded. They
talked along strictly party lines and
it was evident that their remarks were
thoroughly approved by their hearers.
Nestor Montoya made strong
speech on the needs of good consti-
tuition and received q hearty endorse
ment.
He explained the features of the
new statehood bill especially as to|
the qualifications of officers for state
and legislature and his remarks were
applauded
The various precinct chairmen were
then called upon for reports as to the
party conditions in their various To-
calities and they REPORTED the party
In excellent shape and prepared to
ton at the hands of republican mem
bers OF a constitutional convention.
Governor StoVer and Francis f..
Wood, while not members of the
committee, addressed the gathering
and received applause for their strong
pleas for a good constitution and the
election of the right kind Of men 10
state offices
Chairman Gnlenwater. in opening
the nlanfinp cQid that il called
for the purpose of discussing the good
OF the party and of the territory. He
later addressed the committeeman on
the subject of party unity and urged
upon them the necessity for all re-
publicans uniting for party success
and the adoption of good state con-
stltution and the election of worthy
state officers He suggested to the
members that republican clubs be or
ganized and maintained in every pre-
cinct in the county and the suggestion
II is understood will be carried out
at once by the precinct Officers. There
We're several other speakers before
the committee who addressed the
members along similar lines.
Upon the question of determining
The sentiment as regards the election
OF republican members to the CON
stitutiOnal convention instead Of non
partisan members. the roll was called
ny A +. Walker. secretary. The vote
was unanimously in favor of electlns
straight republicans and not putting
INTO the field non-partisan ticket. J
The committee then confirmed the ap- ,
pointment Of committeeman from pre-
cincts ?, .. II ana 23. which had been
made ~ the chairman to fill vaean-
cies
The precinct chairmen we're in
formed that they would be notified
ny the chairman Of the exact date of
the return TO New Mexico of Delegate
posed 10 give him an ovation.
The following resolutions were