Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-10-14

federal officials.
Arizona convention was read causing
much laughter.
! A. B. Fall called attention to the
difference between the Progressive
Democrats of Arizona and those O
New Mexico, the latter having nomi
mated a self-confessed corporation at
torney for the presidency of the con
vention and had placed him as theil
choice upon the most important com
mittees.
H. B. Ferguson again drew thu
distinction between corporation at
torneys in court and in Legislative
bodies He spoke of "malefactors o
great wealth. and the predatory
rich" and those who lend themselve:
as willing agents to violation of law
as being far removed from attorneys
legally employed in court litigation.
H. M. Dougherty protested against
the introduction into the convention
of an element of partisanship, of ma
jority and minority. He said the
convention should by this time be do
ing real work. Il believe all, the ma
jority and the minority, have come
here with lofty purpose and honest in
tention to formulate an honest funda
mental law" and he hoped that the
convention has heard the last of the
talk of partisanship.
G. A. Richardson expressed the fear
that the convention had not heard
the last of the partisan talk. l do
not think that it is a crime to rep
resent corporations, providing that
those corporations are left at home
by their representatives. II feel much
like offering a resolution to appoint a
committee to investigate whether
There are special interests represent
ed here" desiring to influence the
convention.
At this juncture J. H. Crist present
ed to the convention the portrait OF
the late Antonio F. Joseph, who rep
resented New Mexico for many years
in Congress. He pronounced mag
nificent eulogy upon Mr.. Joseph and
moved that the portrait be hung on
the walls of the convention.
H. o. Bursum in words vibrant and
eloquent said that the motion was
emlnently proper and eulogized Mr.
Joseph, and then amended the motion
by asking that the portrait of the
late J. Franco Chaves be also placed
on the walls of the convention. He
spoke feelingly of the old veteran
who worked so assiduously for state
hood and who fell by assassin's hands
Nestor Montoya seconded the motion
and amendment, in remarks that were
alive with feeling and eloquence Mo
ton and amendment carried unani
mously.
Adiourns Until Monday.
After announcement of public
meetings of several committees, the
convention adjourned to Monday af
ternoon at o'clock.
CONVENTION SPARKS.
At the meeting of the COMMITTEES
on Education this forenoon with tn,
territorial board of education, meet
| ing which was resumed this after
noon at o'clock, the main questions
discussed were compulsory education
the means of support for the public
schools and the minimum term which
is to be made compulsory in every dis
trict but which would necessitatt
state help for those districts that d.
not have sufficient taxable property t.
support public school for such mini
mum annual term.
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The New Mexican's attention ha
| been called to the fact that in the
printed address of HI. B. Ferguson t.
the constitutional convention on las
| Tuesday, the very remark that result
ed in his discontinue had been omit
ted Mr.. Ferguson charged that A
B. Fall in his address nominating
Charles A. Spiess for president o
the convention had frankly admitted
that the convention would be organ
lied in the interests of the corpora
tions. Mr.. Fall denied this assertion
and what he did say was that the Re
publican party does not fear a publ,
sentiment that would debar a maj
from being the president of the con
vention because he had been retained
at some time or other by a corpora
tion as an attorney in legal matter
That the Democrats defied this sam,
public sentiment was shown by thei
nominating for the presidency, COZ
poration attorney.
Chairman Solomon Luna introduced
for the committee of rules the follow
ing additional rules:
56. When proposed amendment
or proposed order is laid on thu
table, the original question, of thu
proposition pending shall not be hell
to accompany the proposed amend
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