The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-30
rHE NEW MEXICAN ooNvEN-T,os
some Men VIVA win DRAFT . Coaa,,us,..
fer me New Rlnln

fer me New state.
To tvs EDIroR oP THR sU~-G,. =,
THR SrN Of september - appsaF.a
letter from An Interested Ob-arS..s
under the heading -Od Msrioo IN y
MeIro,- in which the nanea % an ~.
member % the newly elected conati,ut,on.,
convention with heHicAn nAmas v.-.
printed, followed By rsmArka tntsnd.A !.
hold them no before the country 10 a..
tempt simply because they are MsEle.n.
The letter n dated from Albuquerque
| accompanied General william A m.
from 50. LOUIS to Santa F6 When h. -.
appointed Governor Of New Msrtco IN ,s'-
and during n residence Of about twsntp-A-.
! years held several of1ciAl positions. inrinA-
ing that OF United States and TerTt,oy,.I
clerk 81 the Third Judicial District Cor,
under four Judges. and I published q nan.,
for several years.
Under the treaty Of 0uadalupe- HId.ir,
after tho war With Mexico, the inhAbltan,.
were permitted TO declare their allast.n..
| TO Mexico or become citizens Of the Lac,
| States Not 100 OF about % on announ-.t
. desire to remain citizens % Mel tco. ana Al
/ the others became American citizens !,
the civil war, with only a few year. ri'i,.,'
ship. New Mexico furnished larger rro.
, portion to the Union army than any ~ n.
Northern states did In the spanish-Amer.
can war New Mexico was strongly rsnre
sented in the Rough Riders
In the campaign Of 1894. when the S,a,.,
west OF the Mississippi went wild for Brvan
and free silver. the conservative MEXICAN,
OF the Territory elected n Republican 10
Congress by nearly a.000 majority on a
straight gold platform The MeNicans rhsr
had three nfths Of the votes they nos have
less than tNo-ftfths The III zfrAncni - nsn,
OF the Mexlcans IN Arizona has d riven thor.
sands OF Mexican Democrats To the Repuh-
iicsn party in New Mexico ~ that New Ne,
ico IL now safely Republican nv ubp.If fr a.
Now a few words as TO tn. name. o, ,.s
published In THF STN solomon Luna ~.
been for sixteen years a member ~ the Re.
publican national committee HIS brother
Luna Was unanimonsly nominated iNr ,'', moo
gress several times. but having To care TO-
about 100 50 head Of sheep and heinz pre-.
iden' 81 a bank with about n million ana a
half dollars resources he was compelled N
decline the nomination. His nephew Mar
Luna. Mas tap'aln IN The Rough Riders
life IN the Philippines a hro'her-in-laE
was killed about the same time that Genera
Eugenio Romero and Margarine Ronsr,
are brothers The family has heen prom
nent for half century. They are large
msrchants. land. mine and stock owners
Eugenio - also a railroad contractor and
has Just closed a contract with the Atchr-
son. Topeka and santa Re Railroad 10 sup
and Eugenio - now County Treasurer
Ills son - Sherin Colonel J y ~enA has
Of Repre-entatiye in the Legislature ann
Mavor Of santa p. He ~ nov clerk o. The
supreme ,olr- rs iHther was canId'da'.
held many county and Territorial post,ons
4 SandoNal j. nov on the Territorial board
OF taNatton he - a large stock grower '
\ Msra has occupied mArsy county and
Territorial uffice-. He has been Speaker
o. the HonSe and pLe s,d o, The s.n.,.
Positions IN courts and Legislatures. and 10
editor Of a newspaper It's father helped
should like 10 mention few OF the Anglo
Saxon members Thomas y. Catron,
been Territorial Attorney Attorney-Gen.
eral I nitad states District Attorney and
ps,ssr, ,,d . DSns s1ss oE n
has been Lieutenant governor OF Kansas
and was a member ~ the last convention
a6n,r' i"'irtssn wears ago q ". Prcksrd
ha- been Attorney General. United States
p'-' rIct Attorney and many times a mem,
NArous county and Territorial positions
and ua- been chairman Of the Republican
Territorial commitfee. II y. RAynold,
has hanklng interests at Albuquerque. n
i,a-o and l.a- \@eSs hHrns - arse
has held numerous oHicial positions ".
Murrav Is Irr~idsn' ~ national bank a.
inurrn four year appointment as A ssooaS,S
lu~'t'a ot tie supreme curt. appointed by
We n 4tleN. tut-sNelI anu lAlt. I. j. HOO
rTts - Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Iouri appointed by Taft. John Becker
owns -eVeral stores. large -four MIL, lAnds
president Of the Agricultural College and
experiment station, supported by both the
nttsd states and the Territory, and 10 q col.
l-ge graduate \ u fail has been several
times a membsr 81 the Council and WAS an
A-~"rtat" Justice Of the supreme Court
under cleveland I A Spiess has been
Speaker OF the HoU-. and president Of the
Duu'l = Davis. JT. IL Assistant
ul'-d states District Attorney The above
re al Republicans
Among the democrats Of the convention
will he N n Ferguson. attorney, mine and
and owner. editor and former Delegate
~ congress samuel fIdodt has been TeTri-
Oral AUDITOR g. 4 Richardson has been
member ~ he Council. \ n Crst 10 an
''forn~N. nine owner and editor, and has
le"n NtufneN General Of the Terrttory
Walton. EDITOR. - present chairman
u the Democratic Territorial committee
q Pitch. attorney. has been Chairman
y the democratic Territorial COMMITTEES
y. p'on has Important live stock Interests
ma WAS member 81 the last Territorial
ounCIl u Hrice. attorney. vas member
y the last House Of REPRESENTATIVE N
\ udspe'h. attorney, Was also member
i the last HOu-@ ~ Representative
iinkl@ has interests ~ = large h. sinesp
"TpOfaiton ana owns valuable lands
There viii tie many other influential
lnglo SaNons IN he convention but have
described enough 81 them Ia show that Ths
,ngio-SaNonS will have good deal - sAy
bout the Constitution for the ne y state