Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-10-28
THE INITIATIVE
IS BURIED
Funeral Orations AS EIoq.
uent as That of Marc An
tony Over Caesar
REPUBLICANS ARE TRIUMPHANT
Democrats Vainly Fan the Air
TO Attract Imaginary
Insurgents.

o'clock this morning when the consti-
tutional convention after a session OF
fourteen hours, broken only by short
recesses for dinner and supper, ad-
statement as to the exact minute of
adjournment, one delegate swearing
that he did not reach home until eight
this morning, but most agreeing that if
must have been between 3:15 and 3.45
a M, and the sole press representa-
tive who stuck it out, says it was
$3.50. But it was a glorious victory,
The work OF adopting the article of is
sections which covers the legislative
department was completed on the
lines laid down by the majority. The
Democrats made grand stand play
to the last but they could not induce
single Republican to desert his stand
ard, and the unterrified and the initia-
tive went down to inglorious defeat,
or as one Democrat said, quoting Grov-
er Cleveland, to "innocuous desue-
tude."
On another page is reviewed some
of the oratory, up to the time that
most of the press Representatives and
a greater part of the audience had
faded away AS time went on, one
Democrat after the other dropped out
and made his way homeWard and
more that one tired out Republican
was among the stragglers hunting. for
their hotels between the hours of mid
night and the dawn.
Much Sound.
Mr.. Holloman was followed by }. H.
Crist, who is said to have spoken ex-
actly thirteen minutes. His biting sar-
casm had it's sequel later, for if re-
ports are true, the words "liar," Jury
fixer," ETC., found their way to the
dome from the seats below.
Little Substance.
Among the Democrats who spoke
later were M. D. Taylor, A. H. Har-
lee, G. A. Richardson who made one
of the most effective orations on the
Democratic side, G. R. Brice who said
that he knew from his experience as
a member of the legislature that legis-
lators need just such check as in1tla-
tive and referendum, and E. d. Tit
man who grew quite eloquent. }. n.
Upton caused sigh of relief when he
said he would have his speech printed
instead of inficting it on the delegates
at that late hour.
A Flow of Oratory.
On the Republican side, e. s.
stover, Frank w. Parker, J. H. Can
ming, w. E. Lindsey, George W. Prich-
ard. Thomas B. Catron and F. c.
Fields more than held up their
end of the debate, Colonel
Prichard especially, presented clean
cut dissection of the fallacies OF the
initiative, showed where it was i'm
practical, pointed out the abuses that
it would give rise to, that under it the
state could repudiate its just indebted
ness, and a small per cent OF the Vot-
ers could infict undesirable legisla'
ton on the majority. He analysed as
a lawyer the phraseology and intent
of the Democratic proposition and left
not one shred that looked respectable
after he was through with it. He also
refuted convincingly Mr.. Ferguson
public land assertions.
Every One Sat UP.
Thomas B. Catron made brilliant
address in which he gave the history
of the Democratic party from A to q,
from the national as well as the local
standpoint He paid his respects to
the Democratic members in turn, ex'
coriated this party and it's methods,
answered every so-called charge made
against the majority report by the
Democrats during the debate. He clos
eG by declaring that the initiative
proposed by the Democrats was simply
a trick to place this party in power
in New Mexico.
He's a Tartar.
Though he had already covered him
self with laurels in his first address IN
favor of the provisions of the major
ity report of the committee, Judge
Fall added to these laurels, when in
closing the debate, he made brilliant
speech which lasted an hour and a
NH ot
pounded by the Democrats which he
could not and did not answer, not one
trick of the minority but what he ex
posed and the manner in which he
paid his respects to those of the mi
nority who had sought to attack eth
er him or other Republican members
directly or by innuendo will not soor
be forgotten. 1t was during these clos
ing remarks that the sensational clasf
came between the speaker and Dele
gate Crist
Mr.. Ferguson Again Admits.
While dressing off Mr.. Crist, Mr.
Fall also called Fl. B. Ferguson or
his favorite fraud assertions and be
fore he was through, Mr.. Ferguson
had to make some more damaging ad
missions which ought to end Mr.. Fer
gusson's usefulness as a Democratic
leader, as far as land matters are con
cerned. The speaker gave away some
inside history Of land transactions il
which Mr.. Ferguson, he asserted, fig
ured to considerable extent. He tolt