Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-07-12

Frank w. Hitchcock, ana Delegate
William II. Andrews for their work
IN ,ehaif of statehood
I'VE are called upon At this time u
decide nd determine upon a difficult
~ ce'i,ate task, said Mr.. Bursum
The nr3ple of New Mexico. through
their representatives. will be called
upon to frame a constitution, the
fundamental laws of which will govern
us, and with which all laws and leg
islation hereafter must be in har-
rnony, and must be based upon. for
the people OF New Mexico, not only
for today, but for all posterity; not
only for the republicans, but for the
democ, ats, the populists, the social
lists and all other citizens. This bur-
den, vail, without doubt believe, fall
upon Tie republican party and the re-
sponsibllity for the making Of tais
constitution VIII rest upon the rapub
ii an voters Of New Mexico. II IS
therr;ory important as to whe. ite-
iminary arrangements shall be made
at this time for the selection OF these
delegates.
Various methods have been sug
gested--non partisan, minority repre-
sentation and straight tickets by both
sides OF course, we understand that
nothing this committee could do could
possibly be binding on any county IN
this territory. Each and every county,
as represented by its people, through
its convCntiins and It's parties Is j
Kingdom In itself. and has right to
run ,ts affairs. 7 take Il that there
viii be no intention to coerce any
county to run a straight, nom partisan
or minority ticket. would like that
these matters be discussed fully, free
~. and without heat or passion cody
ara deliberately with the one idea in
vlew OF GOING the greatest good tv -
the people We would like 10 hear
from all the republicans who have the
interest and welfare Of the party at
heart.
william A. Bayer, acting secretary,
then called the ron by counties. and
for nearly six hours the committee was
swamped III oratory, there being prob
ably more speech making than was
ever before heard in republican COM
mittee meetng in New Mexico.
w. II. Gilenwater Of Bernalillo
county gave precedence to Attorney
General Frank w Clancy Mr. Clancy
said that he had not been prepared to
address the committee, but that in his
opinion there was no way in which "A
non -raItsan arrangement could be IN"
tered inn, with the democratic parry
rnicss The republicans gave away M
auvartages they now had without CO
ceiving anything in turn.
Mr.. Gillenwater then addressed the
committee.
THE republicans of Bernalillo
county want the privilege and VIII IN
sist Cn the privilege of having an op-
uartua.tv to vote a straight republican
ticket ior delegates to the conS~,'u
Il nal convention. That is not \ mat
ter of personal feeling against the
democratic party, or any of its mem
bers. but it is principle of republi-
canism that our people here desire to
stand by. as they have stood by 1t be
fore. without discussing the features
Of the constitution. there are some
things that republicans stand for that
are very near and dear to them there
are some things that the democrats
stand for and advocate that are re-
pugnant to the republican idea OF
constitution. 1t would. therefore, III
our opinion. be impractlcable. If not
impossible. to weld the two together
and produce any kind of a constltu-
tion that would appeal TO any one MY
opinion is that the republican party oil
New Mexico should write the eonstitu-
ton. that the constitution should pc
for all the people and that the repup-
iican party OF the territory should as
sumo fun responsibility for IT'S ae's'
If ,epuLlicanism is principle let uS