Rocky Ford enterprise., 1910-09-23
NAME STRONG TICKET.
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etc, adjournment was taken until
o'clock.
Upon rcconvcning the credentials
committee reported that there were
| no contests and recommended that
| the delegations be seated as reported
by the precinct chairmcn, and the
report was adopted.
| Following came the report of the
committee on resolutions. whicn was
! unanimously adopted, and was as fol-
! lows:
! The Republicans of Otero county,
| in convention assembled, hereby real
firm their allegiance to the principles
of the Republican party as enunciatcd
by Lincoln, Nc kinlcy, Roosevelt and
TAFT; and call attention to the fact
that the Republican party has stood
| sponsor for. and secured the enact
mcnt OF all great reforms and con-
| struCtivc legislation that have been
enacted in this country dering the
last fifty years.
We heartily endorse the admins
tration of President Taft, and call at
tention to the fact that he has Sc
cured the fulfllmcnt of nearly all OF
the platform pledges OF 1908. and has
secured in less than two years the en-
actmcnt of more new, progressive and
con instructive legislation thanShas any
I
same length OF time. We believe
that all loyal Republicans should aid
and assist him in his further efforts
in causing the enactment OF wise laws
covering all of the 1903 platform
pledges.
We also heartily approve the ac-
ton OF the present administration IN
the creation of 4 tariff commission
whose duties shall be to ascertain the
actual costs of manufactured products
in foreign countries as compared with
the cost OF like production in this
country. in order that the tariff may
be so adjusted As to do perfect jus
ticc between the manufacturer and
the consumer and Amcrical labor.
We call the attention OF the voters
to the fact that. although thc last
Republican administration left many
hundreds of thousands oi dollars i'll
the state treasury, the present Dem
ocratic administration has succeeded.
as usual. i'll spending not only the
regular revenue OF the state. but also
in cxhaueting the surplus. and that II
their policy is continued i'll the cduca-
tional and penal institutions OF the
state will soon bo without the nccce-
saTy funds to carry on their work.
We condemn the action OF the
Democratic governor i'll calling an cN-
J ira session ui the legislature At the
opening OF a campaign for the evident
purpose OF helping rcnOmlnatc HIM
self, and to assist the Democratic
ticket The COST aud expenses OF
the extra session arr really being paid
out OF the public treasury rs part Of
the Democratic campaign fund. II
the extra session was necessary II
should have been called when the reg
ular session adjourned, fifteen months
! ago. and as soon Is the governor
found that the Democratic majority
: in the legislature had gou0 back on
the PLATFORM
We also condl mn them for their
vicious attack upon the local option
law and their attempt to either repeal
or 90 weaken II Is to make II OF no
force aud effect. aud pledge ourselves
to assist in strengthening the SAID
law 20 as to make it more effective
and useful. To the end that the pco-
pie themselves may decide whether
or not saloons shall exist in their re-
, spcciivC counties.
: We favor the enactment ni n direct
| primary law without the convention
feature. OF what is known as the
"licadlc>> Ballot Law"
| We favor an amendment to our
state constitution providing for thl
recall. ut any time. by 4 direct vote
OF the people. of any unfaithful nfh-
'! Ger or any repre- sentative lJWmukCr
| who fails to fulfill the instructions ur
pledges upon which lie WAS elected.
We favor an amendment to the con
siitutiun providing for the election
of United States Senator, by direct
vote uf the people.
We favor an anti-pass law that
means it and will be enforced upon
all
Then came the nomination OF tw"
members oi the state central commit
tee For this position Mr~sr-. K. q.
Collins. Paul NJ. North. W. 4 Goblin.
K. G.. Dalton and Mrs. NJ. !. .\ndcr-
Ion were placed in nomination. but
the latter asked to have her name
withdrawn. and LETT the contest to the
men. and Dalton and Goblin were the
winners
The reports OF committees on state
and cuugrc> siOnal delegations were
read and adopted without change.
For the legislature. H. VI. Fosdick
and J. NJ Shaulis were nominated
and the ballot showed that the Rocky
Ford candidate had been defeated.
Alex Nant was nominated iur ~hcr-
if by. acclamation and Robert Nndcr-
son was also the unanimous choice uf
the convention for clerk.
| For assessor John J. Brown and
IL. W. Phcnicic were nominated. and
again the candidate from Til, city
went down to defeat.
The treasurer. superintendent OF
schools. surveyor and coroner were
nominated by acclamation.
For county commissioner oi this
district w. l.. SickcnbcTgcr and {.
l.. Govrcau were nominated. and once
again the Rocky Ford man was dc
icatcd.