Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1910-08-05
| NOMINATED
i BY ACCLAMAT|ON
syention Enthusiastic and
krmonious, Pledges Nom
inee Hearty Support
. HOFFMAN PRESIDED
Makes a Ringing and Pa
riotic Speech of Accept
ance.
HOFFMAN PRESIDED

The Republican county convention
4 Hnkcr's Hall Saturday afternoon
Hss ms harmonious and pleasant a
.1I|,ering MS evea assembled to nom-
mite candidate for public office.
me delegates realized that they
had nn important duty to perform
sn1 right well did they perform it.
[he assembly was called to order
BIZ Eounty Chairman G.. J. Kelley.
DR. II. C. Hoffman was made tenn
|>srHry chairman and A. A. Temke
|<nlporary secretary. d. B. Ste
n1ens, DR.. Belts and w. ID. Close
Here appointed committee on Gre
|cnlials, DR.. Moir, Judge Penning-
|4n ind w. b. Corwin. committee
'n permanent organization, and G.
[aughren, AL. Kuntz and David
long committee on resolutions.
|kh the addition of w. ID. Close
IS tice chairman, the temporary or
n1zation was made permanent
MA reports of all committees adopt
including resolutions in memory
II he late Thomas A. Carr, whose
o|nce on the territorial committee
nm be filled by DR.. j. M. Williams,
6o was unanimously recommended
fhe convention.
ghen Chairman Hoffman nm
need the time for nomination Of
1 1elegate to the constitutional con-
vention, DR.. Moir, in n very Eeat
and complimentary speech, nominat-
I'd Ralph C. Ely, enthusiastic sec
onds being made by Judge Penning-
tod and w. ID. Close. W. ID. Cor
win moved that the nomination bc
made by acclamation. which was
carried by unanimous vote. Judge
McKeyes, Judge Pennington and
joe Hitehins were appointed COM
mittee to notify Mr.. Fly of the
and escort him before
be convention. Mr. Ely's advent
Into the hall was greeted with n
BURST of applause and his speech of
acceptance, which was model of
pratory and logic, is substantially as
Follows:
"Mr. Chairman, Gentlemen of the
Convention: | am pleased to accept
the nomination offered me for dele
gate to the Constitutional Conven-
|tion.
There has never been a greater pri-
yIlege accorded me than to stand
for election on such an issue and
from such a county. The action OF
your central committee in calling
this convention In inviting all Re
publlcans and citizens Of the county
irrespective Of past party aiiiliationr
who are In favor of framing a con
stitution for the proposed new state
the provisions Of which will equally
protect the rights and liberties OF
the whole people, In the fullest
measure, and guarantee a fair op
porturity for every legitimate in
yestment of capital, to participate
in said primaries
A constitution is from It's yer,
nature essentially non-partisan. !
is the foundation upon which tn
superstructure of our state is to b'
erected. 1t is the framework abou
which the drapery of our laws is t
be arranged. 1t outlines the fund
amental plan of our institutions, do
fines our inalienable rights as
people, of which no legislature ca
deprive us, which no court can dc
ny tn US, and upon which no execu
tive can intrude. 1t will fix the du
ties, the powers and the privilege
Of the several departments of ou
government, mark their Limitation
in relation TO one another, linn
the scope Of their authority. IT
essentially fundamental act crea
Ing the machinery of goyernmel
and whether il is drafted as sing
instrument by a rcpresentatl'
body Of men, or Is gradual grow'
Of precedent like the Engl'rh consI
tuition, it is still fundamental in !
conception and nature. The co