Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-08-26
REPUBLICANS
FORM CLUB
Young Men of Santa Fe For
mally Organized Last
Night
THEIR ELDERS GIVE ADVICE
Governor Mills Unavoidably Alb
sent, Others Talk for
Hours.

Republican headquarters in the Old
Palace looked like election night when
returns are pouring in, for last night
the old and the young members Of the
party gathered together to do honors
to the Young Mems Republican Club
of Santa Fe.
Yes, that is the name of the organ
ization formally put into harness last
night, while well known speakers
fired the oratorical works and many
scores of young men listened atten-
lively to the words of the men who
had blazed the trail in New Mexico
politics.
The club elected the following
officers to hold their seats until the
last Monday in November:
Charles W. Fairfield, president.
Manuel B. Otero, first vice-presi-
dent
Edward L, Stafford, second vice-pres-
ident.
Gilbert Mirabal. secretary.
c. D. Miller, treasurer.
These are the directors: Peter Ala
rid; Frank Lavan. Eluterio Ortega,
Jose D. Sena, Pedro Ortiz Y Pine, and
P. NJ. Lienau
The announcement of the nomina-
ton were received with applause and
the nominees were elected unanimous
ly.
Mr.. Fairfield, who was the tempor-
ary chairman at the opening of the
meeting, delivered brief speech cali.
ing the attention of the young men to
their duty as citizens, and especially
to fill the places of the older men in
the party, who drop out because of
change of residence or who 90 to the
grave. He said: "The young men
have a right to representation and if
every county in the territory will
form club like this one, We can
eventually get a federation of these
clubs and We can insist on having
state representation and we will get
it." (Applause.)
George Armijo's Speech.
George Armijo, probate clerk, and
well known throughout the territory
was the first speaker allied upon and
when he arose, with Former Mayor
Jose D. Sena at his left, to interpret
his speech, there was a storm of ap-
plause.
Mr.. Armijo said in part:
Mr.. Chairman, and Fellow Repub-
licans: 1t is indeed a great pleasure
and an honor for me to respond to
call for an address before such a gath
ering as this. shall not talk at great
length tonight on the principles of the
Republican party for l feel there are
others here who will go deeply into
that interesting subject. But a few
words about your organization of a
Young Mems Republican Club Sucn
an organization in any town or city,
in any precinct, county, territory or
state is most important organization.
A man who has the interest of bust.
ness at heart shows that interest by
devoting his time and his talent to it's
upbuilding. If he does not do so, it
is but natural that the loss of such an
interest will be felt.
1T is source of great satisfaction
therefore, for me to see that the
young men of Santa Fe have taken an
interest in this movement to organize
club for the benefit of the party that
stands for progress.
Gentlemen, we are entering
series of political campaigns that are
of vital Importance to all of us, and
you as young men of the territory of
New Mexico will have to carry the
burden, whatever it may be.
Il have been honored several times
by the Republican party and it makes
me feel happy tonight to stand before
the young members of that same
party and talk to them of the election
| on the eve of which We now stand. We
are about to answer the requirements
! of that enabling act which is to make
us Iull nedSed cltlZenS OF the greatest
nation on the face of the earth tap
plause) and | can but emphasize the
Importance of the duty that lies before
you, young men as well as old, to sup.
port that Republican party, to see that
its sound principles of government are
incorporated in the constitution which
we propose to adopt, to see that the
interests of the people, regardless of
race, class or religion, are safeguard
ed.
Men Who Works, Leads.
you must not think, my young
friends, that because Jose Sena, or
the Hon. T. B. Catron or other men
are at the head of the party in this
county that you have nothing to say