Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-06
REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION GOES
TOLAS VEGAS BY
CLOSE VOTE
Gathering to Be Held Thursday,
September 28, With Three
Hundred and Thirteen Dele
gates Present.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE
CONCLUDES SESSIONS
Candidates il Plenty For All
Offices But Most Of Them In
clined to Conduct Ante-COn-
yention Campaign Quietly

Clined to Conduct Ante-COn-
yention Campaign Quietly
Especial Correspondence 70 Morning JosSnaiI
Santa Fe, n. NJ. Sept with las
Vegas as the place and Thursday.
September 2S, as the date of the first
republican state convention. the con-
tra committee this morning conclud-
ed the most important work for which
II was called together. The selection OF
Las Vegas as the convention city.
was accomplished on the first ballot
| Albuquerque. santa Fe Las Vegas and
/ Las Cruces participated In the race
which was close, When the ballot had
been taken 1t appeared that neither
| city had received the required ma
iority. but before the announcement
of the result enough of the Albuquer-
/ que and Las Cruces supporters had
! changed their votes TO Las VEGAS
which insured the convention 20 the
Meadow city. The vote as announced
stood Las Vegas "a; Santa Fe II; AL
buquerque 8.
The convention call, which was is
sued by Chairman Bursum and See
rctary Scna Immediately after the
close of the meeting, provides for
convention to consist of 3l3 delegates.
the representation OF the various
counties being based on one delegate
to every hundred votes cast for the
head Of the republican ticket. In adj
diton to this each county Is given ono
delegate at large making the total
l31a
n The representatives OF Albuquerque,
Las Vegas and Santa Fe all made an
active fight TO secure tho convention,
but the Albuquerque men were handi-
capped by the feeling. which was gem
eral among tho committee members,
that the dissenslons In the party In
this county made Il inadyisabc to
hold the convention here. Chairman
Gillcnwater. on behalf of the Bcrnalll-
10 county delegation, made an earnest
plea for Albuquerque. santa Fes
claims were presented by Alexander
| H. Read, while Secundino Romero OK
tended the lnyitation on behalf OF
the successful contestant lie promls-
ed on behalf of the city Of Las Vegas
that no money or time would be spar
I ed to see that the delegates and visit
ors to the first state convention would
| be properly taken care Of,
During the morning session tho
J committee, without dissenting vote.
ratified the action of the suh-oommt-
tee which had been appointed to en-
denvor to reach settlement of the
Rernalillo county controversy. This
committee is to hold public hearings
] this week in Albuquerque when testi-
mony will he taken concerning the
{ origin Of Judge Mann's claims to the
chairmanship and other matters CON
e nectcd with the imbroglio.
At the afternoon session the COM
mittee heard and adopted the report
G ,of the committee on resolutions. Dur
; ing the morning, Charles A, Spiess of
fSan Miguel. endeayored to have in-
I corpuratcd into tho resolutions a
r clause urging county conventions to
e take no action on state issues and to
r conflne their platform declarations To
9 county affairs This did not seem to
t meet with the approval of the COM
o lmiltce and former Governor Curry cN-
pressed the opinion that county CON
- ventions OF the republican party had
the right to express themselves on any
lmntter. national state or local, which
4 in their Judgment seemed proper. The
committee on resolutions evidently
1 shared this view as they failed TO
! make any recommendation "a to what
county platforms should or should not
contain though recommendation
was Incorporated which advised that
counties hold their nominating con-
vcntion after the state convention has
been held. Following is the text OF
|, the resolutions
Whereas, the Congress of tha
- United states AT the earnest recon-
laendation OF the President OF tho
United states has passed Joint reso-
Hutton for the admission of New Mex
:, lico To statehood under the constitution
. Iadopted by our people to take effect
/. lpror 10 the time in which ii would
q lhave become effective under tho en-
q labllne net. and thus viii bring us into
. The union In full statehood at least ono
/. year In advance of the time which We
. might have been compelled to wait for
. the accruing Of the great henefits OF
. free citizenship in the United States
. under a sovereign government OF Il
q state,
/. Therefore, by way of expressing
the appreciation of this committee
l. aud the republican party In the state
~ Of New Mexico for the great blessing
Il which has been conferred upon US at
G this early date and of the considefa-
Il tion which has thereby been given to
II our people,
e "Re il resolved, that the republicans
e of the state Of New Mexico, speaking
Il through the central committee OF
n their party do hereby express and ex-
tend 10 President William Il. Taft aud