Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-10-05

Especial Dispateh 10 the Morning Jousnal1
Santa Fe, n. NJ, oct. 4.-W. G..
Mcdonald of Carrizozo was chosen
this afternoon by the democrats Of
New Mexico in convention assembled
10 be their candidate for governoriat
the first state election. His nomina-
tion was not only absolutely unani-
nous. but was attended ~ such po
ltical demonstration as was never
before seen in New Mexico. The
placing of the name of the Carrizozo
man at the head OF the state ticket
was the signal for riotous and un
checked outburst of ebullient enthusi-
asm which fairly shook the building,
and which lasted for fully twenty
minutes before anything like a SEM
blance of order was restored. There
was not q dissenting voice nor dis
cordant note in the chorus of deaf
ening acclamation and the nominal
ton disclosed a unity a harmony and
an enthusiastic and irresistible team
work among the members Of the par
~ which bids fair to sweep every
thing before 1t.
John A. Haley of Carrizozo had the
honor of placing Mr.. Mcdonald in
nomination In short but eloquent
speech. Before he had fairly got
into his seat, II. 3. Ferguson of Al
huquerque had the floor and shot in
a seeonding speech which turned the
applause won by Haley into a deafen-
ing pandemonium of cheers. Then
one after another clear down the roll
of the twenty-sx counties, delegates
arose and in crisp. five-minute speech
es endorsed the nomination.
II was stirring tribute to the
standing of w. C. Mcdonald and to
the esteem in which he is held by the
rank and file of democracy all over
the state that his nomination was
the unanimous choice and demand of
every single county. When II was
made unanimous and a democratic
candidate for the governorship of
New Mexico finally stood in the field
the house let loose and fairly went
wild. For twenty minutes the dele
gates paraded around the room
cheering at the top of their lungs and
u was hopeless to attempt to do any
Nhiib win Will lllty lldu ~ Out-
Mr. Mcdonald speech of acceptance
of the place at the head of the state
ticket was the feature of the evening S
session of the state convention. Mr..
Mcdonald, who Is a plain, hard-head-
ed business man, and withal one OF
the most lovable characters that ever
appeared in New Mexico politics,
makes no pretentions OF being an ora
is a1d e
listened to with that rapt attention
that is only accorded those who speak
from the heart After a few words
IN which he expressed his gratitude
towards the convention for its express
sion OF confidence in him, Mr.. Me-
donald proposed to conclude, but the
convention was insistent in its de-
nland that he proceed and again and
again when he tried to stop he was
urged to speak on. The address was
marked throughout by somewhat
severe arraignment of conditions
winch have existed in New Mexico in
the past and a promise that in the
event of the election of the men on
the democratic ticket these condl-
ions would no longer obtain.
The candidate promised to do his
iull share In the campaign for the
erection of the ticket. He said he
would go to places where opponents
IN the present regime had never been
permitted to go before and would so
WIN only the justness of his cause as
ms protection. He did not believe
,hat any man or set of men would
oe cowardlv enough to deny him this
right. But If they did he would 90
any way. He had lived thirty-one
Years in l.tfy a
was born here and his whole life
was bound up in New Mexico. II
elected he promised to do his full share
towards starting the government OF
the new state off right and in or
gahixing government broad enough,
Ions enough and liberal enough, for
an parties and a government under
winch there would be room enough
ior-all good citizens and with a place
III II for such citizens as were not
good
You will know what is going on
~ ~ the state house, said Mr.. Nc
Dohafd. "Yeu will know what Is GO
ing on in the land office and you will
know what is going on in the peni-
'ehtiary.' He believed that the gov
ernor OF the state should take the
people into his confidence and hav-
ing aone This. he believed that The
peopie should treat the governor right.
Mr. Mcdonald concluded amid t,i-
muiiuous applause with the statement
lnat the man who was the unanimous
cnoiee OF such body of men as was
Fathered In the convention hail
should at least be at peace with he
world. ''S
Wnen the cheering had subsidized,
Suuge Byron Sherry of Otero county.
ehairman of the resolutions commit