Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-09-04

paid a dollar to the fund. Weston's
record was 105 days.
must be compromised and settled. Let
these leaders set aside personal differ.
ences. Whenever Republicans dis
agree 1t is their duty to compromise;
when a Republican disagrees with a
Democrat, there is no room for any.
thing else but fight to the finish. \
do not believe in temporizing. If we
do not settle the controversy now we
will never get rid of it.
Ex-Governor George Curry second
ed the motion.
GiIlenwater Protests.
w. H. Gillenwater took the floor re.
peateGiy, saying that this is matter
for the people and not the territorial
central committee to settle; that the
| central committee is without juris.
diction and that local differences
should not be hashed out before it,
and he cited the procedure of the ma
tional committee. The question Of
leadership or control in Bernalillo
county is not in issue; is not a factor
In the situation, is not to be consid.
cred. The Republican voters in each
county are sovereign and will con.
duct their own affairs. He then out.
lined history of the dissensions in
Bernalillo county and the attempts
made to settle them. II seek neither
Office nor preferement nor aggrandize.
ment. If 1t would tend to bring har.
mony I would resign the chairman.
ship OF the county this moment.
! have neither time nor inclination
for political honors but do want the
Republican party to win, If for no
other purpose than that my prosperity
srd that Of the people is wound MP IL,
Republican victory. IT is essential
II at the sttte government Of The state
nc Republican if the People ale In he
r osperous. Being a plain business
man, the peoples prosperity means my
prosperity. Ny avocation is business.
not politics. Later, Mr.. Gillenwater
declared vehemently: MAY God be
my witness, I have never turned nv
hand in any way that would tend 10
disrupt the Republican party: l have
never voted any other but the Repuo.
lican ticket" He told that even in
East Tennessee where 1t took nerve
and backbone to be Republican he
had never scratched or pasted the Re.
publican ticket. He moved to lay the
motion on the table because Of the
committees lack of jurisdiction.
Another Plea for Harmony.
Charles A. Spiess made another ples
for harmony. He said that it Is rat>
ognized in the East, especially among
the business interests, that New Mexi-
CO.'S constitution is the best Of any
state constitution at this day: that 1t is
free from crankisms, demagogery. Gy.
Mantle. Ed. Laiterbach, one Of the
greatest lawyers Of New York, de.
clared that henceforth when he had
any corporations to organize he would
do it in New Mexico where the consti.
Triton and the laws guarantee abso
lutte protection to property and person.
al rights. The important thing IL
\ therefore, that the first state admins
tration be Republican. The question
in Bernalillo county is not whether
the people shall decide but what
have the people decided" Rise above
personalities, for Gods sake!" he coun
seled. In our own county, when there
is a dispute, Secundino Romero set
ties 1t. and If he cannot settle 1t, be
licks both Of the disturbers. II you
follow the policy OF sinking persona
differences, Bernalillo county will
stand second only to the Imperial
county Of San Miguel in the .najorlt,
It will roll up on November Z.
Judge Mann Talks.
Judge Edward A. Mann then spok1
fbriefly and u the point. "This figh,
does not only concern the Republican
party Of bernalillo county, but the en-
tire party. II the chairman of thu
other factions sends his resignation
mine shall accompany 1t for the SAX,
Of harmony. Let the original CONT
tee choose the chairman and i vii
abide by its decision. In fact, pledg
the majorlty Of the committee whicl
is present in the hal. and myself, t
. abide by any decision thai the terri
; torial central committee may make
= ALI we ask is to show us the flag an,
we win fillow It. We do not care VIII
!, carries it! The sovereign Republican
. party OF Bernanillo county, and W
: mean the fellows who vote the Repul
! lican ticket and not Mr.. Gillenwate
and the Morning Journal, viii abid
lby whatever decision or solution 70
! may arrive at
q Chairman Bursun ruled that the m,
) tion Of Mr.. Spiess for the appointmer
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