Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-28
rspecial Dispatch to tn Morning Journsll

rspecial Dispatch to tn Morning Journsll
Las Vegas, y. NJ, Sept. 2t.-When
the first republican state convention is
called to order tomorrow morning in
the beautifully decorated Duncan OPP
era house in this city, some Of the
delegates at least are likely to wake up
to the fact that the state ticket has
been practically agreed upon in ad-
vance and that portions of that ticket
win be- hard for some lnombers Of
the party to swallow. If pre-cOnVcu-
ti0n rumOrs can be taken as ullthen-
tie, the convention will be dominated
almost entirely by place hunters and
office holders; and 1t is Just possible
that the gathering Will so down in
history as black page IN The annals
of the republican party in New Mex
leo.
An all-night session OF the state
central committee which was deN rt2d
almost entirely to an attempt 10 settle
the so-called Rernalillo county ron-
troVersy, and TO decide which Of lha
two delegations should bc seated IN
the temporary organization Of thu
convention tomorrow, resulted in the
seating of the Hubbell delegation.
When the committee WAS eallej TO
order. few vacancies existing In the
committee were filled and the matter
Of the contesting delegations headed
respectively 10y Ale1andro Sando' n
and l,pimenio Miera nf SaHdor1l
county We're taken up. The dispute
was promptly settled by the recogni-
tion Of both delegations, each being
given half a vote.
Thcn followed the hig fight Of the
evening on the adoption of the re.
port of the subcommittee OF the state
central committee which recently de-
clarod that Judge Mann was chairman
of the Bernalillo county centr2i COM
mitttc. The report was finally adopt
ed but the controversy was a5 far as
ever from settlement. Chairman Gil
lcnwater opened the proceedings by Il
somewhat lengthy explanation Cf the
difficulty from the standpoint of the
regular committee. He denied the
right of the subcommittee to icplcr
Il decision in the absence Of the CON.
sent of both parties to the dispute.
After some discussion on both sides a
motion to seat the Mann delegation
was made by w. f.. Martin of Socorro.
This motion was amended ~ Judge
W. e. Lindsey Of Roosevelt - he
effect that both delegations be seat
ed, The Gillenwater twenty-five With
half vote each and the llubbell fiji
ty with one-fourth Of a vote each.
This was followed by the suggestion
from Thomas f.. Catron Of Santa l'e,
that Messrs. GillenWater and CLANCY,
.fronY1he one side. and MeSsfs. Mann
and Hubbell from the other. get to-
gether on proposition that would
be mutually satisfactory to the war
ring factions to the end that harmony
might be restored and Bernalillo
county be thus enabled to give Its
normal majority to the republican
state ticket. Captain GillenWater an.
nounced himself as satisfied with the
plan and WAS willing that Judge Mann
and himself should be appointed .
committee to call primary i'm Born
alillo county, with Mr.. Catron as n
third member to settle differences be-
tween them. Judge Mann objected
TO this method Of settlement and re-
cess was taken in the hope that an
agreement might be reached but this
was found to he impossible. 1t Is un-
derstood that the Hubbell delegation,
or some members Of it at least, object
ed to Mr. Catron acting as arbitrator.
After debating the matter at great
length, w. Il. Lindsey of Rooseevlt
county, made a motion to seat both
delegations, which was voted down -
to 25. The original motion. previously
made by w, E. Martin of Socorro, to
seat the Mann delegation, was adopt
ed by vote of SO to =. Mr. CatrOn
gave notice that he would again bring
ihe matter up in the convention to-
morrow.
The motion of the central commit
tee in declaring its right to assume
jurisdiction in county controversy
in view Of a resolution adopted earlier
in the evening, is probably one Of tn a
most unique pieces of political blum
derine ever witnessed in a state organ
1zation. The committee by adopting
ana following the recommendation
contained in the report of the sub
committee. declares that it has the
power to intervene for the settlement
ot county disputes. Earlier in the
evening the committee by unanimous
vote. declared that it had no such au-
hortty by the passage Of the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas, The question of the au-
lhoritN Of the central committee To en-
Ter the several counties for the pur-
pose of settling internal dissensiOn
mas arisen, in order to definitely set
tie this question,
BE it Resolved, That the republican
central committee does not possess the
right and does not assume to interfere
with the internal affairs, disputes or
controversies IN any county, and
w lnn il deems il Wigp n 1o ii
can only tender its good offices in the
settlement Of such controversies which
must be accepted by an parties to such
pntrdversies "
mother county dispute was dispos