Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-17

insS that were rcgularN called hN me
We're resulSr and an proceedings had
It such meetings were regular. and
then they made the condition that
four members Of the committee
should be arbitrarily fired,
Nh Gnenwaters speech was fire.
QuentN Interrupted with vociterous
applause and he was siven an ovation
az its conclusion Following is the
fui text of the address;
Speech of Chairman Gillenwater.
Before proceeding 10 the discussion
ot the call FOR the primaries and eoun-
ty convention. q desire 10 make 10 this
committee. and 10 the republicans
sathered here. statement regau.ins
the efforts of few men in pol
lilies IN New Mexico to dictate
10 the republicans Of Bernalillo
county, and attempt TO pass up
ON and decide questions that are
purely for the republicans of the
county To decide. In other words. an
attempt upon the part OF lew men
from outside the county of Bernalillo
to come here and tell YOU gentlemen
what To do and what not iu dp. Al
the meeting of the territorial eentrh
committee at santa Fe recently, a
resolution was offered under the
terms Of which committee was t1l
he appointed to take up what was
known rs the Bernalillo county coi.
troVersy, and Notwithstanding the
former ruling of the same chairman
who presided over that meetins-that
the central committee had no autho"l
ty in the premises, the committee was
.l..t, Ion
il possessed no authority, unless bVtn |
parties agreed To submit tho coutro- |
Ncrsy ia its committee. That was the |
position of the committee that came
here; that its authority must be the |
consent of both parties To the Contro- |
versy and then Ia hear and determine !
1t on its merits. | was anxious for |
harmony and was willing to do any
thing Within reason to produce that |
result. After the committee had had |
a hearing at Santa Fe. a paper was |
prepared, based upon the suggestion |
that had been made to it, under the |
terms of which, il both parties agreed !
to submit the controversy, the com
mittee could act. 1t was decided by |
the committee that some evidence of |
the intentions of the parties he in
their hands, and subject to the will of |
the county committee specifically Sc.
put i'm a writing, | placed my sigma
ture to the paper II was. as | said,
distinctly understood that il was sub
iect to the county committee. The |
chairman of the subcommittee. when |
II came here. so stated when he
opened the meeting in the Commerci-
'lub rooms. that my signature was
subject to the will of the county COM
mittee. / took the position that | |
was not the republican party OF Bern
llillo county. but | was merely the |
of that commlttee-its ser
,ant, ana not a boss. would no
more undertake to usurp the author
ty of the county central committed
and the republicans of the county
than / would desert the republican
cause. 1t is put out to the people of
Bernalillo county that | signed and
agreed to that paper and they under !
take to say to YOU that | have gone
hack on my word, hence | make this
explanation. Bear in mind that the
chairman of that committee, when he
opened the meeting in the Commercial |
hub made that statement clearly and
distinctly The central committee
was called together and after con
siderine the subject carefully unani- /
nously declined to submit the con-
roversy to this subcommittee, TAX
ng the position that had taken, that
he committee was without authority
md had no jurisdiction whatever in
he premises. and a resolution was
Introduced in which it was pointed out
he former ruling of the same chair
nan Of the same committee-that it
i 4. ia tes..t |
Since the appointment of the COM
nittee. ! am reliably informed that
he chairman of that committee now
stands by his former ruling-that the
'entral committee had no authority
n the premises, unless by and with
he consent of the committees of both
actions. | presented that resolution
o the subcommittee and declined to
participate In its proceedings. being
Dound by the resolution Of the com
nittee. | was asked by the chairman
# that Subcommittee, If | would be
good enough to furnish such informa-
ION as | might have at hand in order
o aid ii IN reaching some result. Dur
ng the progress of the hearing. in
which Mr. Mann and Mr.. llubbell
they were quite free to
Idmit that at meeting which they
attempted to hold in the office Of
Mann n Nenable, no request was
made OF me as chairman to assem-
Die the county central committee; no
lOtice was sent out to those who wero
lot in on the deal until the morning
hat the meeting was to be held and
vas received about the time that the
meeting was assembled. This com
nittee found, after it had heard what
Judge Mann and Mr.. llubbell had to
lffer, that | was chairman OF the cen
raj committee of BernalillO county; |
hat the meeting attempted to be
leld in Judge Mann's office, and all
meetings attempted t.
'e held by him, were void, irregular
md without effect, but they wanted
ne to accept that finding With con
Iition that four members who were
egularly elected to fill vacancies that
lad occurred and who were regularly
ppointed by me as recess appoint
nents and confirmed by this commit
ee and by majority of the old com
places should be vaca,-
ID and that two of the resigningI
members should come back in and
AXE their places and the two dead
nembers--that their places should he
illed at meeting to be held after
Yards. When member of the COM
nittee resigns and his resignation is
cceptod by the committee, he is no
onger d member of the committee
nd cannot be brought back even by
he committee itself unless Il vacancy
n his precinct exists and he is elect
d to fill that vacancy No authority
as sh nf