Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-10-05

said II he made any mistakes, shoult
he be elected, they would be of tn,
head not of the heart.
Secretary Of State.
Judge Sherry moved calling of rol
of counties be dispensed with. Dele
gate Torres of Socorro moved tina
Antonio ]. Lucero of Las Vegas b,
Nominated by aeclamation.
Filadelfo Baca of Las Vegas, ad
dressed the convention in Spanish
nominating A. ]. Lucero for secretary
Mr.. Baca referred to Mr.. Spiess' dec
laration at Las Vegas that the Dem
ocratic party is the devil in para
disc but he added: ''It is devil tn
Republican party greatly fears, fo
that party knows the devil has ii
store gridiron and lots of coke t,
roast the Republican party when tina
party is "driven out of its paradis,
on November 7th.''
This sally was greeted with mucl
laughter.
Mr.. Lucero's nomination was thel
made by acclamation and a commit
tee with Judge Laughlin as Chairman
was appointed to escort him to tn,
hall. Mr.. Lucero was warmly greete,
as he entered. He delivered brie
address in Spanish, Mr.. Vigil inter
preting rapidly.
He said he read the enabling ac
last night and found nothing in /
against addressing the convention ii
Spanish. daughter greeted this dec
laration)
He referred to the Spanish languag,
assthe tongue used by the noble "Con
quistadores" and said he thought /
good enough. He denounced the Re
[publica4 party "for masquerading a,
I the friend Of the laboring class" bu
he said that mask has been torn from
its face and the Republican party II
Reen in its nakedness, as the enemy
not the friend Of the working man. HI
declared tyranny and oppression wal
the keynote of the Republicans. HI
appealed to the working men to live II
reace, to work hard and not be over
come by the presence Of existing evils
"The remedy for ignorance Ii
study" he declared. BE brave ant
courageous. The courage that darei
defy everything to sustain good gov
ernment is the courage of the Demo
cratic party, not only in New Mexico
but in the halls of congress.
Il can't say this Of the Republican
party" he continued, "for this party
las not stood for good government
despite its pretense Of loving the
people,"
He told the story Of the boy who
owned dog with a long tail and de
cided to cut 1t OF to make 1t look bet
ter and then he thought the pain
would be too great, so the boy decid
ed to cut only little bit Of the tall
of at time, thus to diminish the
rain. (Laughter). He drew a moral
about tentative reforms when drastic
ones are needed.
Mr. Richardson announced that the
Central Committee would meet at
1870 p. m. and that the old Central
Committee and the Advisory Commit.
tee would meet at the supreme court
room. ST
Marion for Treasurer.
s M. u. Vigil OF Albuquerque nomin-
ated o. N. Marion Of albuquerque, for
state treasurer. He called him zone
Of the most loyal Democrats, man
who has been In the territory TWEEN
ty-fiye years" Cheers greeted Mr..
MarTon's name. Judge N. B. Laugh.
lin Of Santa Fe county seconded the
nomination, saying: Il have known
the man Intimately. personally and
politically. for more than twenty
years, Of his intellect, energy, and
means, he has given freely to the
Democratic party. It IL such men who
make this convention possible and
second his nomination because know
him to BE- honest, capable and to b.
|a Democrat who has kept the faith
The nomination was BY aeclamation.
George HOFFMAN Of Belen, Valencia
county, arose and asked the chair to
appoint him on the committee to es
cort Mr.. Marion, saying that valen.
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