Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-10-04
DEMOCRATS
L|NGER LONG
Takes Them a Long Time
to Make Up Their Minds
What to Do
NOMINATIONS SLATED T0NIGHT
Platform Committee Have Had
Protracted Sessions Since
Yesterday.

Yesterday.
The Democratic State Convention
began it's second days session at 9:30
o'clock this morning In the Hall OF
Representatives at the capitol. H. B.
Ferguson presided as temporary
chairman. AS on yesterday the hall
was crowded with the delegates down
stairs and the visitors In the gallery.
Despite the rain, which was not aus
picious for convention enthusiasm,
the delegates were in the best OF
humor.
The report of the committee on rules
and permanent organization followed
the reading of the report of creden-
tials, which found there were no con-
tests. The rules committee announc-
ed the following permanent officers:
Permanent officers.
Chairman, G.. A. Richardson.
Vice Presidents-Bernalillo, Leon.
yardo Hunick; Chaves, William A.
Rodgers: Colfax, Severino Martinez;
Curry, Harry L. Patten; Dona Ana
M. C. O'Hara: Eddy, M. G. Stewart;
Grant, w. A. Teney; Guadalupe, NJ
R Baker; Lincoln, John Hitler; Luna,
James r. Waddell; Mckinley, R. c.
Beddoe: Mora, Macario Gallegos;
Otero, Byron Sherry; Rio Arriba, J. r
Martinez, Jr.; Roosevelt, James A
Hall: Sandoval, ]. w. Sullivan; San
Juan, M. D. Taylor; San Miguel, Clip
riano Lujan; Santa Fe, Melton Gas
tillo: Sierra, E. D. Titmap; Socorro
Ia c. Torres; Taos, silviano Chaves
Torrance, WILDER A. Duhlavy; Union
Carlos Corney; Valencia. George Hon
mar; Quay, c. H. Aldredge.
Permanent Secretary-Trinidad c
dc Baca, of Mora.
Assistant Secretaries--John l.. Zm
merman, San Miguel; Manuel o. Vigil
Bernalillo.
The temporary interpreters elected
were made permanent.
The order of business was outlined
as follows: Report of the committed
on credentials; report Of the commit
tee on organization and order OF bust
ness: the report of the committee OF
resolutions.
The committee recommended tina
the following order be- followed II
nominations:
i Governor. 80. =
Lieutenant Governor.
/; Secretary of State.
!, Attorney General.
Treasurer.
Auditor.
Superintendent OF Public 1nstrue
tion
Land Commissioner.
Corporation Commissioners.
Judges of the Supreme Court.
Members of Congress.
| A majority of all votes shall be re
quired to nominate and the roll o
counties will be called in namini
the Democratic central committee t
consist Of two members from eacl
county.
Mr.. Richardson Speaks.
| Granville A. Richardson, who is
well krown lawyer, member of tn
constitutional convention and YER
popular throughout New Mexico, the
took the chair amidst the plaudits Q
hundreds. Mr.. Richardson delivere
a brief but forceful speech. the key
note Of which was "Let the peopl
rule" He was cheered to the echo.
Some discussion ensued about wal
! ing for the report of the committe
on resolutions but as word was n
ceiyed that those much talked Of rest
jlutions were far from ready, the col
vention decided to take recess q
[11 o'clock, until 2 p. m. when 1t wa
hoped the resolution committee woul
be ready. *
| The delegates proceeded to thei
hotels, noting with amazement tha
some Of the pavements lookeds q
though blood had been shed, owing t
the rain filtering through the red po
! tions Of the bunting and flags. "Thi
looks as though we are out for blood.
said one delegate smilingly.
Afternoon Session.
i Just before the opening of the SCI
sion some one sent the Chairman
Richardson, basket of magnificer
! chrysanthemums. white and yellow
the colors OF New Mexico and as the
4 rested on the chairman's table. the
I we're much admired.
i It was noised around at 2.15 p. q
i that the committee on resolutions wa
still at work preparing them and ths
i the convention might not really d
any work Tor a half hour or NOR
The delegates did not seem greatly di
pleased at this news Judging by th
I way they spent their time smokin
cigars and perusing the papers.
4 "The convention will be in order
said Chairman Richardson at 2:35 |
M Mr.. Richardson said the reguls
4 order of business would be namin
\ OF the State Central COMMITTEES b
counties. AS each county was caile.
! two names from each were announces
4 The following letters and telegram
were read:
j 4 send greeting to Democrats
New Mexico. We Of this northwei
state are watching you and are wal
ling to march shoulder to shoulder
lvictory In 1912.
81 OSWALD WEST,
Governor Of Oregon
/ A letter was read from Represent
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