Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1911-09-30

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a republican government. Mr.. Clancy
asserted and gave good reasons for
his statement, that if New Mexico
fails of electing a republican list of
state officers the result will be far
reaching and disastrous. He said he
hoped his name would strengthen the
ticket to some extent. Mr.. Clancy
said he had no intention OF doing
otherwise but accept the nomination.
although he had not asked a single
delegate to the convention to support
him.
Andrew B. Stroup, superintendent
of the Bernalillo county schools. was
nominated for the office OF superin.
tendent of public instruction. Mr.
Stroup was unopposed. He was
placed in nomination by Judge E. A.
Mann of albuquerque. In assuming
the platform, Mr.. Stroup said that
he was a school teacher and there
fore could not be expected to talk
much. He asserted, however, that
even If he did not talk to the repub-
lican convention he would get out
and work for the success of the
ticket.
Robert P. Ervein, commissioner of
public lands, was as good as elected
at the first mention of his name
which was made by o. P. Easter
wood of Union county. 1t was by
acclamation that he was selected. Mr.
Ervein has filled the position under
the territorial government with emf
nent success.
For nomination for supreme court
judges of the new state there was a
lively contest. Judges Clarence j.
Roberts of Ration, Edward R. Wright
of Alamogordo, and Frank w. Par
ker of Las Cruces were the final
choice of the convention. Judge John
r. McFie of Santa Fe was placed
in nomination but received the least
number of votes cast. The vote of
the convention was: Roberts, 297,
Parker, 270; Wright 1907; McFie.
1421a. The successful candidates
were introduced to the convention by
Chairman Charles A. Spiess as "the
next supreme court of New Mexico"
They iall maze speeches OF short
duration. If the eminent jurists are
able to render as good opinions off
hand as they are to deliver clever
speeches they will set a high stand
ard for New Mexico in the realm of
legal affairs.
Numerous candidates for corpora
uon commissioners were placed in
nomination. Those elected by the
convention were Matt S. Groves of
Carlsbad, George w. Armijo of Santa
Fe, and Hugh Williams of Denling.
Other nominees were Joseph 2.
Saint of Albuquerque and Bias San
chez of Wagon Mound. The vote of
the convention was as follows: Ar
milo, 1853; Williams, 254; Groves.
1889; Saint, III; Sanchez, S4. Messrs.
Groves, and Williams are experienced
railroad men. Mr.. Armijo, while not
familiar with railroad business, is a
young man of considerable expert
ence. He said that he would make it
his ambition so to learn and dis
charge his duties as to reflect credit
on the great republican party which
placed him in nomination.
The last big event of the night-or
rather morning-was the election OF
two nominees for congress. George
Curry, ex-governor of New Mexico,
was placed in nomination. Elfego
Baca, a prominent lawyer of Albu-
querque, also was submitted to the
consideration of the convention.
Ralph C. Ely of Deming was placed
Ia nomination. OF the three candi-
dates Messrs. Baca and Curry re-
ceived the greatest number of votes
and were declared nominated.
At the afternoon session the con-
yention adopted resolution declar-
ing it's support of liberal pensions
for survivors of the civil war, and
recommended the passage Of the
Sherman bill now pending before con
gress when amended according to
the recommendation of the national
G. A. r.
Executive Committee Created
For the purpose of making tho
work of the party more effective
throughout the state the convention
last night decided upon the creation
Of an executive committee to worl
with the state central committee, o.
which it will be part. One member
| for this committee was selected from
each of the eight judicial districts. Al
meeting of the newly created exc
cutive committee held this mornint
at 10 O'Clock in the Commercial clul
rooms the following officers were Sc
! lected: Chairman, Veneeslao Jara
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