Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-09-11
new PARTY FULL OF ENTHUSIASM AND HAS Excellent CHANCE OF SWEEPING THE
SA1EARS FOR ROOSEVELT and MARCH AROUND THE HALL WHILE BAND
PLAYS "DKE Big FEATURE
S1UDLEY PRAISES new MEXICAN FOR
WORK IT IS DOING FOR new STATE

Albuquerque, n. NJ, Sept H.
Wild cheering for Theodore Roos
velt while the band played Dixie
and one of the most remarkable ou
bursts of enthusiasm seen in politics
gathering in this state in many year
marked the big Bull Moose convel
ticn here last night. Led by the Sal
ia Fe delegation, the Bull Mooser
waved their bandanas and yellin
themselves hoarse they paraded abou
the big hall and on the platform il
terrupting the work of the convention
they created pandimonium.
Many of the spectators joined il
the demonstration. 1t is now admit
ted that the progressive convention
was equally as large as the democrati
convention on Monday and that il
cheerfullness and enthusiasm it ia
surpassed the unterrified meeting.
was a real wide open, free for ALL hon
est peoples convention where every
one had his say, where the delegates
themselves bossed the job and where
the majority rule was not dictated by
a boss. The convention did not ad
journ until almost midnight and
when it did adjourn it was with a
determination to win a victory in No
vember if there was any possible
show. 1t generally was the opinion
that the outlook was excellent for
Roosevelt to sweep New Mexico. Two
features marked the close of the con-
vention; one was a dramatic speech
by George w. Armijo, chairman OF
the convention and another by Elmer
e Studley, the well known Ration
attorney. Mr.. Armijo swept the dele
gates off their feet in his tribute to
Theodore Roosevelt and he challeng-
ed both the leaders of the democratic
and of the republican party to meet
Mr.. Roosevelt here on September Is
and say to his face the accusations
being made behind his back with the
people as Judge and jury.
NO LONGER AN "ALMANAc'
Mr.. Studley paid high tribute to
the Santa Fe New Mexican and to it's
young owner, Bronson M. Cutting, as
serting that the paper had been chang
ed from an almanac to real live
newspaper and that it was doing the
finest work for the upbuilding of the
state, and the installation of honest
government of any newspaper in the
southwest. He was enthusiastically
cheered.
There was another big demonstra-
tion when Marcus C. de Baca, well
known Spanish-American attorney OF
Sandoval county and member OF the /
legislature, was nominated for con- i
gress. AS the band started to play,
w. F. Brogan, permanent secretary OF
the convention seized life size photo
of Col Roosevelt and raised it above |
his head.
The delegates broke into storm of
cheers, standing upon their chairs, pa
rading about the hall and waving ban
danas. The Santa Fe delegation had
bull moose megaphones and the big
hall sounded like boiler factory when
they got the bull moose calls into ac-
tive service.
Leaders of both the old parties here
today admit that they did not expect
such large and enthusiastic conven-
ion. When it is remembered that the
delegates came from all parts of the
tate, paid their own railroad fares and
lotel bills, the contrast with the Gus
om in both old parties is enough to
righten the old guard. 4
The permanent convention organiz' .
ID late yesterday afternoon when the
committee on permanent organization !;
that George Armijo be !,
made permanent chairman, w. F. Bro .
an, permanent secretary, e. c. Burke, !.
secretary, B. Ruppe, inter- :
reter. They were elected by acclama-
ion. In his opening address, Mr.. Ar
nijo declared that the new party was :
ot the Roosevelt party, not party I
Or job seekers, not one man party, 9
ut q party of principle and nothing
1ore. He paid high tribute to his p
riends in the republican party but
. said that the people demanded C
hange from both old parties and that f
e believed it was the duty of every c
ublic officer to heed the call Of the