Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-09
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Santa Fe. y. M.. March s.--The RE-
publican state convention again In ses-
sion here this morning elected a deli
ogRtlon 70 the Chicago convention
which, while uninstructed, IL known
to be solldly FOR william Howard
Taft as the standard bearer OF the
lsepuhlican party st New Mexicu. The
convention also adopted a strong set
Of RESOLUTIONS realiirming It's allegiance
to the Republican party and les prin-
clplcs. strongly endorsing the admin
istrntlon 81 Mr.. raft, declaring for a
strinEont corrupt practices act and
strongly diaapproving ~ the tendency
of the forestry bureau % withhold
from entry untlmbored lands. a fca-
turo OF the resolutions was a strong
protest against the language qualif-
cation clause IN the constitution and
a demand upon the state legislature
20 so amend the constitution as TO
strike out the clause The resolutions
also included the endorsement FOR the
Improvement OK western rivers and
harbors, for strict enforcement OF
the liquor and Sunday closing laws
and OF the anti-samhiing law. Solo
mon Luna. the present Republican ma
tionnl committeeman, was given the
unanimous endorsement OF the con-
vention and the Delegates were In
structed to re-elect him as national
committeeman. The convention en-
dorsed the action OF the state commit
tee In recommending Secundino Ro-
nero for United States marshal ana
urged hia immediate appointment
The present incumbent OF the office is
Creighton NJ. Foraker OF Albuquerque
who "a understood 10 he favored by
the administration In Washington for
Toappolntment
The first work OF the convention
this morning was the adoption Of tho
report OF the committee on resolu-
tlons. The resolutions were as fol-
lows;
The RESOLUTIONS.
We. the Republicans OF tho Fover-
eign state OF New Mexico, ia conven-
ti0n assembled reaffirm allegiance To
the principles and policies Of the
grand old Republican party and con-
ErotuletC tho people of the milton
upon the years OF unprecedented
prosperity following the election or
William Mckinley as president of the
United states and oNtendins unsuter-
ruptedly through The terms OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt and William Howard
Tart, during which period our coun-
cry emerged from a state vcrging on
national bankruptcy ana Industrial
depression brought about by Demo-
cratic m3sruio and incompetenoy.
We heartily endorse the honest
progressive and economical admins
tratlon OF william Howard Tart. ana
we hereby give expression 20 the
gratitude due him from the people
OF New Mexico M accomplishing dur
ing his administration the admission
of New Mcxlco 10 the sistorhood OF
states. thus relieving our people OF
sixty years OF bondage under terri
torlal regime.
we reaffirm our faith IN the sound
principles of protection Of American
industries ana American labor as
enunclnted hy the founders Of the Re-
publican marty, and we favor a policy
whlrh viii remove the tarife uucs-
tlnn from politics ana favor tho fix
Ing of tariff schedules by AN export
commission non-partisan ln character.
which viii adjust such schedules
apon a scientific basis, having due re-
gard FOR the principles Of protection
aud raising 90 sufficient revenue "a
meet the necessities OF government
thus avoiding me political tnherine
with the tariff which intorfcrea with
the nttbillty of the coNntry'a business
A hAa aVar Onan IA ehfdiuai nrlnci-
pie OF the Republican party 20 pro-