Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-10

had made no mistake. on assurance
which, judging from the iumultuons
ovation, was entirely unnecessary.
The acceptance speech OF the per-
mnneut chairman WIS brief and 20 the
point The chairman assured the con-
Ncnuun that he had had no notice
OF the honor but nevertheless appre-
cintcd 10 ana promised 10 do his befi'
I'VE are an Democrats working 10.
Rethcr 10 make New Mexico great
state said Judge Laughlin, and IT
IS our duty ana rhomd be our pleas
are To- hold uR the hands of Governor
Mcdonald ard the stole Officers
The mention ur the governors name
WIS the signal Tor un uutpurst OF
cheering which lasted for several min.
utes.
The next order of business. was the
report OF the advisory committee
which has been named TO select cane
didates for electors Judge y. v.
further Time since the cufumiitee was
Ia doubt as 60 it, powers and Nltleh.
Further time WAS gfbnted and JudHe
Long retired. AZ thts juncturc Dele
gate Rndney took occasion 70 warn tho
convention to 20 slow ~ the SELECTION
al presidential electors since no man
holding public position Of trust ana
cmoiument was qualified to serve ~
that capacity. II II not safe, said
Judge Radncy. 10 nominate even
notary public TO this position.
The next business OF the convention
was the report OF the committee on
resolutions which WAS read by Dele
gate James VI. Paxton VI Dona Ana.
cheers gfOcted the mention Of the
names OK Wilson and Marshall anu
81 COngrgssnan FERGUSON ana the
blur ballot amendment TO the consu-
tuition.
Nominations for congressman being
called for, state Senator Isaac Barth,
in an eloquent. though somewhat
lengthy autTch. presented the name
Of Hon. Harvey u. Fafguason. The
cunN cntion had ALREADY made dp its
mind that Mr.. Ferguson VAS the only
man 10 be- considered for the place
and some Of the delegates manifested
impHtirucc during the nominating and
Eccoudiug speeches. They wanted 10
hear from the candidate. senator
Iiurth praised Mr.. Ferguson for his
work in congress. as did also JndgC
Lakewood. who, on behalf OF thnFcA
county seconded the nomination,
utlpEatc John Morrow 81 tolihN
moved tu make the nomination unani-
nous. which Was done. With tho dele
gates. headed 10y the iiornalillo cOunf
g delegation with a brass band,
marching around the hall ond acgOss
the stage,
When the iumult and the shouting
had subsidized Congressman Ferguson
WAS escorted TO the platform, his np'
pearaucc being the signal for another
uutburst OF cheering which lasted for
several minutes Mr.. FERGUSON spoke
fnodestly OK his achievements IN con-
Ercss lie Was but one man la
body Of asI men. some OF thcm the
greatest that the milton has produecd.
1ie PROMISED 10 try 10 live up To IN"
reputation given him By his cnthusi.
astlc supporters. lie warmly praised
champ clark for his magnificent
work la the speakers chair ana cor
the manly manner Ia which ne hna
accepted defeat FOR the presidential
nomination al the hands Of the Bat
tmore convention.
MIR. Ferguson had nothing but
good 10 say OF the ProgresHivcs ana
Inclined 10 the opinion that the ma
iority of the new party followers were
really Democrats but didn't know H.
He had nothing hut sympathy for
President TAFT. who needed sympathy
lie did not exactly doubt ROuscVelts
sincerity but feared that In his en-
thusiastic effort To remedy existing
evils the colonel might not observe
the limitations 81 the constitution and
thus destroy the republic
As 10 the Roosevelt doctrine of good
and bad trusts. Mr.. FERGUSON said q
good trust was one that supported
NANnNfNfAA MNNANN IN WNhA NAANf AAA WV
opinion OF the colonel vas one nm
did not support him. The speaker
entered cxhaustiyely into the history
of the panic of !30i and tae steel
trust merger he corrected the Inn
preston that J. Piprpout Morgan had
been public benefactor who used his
own money &C. stop the panic. Con
prossional investigation. said Mr.. Fer
Russon, had proven conclusVely that
President Roosevelt had furnished
forty million dollars OF government
money To Mr.. Morgan and that this
was the money that was used To stop
the panic.
MIR FERGUSON Taintcd u pathetic
picture ~ conditions la the trust
owned mills OF Sew England ana
especially in Lawrence where the re-
cent strike had brought about an IN
yei.tigation hy congress-
Congressman FERGUSON closed his
address with the declaration that II
WAS the solemn duty of the Democrat.
&c. party 10 defeat both TAFT ana
Roosevelt He urged that every effort
De made 10 get out the vote In New
Mexico. a task which he pointed out
WAS extremely difficult, since only
congressman ana presidential electors
were 10 be voted upon. a condition
which exists nowhere else Ia the
t'niou and which viii not occur IN this
state after the present election.
~ the conclusion of sir. Fergus
SONS speech Judge Long read the re-
uurt uf the advisory committee on
presidential electors. which was adopt
pd without debate. and the FIRST con-
Nrntluu 10 nominate presidential elect
urs in NcW Mexico adjourned sine
die
Following is the text OF the plat
form adopted by the convention.
RESOLUTIONS.
We the Democratic party cot Nrw
NcAlro, ln convention assembled. 10
r,tliuu oGr continued adherence "a
ur principles ~ Democracy based
upon the fundamental doctrine Of the