Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-02
REPUBLICANS NAME
THEIR DELEGATES
TO CONVENTION
At SANTA FE
BernalillO County Convention
Is Held at Elks' Theater
This Morning With All
Precincts Represented.
RESOLUTIONS ENDORSE
PRESIDENT TAFT

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The Republicans OF Bernailllo eonn-
Ity In convention al the Elks' opera
house this morning named 20 dele
gates to the Republican state con-
vention IN Santa Re March and in
structed them to vote as a unit In
casting the 10 ballots for this county
Resolutions adopted by the conyen-
tion, reafiirmed allegiance to the
principles OF the Republican party and
endorsed the administration os VIII
( liam Howard TAFT, whose name was
heartily applauded BY the delegates
Every precinct IN the county was
represented BY a full delegation At
the convention this morning and the
session was characterized By united
and harmonious work
The convention was called TO order
I by j. r. Saint. county chairman. who
told the Delegates that the convention
Was one of the most important ever
I held in the county as q was the first
assemhled for the purpose Of selecting
delegates TO q state convention, which
/ In turn would send the Republican
Representation TO the national con
SentlOn In Chicago where the presi-
Identlal standard bearer will be nomi-
mated. Nestor Montoya then read
the call for the convention.
] Mr.. Saint reported that tho county
central committee recommended
Judge Edward A. Mann as temporary
chairman and Nestor Montoya as tenn
IpOrary secretary. The report was
adopted and Judge Mann TOOK the
chair. In n short but lsorOus speech
Judge Mann thanked the convention
/ for the honor OF presiding as It's tenn
lporary chairman and said that lt gave
! him pleasure 10 hold that position in
a Republican convention
And By a Republican / mean a
man who believes IN the principles
OF the Republican party and who sup
ports the Republican ticket--Who rs a
Republican because no believes In
The doctrines OF tho Hcpuhlicnn party
and woaid rather support those auc-
trines than 10 desert them for office
/ and the emoluments OF office"
/ Committees were then appointed on
credentials, permanent organization
and resolutions
During a recess OF Is minutes.
While the committees were al work,
Governor u. S. stover was asked to
address the convention lie was pre-
sented by Mr. Saint as one of the
oldest and staunchest Republicans I'm
the county. Governor Stover made
a strong, straightforward speech, IN
which he stated that he had voted and
worked for the election of President
/ Lincoln fo/ his FIRST term of office az
a time %hen the country was m n
turmoil over the impending issues OF
slaverf and the union END when the
men Of principle on public questions
required stout hearts and the strength
OF their conviction on the great issues
at stake.
Governor StOver said that Il was
useless to deny that the Republican
party was torn by Internal strife and
he declared that the Fenublicans ought
10 unite on the principles OF their
party and TO meet the Democratic
party with solid battle line.
! Governor Slower was enthusiastic
laliy applauded by the convention.
/ When the convention re-eOnVeued,
the committee on permanent organ
ization recommended that Francis Il.
Wood be made permanent chairman
and Neator Montoya permanent Sec
retary, The report was adopted and
Mr., Wood presided over the conven-
tion. In taking the chair, Mr.. Wood
spoke as follows;
/ Gentlemen OF the Convention:
For the honor you have conferred
upon me IN making me your chair
man, / express my ainCcre gratitude.
II Is not the first time / have at
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pound Republican principles. and un-
less the party shall seriously depart
from those principles. which drew and
held my support when IN 1895 the old
Democratic party started on its ex
cursiOn into radicalism. then, please
God. It shall not be the last time.
We are here assembled 20 take the
first step under our newly conferred
right to participate in choosing the
chief magistrate of Qua nation. You.
who were chosen By your fellow RE-
publioans In your respective prCoincts
90 represent and speak for them hore.
are Ia turn 20 select a small number
20 perform that same office at santa
Fe. and the eight delegates chosen
there will speak for the Republh ans
OF New Mexico In the national coun-
ell OF that party in Chicago. The
men thus chosen should be- men fair
~ representative OF the principles Of
Fepublicnnism as announced and de-
Tended and approved by the people
0f this nation for over - half conurA
of almost uninterrupted Republican
rule. This long continued approval
by our follow citizens OF the policies
we have followed is surely good
ground for going slow when We ere
asked TO depart rom them. on gov
crnmontal experiments. vaguo. my
considered and uniried.
our party ls the truly Progressive
party in the nation; progressive, no,
in the sinister SENSE ln which that
term "a now being exploited, mere
rcaFoctahle cloak to cover ra0loalism,
fanaticlsm and an tho nlhor iams that
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