Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-14

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CLOVIS, n. NJ, May 14.-Prolonged
cheers which followed the opening
strains OF The Houn Dawg" song
played by the convention band left
but little doubt but that Champ C1arl,
would receive the full instructed dele
CATION OF eight from the Democratic
state convention which convened here
at 10 O'Clock this morning.
Mention of the names of Wilson
Harmon and Underwood in an address
by Governor Mcdonald, brought nro.
longed cheers from loyal supporters
among the 300 delegates, the cheers
after the name of Wilson being nearly
as strong as those for Clark.
Fist Fight in Clovis Convention,
! A recess of ten minutes was taken
at ll:30 for the perfection of custon-
! dry convention committees, one men,
Der from each county to be included
on each committee. A pre-convention
1lst fight between members of the
Bernalillo county delegation prevented
carrying out the cut-and-dried program
/ OF the convention this morning.
6urkhart Has Black Eye.
AS result, Summers Burlhart of
Albuquerque, had his eye swollen shut
py blow from R. l.. Wooton, also of
~ puquerque, and the convention spent
q half hour arguing whether or not to
eXpel Wooton from the delegation. A
lAotion TO appoint an investigation
committee was lost, and the original
motion to unseat Wooton was declared
out OF order by James E. Paxton of
Las Cruces, temporary chairman.
Governor Urges Harmony.
! Governor w. c.. Mcdonald was nres-
ent for the opening and made a strong
actress, urging members of the Dem
ocratlc party to strive for harmony.
ana put personal prejudices second to
party good. Temporary Chairman
Paxton spoke in favor of a downward
revision OF the tariff. The convention
reconvened at 11:45.
Contests for Places.
The contests for membership on
New MeXico's delegation TO Baltimore
promised to be unusually lively with
more than thirty candidates in the
fleld. During the noon recess the ad.
herents of Wilson and Harmon pre-
pared to make hard fight this after
noon for an uninstructed delegation.
with a prolonged struggle over the
resolutions in prospect, it seemed prob
able that the delegates would not be
selected until tonight Indications at
noon were that efforts to re-organize
the state committee at this conven-
tion had failed.
, Special to the New Mexican.
Clovis, n. NJ, May 1.-THE fist
light which started at the Bernalillo
, county convention last Saturday at Al
of the convention just before tbey
came to order today when R. L. Woot-
on of Albuquerque struck Summers
Burkhart in the left eye painfully
bruising it. The blow followed an ex-
change of words between the men and
: further blows were made imnossible
+ by the friends of the two men. AS
: soon as the convention convened,
Isaac Barth moved that Mr. Wooton be
l ejscted from the hall but after debate
S this motion was tabled
t After committees on credentials.
s permanent organization and resolu-
+ tions had been named by the delegates
= Mr.. Wooton publicly rendered his apol-
,ogies to the convention and to Mr..
i. Rnrkhart who publicly accepted them
# aid moved that the convention do the
S same. This was acceded to with
+ shouts OF approval and the men pub
licly shook hands, although Burkhart s
|, head was wound around by broad
= white bandage. After approving the
n three committees and advising
them to get to work the committee re-
cessed until two o'clock.
,. Governor Mcdonald was present for
= a short time this morning and ad-
dressed the convention for about ten
:, minutes and left at eleven o'clock for
Santa Fe.
!, Every county is represented by at
least one delegate while some have
= doubled their delegations giving each
:, delegate half vote and Roosevelt
: county has 3 delegates with fourth
y of vote each. The state central
e committee held brief meeting this
Il morning and after recommending J. H.
d Paxton of Dona Ana county, for tenn
porary chairman, and A. c. Torres
of Socorro for temporary secretary,
IS and G. A. Richardson of Chaves, for
* permanent chairman. and John l.
n. Zimmerman of San Marcial, for per.
ID manent secretary, adjourned subject
IN to the call of the chairman.
There is considerable sentiment in