Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-07-29
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albuquerque, N. NJ, July 29.-Every
county in New Mexico was repre-
sented by leading citizens as delegates
and with enthusiasm abundant on all
sides, the first state convention OF the
national progressive party met IN the
Flks' opera house here at 2 O'CLOCK.
The convention was called to order
by Marcos c. de Baca of SandoVal
county. On calling the convention 10
order Hon. Marcos c. de Baca maze
a brief speech in which he charged
the republican party with having
broken faith with the people and said
that the cause of his great uprising
which bid fair to sweep the country
was due to the fact that those who
controlled the policy of the republican
PARTY were tied up with the great IN
terests, rather than with the interests
of the people. The call was read by
Secretary George w. Prichard OF
Santa Fe county. 1t was splendid
body of men that assembled in the
big opera house and in striking con-
trast to the ward heelers and pre-
cipct bosses, petty Office holders and
cheap politicians that ran the famous
Las Vegas convention OF the Old guard
republican. Business men, professional
nen. laborers, railroad men, farmers
anG ranchers, were mingled together
in the list of delegates. While there
were a number of gray haired dele
gates, a large per cent OF this con.
yention were young men-tlred OF
boss rule, and hopeful for the future
of the state determined to correct the
political abuses that have grown UP
within the ranks of both old parties,
united under the national progressive
party for a square deal for the com
mon every day citizen and tax payer
There We're probably as many former
standpat republicans who were dis
gusted with the Chicago convention
as there We're former democrats. whe
saw no hope of bettering conditions
in either of the old parties. Such mer
as George H. Van Stone, well known
merchant of Torrance county, Majol
Ruiac of the Pecos valley, a former
democrat, were prominent among the
delegates. Sheriff Romero of Berna
lilo county, and leader in the fina
fight which broke the hold of Franl
A. Hubbell, the worst boss the STATE
every had, was also an active partlci
pant. Among the Spanish-Americal
delegates, there was as clean cut ant
intelligent set of men as ever assem-
bled in a political convention II
New Mexico. The spread of the nev
party idea was one of the surprise
of this convention
A spirited contest has been inaugu
rated between John Baron Burg o
this city, member of the lower hous
of the legislature, and Major Bujac o
the Pecos valley, for nomination t
congress. While each one has enthus
iastic and loyal supporters, it seenf
to be the general sentiment not t
nominate at this convention but t
defer action to convention to b
called later. The sentiment seems t
be simply to adopt set of principle
for the new party, form strong Of