Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-09-13

" uSi, hotdlC IL.
y = y = 4 = = s s s
The old guard republican machine
with a well made slate held it's con-
Fentlon here last night. There was
not great amount of enthusiasm,
but everything ran smoothly and while
| there are several sore spots the bosses
got away with it with just as much
ease as when they nominated H. O.
Bursum for governor last year.
Frank A. Hubbell of Bernalillo
county made last stand before the
committee but he was quickly elimina.
TED, and overtures are being made to-
day IN an effort to break the progress
slVe hold on Bernalillo county.
Senator r. B. Catron presided as
temporary chairman and his speech
dealt chiefly with the necessity for a
high protective tariff and a TRADE
against Theodore Roosevelt. One old
line republican described the speech
excellentiy when he said THAT was a
good speech Tom Catron made.
heard hlm make the same speech SO
years ago Senator Fall in the even
lIs made exactly the opposite kind of
d speech defending practically every
principle OF the progressive party. 1t
was apparent that Senator Fall was
playing for the progressive vote and
senator Catron for the stand pat vote.
Senator Fall said:
The republican party was at it's
birth, the party of the common people
and 1t knew no race or language.
Will admit that some of it's leaders
have grown away from the people and
are not in as close touch with them
as the changed conditions of the pres
ent day demand, but believe it is big
enough and broad enough to settle
al. the great questions of the day and
to 90 its own housecleaning. When
party stays for long time in power
IL is generally the case that some of
Its leaders get too far away from the
people and they cannot hear the voice
OF the poor man, but / believe that
the republican party will yield back
tc the people the power it obtained
from them and that it is in the way
OF becoming again today the champ
ION OF the rights of the people.
1T is true that a man whom I re-
gard as one OF the greatest men in
history, Theodore Roosevelt, has seen
ut to break away, temporarily, we
believe, from the party. l myself am
II sympathy with great many of the
principles he represents and it is a
natter of great regret to me that |
rave not bee able to work in accord
With him. firmly believe that within
our years he will be fighting side
y side with us again.
Il am not one of those who
elieve that the democrats are the
nemies OF the people. l and you
now too many of them whose word
just as good as our own and who
re earnest in their convictions, but
believe they are wrong on economic
uestions. l believe that they know
Bryan's policies of government are
OF carried out, it will strike blow
the industries of New Mexico.
Il said before and wish to reiter-
te the statement that l believe that
ome of the leaders of the republican
arty have got too far away from the
oople. In this day the people are
| closer touch with their state and
ational government and have taken
firmer hold on affairs. They de-
and that the machinery of the gov
'nment be turned back to them. The
institution of our state gave to the
,ople the referendum, but failed to
We them the initiative as it should
i've done. They demand it and il
e fail to respond to the demand the
lrty will 60 down to defeat. The
.ople own this big country and will
lie it.
"The republican party is big enough
ID broad enough to clean its own
use. We will welcome back those
10 at present have strayed away
om us and 1 believe they will come
ok within less than four years. We
lst not give the people plat
IN of glittering generalities and we
lst carry out everything promised
it or we will be held responsible
the people. l favor a law giving
: people 640-acre grazing home
lad at least. The republican party
,ors a system of reservoirs under
itch the homesteader can, by plac-
! mortgage on their land, take the
ntrol of the water away from the