Las Vegas optic., 1912-03-05
THIRTY DELEGATES SELECTED
SPLENDID MEN CHOSEN TO REP
RESENT COUNTY AT THE
STATE CONVENTION
MILLS and ROMERO PRAISED
FORMER GOVERNOR AND COUNTY
CHAIRMAN ARE GIVEN DE-
SERVED APPRECIATION

Praise of President William H
Taft and his successful administration
and commendation of the policy OF
the democratic lower house of con-
gress, which was described as lead
ing toward free trade and the aboli-
tion Of all duty upon the products of
two Of New Mexico's principal indus
tries, wool and lead, were incorpor
ated in the resolutions adopted late
yesterday afternoon by the republican
convention of San Miguel county at
the close Of an all day session in the
court house. The administration OF
William j. Mills as the last terri
torial governor of New Mexico was
endorsed and the former governor
was congratulated by the convention.
Secundino Romero, chairman Of the
county central committee. was re-
commended to President Taft for i'm
mediate nomination and confirmation
as United States marshal for New
Mexico. The delegation was instruct
ed to vote as unit on all questions
brought before the state convention
at Santa Fe next Friday. The San
Miguel county delegates undoubtedly
will cast their votes for delegates to
the national convention who will vote
for the denomination of President
Taft.
1t was late in the afternoon when
permanent organization was effected
and the reports of the various COM
mittees began coming in. The report
of the committee on rules recommend
ed that a committee of seven be ap-
pointed to present to the convention
the names Of 30 men whom 1t would
suggest as delegates to the state
convention. This committee was ap-
pointed by Chairman Roman Gallegos
as follows Secundino Romero, DR..
]. M. Cunningham, Fidel Ortiz, A. A..
Gallegos, Luis e. Armijo, Apolonio A..
Sena and Manuel D. A. Pine.
The committee reported the follow
ing names, which were unanimously
accepted by the convention:
william ]. Mills, Eugenio Romero,
DR.. J. M. Cunningham, Secundino Ro-
nero. Roman Gallegos, Fidel Ortiz,
Apolonio A. Sena, M. M. Padgett, Be
nigno Martinez, o. A. Larrazolo, Pres
ciliano Sandoval, Herbert w. Clark,
Manuel D. A. Pine, Antonio A. Gale
gos. Charles A. Spiess, M. c. de
Baca. Lorenzo Delgado, Manuel A.
Sanchez, Harry w. Kelly. Luis E. Ar
milo, Nepomuceno Segdra, r. b.
Twitchell, Cleofes Romero, Charles
w. G. Ward, Toribio Martinez, Fran
cisco Quintana, Martin varela, David
]. Leahy, E. ]. McWenie and Jose Lo'
vato.
The resolutions adopted by the con
yention are as follows:
We. the republicans of San Miguel
county, in convention assembled. do
hereby declare anew our allegiance
to the principles of the republican
party of the nation as expressed in
its platform adopted at the Chicago
convention in 1908, and we again en-
dorse the platform adopted by the first
state republican convention of New
Mexico and urge the first state legis-
1ature to enact its recommendations
into law
We heartily endorse the administra
ton of President William Howard
TAFT. In our judgment he has made
an able and upright chief executive
and has obtained the passage OF
much progressive and beneficial leg
islation. He has our highest admira
ton because of the fact that he be
lieves in the binding force of plat
form pledges. To this fact, and te
the further fact that President Tar