Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-03-04
TO ELECT THIRTY DELEGATES
MEN CHOSEN TODAY WILL REP
RESENT COUNTY AT THE BIG
STATE MEETING
RECEIVE PROMINENT CONVERT
N. c. DE BAcA, LIFELONG DEMO,
Graf, ANNOUNCES HIS ALE
GLANCE TO c. o. p.

For the purpose of electing 80 dele
gates to the state convention, whicl
! will be held in Santa Fe on Friday 0
this week, the republicans of San Mi
guel county gathered this morning il
the county court house. Late this at
ternoon the convention was still bust
ly engaged in the work of the day
amid much enthusiasm. 1t is likely
that it will be necessary to hold 9
night session in order to complete the
business at hand. The report of the
committee on resolutions probably
will determine whether or not the
convention will send an instructed
delegation but it is thought likely that
the delegates from this coutny will
be authorized to cast their votes in
the state convention in favor of men
who will support President Taft for
denomination.
A feature of the proceedings of this
afternoon was a speech by N. C. de
Baca in which he asserted his allie
glance to the republican party. Mr..
Baca has been democrat for many
years and has been one of the lead
ers of that party in San Miguel coun-
ty His speech was received with
much enthusiasm.
Permanent organization was effected
Just prior to Mr.. Baca's address, the
following officers being elected:
Chairman, Roman Gallegos; vice
presidents, Eugenio Romero and D.
C. Winters; clerks, Guillermo Ortiz,
Herbert w. Clark and Chester Hun
ker; interpreters, Luis e. Armijo,
Florentino Montoya and Nepomuceno
Segura.
In opening the convention Secun.
dino Romero, chairman of the coun.
ty central committee and foremost
republican of San Miguel county, con
graduated the delegates upon the
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strong support given by the precincts
represented by them to the state tick
ct in the election of last November.
| He said it was a matter IF pride 10
him and to the republicans Of the
state IN refer to the sturdy repu5ii-
canisr of this imperial county of San
Miguel Mr.. Romero declared that
the people of this county will never
regre; their loyalty to the republican
PARTY. party which has always work
ed for the best interests of all the
people. Mr.. Romeros remarks were
cheered.
Getting down to the business at
hand. Mr.. Romero ordered the call
for the convention read after which
temporary organization was effected
by the election of the following Off
GERS: temporary chairman. Roman
Gallegos; temporary secretary, Gull
lermo Ortiz; Interpreters, Luis B.
Armijo, Florentino Montoya and Ne
pomuceno Segura.
The following committees were ap-
poinEed by the chair:
Credentials Pedro Casaus, Louis
c. Ilfeld, Felipe Baca y Garcia, Leo
Tipton, Patricio Montana, Camilo Lt-
cero and Pablo Duran.
Permanent Observation-Disclosures
Galegos, Manuel A. Sanchez, Preset
liano Sandoval, M. M. Padgett, Sera-
fin Baca, Manuel Tafoya and D. G.
Winters.
Rules and order of business-Ade-
laido Tafoya, Conrado Archuleta, Har-
ry w. Kelly, Nestor Sena, Herbert W.
| Clark, Pablo Ulibarri and Jose Daric
Atencio.
.Resolutions-Fide Ortiz, Amador
Ulibarri. Lorenzo Delgado, William J,
Mills, Toribio Martinez, Charles w
G. Ward and Manuel D. A. Pine.
Delegations were present from all
parts of the county in spite Of the