Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-05
AMERICAN
CONVENTION
MEETSHERE
The CONVENTION WAS ATTENDED
BY THOSE SIGNING the CALL,
BUT few RECRUITS SEEMING TO
Be PRESENT. DIVERSITY OF OPlN.
ION EXPRESSED
SPEECHES were MADE
BY PROMINENT LEADERS

+ Closing with an executive session
: participated in by O, A. Larrazolo ant
less than 20 of his followers, o
! which meeting no report has beer
made public, the "All Native" polite
al party closed its first and from in
dcations probably its last meeting al
the capitol last night. 1t became evi
dent early that everybody did not be
lieve the way Mr.. Larrazolo did, and
NJ A. Ortiz of this city, at the even.
ing session. led a fight against the
Larrazoo resolutions which would
have launched the new party had
they been adopted. Marcelino A,
Ortiz introduced counter resolution
in which he declared that it was the
sense of the meeting that there was
no necessity in New Mexico for the
formation of social and political or
ganization, such as was contemplated
by the Larrazolo resolution. In de-
tending his resolution. Ortiz called
attention to the fact that this was
the wrong way for the native people
to go about this matter, because they
! could not get the solid support of
their people, and it would only result
/ in a counter organization on the other
side. evidently referring to the An
/ glo-Americans. He said he was in
variabIy against anything that would
bring up the race issue in politics.
In closing he demanded written
vote by everyone present on the mo-
tion to adopt his resolution. He sue
ceeded in getting this through, and
the vote when taken showed IL for
the Ortiz resolution and 90 against it.
Seeing that he was in the minority,
Ortiz left as did some of those who
had voted with him, but they left just
in time to avoid being put out, for i'm
mediately after the test vote record
ed above, it was moved that the meet
ing go into executive session, only
those favoring the Larrazolo resolu-
ton being allowed to remain. This
shut off all opposition, and likewise
a /
was done at the executive session.
This much however, can be said of
the meeting as a whole. There was
no big outpouring of the native citi- /
zens, and the attendance at no ses- /
sion went over Is, not nearly all of .
whom We're in favor of the move
ment. No new recruits were enlisted
so far as could be learned and the
purposes of the meeting were advo-
Gated by those who had called the
razolo, Hilario Ortiz, r. l.. Baca and
others who have become displeased
with existing conditions as they af-
feet the natives.
A detailed report of the meeting
yesterday morning is given below
and Monday the detailed session of
last night will be printed in order
that all interested may learn the en-
act facts in regard to the session.
The convention met in the house
Of representatives in the capitol at
10 o'clock a. nl, and was called to {
)rder by Mr.. Malaquias Martinez who j
delivered an Introductory address in I
which he clearly and eloquently set t
orth the objects of the convention !
rhe morning attendance was not G
arge. "a
Mr.. Martinez said in part: 81 am V
lad to see so many of the native i
lew Mexicans present and wanting
o cooperate with us in the considera-
ion of such an important subject as
hat which confronts us today.
"The inspiration of Providence has
wakened the native New Mexicans
D the conditions which are confront
1g us today and to the fact that is
ecessary to discuss them here to-
ay The object of this organization
thoroughly explained in the call
nat was issued here sometime ago.
cannot go into the details of the
rganization or of the results which K
will bring to us; however. all who
ave become interested in the mat.
,r will find that it is a laborious sub
,ct Occurrences have proved that
atriotic men must overcome all OBJ
sacles in a great nation. Take the
which took place when
lis nation secured freedom. The u
rst immigrants who came to this IL
,untry, with the inspiration Of God,
I'd at the same time seeing the
eat future of this republic. resolved
secure their rights. They worked
r their liberty and independence.
he result you know. Today there ne
none greater than the American I'll
public. 1t is not necessary, as ye
ated in opening, to enter into the co
tails of this organization; however, IN
ltriotism demands that the native b'
,ople should not fail to help obtain VII
cir respective rights in this state. an
the same time, wish to state that
g object of this organization is not TN
antagonize any people, it is simply ar
obtain for the native New Mexi- no
ms the same rights the Americans ar
we. What is one Of the greatest III
orks of the Americans? 1t was to OF
ee the people from slavery They wi
arted a revolution to accomplish CIR
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