Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-15
bACA ADHERENTS
LACK EFFICIENT
ORGANIZATION
Failure to systematic Bust
ness 10 Be Transacted and
Long Speeches Make SeS-
sion Late in Adjoining,

While the Andrews convention was
rushed through in short order, with
perfect harmony evident all tbs
time, the Baca convention lacked or
ganization and took more than -four
hours TO finish its work A quartet
Of dissertations by Modesto c. Orti,
and some lengthy nominating speeche.
aided to delay the proceedings and
bore the spectators. Mr. Ortiz's series
of addresses, all of them allopathi,
doses of the same old stuff about tn,
noble Spanish American race. OF
which everyone. including the sub,
Jects thereof. are getting very weary
the aged and hackneyed appeal t.
local patriotism. of which the Span.
ish Americans have more than most
races, hut of which they sometime,
get tired of hearing. and few more
of the same old campaign doctrines
enunciated a little differently, got the
same old clippings and cheers
and served to gum the wheels of
progress very effectively.
A very adroit statement by Elfego
Baca the endorsed candidate OF the
Romero faction for the COMPRESSION.
al nomination at the state convention
next week. added to the length OF
proceedings but failed to bore as did
the other speeches.
This convention, as did the other
named delegates TO the state meet
ing, chose three candidates for the
lower house OF the state Legislature
and perfected county committee
The last named matter was handled
in a new way, the meeting endorsing
the resolution passed by the commit
tee some time ago, when IL decided
to re-elect itself for two years more
ana giving 10 the cotsnty chairman
Jesus Romero, who was named by
the convention itself. power to re-
move any members at all tainted
with allegiance to the other wing OF
the party and to fill all vacancies
however created. Indeed, there was
practically no limit placed upon his
authority
1t passed some resolutions that are
a thing OF beauty and wonder, and
that leave open half a dozen loop
holes for political opponents to pour
in hot shot which would not have
been evident had Judge +. A. Mann
named as chairman of the resolu-
tions committee by both factions
been on hand to stop the gaps in his
usual style.
Baca Is Endorsed.
The convention adopted unani-
mously, with applause, resolution
offered by Modesto c. Ortiz which
endorsed Elfego Baea for congress
This, the acceptance of the reports
of the credentials, permanent organi-
zation and rules committee, the
wrangle with the opposing convention
and a speech or too. took up the
morning session.
Resolution Highly Joyous.
The resolutions, which were offer
ed by Gaspar Garcia, Melton Cor
dova and Jose +. Romero, are as fol-
lows:
"The republicans of Bernalillo
county in convention assembled at
the court house in Old Albuquerque.
n. NJ, hereby reaffirm our allegiance
to the fundamental principles of the
national republican party as enunci-
ated at the Chicago convention in
1912. We pledge our nominees to the
state legislature to work for the best
interests of the people of the state
at large. We believe that just and
equitable taxation law should be
passed at the next session, making
the burden of taxes equal in proper
ton to all interests in the state. In
the matter of salaries for county Of
flcers we are in favor that they
should be adjusted upon reason
able basis, and commensurate with
the office and services performed.
Pity the Working Man.
I'VE are in favor of passing and
proper laws for the re-
lief of labor in all its forms so that
the working man may be protected
and receive just compensation ana
reasonable hours of work.
I'VE are in favor of the repeal OF
The law which places tax oil 70 per
capita for road work or three days
work in lieu thereof because we
Lhink its an imposition upon the IN
iividual citizens, and the money TOT
such purposes should be levied by al
-ect taxation from all properly the
same as other funds are createa LOT
public use.
1--WE are in favor of passing a
primary law at the
next session of the legislature OF the
state"
Two Committeeman Absent.
The members of the resolutions
committee who did not sign TINS pc
ng with the other convention, were
Judge Mann and David $. koseh
valid
The report of the credentials COM
nittee was also a matter for some
moi only as TO what ~
meant, but as to who had prepetrateu
startling provision contained III II. !
rhe delegates from all the precincts
Except those in the city, Nos - anu
6, were duly mentioned by haihe,
tut for those sections of the county
he report saws: THAT the delegates
lected at the primaries August
914. are entitled to seats in TINS con-
ention."
AS the leaders of this convention
lad already contested the delesa,ions
which are believed to have peeh
lected, this provision leaves Some
oubt as to whether they We're the
mes whom it was desired 10 seat "
whether such of them as surViseu
he credentials committee ac,ioi'
would be given vote, or Whether
tin another aggregation was 70 De
ragged in to fill up the oepieteo
saca ranks.
still Another Wonder.
The committee on rules anu oiuei
4 business presented the third OF
his trio of remarkable documents
hpire as follows:
"Mr Chairman: We. the commit
pe on rules and order of business
ee leave to report the following +
.srhe order of business will be to
anne twenty delegates to the state
nnvantion To- be. sent to Santa Fe