Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-08-15

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BcDBamlfzl .alarie- Pledged.
We pledge our legislative csnolasfes
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nDfnitti eelsfY Dlii-~onf that all ~
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sis1 b. far 20 ne taxpayer.
Nf favor me enactment u g fak
lsw that ALL make just fair and
fslf yai1asigE ~ all property snt 1if-
tribute The burden - fsratiCn eQuf-
abif upon ~ ia1paf efee ~ that ne
fuab n means and the poof naan snail
pa DrcyDffiDnaffly according g. n&
ability
Ne most eafneeig advocate lDsf
legislation ~ ihe infercr u koo5
r1adf Jst sc are opposed ~ the pfet
enf iaN requiring IRE payment ~
fead fat II three d1ilafs ~ 9atpst and
uH-Amfrican ia that e .mp,ffH tax
alton upon a Comparatively small class
II individuals and permits yarf
number 70 escape ihfffffofu. ans We
pledge The legislative nominee ~ this
convention - uOrk fnf the repeal ~
THE provision ~ the iaa and - en-
dsagOf 70 pafs just measure for the
raising ~ revenues f0r road and high
eags Dpfpessf
Dirrft primsries Endorsed.
we heartily advocate the enact
ment N "a direct primary election law
and me adoption ~ the Australian
ballot law for ~ elections held IN
the stale
We pledge our tanaldaies for the
legislature ~ use their utmost
endeasOfs t. hold only fhlriy-day
session ~ the January. 1915. session
u the legislature. thnf saving 10 The
state approximately $4,000.
We ~ not betese i viii ~ con-
aufIye u the best interest ~ The state
10 reduce The length II the term u
the county officers and making said
officers eligible for recollection. There
fore. we oppose ihe proposed amend
fnent ~ section 2 ~ aFtiole 10 ~ The
constitution " New Mexico.
IEule= for Committee.
I'VE recommend the following rules
FOR the government u The county CEN
ffHi committee.
The call for precinct primaries
shall state the time aud place u meet
lng. preferably la a eebO0lhOuefs the
number of delegates ~ BE- elected.
and said call shall he made a. least
seven DAYS prior to the time Of hold
ing the prlmHrlea The president and
the secretary ~ said primaries shall
be named at the time the call II made.
Delegates shall he elected b. ball
lot When more than one ret Of dele
gates are seeking eIeftiOn. each sei
may name q persOn 70 represent mem
within the polls during the election
and the counting " the ballots
Times ~ Primaries liked.
Primaries in The country precincts
shall remain open for two hours. md
1T the City precincts for five hours, az
the places Designated for holding Aaid
primaries.
Membership ~ the central commit
tee shall he based upon the total NUM-
Der ~ votes cast for both the fepubli-
can and the progressive candidates
for congress tn the general election OF
1879. one member for each hundred
votes cast o. major fraction thereof,
with a. least one member from each
precinct
The apportiopment gives one dele
aBte 10 each precinct except No. ~,
which gets three. NOS " and 20,
which get five each
Continuing. me resolutions are.
Committee Fleets Chairman.
THE chairman Of the central com~
a4ittcc shall be elected by a majority
vote ~ the members of the committee
Hna the chairman may be rhosen from
outside the committee.
THE central committee shall np-
point seven members 81 The executive
committee who may also be chosen
from outside " the central committee,
but no member o. the executive com
mliteo shall be allowed 10 vote IN the
central committee uniess that mem
her N also member 81 the eentrai
committee
These rules for the government OF
said central committee shall remain
effective until changed BY law or by
ate, e"ding county convention.
We recognize 10 the Hon w. III.
/ Andrews = man of vast legislative tx
peflencc having served Ia the state
legislature several terms before com
/ ing 90 New Mexico. and IN the terri
ltorial Legislature 81 New Mexico IN
1907, and al delegate to congress from
! 1904 constantly tn January . 1912.
\ Constructive Statesman.
Senator Andrews IL constructive
statesman, a man who does things. lie
did more for New Mexico while sery-
ing az delegate 70 congress than any
other delegate before him ever did.
aud more Than any congressman has
done since. Az proof We mention a
few ~ the things he accomplished. '''
Here follows long list of Mr. An
drews accomplishments
The resolutions continuet
MT Andrews has spent large sums
Of money IN The development OF the
resources Of the state, lie succeeded
IN getting more than sa.000 600 put
into new railroads in New Mexico.
Vast sums from the east have been In
vested Ia other enterprises through
his efforts lie came TO New Mexico
lin 1896 and has been Identified with