Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-30
Romero Is Made Chairman of
CeQtraI Committee With
Baca Vice Chairman as
F0fecaSted by the Journal
ENTHUSIASM RElGNS
AT AFTERNOON MEETING
Leaders of Regulars and Pro-
greSsWeS Throw Bouquets
at Each Other and Pledge
Loyalty to Party.

To ana outward appearances The hnr-
mony that was affected ~ thc joint
mcetine of the republican and pro-
grcssive central committees OF Dcr-
nalillo county Yesterday afternoon was
the real genuine. hloWn-n-thc- bottle
brand Tho wanderers returned 10
camp and were received with out
stretched arms and open hearts Thcv
were given The choirmanship of tine
reorgunized central committee ana
were told TO walk right in, take Off
their hats and make themselves al.
home Everybody said they wore
sorry it ever happened and promised
so help them that II should never
occur again
As exclusively foreeastcd by the
journal Yesterday Shcrff Jesus re
mcro was made chairman of the now
central committee, Efego Baca wns
chosen vice chairman and eX-officlo
chairman Of the executive commit
tce. and Charles Chadwick was elected
eccrctary The new committee was
formed hy ana amulgamotion df both
the old ones. the republicans and the
llte prograssiYes thus securing an even
break All this was done without the
lirst suggestion of d dissenting voice
According to program, the two ccn-
tral committees convened separately
Yesterday morning, tho progresslvos In
Old Albuquerque and The republicans
down awu. number of speeches
We're hoard bv the proarcaNes
among them one by Rcv. j. Ii. Head
which struck the KEYNOTE of the sens
timent Of the meeting Alr Hcald
said that the progressive parity hHd
hoen formed for the purpose of ad-
,uncins thr cause of good government
iu Bcrnalllo county and advocating
certain definite principles He was IN
favor of harmouizing with thc regular
republicans. provided the action did
not Involve amy sacrifice of those prin-
clplcs hut. he stated If if was found
that the principles If the progressive
party suffered after The amoleaua-
tion should take place hc would De
the first to nauguuto movement to-
start new party once more, Ills re-
MARKS Werc received with great mp
plousc
AT 1880 o'clock the meeting re-
ceivcd the committee appointed by
tEc republicans. consisting of } "
Wilson, charmun, br j w. Elder
Charles chadwick. Dr H. E chamber
lin j. 40 sandovaL j. r. Salalar AMI
Ncstor Monioya. Chairman Wilson
stated tho purpose FOR which the com
mittce had been appointed ana re-
quested the appointment of similar
committee 90 confer upon the subject
of the grounds for q reconciliation be-
tween the Two factions. Chairman
Romero thcreupun appointed for the
proeressives ii committee consisting 81
M u. Springer, chairman. a. b.
Walker. h. B. Heyn. Modesto G. ortiz.
-, O. Armijo, q. p Hanson ana salvl-
dor NJ Garcia
The joint committee theroupon im-
mediaicly went into conference, and
when the meeting at The court house
convened after dinner It's report WAS
ready This report consisted of set
of resolutions providing for the rcor-
sanitation of the county republican
central committee on the lines az .
ready mentioned, making the uew
committee consist of eighty members
instead of forty as heretofore, and
naming all the mombers of both old
committees SIS members of the new
onc.
It was announced that the republic
can central committee had aircad
adopted tine resolutions. and after
hcy had been read In English and
Spanish by Nestor Montoya the pro-
eressige meeting hy a unanimous voto
also adopted thom, and Chairman Ho.
nero appointed T. T. Heyn. j. 8 AR
mljo and NJ. c. ORTIZ a committee To
notify the republicans of this action
From tbis point on the meeting took
the form of love feast oratory bo-
ne tbe exclusive diet, ana the uppe-
tit,s of the large crowd, which COM
.platcb filled the court room. proved
voroeInua
Former Representative W. IT, Sn-
dfeUs Waa lhe flrst speaker. and as
thc old republican Wheel-horse was
introduced "a the crowd he was greet
lea with ringing cheers Mr. Andrews
gaId thlt the occasion was nf peculiar
pleasure to him, not only for tho et- {
feef that It would have on the local
political situation but for the far
reaching good ii would DO IN causing
republicans everywhere 10 get to-
lcthor n uko manner. ne said that
the news of this harmony meeting
would eo a8 over the country. aGd
predicted THAT twill DE only short
imc before republicans throughout
the country would he reunited and
tho democrats swept from power
fn aimHar vein i. rs. Wilson eX-
pressed himself as "hlariousiy de-
lighted" at the spirit in which the