The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-08-17
THREE Holt DELEGATES
v ELFEGO BACA

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Las Cruces. a.. NJ, July is.-The
Republican convention held here yes
terday was unique In no way and de-
void Of enthusiasm. though a whole
day was spent In the deliberations.
County Chairman Peacock called the
convention To order. Vincent y. May
was made chairman and Capt. ]. E.
Reinberg of Canutillo was made sec
Rotary. Both were later made per.
manent Those elected as delegates
To- b state convention at santa Re
August - were senator n. n. Holt.
Mark y. Thompson, Vincent ~. May.
Franklin y. Hayner. Frank T. French.
J. r.. Reinberg, Jose Lucero. w. a.
Sutherland. W. La Point. Antonio
Barncastle, W. A. h. Jones. m Free
iliano Moreno.
Resolutions pointing with pride to
the official career OF senator Holt.
Representatives W. II. II. Liewcllyn
Prcciliano Moreno. and the
county commissioners were passed, as
were those deploriDg the Wilson re-
gime. blaming IL with all occurrences
but the European war. Singularly, no
announcement was made Of Congress-
man Ferguson. Next a resolution
p%urportiag TO be Progressive In tend
ency Was offered by Mark n. Thomp-
son. who lays claims to being a Pro-
EreSsive. Loud objections were made
by County Chairman Peacock and
County School superintendent Hay
ner. both III whom objected To the In
PRODUCTION OF Progressive measures
and particularly To a clause dcclarlng
b convention to be for harmony
and for uniting OF the man that could
and would weld the factions Of the
party into one harmonious whole. Mr..
Thompson conceded changing the
man TO "a man." hut this would not
satisfy those adverse 20 the measure
and finally the whole clause was
struck out. and thus emaseulated. the
resolution passed with not a word OF
Progressivism In II.
The delegates were not Instructed
and while II Is known they are not
united for Elfego B8ca. he has three
friends among the delegates: Holt,
Sutherland and La Point. while r.
Moreno L. favorable TO Andrews.
II H. claimed here by Republicans
that the entire d~eiegation will go "a
the candidate endorsed In the CON
~Vention by coifax. Mora and Union
counties.
Major Liewcilyn Absent
Major william Henry Harrison
Lleweliyn was not present at the con
veniion. nor did he attend the Re
publican primary In his own or ans
other ward. The major favored pro.
Rressiye measures and men IN
na.INaml.uWN tttmeu. NnataNaA On Nht
adoption OF the entire Progressive
platform and a resolution deciarini
Tor Theodore Roosevelt for prcsiden
in 1915. sheriff Felipe Lucero. act
ing for Senator Holt and others wal
conciliating n DESTROYS OF securing
the majors consent to his own nom
snation for the legislature but he
would hay rome of II. He insisted
that "the Republican party 30 regain
and retain the confidence OF the PEG
pie must accept the policies OF Theo
dore Roosevelt aud so announce II
convention. or the party must pas
out and give way To a new party
when the news came out Of the as
aembied convention at I O'Clock tina
the Progressive resolution was turn
cd down, though it's writer AM
sponsor. Mr.. Thompson was mace
delegate. Major Lleweilyn ooh To IN
street with a long petition for a count
convention OF independents and Pro
Eressive for August %, TO declar
against ring ruie as long practiced u
Dona Ana county. Attorney lDttol
Taylor. the Progressive chairman an
Moses u. stevens. secretary nay
taken no action as yet beyond notify
ing Progresalves n week ago that
county convention would be called !
send delegates 60 Belen Ga the star
convention with no date yet sci 40
primaries and convention. AaJu
Llweliyn believes two Representative
viii be sent by the Independents an
Progressives 10 the legislature n
In said IL now steadily working !
that end since the the Repubiic"n
failed 10 favor them hy resolution
their convention yesterday.