The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-03-28
i. H. Boatright Pioneer Mer-
chant to Head the Ticket as
Candidate for Mayor Of Al
buquerque
TOM HUGHES UNANIMOUS
CHOICE FOR CLERK
Al Goodrich Nominee for City
Treasurer. Large Attend.
ance at Convention in Elks
Theatre Last Night

what is admittedly ono OF tho
strongest tickets the Republican party
has placed iu nomination In a ciiy
election iu Albuquerque IN recent
years was chosen IN Elts' thentcr last
Hlght. with u. a. B0atright, well
known pioneer merchant, as The cane
didntp for mayor Mr. Boatright was
nominated By H.. $. Lithgow 81 tho
second ward delegation, while Judge
y. A. Mann Of tho fourth ward deli
cEation placed Col. John Borrodaile IN
nomination. The result was a. Tor
Mr.. Boutright to f6 votes for Colonel
Burrodnilc. The latter then moved to
make the nomination unanimous.
Thomas Hughes. one Of the best
known young men IN Albuquerque.
was unanimously nominated for clerk
aud Al " Goodrich. Of the simon
stern Clothing company. was named
Tor city treasurer by acclamation.
Candidates for the city council we're
named by the several wards and rati-
fed by tho convention as follows
First ward-Gcorge u. Hammond.
second ward-C q. Gibson.
Third ward-T. r Hanson,
Fourth ward-W. n. Barney.
Mr.. Hammond and Mr.. Gibson arc
carpenters, both well known In their
wards. Mr.. Hanson is one OF the vet
cran employees Of the Santa Re shOpa.
while Mr.. Barney Is one " the Oldest
of the railroad conductors running out
OF Albuquerque.
Attorney John w. Wilson. who was
elected temporary chairman and later
permanent chairman, made the key
nota and in fact The only speech Of
tho convention. Mr.. Wilson aid stress
en- the red light issue which he said
was tho chief issue Ia this campaign
and virtually pledged the convention
and tho candidates TO immediate elm
iuation Of a segregated district. This
keynote, however, was hardly sounded
IN the party platform. adopted later,
the only reference in which to the
red light issue was: I'VE are opposed
20 the brothel."
This was regarded by q majority OF
those present as about as far from tho
stand MT. Wilson had forecasted In his
speech as was possible for the plat
form 20 get.
The attendance was large. filling the
lower floor and a large part Of tho
EAiAfAN'Hr HAANF VI ~ HAAf' Nv 50
were at the Democratic convention
the night before being noticeable.
The convention was marked by har-
mony throughout.
The Convention ia Detail.
The convection was called 10 Or
der at Sis. by Chairman NJ. y.
Hickey. az the Republican city COM
mittce Tho cnll was read boy Dr.
&. A. EIler. the secretary.
Mr.. Hickey read two petitions from
some forty ladies OF The "OyercOm-
crH club" OF the First Methodist
church. ana by seventy seven ladies'
of the First Presbyterian church,
asking for the nomination of clean.
honest men, who would conduct q
clean city government.
Mr.. Hickey then called for the
election uf a temporary chairman.
Attorney John W. Wilson was chos-
Hen by reclamation. rs was Or. l."
~. Chambcrlin 90 be temporary
secretary. A. T. Walker. A. L.
Martin and George r.. Craig con
Quoted tho temporary Officers 90 the
stage.
Mr wilson, IN his opening address.
facilitated the Republicans on the
fact that this was the first conven-
tlon since the Republicans had put
inside their differences n appeared
az "a united party. Mr.. Wilson spoke