Las Vegas optic., 1914-10-19
THE REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
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OF its session in Santa Fo. in.
tended to show that the lands
IN question had already been va
lued at their cash value by the coun-
ty commissioners. He clinched his
argument against the state board of
equalization by telling of the 200 suits
that the district attorney had filed
for protesting taxpayers.
The State Hospital for the Insane
was next called upon to bear its share
of the evidence of democratic misrule.
"Under republican administration
there was never a breath OF politics
connected with the management Of
the state asylum he said. "The re-
puhlicans employed men to run that
lipstitution because they were quail
fed to run it and the republican party
never inquired what political ticket
these employees voted Now every en-
lploye of the asylum has to pass a
po.itical examination conucted by the
Honorable Ezequiel c. de Baca, presi-
dent Of the board Of regents and lieu
tenant governor of the state. The in
stitution has been made a political
football. The unfortunate inmates,
who should be cared for as well and
Iefhcienly as state appropriations will
permit are subjected to the tender
mercies Of nurses ana care takers whc
are without experience in such tasks
Under republican administrations
the asylum garden produced enough
for the needs 6f the institution and
theer was i9n6dsh z left over to sell.
Now there is practically no garden
pPeople who have relatives con4
fined in the asylum say openly that
the place is not now run as efficiently
and cleanly as it was under the re-
puElicanis. Dirt can be seen in corners
and crevices now to such an extent
that at least one man was SO shocked
that he remarked that he wondered
what the poor inmates were getting
to eat"
The chairman's talk ended with an
Iimpassioned appeal to the loyalty cf
all republicans to support the party $
candidate for congress, and ali that
his Election will mean to the state at
large.
gsEG-G Governor William J. Mills, chair
ran of the county central coz.inlftee.
called the convention to order There
were fully 200 delegates in attend
aitce, and everyone Of them was filled
with the kind of pep that spells VIC
Itory.
The preliminaries were soon dis.
posed of. Herbert w. Clark was elect
ed temporary chairman; Ciriaco Ortiz
first vice president; Canuto Lucero,
second vice president, and Francisco
Ribera Y Martinez, secretary, Luis F.
A1miio acted as interpreter Follow
ing the chairman's talk D. A. LARA
lzolo made a motion that the chair
APPOINT committee of three to meet
Mr.. B. G. Hernandez, the republican
candidate for congress, upon his ar
rival in las Vegas on train No 1, and
take him to dinner, after which the
delegates Of the convention and as
many Of the townspeople as could do
so should escort him to the conven-
tion hall The committee chosen
consisted Of o. A. Larrazolo, w. J
Mills and secundino Romero.
The selection Of committees was
next in order. That on credentials
was named as follows. Jose Lobato,
Lcrenzo Delgado, Felix Garcia, t. c.
IIlfed, Ramon Madrid and valcntin
Roybal. The committee on perman
eat organization was made Ct The
following men Pablo Duran, Secuu1i-
no Romero, Juan Barela, Apolonio
Almanzar, lApolonia ArchuIeta and
VaIentin Roybal
The members of the rules and Or
der of business committee were; T.
/ G Bernal, Raymundo Lucero, Jose Z
Lopez, DR.. w. R. Upton and Francis
J co Aragon The committee on reso-
buttons was chosen as follows: Gle
|gcrio Gutierrez, John s. Clark Tomas
EBenavidez, Anastacio Ouintaua and
ERaymundo Rael. a
At tie ad5ouT4f1ent Of the conyen-
ton the various committees all met
lin the hall and proceeded with their
work so that all the routine business
before the convention might be quick
IL disposed of at the afternoon session.
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