Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-03-05


I'll Paso, March 4.-By a vote of
1863 to IA the Southwestern and par
handle Stockmen's association this
afternoon decided to hold its 1918
convention In Albuquerque.
The number of votes cast i'm reach
ing this decision gives barely the
slightest hint of the magnitude of the
convention or the Importance to Al
buquerque Of the action taken today
At no time during the present conveu-
ton was the crowd of visitors i'm Fl
Paso less than 1900, and there were
many who estimated the maximum
crowd of the convention at as high as
o.O0O. II is by far the biggest thing
that Albuquerque has ever pulled off.
and the crowds that will come to rhe
Duke city neXt spring will far out
number any gathering of the educa-
tonal convention that the New Mexico
metropolis has ever entertained
Tonight the albuquerque delega-
ton of boosters is marching the
streets of El Paso, headed by a brass
band, cheering wildly in celebration
Of their victory. Col. d. X. Il. Sellers
Is the man of the hour, and Is being
hailed on every side as the main
booster. whose indomtable energy
made the success of the Albuquerque
contingent q certainty from the be-
ginning OF the fight This afternoon
Col0ne Sellers In the lobby of the
sheldon hotel, made a speech to the
Amarillo delegation in his character
lstlc Vein and assured them that after
visiting Albuquerque next year they
would not be sorry they had lost their
iisht today. lie also complimenteG
them upon the spirited contest that
they had put up for the honor of en-
tertalnlng the convention next year
IN Uphill Struggle.
II was an uphill fight for the Al
buquerqueans from the beginning,
and there were times when it seemed
that the struggle was almost hope
less, but the boosters never lost heart
and never admitted the possibility Of
Geteat, Colonel Sellers, Deputy Mar
shal j. Il. Glausha "Tom" Doran. A.
B. McMillen and others of the dele
cation were everywhere at the same
Time. and never overlooked an oppOr-
iunily to round up a vote for Albu-
querque.
The nomination of Albuquerque was
made by A. B. McMillen, who present
ca the claims Of his home town for
the convention. He was followed hy
feliX Martinez, who spoke eloquently
ol the advantages to be gained by the
association by going to Albuquerque.
me neWly-elected president Of the
examination, j. II. Nations, announced
just before the vote began that the
executive committee had decided in
executive session to recommend ANA
fllo.
Barth Grows Eloquent
senator Barth, in extending the in
Iltatl0n on the part of the state of
NeW Mexico. made one of the hig
nus OF the convention The speech
was IN the senator's characteristic
Neln' and kept his hearers convulsed
with laughter. Mr. Barth commented
uh the fact that twenty-siX of the
cases Of cattle-rustling listed in the
report of Secretary Harrell had oc-
CURED in New Mexico, and when he
adNe that as one of the reasons why
tle convention should come to Albu
querque the COW men whOoped He
uecIared that there are $4,000 head
VI cattle in New Mexico and a like
nuInpef IN Arizona, and predicted
,Iat at II the convention was brought to
A3uquerquc 800 names would be
"uued to the roster of the association.
, Amarillo may be the Queen City OF
tHe Plains, said Barth, "and Okla
iolna city the 'Queenie city but Al
"uquerque is the salt Of the earth
Nh The stage during the nominating
Speeches were Governor Mcdonald,
eslate Senator Il. +. Pankey, state
% hator Aldredge, Representative
edl and others prominent in the bust
ness ana official life of New Mexico.
Ierrazas Seconds Nomination.
Dun Luis TerraZas. one of the rich
esl cattle owners in the world. who IS
"a member of the association, seconded
,4e nomination OF Albuquerque. When
a1 At Ierrazas began his address SEN
qtor Earth threw himself into the
YIIeach as Interpreter. The speaker
1lahked Mr. Barth with old-fashioned
,vtourtesy, and Mr. Barth, Interpreting
s.lv ..r, words of praise. calculated:
mats ihats what he's saying-Im not
nps,ahing it up" This brought shrieks
y" lauyhter from the big crowd.
AT this point a twelve-foot banner
earring the inscription, Albuquerque |
~ was dropped from the ceiling
"nu simultaneously the bank struck |
~ piXle. The effect was electrical, /
anu anu 1t seemed for moment that the
convention would then and there |