New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-09-01
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from Int regular uIuSI Vi Dusibco!
as previously reported by the COM
mittee and adopted by the conyen-
ton, and made the first order. This
motion was adopted without opposi
ton.
The roll of counties for the nom
nation Of Governor was begun. Bcr-
nalillo placed in nomination the Hon
isaac Barth and Chaves responded
by making the nomination of L. {
de Baca, Of San Miguel. Several OF
the counties passed. Guadalupe anC
Lincoln seconded the nomination oil
Baca, which evidently stunned the
delegates from Mckinley, who had
expected Lincoln county to uonin-
ate A. II. Hudspeth and who had
agreed TO second the same. Mckin-
lev county, true to its pledge Will,
unable to second the nomination OF
the Lincoln county man, placed hin
in nomination themselves. Where
upon Mr.. Hewitt, the spokesman oil
the machine from Lincoln couD'N. as
>rred the delegation that HuG..,..,
had Just advised that he was not a
candidate. \ few more counties
were called and when San Juan was
reached, pursuant TO the Instructions
given that delegation they placed IN
nomination d. b. X. Sellers, OF Al
buquerque. A few more counties
were called most Of which responded
by secondiug the nomination Of Ra-
ca for Governor and long before the
end was reached it Wa, apparent
that during the supper hour the
machine had been taken 10 tho pol
itical garage and had been thor-
ouphly repaired and was ua0cr The
absolute and complete control Of
two or three gentlemen who were
operating IT both from che floor and
the lobby ooms back Of the hall
with perfect precision. It was plain
to political observers that a slate
had been made and that Baca's
nomination was 4 f%orerunner ot 4
machine made and executed perform
ance.
The vote showed T. c. de Baca l8h
Isaac Rarth IS; A. Fl. Hudspcth .,
and d. X. B. Sellers E.
Mr., Baca's nomination for govern
or was followed with dispatch by
the nomination of Billy Walton tor
Congressman by reclamation. This
in turn was followed by that Of w.
{. Mcdonald for lieutenant govern
or III spite OF the fact that the CON
ventlon had adopted an order OF
business which placed the uonina.
ton of corporation commissioner
between the governor and lieuten-
ant governor, which order W., en-
tirely ignored until after the most fav
ored slate nominations had been
taken care of.
Immediately following the Nc
Donald nomination Tor lieutenant
governor came that of secretary of
state lucero to succeed himself also
by aCclamation.
state treasurer was then called for
and Mckinley county nominated Mr.
Snallug OF Gallup. said TO be a c.r.-
didatc OF the Marion and Herndon
banking interests. and the Rio A.
riba delegation nominated II. l..
Hal, a merchant Of that county,
The latter was selected by a dose.
vote.
The chairman then called for nom
nations for corporation colnmss-
Toner the only executive Of the
which carries a six year term
and for which there were several
very deserving democratic cand;-
In spite of this fact Govern
or Mcdonald took the platform and
told the convention that thew were
indebted to the Progressives and
that this nomination should go TO
Montoya, a Progressive
Sandoval county. At this point
the several deserving Democratic"
candidates and their friends began
to wake up" and realize that the
was being absolutely
controlled and dictated by the Nc
Donald-Jones-Lucero machine but
they did not recover rapidly enough
TO control the brakes and Montova's
nomination went through although
he motion to make Montoya's nom
nation unanimous was objected to
ind a roll call of counties for the
on the nomination was nro-
,eeded with out opportunity for the
other nominations. This proceed-
ire was so rapid that no., until S,n-i'