The Clayton citizen. [volume] (Clayton, Union County, N.M.) 1906-19??, 1916-10-19

CAN PARTY OF UNION COUN-
TY, UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED
BY THE REPUBLICAN COUNTY
CONVENTION
We, the Committee on Resolutions
respectfully submit for the considera-
tion of this Convention, the following
resolutions,
Be 1t Resolved,
That we heartily endorse the nomi-
nees of the National convention of
the Republican party, and thoroughly
approve of the platform upon which
rests their candidacy.
II
That we thoroughly appreciate the
valuable and loyal service rendered
to the people of New Mexico by Hon
A. B. Fall and Hon. T. B. Catron, our
present representatives in the Senate
of the United States, and Hon. B. C.
Hernandez in the House of Represen-
tatives. And we do sincerely recon-
mend for the welfare of the citizen
ship of our great State, and for the
support of Republican National ad-
ministration, the reelection of Hon.
B. C. Hernandez.
III
That we cordially endorse and ap-
prove the nominees of the Republican
State Convention, and bespeak for
them a rousing majority from Union
County. That we point with pride to
the broad and constructive platform
adopted at the State convention of
the Republican party, to which is
pledged the loyal support of our nom
inees on the State ticket. That we
present to the people of Union county,
with especial emphasis, and with par
ticular enthusiasm that measure for
which the Union county delegation at
the State convention is in large de-
gree responsible; that measure which
recognizes the voice of the people as
the ultimate umrirc on all questions
vitality affecting the life of the people;
that measure which must and can be
settled only by the vote of the people;
the plank in the Republican State
platform providing that the adoption
CT constitutional amendment pro-
hibiting the sale of Intoxicating liq-
uors in New Mexico shall be submit
ted to vote of the electorate. And
we do hereby pledge our nominees for
both houses of the Legislature to vote
for and support an Act in the 1917
legislature providing for the imme.
diate submission of such question tC
such vote.
"
We do pledge our nominees for boil
houses of the State legilature to vot,
for and support legislation which will
secure to Union County its proper
tionate share of all funds to be ex
pended in the State for roads. Tha
we condemn the utter lack of system
attic road improvement and the waste
full and erratic expenditure Of tn
road funds by the Democratic author
tiles in Union County. And we d
strongly recommend that any Demo
cratic officials hereafter intrusted wit
road funds will in the future preserv
from the devastating ravages of tn
Clayton lake the receipts and voucher
which show their disposition of sue
funds.
That we recommend to the after
tion of the voters of Union county IL
record of the representatives of III
ion county in the 1915 legislator
Hon. f. B. Gallegos; Hon. o.
Toombs; and Hon. Candelario Vigil
their activity for and support of Il
progressive school legislation enact,
by that Republican Legislature.
VI
That we most strongly conden
and depreciate the actions of the Der
ocratic officials of Union county
failing to send out ballot boxes to R
publican precincts; in illegally chan
ing polling places contrary to the pu
lished notices thereof; and in chan
ing precinct lines shortly before ele
tions without affording the voters
such precincts sufficient time to q
quaint themselves with the new pl
cinct lines, and the new polling-plac
Recessitated by such changes.
We strongly condemn the profiga
expenditures of the peoples mon
BY democratic officials in violation
law and demand return of all lilies
payments to the treasury of the D,