New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-09-27

constructive criticism" was one o
the bitter protestations of the speak
er. Curry and Eddy county sec.
onded the nomination of the Peco!
valley Judge.
Judge R. L. Ryan of Grant placed
Walton in nomination The chair
man of Guadalupe nominated Put
ney, Field got up and declared ht
had come for the, sole purpose ol
supporting Putney. who he later rar
head of in the vote.
Melton Torres of Socorro speak.
ing in Spanish eulogized and nomin.
ated Tallmadge, who received ap-
preciably less applause than the 9TH
ers nominated. Paxton OF Dona Ana
was the only second of the great ir-
rigator, Lea. Mckinley, Taos, Tor
rance and Valencia seconded Wal
ton, Putney without declining to
run, said a word for Walton.
The result of the senatorial vote
stood as follows:
Walton 1897 Nell b. Field "a
Tallmadge 80; Putnev 9N; Richard
son 6ll.
With sigh of relief, after of
course the enthusiastic reception of
the beaming candidate had unburden-
ed himself of truly successful plat
form speech of acceptance, and wild
cheers had came in their expected
place, the convention adjourned to
take stock and go through with the
rest of the program
Stanley A. Foutz. editor from
Wagon Mound opened the evening
session with the demand Lets get
down to business" and nominated
Felix Garcia of Rio Arriba for con-
gress. A big hurrah started, in the
midst of which Judge Heacock of
Bernalllo moved to close nomina-
tions "You can't stampede this
convention" shouted Batcman OF
Chaves above the uproar, ]. H. Crist
of Rio Arriba said he was authoriz-
ed by Garcia to say the latter could
under no circumstances go away from
New Mexico for business reasons,
and that he would later be nominal
ed for governor. r. f. Putney and
Antonio Lucero were placed in nomi-
nation. Putney also declined, on the
same grounds as Garcia.
Whereupon Lucero, perhaps accel-
lerated by the skids which could
even then be sensed beneath him.
dared Putney to refuse the HONOR
urged the convention to rally for
Putney who would be Stacker if he
persisted to decline, Putney he point
ed out had not declined the chance
to run for senator. Besides being
a representative man he is a very
handsome fellow" said Mr.. Lucero
in conclusion.
All of which invoked the censure
Of Neill B. Field who scolded the
actors in the by-plav. Mentioning
peanut politics, Mr.. Field said Il am
! pretty old bird in the political
game. In apology (at which he had
proved himself an adopt in the key
note speech) he said the convention
1ad voted down the advisory COM
nittees plan to discuss such matters
behind closed doors. He did not fail
20 note that Chairman Barth had
'ailed to put the negative Of the
notion referred to. and thus in his
Philippe included nearly every els-
nent of the convention except him
,elf, except to say II will be a yell
ow dog Democrat this time.
Judge Heacock supplied this omis-
ion promptly how ever with TRADE
against Field. Field. it SEEM |
ID from Judge Heacocks' trenchant
was engaged in knitting
quincy of their mutual delegation in
lis three fold aspirations to the sem
tie, congress and the governorship. |
Bateman of Chaves engaged Field
n a tilt over a rule restricting speech |
3 to ten minutes, and Crist came to
he floor to ask in sarastic vein Why
Rio Arriba delegation Of 30 men had
lot been consulted before placing |