The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-05-23
MINUTES OF PRECINCT CON-
vENTION TUCEMCARI MAY I,

| Persuant to call Precinct convention
Precinct No. |. Quay county, N. NJ,
was called to order ut 2:30 p. m, May
18th, 1918, by the Precinct Chairman,
NJ. X. James, who stated the object of
the meeting.
On motion duly seconded j. +. Whit
more and T. +. Julian were placed in
nomination for permanent chairman of
the convention, and by II rising vote
I. +. Julian was chosen as permanent
chairman and so declared by the act
ing chairman, NJ. r. james.
On motion duly seconded, &. B. Ham
J ilton was elected as secretary Of the
convention, and so declared by the
Chairman.
| Motion was made and seconded that
all questions coming before the con-
vention should be decided by rising
vote. Motion carried.
Motion was made and seconded that
u committee of five members be ap-
pointed by the Chairman to select a
delegation of forty-seven members to
represent Precinct one ut the County
Convention to be held in Tucumcari,
May 18th, for the nomination of can
didates for the various county offices
and as candidates for state representa-
tives from Quay county to the legis-
lature. Motion carried.
The chairman appointed on this Com
mittee W. Il. Rector, w. Leming, X.
d. Gambill, j. b. Taylor and G. M. Stan
fill. Said committee retired for the
selection of the delegation.
| Motion was made and seconded that
the said committee for the selection
of the delegation be notified that they
, should include their own names as five
members of said delegation. Motion
carried and the committee was so
notified.
| During the absence of of the Com
mittee the selection of Precinct chair
man for the ensuing term was consid-
cred, and on motion duly seconded.
M. X. James and j. +. Whitmore were
placed in nomination, and by rising
vote NJ. X. James was elected and so
declared by the Chairman.
The committee for the selection Of
delegation to the County Convention
reported their selection of the forty
seven delegates to which precinct No.
/ is entitled, as follows, to-wit:
Carl Bildstone, Harry Simmons, T..
Gardner, G. c. Moore, Ira j. Briscoe,
M. X. James, Jack Moran, w. j. Eit-
zen, J. l.. Wood, l.. o. Williams, X. M.
Brown, r. A. Novel;, Jess Smith, w.
+. Kirby, Mercer Lawing, II. b. Jones
c. f.. Hunter, II. J. Buck, Eugene Dom
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Apodaca, Frank Martinez, Antonio Lu-
cero, Roy Smith, f. j. Moore. +. p.
Smith, Ira Livingston, G. b. Hamilton,
X. S. Booth, c. S. Shaw, Fred Groves,
j. w. Corn, Emmett Corn, Chas. Brown
c. T.. Hawkins, J. j. Patterson, M. +.
Parrish, o. Sandusky, Pete Stefiian, L..
Blitz, j. +. Julian, j. B. Taylor, w.
Leming, c. NJ. Stanfill, X. ID. Gambill,
and W. b. Rector.
II was moved and seconded that the
report of the committee be accepted
and the committee discharged. Mo-
ton carried.
1t was moved and seconded that it
was the sense Of the convention that
the County Convention, May 25, 1918,
select the delegation to attend the
State and District convention to be
called for the nomination of state and
district officials to be voted on ut the
regular November 1918 election. Mo-
ton carried.
1t was moved and seconded that
the convention endorse the adminstra-
ton of the county committee, their
chairman, Ira j. Briscoe, and secre-
tary, G. b. Hamilton, for their efficient
work during their terms of Office. Mo-
ton carried.
On motion the convention adjourned.
T. +. JULIAN, Chm.
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