El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-10-04
REPUBLICANS
FINISH TICKET
Convention at Santa Fe
Adjourns After Complet-
ing It's Labors.

Santa Fe, y. NJ, oct. Nelson E.
Field, a dark horse from socorro
county, was nominated by the Repub-
lican state convention for the office
Of commissioner OF public lands. an
office with an annual income running
above $1,000 600. The nomination for
this office produced the only deadlock
OF the convention. and four ballots
were taken before a choice was made.
The other candidates were Theodore
Rouault jr of Dona Ana; Cleofes Ro-
nero, Of san Miguel, and Fritz Mueller,
Of Santa Fe- Field was low man on
the first ballot and lost ground on
the second
The making OF this nomination took
almost two hours. The convention re-
NAMED in session until after o'clock
last night and the district convention
did not conclude its work until after
II o'clock
Little Friction.
Everything worked smoothly in the
afternoon session. the selections being
made by reclamation until the office
Of treasurer was reached Howard
Vaughn. OF Santa Fe, received 4O4
votes, Charles U. Strong, Of Nora re-
ceiving 572.
There followed a roll call on attor-
ney general. the race being between
c. o. Askren. Of Roswell, and Antonio
A SediilO. Of BernalillO. The former
was nominated, receiving 577 votes.
Jesus n Luna. OF Valencia, received
the nomination for corporation COM
missioner, the other candidates for the
nomination being Jose Montaner, Of
Taos, and o. T Nye, Of Lincoln
Five Natives on Ticket.
OF the u nominees, five are Spanish
American. and II counties are repre-
scented. Rio Arriba, with Hernandez
for congress. and Sargent, for auditor,
IS the only county having two nOmi-
nees-
Beginning with Otero. the home Of
senator Fail, the other counties hay
ing representation are San Miguel,
Santa Fe, Rio Arrloa, Bernanllo,
Union, Dona Ana, Mora, Chaves, So
zorro and Valencia
The Other Nominees.
Nominees already announced are:
United States senator, Albert Bacon
FAN. Otero county; governor, Octa-
vianO A. LarraZolO. san Miguel county;
Lieutenant governor B. f. Pankey,
Santa Fe county. congressman. 3. Q.
Hernandez, Rio Arriba county: justice
Of the supreme court. Herbert F. Ray
noldss Bernalillo county secretary Of
state, Manuel Martinez, Union county;
state superintendent OF public instruc-
ton, J. Howard Wagner. Dona Ana
county; auditor Edward Sargent, Rio
Arribs county.
Central Committee Formed.
Reorganization Of the state central
committee was effected this morn
ing. George r Craig Of Bernaliilo.
selected as temporary chairman about
month ago, was elected chairman
and will direct the forces in the cam
paign- W. G. Sargent. Of Santa Fe,
g vice chairman; Jose ID. Sena, OF Z
Santa Fe. secretary. and William D.
Murray. OF Grant, treasurer.
Judge Mechem Nominated.
The director OF publicity has not
been selected Edwin Mechem, OF
Otero, was nominated by the district
convention for judge OF the third dis
trict, comprising the counties OF
Dona Ana, Lincoln. Oter0 and Tor
This nomination was made on the {
first ballot IN the convention. but Z
In the conferences which preceded
the convention. there was q great !
deal OF hard fighting
Four Were In Race.
Originally there were four candi- !
dates from Dona Ana Judge E. L.
Medler sought denomination. while [.
". A. Sutherland. Mark B. Thomson !
iidates- Sutherland and Thompson /
withdrew their names from the con- I
Eention. the other two having with ]
irawn previously.
The Democratic convention did not I
nominate a candidate for this office.
md il is now believed 10 be a pos
iibility that none viii be nominated. Z