El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-28
W.B. WALT0NA AND
GARCIA CHOSEN
Democrats Nominate Full
Ticket, National and
State; Finish Labors.

Santa Fe, n. n. Sept. 2S.-Demo-
Gratis Of New Mexico rapidly fell in
line in the matter OF nominations for
higher offices when they nominated
w. B. Walton, OF Silver City, as candi-
date for United States senator AIR.
{ Walton is representative in congress.
I For his senatorial nomination he re-
I ceived 1913 IL votes out Of $50 L.
Felix Garcia, OF Rio Arriba county.
was nominated for governor. Garcia
received 242 votes D. *. B. Sellers,
I Of Albuquerque, was placed in nomi-
nation, but withdrew. Robert z. Put
ney. Of Albuquerque, received 81 L.
votes.
/ The convention concluded its labors
shortly before ! o'clock this morning
and placed in nomination the follow
Z ing complete ticket
Senator-Congress W B. Val
I ton, Grant county
Congress-Judge Granville a Rich
ardson Of Chavez county
Governor-Felix Garcia OF Rio Ar
riba county.
Lieutenant governor-Elmer E.
Veeder, san Miguel county.
Secretary Of state-Juan J. Duran
Of Union county.
Treasurer Of state-T. ". Medley.
OF SOcOrrO county.
Auditor Of state-Marcus c. DeBaca
Of San Miguel county.
Attorney general-T. J. Mabry, Of
Bernalillo county, formerly Of Clovis
Justice Of the supreme court-Rich-
ard H Hanna, OF Santa Fe county
Commissioner OF land Office
George P Davisson, Of Chavez county.
Corporation commissioner d. J.
Finnegan, Of Quay county.
Superintendent Of schools s
Long Of Roosevelt county.
Richardson Runs Second.
Walton was placed in nomination by
judge r. R. Ryan, Of Silver City Judge
C. A. Richardson, Of Roswell. was sec
ond in the ballotinE with so IL votes.
Neil 3. Field, OF Albuquerque, re-
ceived 81; C. L. Tallmadge, Of Socorro,
IS and r Z. Putney, OF Albuquerque,
nine and n half
Dona Ana county's delegation cast
II votes for Tallmadge: Grant, % for
Walton; Luna eight for Walton; So
zorro, 13 for Tallmadge. Eddy gave
Richardson ten and Guadalupe eight
for Putney. Colfax's vote was gener-
ously divided as follows; Walton one:
Richardson, three; TallmadEe, four
and Field y. OterO county gave
Field eight votes and Mora gave Wal
ton 16. Roosevelt gave Field Il: Rio
Arriba, Walton seven; Richardson,
eight; San Miguel, walton 10. Rich
Richardson one san Juan. Sierra, J
Terrence Union and Valencia coun-
ties cast all their votes for Walton
judge Lieb Renomlnated.
Judge T. D. Lieb was renominated
TO be judge OF the eighth judicial dis
trict, comprising the counties Of Col /
fax, Quay, Taos and Union For this 1
nomination he defeated H L. Buckley. /
OF Ration. by the margin OF two votes. Z
Resolutions Adopted.
Lengthy resolutions were adopted, I
following closely the lines recon- /
mended by temporary chairman Field /
on the first day OF the convention and /
devoted chiefly to a laudatory review I
Of the war activities Of the national 4
administration, with an attack on the I
alleged partisan makeup Of the state /
council OF defence The resolutions /
also contained a recommendation Tor /
Improvement in the taxation system 1
OF the state and criticism OF the con-
duct Of the state land Office.
in making norsinations for the can I
didate for senator the name OF judge /
Richardson was presented by Isaac /
Barth, Of Albuquerque; that ~ Field /
BY George Reece, OF Roosevelt: Tall /
madge by Melton Torres, OF Socorro. I
and Putney by George Sena, OF Guada- I
lupe county
which was passed over 20 that the 4
nomination Of the state officers could /
be taken VI. had not been reached 4
late in the night
OF public lands, George A DAWSON 4
Of Chaves: for auditor, n. c De Baea, /
OF Sandoval. for corporation commits
sioner. d J. Finnegan, Of Quay
Judge Richardson. a eandldate Ior
senator. had left Santa TIE before he i
was nominated for the lower house.
Apparently. nobody is authorized 70
saw whether he viii accept the nomi-
nation or the y nominees on the
fsrr-e+ 4r-ea are Enauieh Americans.