Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-01-29
Speaker A, A, SediIIo Is Au-
thor Of Measure Which
Seeks To Do Away With
Nominating Conventions,
REGISTRATION OF ALL
VOTERS PROVIDED FOR
Returned Heroes Are Lionized
by House While a Recess of
Ten Minutes Is Takeni
Many Bills Are introduced,


Santa Fe, N. NJ. Jan. 2S.--The last
county and state conventions for the
nomination of candidates for office
have been held in New Mexico, if a
bill introduced in the house of repre-
sentatives today becomes law. Speak
er A. A. Sedillo is the author of the
measure. The bill provides that all
candidates for office, with the ex-
cepton of prescinct school district,
municipal and irrigation ditch Off
GERS, and those elected at special coun-
ty elections, shall he nominated at
primaries before they can be placed
on the tickets at a general election.
The date of holding the first primary
is fixed for the second saturday in
Septeber, 1920, and thereafter every
two years. This follows the principle
in nearly all primary states of hold
ing primaries on Saturday in order to
make it convenient for formers and
workmen to visit the polls.
To prevent persons without any fol-
lowing from becoming candidates, 1t
is provided that no candidates name
shall he placed on a ticket at pri-
mary unless nomination papers are
filed signed by voters who pledge
themselves to support the candidate.
In races for the United States SEN
ate, congress and state offices, these
papers may be signed by 100 persons,
ana in al amer cases hy twenty-five.
Nor pastisan Candidates hi'e prafid
ed - undtT the game egnlas ,o9ss as
those OF political parties Qualifiua-
tions for voting in the primary are
the same as in the general election. 1t
is further provided that all voters
must be registered at least ten days
before primary. Nominations shall
he made by pluralities, the candidate
receiving the greatest number of votes
being declared the nominee. County
commissioners are given jurisdiction
over the primary, and the county
clerk it is provided, shall give no.
tice. The bill was referred to the
committee on judiciary.
Protect Upcnclosed Lands.
A bill introduced by Daniel Padilla,
by request, is drawn to protect unen-
closed lands from stock running at
large and provides that no stock shall
be permitted to trespass on the land
of another where the land is either
owned or held under y filing. 1t is re-
qured that TO take advantage of the
law holders of land shall post notices
warning drovers 10 keep off livestock,
or shall notify owners of animals in
writing, in person, that livestock must
be kept off said lands.
The house paused ten minutes in
fts delberations today to pay its re-
spects to two New Mexicans who
have returned from France bearing
scars of battles. The soldiers We're
Private Jose Maria Vigil, S62nd in
fantry. wounded while fighting in the
battle of Argonne wood, and Private
Canuto Trujillo, 355th infantry,
wounded in the battle of st, Mihiel.
They were escorted to the chamber by
George w. Armijo, sheriff of Santa
Fe county, and given seats on the
PLATFORM one on either side of the
speaker, while the following resolu-
ton by Armijo and Llewelyn was be-
ing passed;
Whereas, There are now upon the
floor of the house Jose Maria Vigil
of the 362nd infantry, wounded while
fighting heroically in the bat
tie of Argonne wood, and Canu-
to Trujillo of the 355th infantry,
wounded while lighting bravely in the
hattie of St. Mihiel, and the son of a
former member of this house, both
of whom arrived this morning from
overseas; therefore, be it
Resolved, That this house recess
for ten minutes and greet these he
roic sons of this soil and bid them
hearty and grateful welcome to their
native, heath"
The resolution was passed by a
standing vote after speech by Mai.
w. II. H. Llewelltn. The major re-
ferred to the men as the advance
guard of $1,000 New Mexico soldiers
who are returning to their native state
after taking a heroic part in the war.
House Almost Fooled.
An attempt to pass what is said to
have been a resolution endorsing gov
ernment control of packing houses,
under suspension OF the rules, failed
because many of the members did not
know what the measure was. The me-
mortal had been passed previously
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