Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-09-09

gates swapping the motion with a
flood of noes.
Bernalillo county was called in
the roll call OF countics to present
candidates for the nomination as
governor, and Ncstor MOntoya
came 10 the platform accompanied
by cheering from part OF the Ber-
na.hlo county delegation.
Lcahy Named Chairman.
The first business of the morn
ing was the presentation of the
report of the committee on perma-
nent organization. This commit
tee recommended that Judge David
Leahy of San Migueh county be
made permanent chaarman and
THAT the other officerStbe retained
from the temporary organization
The report Of the committee on
credentials recommended that the
convention abide by the call for the
convention and that no person be
allowed TO sit in the convention
who had not heen elected dele
gate. This served to GUST Frank
A. HubbeIl, who had secured a
proxy after being refused place
on the Bernalillo county delega-
ton.
The report of the committee on
rules and order of business pro-
vided the usual order of business
down to the domination of candi-
dates In this the candidates for
presidential electors were tor be
named first. When that was dis
posed of, the race for the guberna a
torial donors was scheduled This
was to dispose of the contest owe T
! the governorship and the Other
state officers before a congressman
was named.
Nominating Speeches Limited.
| BY action of the convention,
nominating speeches We're limited
to ten minutes and only two sec
ondinG speeches were to be allow
ed, these TO be limited to three
minutes. The chairman of the
convention is to be permitted to
extend the time in his discretion.
Elfego Baca of SoCorro moved to
amend this section of the report to
allow nominating speeches or
twenty minutes with second
ing speeches of five minutes, but
his suggestion was defeated by an
overwhelming vote. ..
Another provision of the rules
was that the American flag should
be the emblem of the party during
the coming campaign.
Included in the report of the
committee on rules and order or
business for the convention was a
change in the composition of the
state central committee. The reVis-
ion was made to enable women to
have a fair share in the workings OF
the party machinery. The new
plan provides that each county del
egation shall select five members
for the state central committee OF
whom two shall be women with
five additional members chosen at
large, In addition, each county
shall have an extra member for
each thousand votes cast for the
republican candidate for govern
or, The executive committee may
add such women members as 1t
feels will serve the best interests
of the party. The women members
may be formed into a special SUD-
committee and shall be charged with
the organization, registration and
production at the polls of women
voters. This subcommittee will be
allowed to maintain separate head
quarters but will be subject to the
orders of the general committee for
the sake of harmony and CO.
operation.
Women are to be represented on
all republican central committees,
municipal, district, county and state,
and each precinct is to have
woman vice chairman. The county
central committee shan give woll-
en- n fair representation, Funds are
, to be apportioned for The extra
work of the womens sub-commit-
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