The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1920-09-25
HARMONY PREVAILS IN DEMO-
CRATIC CONVECTION
The Delegates From the Various
Precincts Go Through Business of
Nominating Ticket with Smooth
ness and Dispatch.

The Democratic Nominating Con-
ventlon, held Monday at the court
house in Clayton, was one of the
most harmonious meetings ever en-
Ioyed by the democrats of Union
county.
u was the first nominating con-
vcnilun I'm which the ladies have
taken part and they proved their
interest i'm the welfare of the party
by great display of enthusiasm.
The ladies were there early and
they remained until the business
of the convention was concluded at
twelve o'clock midnight
They assumed their places on the
various committees appointed by
the chair and i'm the offices of the
temporary organization elected by
The hodY, like old campaienCrS who
knew why they were there. and
were equally certain that they were
competent To deliver the goods i'm
political convention
The house was called to order bV
the county chairman. Mr.. q. G..
Granville. After a fervent prayer
delivered by Rev LunsfOrd. pastor
OF the Christltn Church. the nation
al anthem America was sung by
the audience.
Mr.. W. A. Tanner of Hayden. was
elected temporary chairman: Mrs.
Anna ID. Knox Of Chaplain. Tempo
rary Vice-chairman: Mr. Jake Lu-
jan. secretary; Mrs. Roach of Gren-
vile, vice-secretary: Messrs Epifa-
Mo Garcia and Scrapio Miera, in
terpTeteTS.
Immediately after these officers
were named the real business of the
convention was takn up.
The several committees were ap-
pointed and proceeded to business.
While the committees were out.
Mr.. John Morrow of Ration. a mem
her of the legislative committee of
the democratic organization, was
called upon for an address.
Mr.. Morrow in the course of his
address, referred to absolute neces-
Siiy Of electing a democratic legis-
lature to back Judge Hanna. the
coming democratic governor of the
stale. He stated that the most inn
portanl office by far with which the
/ democrats had to deal. was the leg
i~latiVe offices. and impressed his
audience with the conditions under
which the state is laboring at the
present time. He referred several
times To the various candidates on
the state and national tickets, and
his remarks were greeted with
| thundPrOus applause when he culo-
gized President Wilson and the no
/ bic work he had undertaken for
the hciterment of world conditions.
The committees came i'm one by
one and reported, but il bcame evi-
dent that there would be- little time
for the real work during the after
noon session. and upon motion the
convention adjourned until seven
O'Clock in the evening.
Upon reconVrning the nominee for
district attorney, H. A. Kiker, was
called upon for a short talk. Mr.
Kikcr spoke with enthusiasm upon
the prospects for victory for fhe
democrats at the coming election.
He dwcl upon the importance Of a
continuation Of the harmony which
now exists among the members Of
the party, and predicted that it
would continue. His remarks were
greeted with applause. The COM
mittee on resolutions which was the
last TO report brought in the fol-
lowing which was read by the
chairman, Hon paZ Nalverde:
Resolutions
The democrats of Union county
ion convention assembled. do hereby
resolve as follows:
We declare our faith i'm the time
houored principles of the democrat
ic party and hone for its restoration
To- power in the Stale.sand its con-
tinualiun in power in the nation.
II
We heartily endorse the admins
tratinn of President Woodrow vii
son during the past eight wears and
.Of the democratic congress during
the first six of those eight years
we point with pride 10 the great
volume Of constructive legislation
enacted by the democratic party
during that time. and especially the
Regional Reserve Bank Law the
Farm Loan Law. and the numerous
other constructive measures That
redounded lo the benefit Of the
great mass of the American people.
TIL
We point with pride To the con-
duct Of the great world war by The
American people under the leader
ship of that iluslriOus leader
Woodrow Wilson.
"
We heartily endorse the record Of
our a.. S, senator A. A, Jones, whose
.matchless siairsmanship has placed
him among the leading statesmen Of