Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-04
DEMOCRATS WILL
MEET IN AUGUST
At MEADOW CITY
To NAME T|CKE 7
Las Vegas Is Chosen As the
y Place for Holding Conven-
ton ton for Nominating State
Office Candidates.
FIFTY WOMEN AMONG
DELEGATES PRESENT
Chairman Arthur SeIignan
Presents His Resignation
But It Is Rejected By a
Vote of SO to Is.
ESPECIAL DISPATCH 70 noRnrsO JOURNAL


Roswell, n. NJ, June 3.-Las
Vegas was selected as the conven-
/ ton city by the state democratic
central committee here today and
the date selected was August "a,
for the nomination of the state
ticket.
A lively fight developed between
Las Vegas and Albuquerque with
Albuquerque losing by smai ma
jorits'.
Senator Jones IN ms Keynote
speech made an eloquent appeal
for the league of nations and called
on the democrats of New Mexico
to Loyalty support President Will
son. Senator Robert l.. owen OF
Oklahoma addressed the conven-
ton tonight on national issues. 1t
now seems probable that boom
has been started for owen for
president and he may get the en-
dorsement of the New Mexico det-
egation to San Francisco.
The convention adjourned late
today until Friday morning, at
which time the delegates to the |
national convention VIII be select
ed and other business attended 10. |
There is a record crowd in at
tendance at the convention and |
enthusiasm is running high.
Roswell, n NJ. June 3.-The
democratic state central commit
tee, meeting here today. by a vote
of AZ to l3. rejected the resigna-
ton of Arthur Seligman as its
the state nominating convention at
Las Vegas, August "a.
The central committee met in
with the democratic
state convention which will select
delegates to the national conven-
ton at San Francisco. There were
more than 253 delegates present
for the state convention, including
more than fifty women. The dele
gates will select the twelve dele
gates who will represent the state
1t San Francisco.
Selection of delegates to San
it had been agreed, will
be on the basis of one for each of
he nine district attorney districts
n the state and three at large. 1t
was believed the task of selecting
delegates to San Francisco could
not be concluded tonight as the
was postponed until
lfter o'clock this afternoon be-
,ause of the meeting of the state
central committee.
Seligman's resignation, it was
Iaid, was part of a plan to have
lin succeed United States Senator
\. A. Jones as national committee
nan. Jones will be one of the del
gates at large to San Francisco.
7he fight over the resignation
every other event {
hus far of the committee meeting I
nd convention. $
Roswell, N. NJ. June 3,-The f
tate democratic convention was v
allied to order at 2:30 this after
Ioon by Senator A. A. Jones after c
he state committee spent the fore {
oon discussing the resignation of o
lrthur Seligman. state chairman.
he resignation was rejected by a C
ote of AZ to 13 and the matter a
vas left up to the nominating COM r
littee.
Las Vegas was awarded the state 2
ominating convention and the
ate was set for August "a. c
Women were seated on an equity O
nth men as delegates. Senator /
ones addressed the women at IL d
clock. g
The convention probably will L
attle down to work by night. 1t l.
lay extend into tomorrow. "
OF the 253 delegates chosen, 40 u
yere in their seats when the con- N
ention was called to order. Rev. 81
rank Talmage gave the invocation a
nd Tomlinson Fort, city attorney. Il
'elcomed the delegates to Roswell
nd paid a high tribute to the 6
omen. r. H. Hanna of Albuquer- G
ue responded, He said this con- C,
ention was the opening gun in the Il
lost important campaign In the Fl
istory of the state, marking the m
eginning of the battle of autoc- n
acy versus the plain people. he W
aid he saw hopeful signs IN the If
eginning of the battle. CT
In addition to Chairman Jones b'
,e temporary officers named FOL II
w: Secretary, Byron o. Beaii;
ssistants, A. D. Black and F. de p
aca: sergeant at arms. M. Jones.
At the morning session Chair-
AN Jones announced the appoint,
,ent of Mrs. Margaret Burns Han
! Rio Arriba county, as vice %
,airman, and Mrs. j. f. Collins ar
,sistant, to organize the women. TO
Senator r. L. owen of Okla %
op,a arrival today