The Clayton news. (Clayton, N.M.) 19??-1954, 1921-08-20
BURSUM RECEIVES
NOMINATION FOR
U. S. SENATOR

santa Fe, Aug iS.-H. .. BurSum
was unanimously nominated as re-
publican candidate for United states
senator at the September special
election by state republicans meet
ing in convention here today The
election was called to name sue
cessor to former Senator A. b. Fan,
now secretary of the interior. Bur-
sum is filling the place by appoint
ment Of Governor Mechem, pending
the election.
Convention Opens
The convention was opened at 80
O'Clock with invocation by Reverend
Father Eligius Kunkle. The rec
concentrations of the state centrsta
committee were read, in which II
was suggested that the lists Of ac-
credited delegates be made the tenn
| porary roll
II was also recommended that the
temporary officers be A. B. Renehan,
of Santa Fe, chairman: Mrs. r. r.
Farley of Torrance, and Mrs. porfi-
rio Barela of San Miguel, vice chair
man; Jose ID. Sena of Santa Fe, as
clerk, and Limo Romero, Isidoro
Armiio, Lima Martinez, r. l.. Baca,
Jose Gonzales and Mrs. Alfonso Full
lgenciO, Interpreters.
Enter MIR. Renehan
The report from the state central
committee was accepted and Mr..
Renehan was escorted to the chair
by Judge David J. Leahy of San Mi
guel, Mrs. l.. A. Baker of Chaves and
Jesus Romero of Bernalillo.
That the defeat of the republican
candidate for the senate from New
Mexico would be a slap at President
Harding was the assertion of Mr..
Renehan in discussing the coming
election. "Our one great duty to the
nation as a whole is to send a re-
publican back he said.
"Did the people make a mistaken"
he asked. Don't say that New Mex
leo, which gave Harding 1900 plur-
ality now repents its action and
sends a democrat to the senatorial
halls.
HAS the republican party built
anything in five months" he asked.
Harding has attracted to himself
and his party the eyes of the world
because of the simplicity of the
method Of his system for disarma-
ment. What would a democrat do
in the senate, rafting around among
so many republicans? Where there
are breaks in the ranks, let us close
them up. If there are hurts inflict-
ed or given, let us forget them, 'Nbe
suggested.
Pays Tribute to CatrOn
Opening his address, Mr.. Renehan
paid tribute to the late Thomas B.
CatrOn, one of the first senator's
from this state. He then declared
that the two purposes of the con-
Vention were TO pick a candidate for
the senate and TO pronounce in favor
Of those projects and principles
, which it will be the purpose of this
, administration TO carry out in its
, work of reconstruction. He scored
The former working of the federal
reserve system, declaring that ii was
, now time to ask whether il was a
| failure in principle or only in prac-
, lice. He asserte that the demo-
/ cratic party in the nation existed
I for the few and not for the whole
} nation.
We, the people of this state, feel
that we have been neglected and ig-
g Inored, he announced
Reclamation Projects
/ Reclamation projects have been
; started but not finished so that in
stead Of the Rio Grande valley bios
, sOming from the White Rock Can
p yOn to III Paso, il has become a mo-
rass and that the people living near
p Albuquerque, San Marcial and So
/ cOrrO find their fields a bog
4 "The people who settled upon In
dian lands north from Albuquerque
\ now find as a result of litigation
/ started against them by the last ad-
minislralion that their property is
without a selling price. The govern
" ments work is all for the Indian,
s nothing for the citizen.
s I'VE need a man in the senate
L who can with instinct and courage
Q urge upon the senate the necessity
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