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Show 1880 TO 1912 O97 assembling of the convention, at a meeting of the republican territorial central committee, the question of the right to seats in the convention by two contesting delegations from Bernalillo county, known as the ‘‘Hubbell’’ and ‘*Gillenwater’’ delegations, was determined in favor of the ‘‘Hubbell”’ delegat ion, ;although the delegation led by Mr. Gillenwater offered to compro mise the difficulty by agreeing to accept one-half a vote each in ‘the ‘convention, and leave the question of party regularity to a county convention afterward to be called for the nomination of county officers. This offer was declined and the ‘‘Hubbell’’ delegation was declared regular and given seats in the convention. On the 28th of September, the convention met and was organized in the interest and by the friends of the candidacy of Holm O. Bursum for the governorship. Strong influences were brought to bear upon the party leaders having in charge Mr. Bursum ’s interests, to dissuade them from jeopardizing the success of the party at the polls by placing his name at the head of the ticket. To no avail, however, and, on the 28th of September, he was nomina ted by a vote of 228 to 75 for Secundino Romero, of San Miguel county. The remainder of the ticket was dictated by the friends of Mr. Bursum. It was believed by those who were responsible for the ticket that the great republican majority could not be overcome, and the opposition to the nomination of Mr. Bursum was overestimated. *°* The leaders 504 The Alburquerque Morning Journal, the most influent ial newspaper in New Mexico, commenting upon the methods which obtained at the Las Vegas convention, on the morning of the nominat ion of Mr. Bursum, said: ‘The state machine forgets that the announcement of its present brazen program has already had the effect of driving hundreds of disgusted republicans into the democratic party. ; oe forgets that there is a limit beyond which the loyalty of true republicans Will not go, ve forels that the progress of education and enlightenment and development in New Mexico has enabled a good many citizens to see through the party label to the man underneath; and that there are many people who are in favor eae ee hn aa I hy ae ee oe ea Coe ok oe ok oe eae, Be bat aea SOA WN aor ee Gh of OPTS 4 “ ee * FS ae ee A te ary ah 5 ge Se ae .det ek, oe ee oe Eee Meee » r rae We ao Co eae ede dnt | pet lotae ee ee Ee. tenet - ~ ma OB a toa en Coe ae eee re voter into a to take the hardheaded Cat fail ee oe ee ee utterly ere ree epee and 7 progress; eae Mexico’s ee i | New account, ’? + ‘‘The machine forgets that the old regime of terrorism is passing rapidly with the increase in the number of un-muzzled newspapers, the increase in railToads and automobile lines and other means of communication and the resulting vast increase in publicity that has come in the past five years. , ‘‘The machine forgets in short that the 48 much of their thinking done by proxy people of New Mexico are not having as in former years. a ‘The fatal defect in the whole program, now as heretofore, is in the fact that neither Mr. Bursum nor his henchmen have awakened to the realizati on of es of a political pure food law, making mis-branding a crime. |
