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Show FACTS OF NEW MEXICAN HISTORY 1880 sented a gold pen, with the request that it should be used, and Delegate Andrews produced the unique gold-banded quill taken from the great American eagle captured in Taos, and furnished for the occasion, in its beautiful case, as a patriotic service by George B, Paxton, when he had no thought that death would forbid his presence at the ceremony. The president wrote half of the signature with the former and the remainder with the latter; returning the pens to the donors as mementos of this great historic occasion. ‘“The White House clock stood at 1:40 p. m. ‘That signature ended the drama of the ‘Struggle for Statehood.’ There had been more than fifty statehood bills in the sixty years of effort. Those few penstrokes transformed a statehood bill into a statehood law.’’ It was difficult for the people of New Mexico to believe that the long-looked for moment had arrived. In every city and town there were demonstrations and speech-making. Upon his return to the territory, Delegate Andrews was greeted by great crowds of his constituents. Receptions were held in his honor where the gratitude of the masses found expression in the speeches of the political leaders and prominent citizens. In accordance with the provisions of the Act of June 20, 1910, nine days later the governor issued his proclamation for the election of delegates to a constitutional convention, fixing September 6, 1910, as the day on which the election should be held.*® 490 Under the requirements of the enabling act, the governor, chief justice, 8 Under the provisions being as follows: Luna McKinley Mora Otero Quay Rio Arriba Roosevelt Sandova] San Juan San Miguel Santa Fé Sierra Socorro Taos Torrance Union Valencia of the act of congress the greater portion of the oo work incident to statehood devolved upon the secret of the territory, 4” practically all of this was done during the fiscal year ary ended June 30, vie ne hundred thousand dollars were appropriated OS HO He OI bo G1 © Bernalillo Chaves Colfax Curry Dofia Ana Eddy Grant Guadalupe Lineoln Ol eH and secretary of the territory, June 28, 1910, apportioned the delegates to be elected to the constitutional convention, in accordance with the voting population as shown by the vote cast at the election for delegate in congress in the yeat 1908, the apportionment O01 gm ¢ ae A LEADING DS DOW eel ee emt a , petase Sig. Sit an es POSS es PRES ||7 582 al by congress to defray the necessary expenses of holding the convention and the elections prescribed 4 der enabling act, to be locally expend ed by the secretary of the territo ry a the direction and in the discre tion of the secretary of the r. bursing and accounting of this money involved a vast amount interio ane gi‘al: of detail, ly in the preparation and certification of vouchers, and naturally the wor TO 1912 083 In July, following the issue of the governor’s proclamation, meetings of the republican and democratic central committees were held at Alburquerque. An effort was made to hold a non-partisan convention. The chairman of the republican committee favored this proposition, but the majority of the republican committee were opposed to any arrangement with the opposition, and, with the exception of two or three counties, notably Otero, Socorro, and Rio Arriba, the two last mentioned considered safely republic an, partisan tickets were nominated. The election was duly held at which the republican party elected more than two-thirds of the delegates to the convention.** checking and paying the various claims took up considerable time, although every effort was made to settle all accounts as promptly as possible. Of the one hundred thousand dollars appropriated there remained unexpended sixteen thousand two hundred and seventy-six dollars and ninety-eight cents. *91 The members of the constitutional convention, with their political affiliation marked with the letter ‘‘R’? for republican and ‘‘D’’ for Democrat, from the several counties, were: Bernalillo county—Herbert F. Raynolds, R; A. A. Sedillo, R; M. L. Stern, R; Anastacio Gutierrez, R; Nestor Montoya, R; Francis EB. Wood, R; E. 8. Stover, R; H. B. Fergusson, D. Chaves county—J ohn I. Hinkle, D; G. A. Richardson, D; Emmet Patton, D; Green B. Patterson, H. Harllee, D; J. B. Gilchrist, D; Guadalupe D. Colfax county—Francisco Gauna, R; Thomas H. O’Brien, R; Charles Springer, R; Norman W. Bartlett, R; Clarence J. Roberts, R; George 8. Brown, R. Curry county—John W. Childers, D; Thomas J. Mabry, D. Dofia Ana county— Frank W. Parker, R; Isidoro Armijo, R; Charles E. Miller, R; Winfred E. Gartison, R. Eddy county—M, P. Skeen, D; ©. R. Brice, D. Grant county—A. W. D. Murray, R. lome Martinez, R; John G. Clancy, R; Tranquilino Harrison, D. Lianeoln county—Andrew H. Hudspeth, John H, Canning, R. Luna county—James N. Upton, county—Sa- Labadie, R; Reymondo D; Jacobo Aragon, R; D. McKinley county— Gregory Page, R. Mora county—-E. M. Lucero, R; Daniel Cassidy, Sr., R; Anastacio Medina, R; Juan Navarro, R; Fred 8. Brown, R. Otero county— Albert B. Fall, R; George E. Moffett, D; J. Lee Lawson, D. Quay county— a O, Davidson, D; Charles H. Kohn, R; Ed. F. Saxon, D; John L. House, D; Reed Holloman, R. Rio Arriba county—Venceslado Jaramillo, R; T. D. Burns, > Perfecto Esquibel, R; Jose A. Lucero, R; Samuel Eldodt, D; J. H. Crist, Roosevelt county—James Sandoval wounty—R. W. A. Hall, D; C. M. ComptonD; , W. E. Lindsay, county—Alejandro Heflin, D;/M. D. Sandoval, Taylor, D. R; E. San A. Miera, Miguel R. San Juan county—Margarito Romero, R; Atanacio Roibal, R; J. M. Cunningham, R; 8. B. Davis, Jr. R; Luciano Maes, R; Harry W. Kelly, R; Eugenio Romero, RB; ‘Nepomuceno Se- sta, R; Charles A. Spiess, R. Santa Fé county—B. F. Pankey, R; José D. Sena, R; Victor Ortega, R; George W. Pritchard, R; Thomas B. Catron, R. Sierra county—Edward D. Tittman, D; Frank H. Winston, R. Socorro county —H. M. Dougherty, D; James G. Fitch, D; H. O. Bursum, R; A. C. Abeytia, R; J. Frank Romero, R. Taos county—Malaquias Martinez, R; Onesimo Mar- tinez, R ; Squire ‘Hartt, Jr., R; William McKean, R. Torrance county—Wil- liam McIntosh, R; A. B. MeDonald, R; Acasio Gallegos, R. ufracio Gallegos, R; Candelario Vigil, R; George W. Baker, Union county— R; F. C. Field, Valencia county—Solomon Luna, R; John Becker, R; Sylvestre Miraval, R. |