Conference of Republican Delegates Discuss Initiative Referendum
A lengthy gathering of Republican delegates debates the use of initiative and referendum. The conference focuses on direct law making and related processes within the party framework.
22 Oct 1910
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Newspaper
Albuquerque Morning Journal
Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1910
Page
1
A lengthy gathering of Republican delegates debates the use of initiative and referendum. The conference focuses on direct law making and related processes within the party framework.
A late night Albuquerque meeting of delegates from Dona Ana and Bernalillo counties debated placing initiative and referendum provisions in the New Mexico constitution or submitting them as a separate amendment. Judge Parker urged a separate submission with statewide ratification. others urged keeping them in the constitution or pushing different direct legislation plans. Delegates from Union, Bernalillo, and Sierra counties voiced support for various approaches, while Democrats largely declined to participate. The conference adjourned with a plan to reconvene and seek a proposal acceptable to all factions.
Rogers says all that remains to do is catch the men, and that is certain. Burt Hogere leads the investigation into the dynamiting of the Now Angeles Times building. Mrs Lavin, jailed on murder charges, cooperates reluctantly as police press for details while awaiting grand jury indictments.
Three drowned sailors from the schooner Parry S and S were rescued yesterday along with three Black crewmen. Captain W F Nas mate George H Kirwin and Frank Marper were among those saved after the incident near Hevten.
Relief expeditions will be sent from Toronto to hunt three aeronauts reported missing after an international balloon race began in St. Louis. Officials fear the pilots and aides of the Azura Dusseldorf and America II may be stranded in Canada’s wilds, possibly starving before rescue. Authorities appealed to the U S Signal Corps and shipping lines on Lake Huron, with Ontario and Hudson Bay Company aid pledged as a relief plan proceeds.
Colonel Theodore Schaeck and Paul Ambruster landed with the balcon Hel vetia at Ville Marie Ont reached Montreal after a forty six hour flight. They say they outdistanced all competitors by several hundred miles and that several persons fired at the balloon during the trip.
Kansan City October meeting of the National Alfalfa Millers Association aims to revive the organization which nearly vanished last year. The group notes a shift from a single alfalfa mill five years ago to about sixty today as milling enters a more mature phase.
Forester Olm stead says California forest fires this year cost less damage than feared. Preliminary estimates show 49 percent of fires extinguished with 198000 acres private land and 220000 acres government land burned. Private timber valued at 172000 dollars and government timber at 164000 dollars. Total fighting cost about 40004 dollars.
District Forester Olmstead notes that forests with the most men and best equipment suffered relatively little damage. He states that with adequate manpower and telephone lines, complete control of the forest fire situation in the state may be expected.
A presidential proclamation removes 245 450 acres of the Alamo National Forest New Mexico as suitable for agriculture and adds 22 533 acres as forest use. Effective immediately the additions. eliminations held until January 1 to allow stockmen to rearrange grazing facilities.
Washington Oct 21 Alaska coal land claimants need not pay the purchase price until protests or adverse proceedings against them are resolved. Attorney General Wickersham issued the opinion made public by the interior department noting many claims were suspended due to protests and clarifying payment timing during pending actions.
New York special ledes report that Edgar Allan Poe was elected to the Hall of Fame along with Harriet Beecher Stowe Oliver Wendell Holmes and eleven others. The article details vote totals by group and notes Poe’s rising standing among college presidents historians and editors.
A convention session hears majority support for a referendum provision in New Mexico’s constitution. The plan allows suspending or nullifying laws via petition, with thresholds across judicial districts and state-wide votes, while minority reports seek to alter or drop the initiative and chairman supports both aspects with caveats.
Legislative committee recommends a ten percent provision by an almost unanimous vote to include a referendum in the state organic law. The proposal aims to codify voter referenda within statutory framework.
The judiciary committee voted 7 to 8 to recommend appointing the state supreme court judges by the governor with senate confirmation. A minority report is anticipated. The panel also proposed a 7500 dollar annual salary for twelve year terms and retained probate courts without creating county courts.
New Mexico constitutional committee backs the 10 percent meridian as historic boundary, potentially adding 200 square miles including Texline and Parnell to New Mexico. Expect a congressional and boundary commission clash as disputes unfold. The judiciary panel endorses a three judge supreme court for twelve years at 7500 dollars annually.
The forty third general convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church ends with plans for a world conference on Christian faith. J Pierpont Morgan donates 100,000 for the campaign fund, with Charles P. Anderson named president and Robert H. Gardner secretary. The joint commission forms to organize the conference with a place and scope committee appointed. Rev W T Manning and other bishops participate in shaping the mission.
A heated debate centers on whether the rate commission should be appointive or elected by the people delaying concrete oversight. Parties clash over governance method, arguing implications for accountability and public transparency amid ongoing discussions.
Sub committee report outlines creation of a three member State Corporation Commission with six year terms and governor appointment, to regulate public service and transportation firms. Text details eligibility, structure, duties, funding, and reporting powers, with election of a chair and provision for offices and staff.
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