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V. HOW THE SHEEP VOTED.

The Boston Commercial Bulletin of November 28, 1896, gives the following:

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The figures of the number of sheep in each State are taken from the last report of the Department of Agriculture.

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These figures are the latest from Dockham's Textile Directory. The manufacturers seem to have been rather more loyal to protection than the woolgrowers.

The foregoing is from the Commercial Bulletin; but the Bulletin errs in saying: "The manufacturers seem to have been more loyal to protection than woolgrowers." On the contrary the manufacturers generally were in favor of the money and tariff planks of the Republican National Convention and voted accordingly; but enough woolgrowers surrendered their free-silver views in favor of protection to elect McKinley.

VI. THE PRESIDENTIAL VOTE.

NEARLY TWO MILLIONS LARGER THAN EVER BEFORE-M'KINLEY HAS A POPULAR MAJORITY AND THE LARGEST PLURALITY EVER CAST, EXCEPT FOR GENERAL GRANT IN 1872-NEARLY COMPLETE RETURNS SHOW A TOTAL POLL OF 13,750,351 votes, A PLURALITY OF 725,448 FOR M'KINLEY OVER BRYAN, AND A MAJORITY OF 379,448 FOR M'KINLEY OVER ALL-HIS MAJORITY OF THE ELECTORAL VOTE IS 97.

[From the Boston Home Market Bulletin, December, 1896.]

The returns of the Presidential election are now nearly complete, and as given below are all official except from California, North Dakota, Utah, and West Virginia. The full returns, which may not be expected for some days, will only increase the figures without changing the results.

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CHAPTER IV.

THE WOOLGROWERS ASK FOR PROTECTIVE DUTIES ON WOOL.

SYNOPSIS OF CHAPTER.

I. The New Mexico Woolgrowers' Association.

1. Resolutions of woolgrowers

2. The wool manufacturers better protected than woolgrowers.

3. Hon. George H. Wallace on the subject

II. The Utah Woolgrowers' Association...

III. The Ohio Woolgrowers' Association..

IV. Other States ask for Protection.

1. Wyoming. Senate Document No. 17, Fifty-fourth Congress, first
session.

2. Texas. Same Document, page 107.

3. Montana. Same Document, page 103.

4. New Mexico. Same Document, page 110.

5. South Dakota. Same Document, page 111.

6. Utah. Same Document, page 113.

V. The National Grange. Senate Document No. 17, Fifty-fourth Congress, first session, page 115.

I.-NEW MEXICO KEEPS STEP.

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[From the Boston American Wool and Cotton Reporter, September 3, 1896.] WOOLGROWERS' ASSOCIATION ORGANIZED AT LAS VEGAS AND VIGOROUS ACTION TAKEN.

EAST LAS VEGAS, N. MEX., August 24, 1896.

Editor of the Wool and Cotton Reporter:

I beg to inclose you an advance press copy of the proceedings of the New Mexico Woolgrowers' Association which was organized here last month. The next meeting will be held in Albuquerque, N. Mex., in September, and I trust at that time many of the sheep men may be induced to subscribe for the "Quarterly Bulletin" and "Monthly Sheep Edition" of the Wool and Cotton Reporter. Owing to late shearing a great many of the sheep men were unable to attend the first meeting. Very respectfully, yours,

GEO. ARNOT, Secretary and Treasurer.

MINUTES OF MEETING.

EAST LAS VEGAS, N. MEX., July 7, 1896. Minutes of the Wool Growers', Wool Dealers', and Sheep Breeders' Convention, held at the city hall, East Las Vegas, N. Mex., on the morning of July 7, 1896.

Pursuant to call, the invitation issued in the names of Charles Ilfeld, Gross, Blackwell & Co., Myer Friedman & Bro., and Browne & Manzanares Co., about one hundred gentlemen interested in wool and wool growing, assembled in the city hall of East Las Vegas at 10 o'clock this forenoon, for the purpose of organizing a Territorial Wool Growers' Association.

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Mr. Pedro Perea, of Bernalillo county, was elected temporary chairman, and George Arnot, of San Miguel county, temporary secretary. Mr. Sol. Luna moved that the temporary organization be made permanent, and that, in addition, a vice-president be elected from each county in the territory, said officer to be named by delegates representing their respective counties in this convention. The motion was carried.

Mr. A. M. Blackwell offered a motion to the effect that a committee of three be appointed by the presiding officer to frame by-laws for the guidance of members of this convention and association. The motion was amended to read five members instead of three, and the following gentlemen were appointed to act on this committee, viz: M.W. Browne, East Las Veges, N. Mex.; Eutimio Montoya, San Antonio, N. Mex.; Myer Friedman, Las Vegas, N. Mex.; Louis Ilfeld, Albuquerque, N. Mex.; A. M. Blackwell, East Las Vegas, N. Mex.

The vice-presidents for each county were then elected, as follows, viz: Bernalillo County, Wm. McIntosh; Chaves County, W. S. Prager; Colfax County, Jerome Troy; Dona Ana County, C. H. Armijo; Eddy County, Mr. Sanders; Grant County, L. Burdick; Guadalupe County, J. G. Clancey; Lincoln County, Jones Taliaferro; Mora County, Acorcino Martinez; Rio Arriba, T. D. Burns; San Juan, Salome Jaques; San Miguel, Charles Ilfeld; Santa Fe, Juan Ortiz; Sierra, H. Mertin; Socorro, Eutimio Montoya; Taos, Albert Muller; Union, Francisco Gallegos y Baca; Valencia, Victor Sais.

M. W. Browne then moved that a committee on resolutions, composed of five members, be appointed by the chair. The motion prevailed, and the following were named to act on this committee, viz.: Max Nordhaus, San Miguel; Sol Luna, Valencia county; Pedro Castillo, Bernalillo county; Levi Hughes, Santa Fe county; Juan Maria Blea, Guadalupe county.

Mr. Charles Ilfeld presented a motion to the effect that the Hon. T. B. Catron, Delegate to Congress, be invited to deliver an address to the convention. The motion was carried, and it was arranged that Mr. Catron should speak during the afternoon session.

Letters from Hon. Geo. H. Wallace, president of the Missouri Wool Growers' Association; Capt. J. G. Clancey, of El Alamo Gordo, and. Messrs. Phillips and Glenn were read. In their letters, these gentlemen expressed their hearty approval of the movement to establish a Territorial Wool Growers' Association, expressed regret at their inability to be present, and tendered timely suggestions in regard to matters that should come before the convention. On motion, which was unanimously carried, a vote of thanks was tendered these gentlemen for the interest they had taken in the movement.

Mr. Catron suggested that a committee on permanent organization be appointed, upon which a motion was offered increasing the committee on by-laws to five members instead of three, and that these five members act both as a committee on by-laws and permanent organization. The motion prevailed, and the gentlemen named above were appointed to act.

It was then moved that the convention adjourn until 4 o'clock p. m., in order to give the various committees an opportunity to act upon the business placed in their hands by the convention. The motion carried and the meeting adjourned.

Approved:

PEDRO PEREA, Chairman.

GEORGE ARNOT, Secretary.

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