The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1885-05-16
JUDGE THORNTON TALKS.

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afternoon. To representative of
the Santa Fe Review he said :
" AS to the appointment for gov
ernor for New Mexico, nobody
knows what the result will be.
There are about thirty applicants,
six Of them being from the terri
tory. From the best information |
could get l should Judge the APP
pontment will be made to Senat-
or Ross, Judge Trimble OIL myself
i believe that senator Ross will
receive the appointment and
from what | saw of him while in
Wash hington am satisfied he will
make good official, working for
the best interests of the territory
and dealing with every section of
New Mexico in fair and lmpar-
tial manner. All these stories
circulating in regard to either Mr.
Ross or Judge Trimble being pre-
JUDGED against this or that town, l
believe to be absurd. These
thirty applicants | refer to come,
first, from New Mexico, which has
six candidates in the field, and then
Texas, which has two or three ap-
plicants, and these are reinforced
by aspirants from Missouri, Ken
tncky, Indiana, Ohio, New York,
Massachusetts and North Carolina,
that | know of, with several back
states yet to hear from. How
ever, | believe that the President
will adhere to the territoritl plank
in the national democratic plat
form and appoint residents of the
territories, with but few possible
exccptions-the judiciary and
most likely such officials as post
al and timber agents.
BY the way right here l desire
to state that my return home from
Washington at this time does not
indicate at all that ! am cut of
this race-my business was in
such a condition that | was com
PEELED to return at once. The
gubernatorial contest has been
carried on by all candidates from
this territory in the plesantest
manner possible | believe ne
matter which one comes of sue
cesstul he will have the most
cordial support and well wishes Of
the other candidates.
''What about chief justiceship;
Judge Thornton ?"
81 consider it certain that Judge
Axtell has, already, or will be, re,
moved next week, and Vincent
appointed to succeed him. Near
ly every one ! saw at Washington
from this section was hard at work
for the appointment Of ROmulo
MARTINEZ as United States marshal
and tic impression seemed to pre-
vail there that he will get it. Mr.
Newman, however, is there with
strong personal Endorsements and
is making an active and aggressive
fight. There is no talk Of lmmedi-
ate removals from any OF the po-
sitiGns save those above referred
to, and the offices OF Indian agent.
l had several agreeable interviews
with President Cleveland, and was
very deeply impressed with his
ability. his manly department, and
his determination to inform him
self of the wants and necessities
OF the country, and his desire to
know the public men OF the diff
ferent sections. He is an inces
SAINT worker pays close attention
to what he hears, and seems never
to forget anything. There has
been some complaint Of delay in
presidential appointments, but a
majority of the leading democrats
whom | met on my trip fully just
ify this making haste slowly,
and declare the president level
headed in moving forward leisure
ly and carefully, selecting the best