Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-04-05
OFFICIAL AND POLITICAL.


| for governor almost to man when once
/ the nomination was made. The c0rda
| Endorsement OF him WAS surprise to the
senators. The. Gobe- Democrats Wash
ington correspondent tells the story in
that paper of the Sd inst. The CORE
spOndent writes:
The nominxion OF l.. Bradford Prince
10 be governor OF New Mexico almost took
the breath away from thetwenty or thirty
New Mexicans here. Up to the last hour
they thought the choice was between
pwyer and Morrison, but when once the
nomination WAS made the delegation
rallied almost to man in support OF
Prince. Some New York man came
down last night with string of charges
against him. He claimed that years ago
a New Mexican mine was unloaded upon
innocent and contiding New Workers
under circumstances which were suspl-
cious. An ugly story about sailed dump
was part OF the report. An old indict-
ment was resurreCted in a New York
court Judge Princes name was un-
pleasantly associated with all this. The
New Mexicans were in ignorance OF the
charges until an early hour this morning,
but when the committee on territories
met at 10 o'clock the whole delegation
was on hand filling the corridor. AS soon
as the committee was ready the delega-
ton. which included Col. Dwyer and his
friends snd Mr.. Morrison's supporters,
marched in and proceeded to assure the
senators that Judge Prince was all right
a man of integrity as well rs OF ability,
and in every way worthy to be governor
OF the territory. Senator Plat, surveying
the New Mexicans with an amused air,
remarked.
Gentlemen, must say this is the
most remarkable termination OF contest
for office that | remember to have
witnessed. Here are the supporters OF
both the other candidates uniting to in
dorse the successful man.
! The committee reported Judge Prince s
! nomination and he WAS Immediately con-
| firmed.
JUDGE wHITEMAN's CASE.
A dispatch from Washington says OF
Judge Whiteman's case The nomination
was referred to the committee on Judiciary
as soon as it came to the senate, and was
consequently before that committee two
weeks. Shortly after the nomination was
made the Swiss minister here filed charges
against Whiteman, alleging that in set
| ting up the affairs OF a Swiss subject who
had died in New Mexico he had wrong
fully and illegally withheld certain funds
| from the heirs. Later another series OF
charges were filed, it being alleged that
! Whitemans record as an Indian agent in
| the Indian territory some years ago was
not what it ought to have been. The
committee, it appears, found the latter
baseless and dismissed them. Concern
ing the charges brought by the Swiss
minister, it was deemed advisable to in
vestigate more fully, and the matter was
! therefore, still before the senate at the
time OF the adjournment. The time o
the committee appeared too short to allow
full investigation after the matter wa
reached, and the senate therefore decided
to refer the nomination with all the papers
including the charges filed, back to thu
president. This was done, and Mr.. Har
rison will look into the matter. II III
finds the matter as alleged by Whitemal
and his friends the appointment will b.
renewed. Whteman will thus be ena
bled to enter upon his duties at once, an
the nomination may be confirmed whel
the senate meets again in December
SEEKING MULLES's PARDON.
Messrs. James Duncan and doc
johnson, the newly elected city recorde
at Las Vegas, came over this morning an
called on Gov. Ross in behalf OF Terrenc
Mullen, the sick inmate of the peniten
tiary, sent up from Socorro county for al
: legged violation of the laws relating to tn
location OF public lands. They seek t
have Mullen pardoned. When the matte
was preached to the governor the visitor
we're informed that Mullen was Uhite'
States prisoner and that the territorial
executive had no power to grant a, par
don. This was stumper for the pardon
seekers; but they soon rallied and an
nounced their intention Of laying the mat
ter before the president. Mr.. Duncan
states that they have undertaken this &C
at the solicitation of q large number c
citizens at Las Vegas and in the lowe
Rio Grande valley, and they hope to wor
up such sentiment in Mullen's beha
as will bring him out Of the pen by orde
of President Harrison. 1t is said tn,
Mullen is q kind hearted, honest youn
man, who was ihveigled into wrong az
BY cold blooded sharpers, and he didn
know that he was violating the laws
the land.
SPECIAL AGENT FIRED.
The New MExICAS's Las Cruces corr,
spondent writes AS follows under date
yesterday:
And now the good news comes tn,
the universally despised R. P. Walk,
has been removed. The serious charge
that had been preferred against him ha
been very carefully pigeon holed by Den
ocratic officials, but as soon as they wei
shown to Secretary Noble, the head (
Special Land Agent Walker fell into tn
basket, to the great joy of farmers, rancl
men, stockmen, and everybody else
southern New Mexico. Good enough
Three so far - Henderson, Ross an
Walker. Glory enough for one weel
May next week bring new surveyt
general and two new judges.
Ex-Judge Henderson appeared in cou
this morning as an attorney in a cas-
He found it quite different from presidin
as a car OF the court and being simpl
attorney, and when he found that h
could not have things his own way b
slammed his books shut, took bis hat an
left the court room, apparently as mad s
hornet. Judge Newcomb took a trip
California for his health, ex-Judge Hei
derson taking charge if his business.
PERSONAL GOSSIP.
And now another Richmond is in Il
field. 1t is reported that Capt. Hiral
Champion is quietly working to be a.
pointed to the Office Of city postmaster.
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