New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-21
IN BEHALF OF NEW-MEXICO
WHAT Ex.JUDeE PRINCE WILL URGE ON
GENERAL HARRISON.


tnr TELEGRAPH TO THE rhrBuNEl
Indianapolis jan 20-Ey-Judge Il. Bradford
pr,,ce NJ Santa Fe who is here to talk to General
Harrison in favor of the early admission OF New
Mexico was well known in New-forlS politics
before his appo:ntment as Territorial Chief JUS
tce He was an Assemblyman in the time of the
Tweso ring. and served as the chairman OF the
Judiclary Committee which investigated tne charge
of judicial corruptions against Cardozo. lie was
afterward elected State Senator In the Legs
,at,,re ne FIRST met Warner Miller, who was men,
her from Herkimer County. The intimacy has
been kept up during ex-Judge Princes frequent
is;ts Fast ON business and as a campaign speaker,
ana Mr.. Prince has brought with him letter OF
introduction to General Harrison from Warner
Miller. az well as one from the Nlce-Presioent-
elect.
IL 1, not Mr. Princes purpose, OF course, to taik
nth General Harrison about anything but New
Mexican affairs, and he does not care to put NM
calf IN tho attitude of favoring or opposing any
yew-York Republican as candidate for place
in the next Cabinet Still, if General harrison asks
his opinion about the complications IN New-i ofK'
Mr., Prince win tell him, as other poluca pilgrims
here have said, that Mr.. Platt has the support OF
the working organization OF the party ana MI
Miller the support of the people
That is simply my personal feeling IN the
did not come here to talk New-York politics. ana
shall not do So unless it occurs to the President
e,ect looking over these letters of introduction 10
ASK INV opinion The situation is apparently the
same as il was at the start l have hearo Oh no
serious effort yet to arrange compromise new
York is likely to get only one Cabinet Department.
and both Mr. Miller and Mr. Platt want 1t. Com
promise seems difficult under the circum-
stances. am confident however, that whoever
is made a Cabinet officer from New-ioriS NOT
much bad feeling win be found afterward rms
present difference is not one that goes down 70 tne
root of marty dissension The mass of the party
is likely to be satisfied with whatever General
Harrison may do There is no danger OF re-
newal Of the old acht. which ragged between the
two factions during the Garfield and Arthur Ad-
,nin,stration. This is not a difference in which
great many Republicans intensely Interested one
way or the other. l trust that General Harrison
NAV not in the end be obliged to leave New-hori<
ont of the Cabinet because the party there cannot
/. agree on a representative
There is one thing the New-Mexico Republicans
are anxious to secure as quickly as possible, and
that is the removal from Office of George W.
Julian. the land surveyor sent out 10 the Terri
tory by the Cleveland Administration. Mr.
Julian is an Indianian, long a Republican Con-
gresham from this State, but now O. Bourbon
of tho bitterest partisan shade. Following out
the po1icy of the Administrators attack on land
titles he has upset so many in New-Mcxco that
even the oldest settlers have become nIghtened
about their right 10 lands they have owned JOE
wears Capital has been frightened away by
Surveyor Julian's measures, and the lnhaoitants
~ the Territory have been unable to combat the
impression made by arbitrary ana eHtraVSgah'
seizpres that titles all over New-Mexico are
AZ. ,,,.Ho
will tell General Harrison this, and
say that no action of his would meet
with more popular approval in NewMexi than
the prompt dismissal of the surveyor
We think Mr. Julian a monomaniac on the
spbiect Of land titles said ex-Judge Prince
aHe is honest enough about it, perhaps, but nc
;s q soured. disappointed old man, and his hobby
seems 10 be to cast discredit on all the titles
he can"
aTbcre is one other thing we are anxious
far II the Territory is not to be admitted Tor
year or two said Mr.. Prince. We want to
have as many of the Federal appointees as posi-
BILE chosen from among the residents OF the
'rerritory I shall ask the General to DO TINS
in all cases except appointments 10 the Dehch'
Ii is often better 10 have judges from the states
II a local lawyer is put on the bench, he mas
generally been mixed up in so many local ques-
he is or not
General Harrison hal quiet Sunday, going to
church in the morning and having no callers
from a distance during the day. Some amusement
was caused ct the hotels by the appearance OF
man who might be taken for double OF the
president-elect. He was stared at by the people
WIN saw him in the lobby Of the Bates House
until he began to get uneasy. Finally, some one
walked up 10 him and said:
Good-evening, General
The mystery was made clear. The strangei
said he was Charles Hovey, of Newark, n j.,
salesman for factory which makes bird-cages
He was dehghdnd with his resemblance 20 th'
Presdentelect whom he had never SEEM III
added that he had once been taken for MIR
Blaine in NewEngland town which he visited
DR.. Frank H. Harrison, Of Salt Lake City, o
cousin of the Prcsidentelect was here on visit
having stopped with his grandfather. Alfred Har-
rison, for a day or two On bis way to New York
He has been living in Utah for ten years. and says
he does not believe in strict legislation against
Mcrrnonism. The younger Mornons, he reports
are not strong believers in polygamy. The oldei
ones are the chief offenders against the present
law, and Dr. Harrison thinks that polygamy may
die out to great extent with them. He says that
the younger Mornons and the Gentiles are opposed
TO the admission of Utah State for the present.
The Travelling Men's Protective Association
has petitioned General Harrison TO appoint Mahor
j. Pickering, of Philadelphia, one of It's office rs
member of the Interstate Commerce Commission
at the next vacancy. The Association recently
held convention in Indianapolis, and Mr.. Pick
ering was one of the members Of delegation
which called on General Harrison to urge hin
to recommend some changes in that part Of thi
Interstate Commerce law which affects the com
mercial travellers.
Two new candidates for minor Offices have ap
pcared within day or two General Gibson, 0
Colurnhns Ohio is actively in the field for tn