Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-13
THE POLITICIANS.
Gov. Thornton to Arrive Here One
Week Hcnce-Reception Matters
and Official Gossip.

"Feli1 Martinez is making gallant
hustle for the marshalship OF New Mex
ico," so says the Denver Evening Times.
If reports are correct no change what
ever will be made in the U. s. collector
ship until after the close of the present
fiscal year, June 80. This is business
way of dealing with the matter, but it
will scarcely tickle the spoilsmen.
Only yesterday it was announced that
Ferdinand Myer had been postmaster at
Castillo, Taos county, since 1861. To-
day advices from Washington announce
that the spoismen have at last got in
their work On Mr.. Myer and that he has
been removed to make room for one j.
A. Bernal as postmaster.
Since Col. Albright has so far failed to
secure recognition from President Cleve-
land there seems to be disposition on
the part Of the sporting fraternity of the
city to reduce him in rank to that of
major. The colonel will have something
to say about this matter as soon as he
returns from Observation-Disclosures
Citizen.
Mr.. Burns is working hard to secure
for G. M. Shannon, of Arizona, the APP
pointment of internal revenue collector
for this district, and has written num-
Der of personal letters to eastern political
friends in behalf of his favorite, besides
securing for Mr.. Shannon petition OF
several thousand names favorable to his
appointment. 1t is Mr.. Burns opinion
that Mr.. Shannon will receive the plum, "
and it is said that he will be made the de-
putty collector for the Albuquerque dis
trict.-Albupuerque Citizen.
1t is stated that Messrs. Crist and Fer
gusson, will return home from Washing
ton in few days. Mr.. Crist, may, how
ever, lay over at Kansas City, for day
or SO and come through with Governor
Thornton, arriving here about Monday OF
Tuesday next. 1t may be that Go, ernor
Thornton will stop one day at Las Vegas
Definite information as to the date of the
governors arrival reached here by wire
this afternoon and is to the effect that
Gov. Thornton will arrive on Thursday OF
next week.
Says the Albuquerque Citizen: "The
people of Santa Fe, without regard tC
party, race or color, are making prepare
tions to extend a right royal welcome to
Gov. Thornton upon his return to the
territory. He is expected to reach home
on the 18th inst, and committees appoint
ed by Santa Fe people and the Board O.
Trade, are already at work arranging
their program, aud making preparations
for receiving the new governor in man
| ner such as will leave him no room t.
question the high esteem in which he il
held by his numerous acquaintances ant
neighbors of the capital city, and speak
ing for all the people of our town tn
Citizen can assure our neighbors of Sant
Fe that all the good words they can sa.
in welcome of our new chief executive vii
be most cheerfully and cordially seconde
by Albuquerque, and we think we hazzar
nothing in saying as much for the peopl
of the whole territory. The citizens o
New Mexico are thoroughly acquainte
with Judge Thornton, they know him t
be a man of ability and integrity. He
a prudent, careful and conservative mar
and there will not be sha low of dout
in the mind Of any man, of any part.
that the affairs of the territory will b
safe In his hands. AS a partisan he is
Democrat, but as an official he will b
governor of New Mexico"