Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-12
HERE'S TROUBLE.
The Duke City's View of the Two Re-
cent AppOintments-Still
Protesting.

In response to kilograms from Albu-
querque's wing of the territorial Dem
ocracy, the Democrats of Santa Fe, Las
Vegas and other territorial points are
understood to have had rather lively jun
tas yesterday, and formulated protests
to be forwarded to Washington along
with the vigorous kick going up from
Albuquerque against the confirmation of
chief justice and U. S. district attorney.
On this subject the Albuquerque cores
pondent, a Democrat, of the Denver Re
publican wires that paper that these APP
pointments are mot relished by the true,
tried Democrats of this city and the ter
ritory in general. Judge Henry l.. War
rem, conceded to be the most learned
jurist in the southwest, and Endorsed al
most unanimously, is laid on the shelf for
chief justice, while the president gives
the place to Tom Smith, who was U. s. at
torney here during his first administra-
ton, and who left the territory after
serving out his term of Office.
There is no excuse whatever for the APP
pointment of Hemingway except the fact
that he is the son-in-law of Senator
George, of Mississippi. He came here q
few mouths ago, stopped at Clayton, a
small town in the extreme northeastern
part of the territory, and waited there
for the coming of his appointment. Not
ten Democrats in tho territory know him.
w. B. Childers who has worked unceas
ingly for Democracy in the territory for
fourteen years, was chairman Of the central
committee several times and is, therefore,
the best known worker in the ranks, was
the only candidate Endorsed by the ter
ritorial Democracy for the attorneyship.
He is defeated by an unknown. The
Democrats naturally feel sore over being
ignored, and it will be uphill work for
that party hereafter in New Mexico
Among more than n hundred messages
sent to Washington from Albuquerque
yesterday, protesting against the con-
iirmation of Mr.. Hemingway as United
States attorney, was the following:
"To President Cleveland, Washington, D.
c.:
"Hemngway, nominated for United
States attorney for New Mexico, certainly
not member of New Mexico bar. If
resident. not bona tide, but only for pur-
pose of imposing on appointing power.
You have been deliberately deceived.
Can you give us further hearing?
III. B. PERCUSSION,
"National Committeeman for N. NJ"
POLITICAL GOSSIP.
Hon. Lorion Miller, the new secretary
of the territory, will enter upon his Off
cial duties tomorrow.
Chairman Crist, of the territorial Dem
ocratic committee, yesterday obtained
from the clerk of the supreme court
certificate stating officially that Mr..
Hemingway is not member of the New
Mexico bar.
The Las Vegas Optic announces that
W. B. Bunker, of Las Vegas, is an appli-
cant for the district clerkship under the
new chief justice. 1t is limited in this
connection that Geo. Il. Wyl!s, of
Cerrilos, and Thos. p. Gable, of Santa
Fe, are also in the field for the clerkship.
At meeting of the Jefferson club of
Santa Fe on Saturday night protest
against Mr.. Hemingway's appointment
was formulated and signed and forwarded
to Washington. There were not a few
local Democrats. however, who declined to
sign it.
A Mr.. Hemingway, with three initial
letters, is mail contractor on tho route
from Las Vegas to Mora, he, of course,
snbletting the work to second party.
He halls from jackson, Kinds county,
Miss, too! Tho question now is whether
he is Mississippi relative of the new U.
s. district attorney for New Mexico or
the appointee himsef.-Optic.