Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-04-10
POLITICAL GRIST.
Preparing for Gov. Thornton's Recep-
ton Talking Business to East
ern Papers Political News
and Notes.

At meeting at the Jefferson club
rooms on Saturday evening resolution
was adopted requesting all citizens of
Santa Fe to participate in according
Hon. W. T. Thornton, New Me1ico's gov
ernor, proper reception upon his arriv-
al at the capital city. Just when Gov.
Thornton will reach here has not yet been
determined, but it is thought that he will
arrive on Monday next, the 18th inst.
which, by the way, Is the anniversary of
the date on which Gov. Prince reached
here four years ago.
1t was decided at the meeting to make
the reception in every respect citizens
affair, and to this end no political lines
were touched upon in selecting commit
tees. These committees are as follows:
On General Arrangements-J. P. Vic
tory, R. Z. Twitchell, Adolf Gusdorf, T. ].
Helm, Marcelino Garcia.
On Reception-L. Bradford Prince, G.
H. Gildersleeve, J. H. Sloan, Jose Segura,
Geo. III. Cross, l. NJ. Bond.
On Finance Il. A. Hughes, Arthur Sci
lyman, Juan Delgado.
Gov. Thornton has been saying many
good things about New Mexico and its
people, its national wealth and its re-
sources, its educational advancement,
railroad prospects, etc, to the Washing
ton correspondents of the leading east
ern journals, and it is evident from the
space devoted to these interviews that
the press believes the new governor is
going to give this territory a.first-class
business-like administration.
There should be nothing left undone to
make his reception here in every respect
q memorable occasion, worthy the man
and the position he has been called to
fill.
POLITICAL NEWS NOTES.
It is expected that GOV. Thornton's
nomination will be confirmed to-day or
tomorrow.
Single Tax Smith, of the Colfax Demo-
crat, is again at Washington pressing his
claims for office. He wants the Clayton
receiyership.
The Illinois state legislature has adopt
ed resolution urging the president to
appoint Col G. G. Coleman surveyor gen.
eral of New Mexico.
Geo. W. Johnson, W. G. Heacock, Ed.
Medder, jr., o. N. Marion, N. c. Collier,
Summers Burkhart, R. w. d. Bryan,
Judge Adams and Modesto Ortiz are ap-
plicants for the city attorneyship of Al
buquerque, and it seems Mayor Field will
have as hard time as Grover Cleveland.
Jas. A. Lang writes to his wife that he
will return to the city in few days.
Although the chances are not the bright
est for James becoming our next United
States marshal at this distance from
Washington, still the Citizen is assured
that he is still in the race and will be
until the appointment is positively
acknowledgements Citizen.
Gov. L. c. Hughes, of Arizona, passed
down the road to-day en- route to Phoenix.
He wants to get there in time to have his
appolntees confirmed by the Democratic
legislature, which is to adjourn next
week There is said to be great fight
on over his nomination by the senate, and
his confirmation is somewhat in doubt.
The question is being asked all over
town, "has Anthony Joseph, the Taos
county delegate to congress, and j. II.
Crist, of Santa Fe, the right to dictate to
the people of Albuquerque who shall be
the next postmaster here2" 1t is posi-
lively asserted that the person who is
now prominently mentioned in connec-
ton with the office, and who it is asserted
secured the endorsements of these two
gentlemen, paid $3.50 into the Demo-
cratic slush fund on the consideration
that he would be the next postmaster of
this city. This is equivalent to buying
the office, and the hard working Demo-
Gratis, in fact, the people generally of the
city, can not willingly remain quiet in the
face of such an outrage. Albuquerque
Citi1an