Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-01
FOR GOVERNOR A. |. MORRISON.


lieved and hoped by the good people of
New Mexico, that Mr.. Mckinley in the
exercise of his duty as president will ap-
point governor for the territory of New
Mexico. There are several candidates
for the position named.
This journal does not believe in the
policy of attacking Republicans because
they seek Office. 1t does not think it
right to call Republicans bosses and the
like because they are applicants for office
or because they choose to support GER
tain men for appointment. 1t believes
that the desire to hold office is a very
laudable and proper ambition and one
without which this republic could not
we'll exist.
In looking over the field, this journal
finds the following to be applicants: A.
l.. Morrison, Ex-Governor l.. Bradford
Prince, of Santa Fe: Pedro Perea, of Ber-
nalillo; Geo. H. Wallace, of Santa Fe: f.
@. Foster, of San Juan county; Hugh N.
Price, of Socorro county; T. W. Collier,
of Colfax county, and j. D. Pray, of
Iowa, who, however, is landowner in
the Pecos valley.
The New MEXICAN deems it best for the
interests of the people and of the Repub-
lcan party in New Mexico that Mr.. A. L..
Morrison, of Santa Fe, should be the ap-
pointee.
Mr.. Morrison is little over 60 years
of age, has had varied and extensive ex-
perience in public affairs having been a
member of the Illinois legislature, super
visor of Cook county, Illinois, town col
lector of one of the two divisions of Chi
cago, police judge in that city for six
years, U. S. marshal of New Mexico for
four years and register of the land office
in Santa Fe for several years.
He has been in active political life for
thirty. five years, is one of the best posted
men in the country on the leading ques-
tions of the day, forcible and successful
public speaker, man of frmness, of the
highest integrity and extensive reading
and education. He has been citizen of
New Mexico for about fourteen years and
has been good and valued citizen. He
is a property owner here. He is strong
and incorporating friend of the Amer
lean public school system, his five sons
having been educated IN the public schools
of Chicago. He is we'll acquainted with
our conditions, our needs, our resources,
our leading men and our people generally.
He is an ardent Republican, yet fair
and just, and would make an impartial
and conscientious executive. He has done
yeoman service for the party during every
in the past thirty years, and
during two campaigns in New Mexico.
He is the president of the Republican
league of the territory. He was an original
Mckinley man and delegate to the st.
Louis convention. His services to the
party are too we'll known to need re-
caritulatlon here.
He has strong Endorsements from every
county in New Mexico and from some of
its best citizens. He is Endorsed by Mr..
Garret A. Hobart, Senators Foraker,
Proctor, Mason, Cullom and Thurston;
Congressman Grosvenor and Taft, Of
Ohio; Governors Bushnell and Hastings,
Ex-Governor Beaver, National Commit.
teemen Fessenden, Manley and Powell
Clayton; Joseph Medill, editor Chicago
Tribune; Mayor Swift and the city Off
cials and judges of the city courts of
Chicago; Judge Gary, Mr.. Moran and
other leading lawyers of Chicago; Mayor
Caldwell and the city judges and city
officials of Cincinnati 20 Mckinley dele
gates to the St. Louis convention, and by
leading men from eleven states and two
territories.
Judge Morrison's character and work
are well known to the president, whose
personal acquaintance and respect he
enjoys. Last, but not least, he is
Mexican war veteran and served with
credit, although quite boy, in a New
York regiment during that war.
This is the man whom the New MEx1-
CAN supports for appointment as gov
ernor, believing that he will fill the office
acceptably and satisfactorily, and will
make record that will be a benefit TO
our people and to New Mexico, credit
to the appointing power, and an honor to
himself.