Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-07-03
4 MOST UNJUST ATTACK
The Clayton Enterprise Wastes a Col
umn and a Half of Space Over
One of the Governors
Appointments.
A MOUNTAIN OUT OF A MOLE HILL
And All Because w. J. Eaton Was
Named Delegate to the Trans
mississippi Congress.

The Clayton Enterprise, in its issue of
June 26, with flaming headlines and flag
turned upside down publishes a column
and half article denouncing Governor
Otero for the appointment of W. j. Eaton,
editor of the Union Democrat at Clayton,
| Union county, to be delegate from New
Mexico to the Transmississl ppi congress.
The Enterprise indulges IN all manner of
charges and vndctlve assertions and
charges that Governor Otero has COM
pletely paralyzed the Republican party
of Union county by the appointment of
Mr. Eaton as such q delegate. What the
Enterprise is raving about is not clearly
understood. The following letters will
show conclusively how and why the ap-
pointment was made:
Hon. l.. Bradford Prince, Santa Fe. N. Nj.
Clayton, N. NJ, June 10, 1S97.--Dear
Sir: Will you kindly suggest my name to
Governor Otero for appointment as dele
gate to the Transmississippi congress.
desire to attend their next meeting at Salt
Lake City. Very truly yours,
w. j. EATON.
Hon. NJ. A. Otero, Governor of New Mexico.
Espanola, jane 10, 1897.-My Dear
Governor: | enclose note which in
some way was delayed and l only received
yesterday. | presume that very few of
Secretary Miller's appointees will attend,
and there will be ample room for any
supplementary delegates that you may
appoint. IL has been the custom to ap-
point such down to the time of the con-
gress. 1t is certainly important to have
fair delegation. At New Orleans, San
Francisco and Ogden | was the only ap-
| pointee who attended. AtSt. Louis there
were three for couple of days and last
year at Omaha only two. AS Mr.. Eaton
will actually attend shall consider his
appointment very desirable. Yours,
l.. BRADFoRD PRINCE,
| V. p. L. M. G. for N. M.
In addition to these letters, which are
self explanatory, it is only lust and
proper to say, that Governor Otero does
not know Mr.. Eaton personally, that the
| appointments as delegates to congresses
and the like are non partisan and gener-
ally divided between prominent men of
all political opinions and shades, that
politics should not and does not enter in
the question of such appointments, that
no pay is attached to them, and that the
appointment at issue, over which the En-
terprise worked itself into fearful and
red hot rage was made at the request of
Ex-Governor Prince, who is the vice
president of the congress for the terri
tory.
There is no more to be said on this
matter. Governor Otero's action needs
no defense or explanation in any way and
the New MEXICAN simply gives the facts
in the case to show how unjust and un
warranted is the attack of the Enter
prise. Governor Otero simply did what
was right and proper in the premises.
Why the Enterprise should have worked
itself up into the Berserker rage it ex.
hihited in its last issue over this very
small matter is beyond comprehension
and understanding.
Letter List.
List of letters remaining uncalled for
| in the postofiice at Santa Fe, N. M, for
the week ending July 3, 1897. If not
called for within two weeks will be sent
to the dead letter Office at Wsshington:
Amanda, Teodosa Mariler -
| Brown, John L Martinez, BeatreZ
| tstav, Mrs Martinez, David-3
Gallegos Gregorio Ortego, L
Gray, WmN Padillo, Margarita
Gutierrez, Francisco Rael Luis
Hassan, Elias Francis Sandoval
| Martin, Seewaser, Kate
In calling please say advertised and
give the date.
L. P. GABLE,