Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1897-03-29
A Breezy Political Letter from Our
Washington Correspondent in
Which New Mexico Affairs Are
Discussed from a NOn-Par-
tisan Standpoint.
GUESSES AS TO THE GOYERNORSHIP
Two Men Who Are Making Political
History for the Land of Sunshine
Judge A. L. Morrison and Sec
rotary Bliss-The Princesin
the Social Swim,

Washington, D. c., March 23, 1897
When I think of the lot of good none
being now expended in Washington b.
a score of most estimabIe gentlemen O
New Mexico in their laudable efforts t,
rope" a good government position, ant
of the days of uncertainty and unres
which they have passed since March 4,
realize how pertinent is ex-Presiden
Harrison's remark that eff the presiden
could make up and publish an appoint
ment docket and notify all persons hav
ing anything to say in particular cas-,
to draw near" on fixed day, it would
result in great saving of time al
around, and great saving of money tC
the applicants who could remain at home
until summoned to appear. No papers
should be received after the submission
of the case, and motions for rehearine
and for new trial should be barred"
What blessed simplitication of Office
chasing this would bel The offices are
out there with you and the appointive
power is here, and it is one of the in.
alienable rights Of every free-born Ameri.
can citizen of New Mexico, of Republican
faith, to strive to twin the brush" But
it can't be done. President Mckinley is
not only inundated with callers and APP
plications, but he has arbitrary demands
of existing vacancies to fill. His advisory
secretaries are lmportuned to the verge
of lunaoy; his waking hours are filled
with the din of the hunt, and he, the Lord,
and Mckinley, only know the horrors of
his sleeping ones. The race is not always
to the swift nor the battle to the strong,
ana speak by the card when say that
New Mexico will have to stagger on for
little while longer under her Democratic
head. If it is any consolation to the
ninety and nine who are now here "cool-
ing their heels" in the corridors of the
various departments and patiently watt
ing in the anti-rooms of the White house,
will tell them what one of the old and
lynx eyed employees at the executive man
sion told me a few days ago.
"There is a heap of 'em, miss, but theyse
the decentest lot ever seed come outo'dat
Mexico"
And that's compliment for he has
seen more than one dynasty wax and wane.
recently saw, Editor W. 8. Williams
hopping his CHEEKY, red face as he sat in
the rotunda of the patent office waiting
for something to turn up. Secretary
Bliss has made the acquaintance of the
able Socorro editor and has, apparently.
become quite "chummy" with Judge A,
L. Morrison. Judge Morrison has a bri.
gade of friends here, but that won't
guarantee the governorship. The Princes
are right in the swim socially, and they,
both of them, have strong social infiu-
ence. But all of these good people must
prepare to be surprised for, think, that
the next governor of Sunshine Land will |
come in the nature of s'stunner" to a |
great many. There is just one man
here who is "biger"- please--"than old |
Grant" or the Republican party in New
Mexico, and that is Stephen B. Elkins.
Another man who fits in the shoe print |
The West Virginia senator makes, is
Thomas B. Catron, and these two gentle
men are busy just now making the 90.
itical history for the territory. As l
nave said before may the best man win.
md New Mexico need not be ashamed of |
'ome-the most of her candidates who
ire here. They are a presentable crowd
'ltho "a little previous" in their appear
noe. ]
1t isn's quite so bad vet as 1t was four
ears ago when a common answer about
he hotels to the question "Who is that
here fellowf" was "Oh that's a man from
lew Mexico who is after the governor.
hip" The SLOUGH hat and Prince Albert
) not so much in evidence.
Two people are here who simply come
ack to love and friends and kindred,
fr. and Mrs. Frank CLANCY. Whatever
my fall to him, and may il be a fair