Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-02-10
OUR SANTA FEE SENTINEL.
Competent and Caustic, He Handles
Matters Local and General.
RACY AND
To the Editor Of the Optic.


SANTA FEE, N. M, February s.
Deep interest Is conferred here ia the
results Of a conference it is said is
booked to take place at the executive
Office to- morrow between Gov. Otero
and Judge McFie respecting the dis
trict clerkship. Chief Justice Mills
may also arrive In time to take part
therein. The district court clerkships
at Las Vegas and Santa Fe will
probably be settled at this conference.
There is still much talk that John s..
Clark is to be named to one or the
other OF these places, though it is
quite evident that there is a tapgle in
the skein somewhere.
A somewhat similar conflict has
ended in the Sd district by Judge
Parker announcing that Postmaster
Mitchell, of Hillsboro, is to be named
as clerk. This was a surprise, for as
long ago as last June, Nicholas Gales
was promised the job, conditioned
upon Judge Parker's appointment.
The supposition is that the party
leaders in Dona Ana and Grant coun-
ties made such a protest that Judge
Parker had to drop GALES.
As for supreme court clerk, A. M.
Bergere, of Los Lunas, expects to get
1t; ditto Harry S. CLANCY, who also
desires to be appointed stenographer
in the district court. w. j. McPher-
son also would like the position Of stem.
ographer, but Gus O'Brien, it is al
legged, has the inside call at present on
the supreme court clerkship.
Mr.. Catron is aiding him, and
it IS said Gov. Otero has also made
him promises. Gus is still nursing
several sore toes, but he has been writ
ing letters to the judges and is said to
a majority of tho court pledged to
support him.
The Denver papers did roast U. S.
Attorney Childers over that alarmist
report of his; but after all it was
scarcely fair to do so, since il is a fact
hat Childers made his report lest
April. He saya the circumstances then
existing justified his action. Perhaps so
'ut in future Mr.. Childers certainly has
kick coming" on newspapers and :
newspaper correspondents In New ,
atxico whc-tell the truth. Il
Delegate Fergusson's speech in con- |
,ress February End, 10 support Of 2
tatehood, copies of which we're re. :
eived here to-day. is highly com
''imenied on every hand. In 2
speech Delegate Ferguson 7
ave congress a few cold truths that, o
erhaps, were not relished, but they I
'ere truths, just the same. Z
Politics are warming up here some- 3
hat. II is reported that Mayor Spiess a
Ill endeavor to be his W successor, $
nd that Amado Lucero, of E.panola,
ow county commissioner, is to be the
epubiicansnominee for sheriff Some :,
DIV or other Republican politicians do
like Sheriff Kinsell over much. but I
the estimation of the people of the
'unty in general he has made a model
ficer.
One OF the gang now running things
Santa Fe is alleged to have made an
gly assault with words night before
upon q prominent and iohnential
deral official, because, forsootb. he G
nagined that SAID official had kept -
N out Of a little job at the U. s
here. The. assault Is con. q
mned BY all good citizens us an /
'trSge upon q very worthy gentle.
an.
There is nothing at all the matter
tn the Morrison family. Is thereP q;
Something funny back of Mrs. vi
llloway's appointment as postmaster
Silver City. Between Judge Parker
d the president Grant couniy's faith
have had lots of hard knocks right
Gently. G. H. G.