Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1902-07-29

INV ahoO IA OtAS BeBOho 49,
over the country. 1t purports to be
an interview with Judge Mcmillan, in
which he denies the charges and states
that they are prompted by political
enmity.1 /
We hereby declare that the forego-
ing statement that these charges have
emanated from political opponents
who desire to succeed to his Office is
not only false, but absurd.
Your committee is advised and be-
lieve the fact to be that a demand for
an investigation of these charges
would have been made more than a
year ago when these offenses first
zane to public notice, but for three
reasons, to-wit:
First-Democratic lawyers declined
to take an active part because they
feared they would be met with just
such statements as the foregoing press
dispatches.
Second-Practically all the republic
an lawyers of the district are prospec-
tive candidates for the place, and each
of them has feared that any active
part taken by him would be regarded
as an objection to his appointment.
Third-But in the third place 1t
ought to be said in behalf of the bar
that a lawyer representing matters in
volving the life, nDerty or property of
his client, hesitates a long time before
mourning the d~ispleasure of an officer,
who to a large measure controls such
interests.
1t may be further observed that as
further shown by the press dispatches
which we have quoted. ii has been
freely represented, throughout the ter
ritory, and especially in this district,
that the said Judge Mcmillan has be-
hind him very strong administrative
influences in the state of New York
sufficient to sustain him in his present
position, without reference to the fit
ness of his conduct, and for this rea-
son also lawyers and litigants have
hesitated to jeopardize their interests
by mourning his displeasure.
In view of the premises, and the
further fact that all reports issuing
from Washington arctic the effect that
the department of justice will take no
notice of the charges, your committee
is of the opinion that the president
should be requested to at once
an investigation to be made, by an
agent, who will not suffer himself to
be influenced by any Interior motives,
but will without fear or favor ascertain
and report the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth, and we
therefore recommend the adoption of
the following resolution, to-wit:
Resolved, That the president of the
United States be, and he hereby is, re-
spectfully requested to cause an in
vestigation to be made of the condi-
ton of the courts of the Fifth judicial
district of the territory of New Mex
leo; and that said investigation shall
include an inquiry into the official and
personal conduct of the Hon. D. H.
Mcmillan, Judge of said district, and
that the agent making such investiga.
ton shall be required to report all the
facts that may come to his knowledge,
giving the names of and the testimony
. of each witness examined by him.
Second-Be 1t further resolved that
the chairman of this meeting cause
this report and this resolution to be
, sent TO the president of the United
: States, that a copy thereof be sent to
Hon. B. S. Rodey, our delegate to con
I gress, with the request that he aid us
l in procuring this investigation, ant
: that a copy be sent to the Hon. DAME
? ii. Mcmillan.
A. A. FREEMAN,
A. c. HEARD,
j. E. LAVERTY,
NJ. p. KERR,
. A. N. PRATT,
t w. A. FINLAY,
FRANCIS G. TRACY,
ID. H. LUCAS,
T l.. o. FULLEN,
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