Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-03-18
THE ALBUQUERQUE ROW.

On the situation in this city, where
a few d%isgruntled republicans, demo
Gratis and socialists really conceived
the idea that The Citizen would re-
Hounce the republican party because
the legislature and Governor Otero
saw fit to block the scheme of the
democrats and socialists to create dis
cord in the party, the Las Vegas Rec
ord has the following to say:
The democrats. socialists and a few
misguided and disgruntled republicans
of Albuquerque are up in arms and
making a great ado about nothing.
The Duke City sent a delegation of
citizens to Santa Fe to work, for coun-
ty division, which they wanted ever as
badly as that Texas man wanted a re,
x0lver.
. AM which they got!
In the set Of resolutions carried in
the pocket of this committee, designat-
ed to do the will of the people, for the
public veal, vas a suggestion that the
legislature make the proposed county
division in 1904, If the assembled wis
dom in the W legislative bodies at
Santa Fe deemed it not satisfactory
TO have the wanted measure dividing
Bernalillo county go into effect and
force Immediately.
This suggestion was presumably to
avoid the election at this tins for the
necessary two county commissioners,
as two incumbents reside outside of
the new boundaries established for
Bernalillo county.
The legislature hardened unto the
pleadings of the delegation from Albu.
querque and magnanimously and unan.
imously granted the county division sc
ardently and urgently asked for and
then proceeded to designate two coun
ty commissioners, also presumably tc
save the expense and excitement al
ways incident to the holding OF a locaI
election OF this character, when neigh
bors and friends may honestly differ
in opinions and may be arrayed one
against the other in the heated wran-
giles and discussions of the hour, all
of which would be deprecated when
cooler counsel prevails.
Governor Otero signed this bill,
which had been enacted into law by
the almost entire vote of both the up
per and the lower houses of the terri
torial Legislature.
The cratic, iil-advised and easily
excited people of the Duke City are
now holding mass meetings of indigna
ton at which both the legisla
ture aud governor are denounced il
unmeasured terms for doing tina
which they were importuned TO do AM
that which they probably thought bes
TO do.
The men appointed to fill the respor
Bible position of county COMMISSIONS
in Bernalillo county are acknowledged
even by their bitter opponents in tn
present controversy. which amount
TO very little in the public estimation
to be men of caliber and character
well fitted in every particular for tn
place. and the only murmur of con
plant against them as men and cit
zens is that an election should hay
been held and the places not made a.
pointive, which step was made nece
sary by the eXigency oil the occasion
At this distance, in a bee line, as IN
crow flies, il does seem TO the Recor
that these disconnected and clamorou
people are standing in their own ligh
They are taking unwise action Thu
cannot rebound to their benefit in an
conceivable way.
All the representatives of Bernalill
county, in both the council and tn
house, If we mistake not, were heartl
In favor OF making these appoin
ments, in view OF all the fac
brought to their immediate attentio