Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-12-14
IRA A. ABBOTT
new JUDGE
Massachusetts Jurist Appointed
BY President to Succeed
Baker.
PERSONAL SELECTION
Short Biographical Sketch Of Nominee
Esteemed Friend Of Executive and
Attorney General.
Special to the New Mexican.


Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 14.-Judge
Ira A. Abbott, of Haverhill, Massachus
etts, who has been appointed associate
Justice of the Territorial supreme
court, vice Baker. has been for years
a Judge of the municipal court of Hav
erhill. He is a graduate of Dartmouth
College, where he graduated with high
honors and is personal friend ct the
President and of Attorney General
Moody. The Judge is in very comfort
able circumstances and does not ac'
cept the New Mexico appointment. for
the salary attached to it. He believes
ii the duty of every citizen to serve the
people when called upon to -!o so, by
appointment to public office, hence he
accepted the appointment rendered
him by the President. There are no
Endorsements on file and it is under
stood that the selection was made by
the President on account of his intl-
mate knowledge of the character, abil-
ity and legal learning of the new
judge The new appointee will start
for New Mexico as soon as confirmed
and will assume the duties of the CT.
flee as soon as he reaches the Terri.
tory.
The Appointment of Judge Bakers
Successor.
The Denver Post on Monday last
contained a Washington dispatch
wherein an item of interest to New
Mexico appeared and which seems to
have escaped the columns of the Den
yer morning papers and certainly the
dailies of the Territory. 1t announced
the appointment of Ira A. Abbott, OF
Massachusetts to be associate justice
Of the Territorial supreme court vice
Baker removed 1t was known here
that the name of Judge Abbott, who Is
a personal friend of Attorney General
Moody was under consideration, but nc
telegraphic or other notice even from
the special correspondents of the daily
papers of the Territory in Washington
was received concerning his appoint
ment on Saturday last. The telegram
to the Post reads:
"Washington, Dec 1.-THE Presi.
dent sent to the senate today the FOL
lowing nominations:
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
William M. Hays, of Minnesota.
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of New Mexico-Ira A. Abbott,
of Massachusetts,.
commissioner of Labor-Charles P.
Neill, District of Columbia"
Baker Case Will Not be Reopened.
A Washington special to the Denver
Republican under date of December
18th, says:
Representative Needham, of Call
fornia talked with the President today
about the dismissal of Judge Baker OF
the New Mexico supreme court. Mr..
Needham received a telegram from a
number of Judge Bakers friends ask
ing for a rehearing, but the President
said this could not be granted and
that the case was closed. Later the
name of Ira A. Abbott, Of Massachus.
etts, was sent to the senate to fill the
vacancy caused by Judge Bakers dis
missal."
Land Within New Mexico.
The Interior Department has order
ed withdrawn from entry and settle
ment II townships, or 391, $50 acres OF
land in the Roswell, New Mexico, land
district, on account of the Orton Lake
irrigation project; also, on account OF
the same project, four townships, or
92,16O acres in the Clayton district.
Baker Feels Encouraged.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 14.-Judge
BENJAMIN s. Baker and District Court
Clerk w. E. Dame, of Albuquerque,
who arrived in Washington yesterday,
had an interview with the President
this forenoon. Both feel more encour'
aged and more hopeful than they did
last night.