Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-12-14
NOMINATIONS ARE
TODAY CONFIRMED
Fight is Being Made
on Secretary
Reynolds.
Dit lIITunlIT Auv cInnCcc
BUT WITHOUT ANY SUCCESS
Andrews at Work for Good
of Territory---House and
Senate Very Busy.
Special to the New Mexican.

Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. G., Dec l4.-As fore
shadowed in the news columns of the
New Mexican, during tho past week,
the President today sent the following
nominations to the Senate: William j.
Mills, of Las Vegas, to be chief justice
of the Supreme Court of New Mexico,
TO succeed himself; Frank w. Parker,
of Las Cruces, to be associate justice
of the Supreme Court of New Mexico,
TO succeed HIMSELF John r. McFie, OF
Santa Fe, to be associate justice OF
the Supreme Court OF New Mexico, to
succeed himself These nominations
will be promptly confirmed. New Mex
leans here state that the appointments
will give the greatest satisfaction to
80 out of every 100 citizens in the
Territory.
Some disgruntled members OF the
New Mexico bar, who try their cases
mostly in the newspapers and on the
streets, have made charges against
two of the nominees, but they were Of
such smallness and of so little import
ance that no heed was paid to them
They are believed to be the outcome
of personal spite and disappointment.
Fight on Reynolds.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, D. c., Dec. 14.--Tht
nomination OF James w. Reynolds tt
succeed himself as secretary OF tn
Territory of New Mexico now pendinl
in the Senate committee on territ0rle
will be confirmed. Prominent New
Mexicans, in this city, state that th'
charges against Mr.. Reynolds wer
( made by ey-Delegate B. s. Rodey, eS
United States Attorney w. B. Childer
and ex-Delegate II. B. Catron and tha
there is nothing but hot air to them.
Childers and Rodey are opposed t
Secretary Reynolds, partly because II
differs with them on the statehoo
question and because they have pei
sonal grievances for which they wan
to get even. One prominent New Me!
lean said:
Andrews Bill.
Special to the New Mexican.
washington, d. c., Dec. l4-Ih
hill introduced by Delegate Andrews
providing for an enabling act 1or III
etate of New Mexico within preser
territorial limits, is now in the Hous
committee on territories and the deli
gate is watching it carefully. Sever'
other prominent New Mexicans nel
are helping him to get favorable a
ton on the bill
The delegate is also doing all he ca
for the confirmation of Secretary
w Raynolds and has informed tf
Senate committee on territories as
the true inwardness OF the cnars'
preferred by Rodey, by Catron an
hv Childers. The principle charf
against Mr.. Reynolds is, that he is NJ
y friend of the administration. III
entire New Mexico delegation her
except one. is working for the co
tirmation of Mr.. Reynolds.
Delegate Andrews is hard at "ol
underwriting to secure amendmen
n the pending statehood bills Prov
ing for an appropriation OF pupl
lands to pay the state debts ana u
railroad debt of the counties Involve
The Secretary of the Interior II
made the final approval of the transi
naners for the Pecos Valley lrrlgatl
company to the United States ana n
o,ao signed the final papers settl
anart the appropriation OF $2ooooo
the Fort selden diversion dam pro]e
charles A. spiess, of Las Vegas a
w r. Greer, of Albuquerque, arrlV
here yesterday.
Loyal Republican,
"As far as ex-Delegate Catron
concerned, it was just as natural u
he is opposed to Secretary nasno
as 1t Is for water anu oii NV
Secretary Reynolds is a man. VINO = =
not be bossed and who cannot De "
dozed. Out of eleven New Mexico
here, ten are working for the con
nation of Mr.. Reynolds.
One charge, made by Chiiders
Rodey for the Albuquerque JOINT o.s =
hood League, is said to be that
retary Reynolds is not trlenoiy
the administration. The fact IS
there Is no more loyal supporter
the administration or truer Repu
can. Secretary Reynolds is an
thusiastic admirer Of President Ro
velt and his policies. This fact
been represented to Senator Be
idge and the Senate committee on
ritories in a strong manner Chilt
has 1t in for Secretary Reynolds
cause he believes the latter was
lively opposed to the Hubbell reg
in Bernalillo County and hence {