The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-03-01
GOVERNOR HAGERMAN
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Albuquerque Advertiser.
So far as he has gone, the new gov
than he has the politicians, and if he
keeps on at this rate he will have a
stronger party than any governor be
fore him in New Mexico. His recent
action in appointing E. A. Walker to
the vacancy in the Bernali1lo county
clerkship caused by the death of J.
A. Summers was something of a sur
prise to the politicians all along the
line.
The Hubbells were supporting New
conner, while the anti-Hubbell faction
got behind Grunsfield, and they made
a hot fgth. At a critical time the
Good Government League, headed by
Sulzer, stepped into the fgth and took
a position directly opposed to New
conner, but friendly to either Gruns-
field or Walker, and Walker got the
appointment.
1t is claimed by many that the Hub
bells are sore, very sore, and will
take steps to even things up with the
new governor, but nothing is said as
to the ways and In fact, the
new governor appears to be proof
against all the attacks OF the New
Mexico politicians. In a recent speech
he cooHy announced that he owed no
politician in New Mexico any favors
for his appointment, and hat he was
free to act as he believed to be best.
1t is also understood that he does not
care whether the ext legislative as
sembly is republican, democratic or
socialist, thai he has no trades 20
made with the men usually controll-
ing such law-making assemblies in
New Mexico. If this is his position.
not only the Hubbells, but the Oter-
ties will fail to force themselves up
on him, and if they suffer from injur-
les, real or imaginary, they can do
nothing but grin. Such a governor is
a novelty to the New Mexico politi-
clans, and as they have no way of
handling hat kind of a man they
must play second fiddle.
It is the genera belief, freely ex-
pressed, hat if Governor Hagerman
keeps on in his present course that
leo politics of the nea future, and
his name will be Hagerman, with the
support of all the people.
The Hubbells are now setting up
the claim that they worked the Good
Government League and the governor
by openly supporting Newcomer and
secretly pushing Walker. Don Fran
cisco is fully equal to such a PROPOSE
ton, and has put through much
smoother schemes in his past politi-
cal history, but the story is not believ
ed, as they undoubtedly wanted New
conner first, last and all the time.
Bernalillo county will not be a COM
handing figure in the next republican
territorial convention, as representa-
ton will be based upon the vote cast
for Andrews, and that was not very
much. It is figured that five or six
delegates will cover the representa-
ton allowed the county. This is quite
a reformation, as Bernlillo county
has been going to the territorial repub
lican conventions with twenty, or
nor Reform is working, and the
good day may come when one lone
delegate will answer the Bernalillo
call in republican conventions. The
tax rate will be lower then.
Up in Santa Fe they are having
quite an excitement yer the reported
resignation of the democratic assessor
and the entire republican population
of the place is in the fight for the
Office. Mind you, he has not actually
resigned, but it is only reported that
he has, and there are no less than
five or six candidates for the position.
If his resignation becomes a fact the
candidates will come very near to the