Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1906-09-26
GOVERNOR HAS
REMOVED Mr..
PENDLETON
SAN JUAN COUNTY MAN
OFF IMMIGRATION BUREAU
PendIeton Proposes to Resist
Order of RemovaI-T h e
Executive Letter of Dis
.HhiSsaI,
Speclal 10 the Morning journal.

Santa Fe, n. NJ. Sept 25.--Gover-
nor Hagerman has removed Granville
Pendleton, of San Juan county. from
the bureau of immigration of New
Mexico. of which bureau Pendleto1
has served as chairman for several
years
Pendleton has also been member
of the territorial legislature for three
terms and was the chairman OF the fl
nance committee of the last house un-
der whose direction large sums of mo-
ney were spent for unknown purposes,
under the notorious joint resolutions
No. l and No. I.
Pendleton has declined to heed the
executive order of removal, and 1t is
understood that he proposes to fight it,
The executive communication to Mr.
Pendleton notifying him of his remov-
al .6rom office is as follows;
Santa Fe, n. NJ. Sept. IL, 1906. '
Hon. Granville Pendleton, President,
Bureau of immigration, Aztec, n. NJ
Sir: On the 25th day of August last
I telegraphed you as follows
"I have the honor to request your
resignation as a member of the bureau
of immigration of the Territory of
New Mexico. Answer"
In reply received from you letter
dated August 27th, acknowledging my
telegram and stating that as this was
rather an important matter, to which
your attention had been so hurriedly
called, that you wished to have time
to consider it; that 1t was your inten-
ton to be in the city of Santa Fe on
or about the 3rd day of September
and that by that time you would have
an opportunity to investigate condl-
tions and give the matter more in
telligent answer and more satisfactory
action. You also said that should
there be an important demand for Il
more hurried action or a more hasty
answer, should'so inform you.
/ Upon receiving this letter | desisted
from any further action in the mattal
until you should arrive in Santa ~
! You did arrive here on the Srd ot sep
/ teniber and we're here for two OF three
days. and you went to albuquerque
returning hero on the night of the 9Th
You remained here until the 9Th or 7th
and | am informed were in the capt. D
| building during your stay here good
many different times You did not cal
upon me at all in order to make any
explanation as to why you should not
accede to my request, but on Septem'
ber 9Th before leaving this city yoH
wrote me from Santa Fe a letter u
which YOU said that it had been youl
intention to call upon me personally
while in this city, but that you found il
| impossible to do so.
You stated that you held your an'
pointment as a member of the bureau
OF immigration through my predeceS
sor i'm office, which appointment was
dulv confirmed by the Legislative couu'
ell: that to resign at this time wouf
leave the bureau disOrganized with n'
mower to call a meeting for furthel
organization; that furthermore there
were no funds available for calling
meeting to reorganize for the uneN
pired term: that the life of the bureau
expires In few months under the la'
when n full bureau would be appoint
ed. and calling my attention to sec
tIon 1870 of the compiled laws. Hol
conclude by regrettng that under IN
law and i'm view of the existing condi
tions YOU could not see your way clei
to send In your resignation at thl
time.
NV telegram to you asking for you
resignation was sent after having con
sIdered a great mass of documentar
and oral evidence, which concluslVei
led me to the conclusion that cou'
not possibly see my way clear To con
tinue you any longer on any boar
whose members are subject to eXecu
tive appointment
therefore have the honor to lntorr
YOU that you are hereby removed as
member of the bureau of immigrauo
of the Territory Of New Mexico.
! am, Yours truly.
Fl. ]. HAGERMAN.
Governor of New Mexico.