Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-12-06
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WILD STORY or rtcHT ON GOV
sssos TO 90 MADE " Nc"
MEXICO LEADERS.

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Do the city pagers, The article appear
"a In the Kansas City star;
Herhert ]. Hagerman, Ses MexseoNs
ynmng governor. In marked for sisngh'
ter By the political bosses Of the ter
raaoFy. wlthin a tew days charges are
10 be- filed against Hagerman With
President Roosevelt, The party lead
ers viii demand that the pFeAlden'
call for nagerman's resignation.
Lack Of party loyalty wlll BE- the
principal count against the young gov
ernor. and In their complaint the boss
e. viii claim that the Hagerman re,
form movement has caused the dissf'
ganizatloa os the Republican party In
New Mexico Hagerman has driven
out some Of the political grafters. and
In that has sinnad against the bosses,
The fight upaon Haeerman will b"
managed By W. u. Andrews. delegate
% congress from New Mexico. and N.
q nnFsum. chairman u the republic
and territorial committee; Mator W
III. VI. IAewellyn. a former officer Ut
the R0ugh Riders. wtti conduct the
battle nj the White House.
The battle In seeure IIagerman's
scalp hogan when Governor hageruan
called Tor the resignation Of Chairman
Bnrxuna. from the SUPPLEMENTARY 81
the territorial ~penitentiaFy Hagsr'
M charged tsEeg1ari;Is In Bur
sums accounts and an expert teSti
mony showed An apparent shortage o'
nearly sioeoa.
nursnm's Fegnova! vas followed h.
the oasting of several territorial at
fIcials. including the attorney general
These have oil Joined tire aattHager
MAJ movement
Bull" Andrews has been selected
10 manage the campaign 10 Washing
ton. With Major ~t1eSeilya'e assist
ance. while BuFsum viii look after th'
fight IN New Mexico Bursum is Il
flood the White House With petitionI
from New MexIcn calling for Hager
mans resignation Already the old OF
~saElxAtion has bewss d systemati'
campaign 70 secure narnes for the pt
tisIons.
Andrews has been elected % look al
Ter The congressional end a the fight
because be- claims that h. win hav
the solid support Of the Pennsyiyani
machine delegation In congress. II
formerly lived in Pennsylvania. an
for years was . political machine ,eaC
eT there before coning to New Mexic'
About . year arc BE- received niue
~n0soTietY whea the Enterprise Sa,io,
aI hank ~ Pastsh@rg failed.
~ TIE reeeni election Andrews "a
chosen for a aecona term an a Ne
Mexico delegate to congress by a mi
toFity Of c.. The normal Fepuhiica
majority I'm New Mexic0 IL e.NfA Tn
small majority received By Andrew
viii he the principal argument tire
by Governor H~ageFuzan's enemies I
secure . promise from the presldeG
Go Gust HsEeFrnan. Andrews came
nea defeat that HE democratic rtyi
IL guAng 10 eoBts&t the election. char,
In gross fraud In the count ~ ballot
Ha~gerrnan's friends are prepared
combat tbef~ claims They decial
Andrews &As 4, By the republican
Of the territory becaaae o. his reeor
and his ch2e association with N
Bursum. and that his vr,@ eauno, /
taken a. the normal republican vo,
They also Say thot Governor Hage
man was not responsible for II
alashing Of the hAih,ts. and yx,gnt
the landslide II other candidates
the republican party.
Governor Hagerman Is bow on h
way 10 Washington. When h. arr'v,
there he viii place his case before n
president and she secretary ~ the (
terror.
Hagerman bscame governor ~ Ne
Mexico last January He vas appoin
cd despite the protests NJ the uoltfIc
leaders az the territory Hagerma
Ii the youngest man "ver appointed @
ecutive of New Mexico. He Ia mt Y,
35 years Old old, His father. u !;
german. builder Of She Colorado MI
land road, and the P"coe valley "a
raod, Is the weaIthlest man IN Il
southwest.