Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-12
ROMEROSTARTSW WAR
ON THE GRANT
BOARD
MEETING HEARS
lMPASSl0NED ADDRESS
Persons ho0 Object to Admins
trationof Present Board Hear
Veteran San Miguel County
Leader Plead for Action,
Especial Correspondents Morning JOurnsIl

Especial Correspondence Morning JournsI.I
Las Vegas, Aug. 10.-Last night
Don margarine Romero gathered his
cohorts to the number Of three hun
dred at the Mackel hall and discourse
ed at great length upon the injury
that was being inflicted upon the peo-
pie as a result of the manner in which
the present board of trustees is adj
ministering the Las Vegas grant. He
explained at the outset that the COM
mittee appointed to come To terms
with Hon. Nell B. Field had not done
so, n that there We're other lawyers
who would take the ease for less,
which means simply that the commit
tee and those it represented couldn't
agree to Mr.. Fields statement that the
grant could not he divided up among
the people nor the money obtained
from the sale of grant lands go into
the hands Of the people. And espe-
cially was there CONSERVATION when
Mr.. Field declared that he would drop
the case at once II there was an in
dicatlon of politics. For to get the
grant into politics is just what Don
margarine and his friends want Mr..
Romero descanted at length upon he
merits of a man who would willingly
serve to fiji a vacancy on the com
mittee and when Nj. c. De Baea was
nominated for the place it va gener-
ally believed that he will be the law
yer selected to lead the opponents Of
the present board. IT is not believed
that the indictments are to take n
steps i'm the courts against the pres
ont hAaVR hrtf rather that thaN Qrg
beginning an agitation with a view to
trying to secure at the next legislature
the repeal of the law which directs the
government of the grant by a board Of
trustees appointed by the court.
Don margarine made many remark
able appeals to the passions, preju-
dices and avarice Of his hearers last
night, but none was as remarkable as
the statement which he reiterated,
that II only some action were brought
i'm the lower court. eve though the
litigation should be kept up In the
courts for eight years. the present
board would be powerless and the
people would administer the grant
during all the time OF the litigation.
While il is not believed that the Don
contemplates any action in the courts.
il Is regarded as rather certain that he
is DESTROYS of %cultivating the sent-
ment OF the people up to the point of
giving literally in support Of his prop
uganda. AT any rate the hat was cir
culated very shortly after Mir Ro-
nero concluded and the discontented
ones dug M some seventy-five dollars
to be used by the committee.
Mr.. Romero also informed the peo-
Pile thai the money in the hands Of
the grant board should be applied TO
the building Of the reservoir contem-
plated by the government, naivoly re-
marking that all the government
wanted was 10000 acres of land, and
then if the people would build the
reservoir the government would buy
the lands back for 100000.
Don margarine is rather "a remark
able sort Of man-likeable personally.
as your correspondent is informed,
warm-hearted and impulsive. he has
it is said, during the last few years.
led all sorts of forlorn hopes. He
has 4 band Of two or three hundred
people who follow him on all matters.
and in this instance it is said hat two
or three people who fancy they have
some grievance against the grant
board. have Joined forces with him.
It seems 90 be true. however. that the
vast majority of both native and 9TH
er people on the grant are extremely
well satisfied tu allow The administrl-
ton Of the grant 90 remain Boo the
hands Of the court and would regret
seriously lie being made "a political
issue.
Judge Mills win in p few days can
q public meeting OF the residents of
the grant To- give every % an pppor-
tunity to express his views as Go what
should be done with the money now
on hand.