Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-08-29
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Mr.. Hanna then secured he tluor
and stated that although he had an
bounced some weeks ago that he
would not be a candidate for rc-e'CC-
ton and that on account of the press
of PERSONAL business he did not want
the office, he had decided To let BIS
name 90 before the association Tor
the reason thai Man Frost, editor Of
the santa Fe New Mexican. had sent
out letters to various members of the
association asking that they work 10
Dust Hanna from office. The speaker
then started in to explain why Colonel
Frost had the alleged animoslty
against him. He said that he CHan-
MAJ had taken the leading part IN q
move to recover $1,000 which IL was
alleged that Frost had collected tNice
from the county of santa re, ana
stated that this was the reason Frost
wanted him removed from inc nom
orable office OF secretary OF the Ter
ritorial ban association. Mr.. Hanna
bitterly attacked the character of Mr..
Frost. making charges which h New
Mexico libel law fOrbids printing. tie
asked in conclusion that the barasso-
citation base his CHanna's) candidacy
ON this issue, and asked the members
To choose between him ana Max
Frost in casting their votes.
Robert c. Gortner, of santa Fe, dis
trict attorney of the First judicial
district. spoke against the proposed
action Of Mr.. Hanna. He SAID that
the bar associations session was
no place 10 settle the fight be-
tween Frost and Hanna. He said That
il would be better for the association
to choose some other man, some man
not connected in any way with the
Frost-Hanna trouble. He o excep-
tinns to the statement of Mr.. Hanna
that he CHanna) had been the leader
i'm the suit 10 recover $1,000 from
Frost for Santa Fe county. and tnat
he (Gortner). as prosecuting attorney
was the man who carried the case
through court and was still working
on il, the case not having been finally
settled. He said that the secretary
shin Of the association should be
taken out Of politics entirely. n IA
yored the election Of some other man.
CAPTAIN w. c. Reid then spoke In
favor of the election Of Mr.. Hanna.
saving that IL was right TO leave the
affairs out OF politics entirely, ana the
only thing To do I'm order 70 accom-
plish this was to re-elect Mr.. hanna
on his own merits according 10 me
custom of the association. He showed
that any man other than Mr.. Hanna
was Mr.. Frost's candidate. according
to Mr.. Hanna's statement Of the case,
whether he. the candidate. knew ana
realized g. or not.
G.. II. Richardson declared IL 10 ne
mo- time and place To drag the diitE
linen Of Santa Fe in for washing.
At this juncture Mr.. Hanna again
secured the floor and said that u was
time Co wash dirty linen all over the
territory. and hat IL was going % he
done. He again referred to Frost ana
said he had been sentenced TO the
penitentiary for seven years. Nj.
Gortner spoke IN and asked the
speaker II the supreme our had not
reversed the decision In the case
wherein Frost was sentenced. ana
then stated that he knew IL had been.
Mr.. Hanna said that Frost had tried
90 run him out Of Santa Fe. and that
at one time he had about decided 70
leave because he thought the place 10
be in the power ~ Frost. but that ~
had since decided 10 remain and tighi
DO out.
Mr.. Gortner then stated that the
verbal charges brought by Hanna
against Frost were enough. II true, 20
dishar Mr.. Frost % 20 eNpeI hlhl
from the Territorial Bar association
and that il they we're not true MI
Hanna was deserving Of the same
treatment. repeating in part the sen
timent advanced previously by Juhet
Richardson. Mr.. Gortner referred q.
Mr. Hanna's speech as a "hluii. anu
said that TO make his talk look flgh'
Hanna would have to follow j. up
with su-eiGc charges before the ASSOC