Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-26

matters, Is Of considerable interest
This dispatch repeats the statement
that Mr. Clancy Is 70 be offered the
position Of attorney general Of the
territory and adds considerable infor-
nation 10 the attitude OF the admin
lstration aud particularly Of the at
torney general Of the United States
toward Special Attorney McHarg and
h Phelps Dodge Indictments. indi-
eating that McHarg has the support
and backing OF the attorney general
The dispatch follows;
Washington, Nov. 23@Announce-
ment was made at the White House
tonight that Major william ~ n
Liewellyn United States district al
torney for New Mexico. aud his son,
Morgan q Lleweilyn. surveyor gener-
al both Rough Riders. would resign
their offices. to take effect January I
The announcement followed q lunch
con at the White House, al which the
Llewellyns, Governor Curry. Captain
David j.. Leahy and Solicitor General
Ifoyt We're present All the parties
tonight for santa Fe TO take part
In The settlement of the hig political
and judicial miSup which has result
ed in The resignation Of the LleN
Captain Leahy. who was also a
Rough Rider. Will be appointed dis
.riet attorney To succeed Major Lew
Last Monday a. B. Fan resign
III the office OF attorney general Of
he territory and the next day Leahy
appointed 20 succeed him. but ne
ia not qualify As the result OF re-
.cnt White House conferences Leahy :
) to become district attorney and +
y Clancy VIII be appointed att0rneS
No Explanation Made.
No explanation Of the designations
g offered, but back Of the action rs
he story which had It's beginning 10
he reports that Phelps. Dodge & Co,
T New York, who have Invested some
in New Mexico development
been engaged Ia enterprises IN
with the land laws. without
office 10 Governor Curry, Attorney
eneral BOnaparte sent r.. Peyton
.ordon and Ormsby McHarg. special
gents, 10 investigate. With the result
nineteen Indictments we're re-
Irned. Following this came the
large by Governor Curry that while :
E was absent from Santa Pc. McfIarg
I'D usurped the functions OF the gov
IN ordering $4,000 ia the terri A..
rial treasury distributed emong cer-
IN Institutions In the Territory curry :
inc 90 Washington and told the Z
'osident about II. and said also that !
ere vas no Justification for most OF +
q nineteen indictments. Then II was 4
at the president discovered thar one
the indictments was against his Obj
llege classmate. Cleveland Dodge. {
one OF his speeches the president }
ID held Dodge up aa q model Of AN
nest business man. About the same
ne the president heard that Dodge
d been In Washington several times n
d had not called TO see him. as was
!, custom The Indictment explained
y. He refused to believe that
.dge was a land CRATER, and invited
n 10 the White House to tell his Is
e. Of the story. Dodge told him he
4 never been In New Mexico. "
Bonamrtc for McIIarg. ~
" a result OF a personal inquiry m
D the circumstances connected with ol
se nineteen Indictments the presi- x,
1t directed solicitor General Hoyt eli
to santa re. Attorney General A
naparte stuck by McHafg. however, u,
] McHdrg VIII be on the ground as I
direct representative Of his own
! the attorney generals interests IL "A
understood that as "a result Of the bi
eral conferences held IN Washipg re
this week All except three or iOur
the nineteen indictments VIII be G.
missed The federal court viii be- .
lis sessions IN Santa be on No
Iber 20. and it is said that the mo-
Is 10 dismiss viii be made then.
reported intention to dismiss o.,
indictments seems Go Indicate that
president Is satisfied that District
orney Llewellyn has not been dere-
IN his duty, but this does not ex- 81
n why Llcwellyu and his son are DC
The only explanation OBJ en-
on that point Is that the ch
were deemed advisable on ac- So
nj of the attitude taken by Att0r- tol
General Bonaparte In support OF da
work OF McHarg As district at o't
Major Llewellyn Is directly tei
the jurisdiction of the attorney pr,
cral