Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-03-18
HOLT DECLARES
STORY FALSE
That He Charged
Auditor With NAL
feasance
LIBEL AND sLANOER
By Albuquerque Fakir Dis
tort Facts in Usual
Fashion.

lNtpleseHtdJlNc IulI, upon DelnS ln-
terviewed with reference to the art-
Gle which appeared in Sundays Fakir
Morning edition Of the Albuquerque
Journal, regarding the discussion in
the House of Representatives on Sat
urday afternoon upon the passage of
Council Bill Number Is, providing for
reimbursing territorial institutions on
account of money derived from the
sale and leasing of lands donated for
their benefit by the act Of Congress,
approved June o. 1898, which money,
under a mistaken construction of the
provisions of said act, had been i'm
properly charged by the Territorial
Auditor to such proceeds, stated that
the story by the Albuquerque Morn
ing Journal correspondent was on a
par with the systematic misrepresen-
tation and distortion of facts INDUCED
in by that paper during the entire
session of the Legislature concern
ing the acts of certain members Of
said Legislature.
He branded the statements contain
ed in said article relative to the atti-
tude of himself and Representative
Beach concerning said bill as abso-
lutte falsehoods, and further stated
that he is willing TO submit to any
fair minded man who heard his re-
marks regarding said bill the ques-
tion Of whether Or not he in any man
ner, directly or indirectly, reflected
or sought to reflect upon the Terri
toral Auditor.
He further stated that yesterday
afternoon he submitted the said art.
Gle to Representative Hudspeth, and
that In response TO direct question
relative thereto. Mr. Hudspeth stated
that he did not understand or receive
the impression from any word ut
tered by him that he intended in any
way whatsoever to reflect upon Mr..
Sargent
In his remarks Mr.. Holt stated as
much in plain language and every per-
son present who heard the speech,
thoroughly understood it,
AS to Representative Beach, he dis
claimed any intention to reflect upon
the personal integrity Of the auditor
in connection with the handling OF
the funds referred to- but stated that
he thought the auditor didn't know his
business.
The article referred to, which ap-
peared in the Albuquerque Morning
Fakir, openly stated that MIR. Holt and
Mr.. Beach tried by direct and indi-
rect statements upon the floor of the
House to give the impression that
Auditor Sargent had taken for his own
personal use the funds or parts of the
funds in question The paper at
tempted to give the impression that
Mr.. Hudspeth, a Democrat had forced
Mr.. Holt and Mr. Beach to retract
their statements by a series of ques-
tions. Mr.. Hollis very first words,
upon rising to speak in defense of an
amendment which he added to the bill
as safeguard to the people, was that
he in no way intended to reflect upon
the personal integrity of Mr.. Sargent.
| Mr.. Beach made similar statement.
| The story of the paper above named
was false.
Discussing the amendment to Coun.
Gil Bill Number 115, attached in the
House last Saturday. when in answer
to questions, both Mr.. Holt and Mr.
Beach denied any intention to reflect
on the character or honesty Of the
Territorial auditor. Mr. Sargent, to
whom the resolution was directed.
Mr. Hudspeth of Lincoln County, who
asked the questions which brought out
this assurance said today:
"The fact that Mr.. Holt introduced
this amendment to Council Bill Mum
ber 115. conveyed to my mind at once
the impression that he was bringing
into question the honesty of the Terri
torial auditor This impression was
strengthened by the statements made
by Mr.. Beach who spoke first on the
amendment and whose statements Ger.
tainly conveyed to my mind that i'm
preston that he was questioning the
honesty Of the auditor.
1T was for this reason that asked
If they were questioning the honesty
OF the auditor to which both replied
that they had no such intention.
! have since been informed that in
the Republican caucus Mr.. Holt OBJ
jected to this amendment, although he
introduced 1t on the floor of the
House"