The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-05-02

to Hagerma1, but simply to the
gang of so-called republicans, and
the rotten ticket, which they named.
The ticket was composed principally
of such a class hat self-respecting
citizens could not and did not support
it. By a large number of false votes.
AID false voting the ticket was car
ried by a small majority, in some in
stances less than one hundred votes.
One of the officers chosen at this cleo
ton has already been tried and IN
victed il the district court, removed
and a more competent man appointed
to fill the place. Another has just
succeeded in securing a postponement
of mis- case. indicted by the grand
jury for cattle stealing. Another of
these good" republicans has eight
cases docketed in the district court
of this county charged with unlawful
ly interfering with legal voters, anoth
er case charged with making false
election returns, and two more charg-
ed with permitting illegal voting.
These are some of the things which
aided in disrupting the republican
party of Torrance county. A number
of our voters who supported An
drews in the last election. have be-
come so incensed at his action in
working for the removal of Governor
| n 1SeTIldn lldl, ~ use uuelT OWL ldn-
guage. IF l am forgiven this time,
I'll never do it again"
The gang which vas instrumental
in securing the removal of Governor
Hagerman did not get all hat they
desired in the appointment of his sue
cessor. 1t was rumored and conf
IDENTIFY hoped by them. that a man of
their own number was to be placed
at the cad of things in this territory
so as to give them a clean sweep at
the pie counter and the treasury in
the very near future. But Roosevelt
failed to give them their hearts de-
sire il this, or else someone is badly
fooled in the man named to succeed
Hagerman. George Curry, who has
been governor of the Isle of Samar.
is named as Hagerman's successor.
He formerly vas a resident of Lin
cola county and as a democrat was
elected a member of the territorial
council from Lincoln county. 1t is
said that he will follow the reform
policy outlined and ommenced by
Hagerman. So in this the affairs of
the territory will probably be well ad-
ministered. but in the manner of the
removal of Hagerman and the charac-
ter of the men behind h deal is the
sting and stain upon the name OF
the some day Sunshine State"
The naming of Herbert J. Hager-
man as governor of the territory was
looked upon by citizens everywhere
as an attempt on the part of the pres
ident to clean up the territory poll
tically, Kidding the various offices of
a lot of chronic Office holders, who
had tnrived and fattened on the pub
lie treasury, sometimes under ove
OF the law, sometimes otherwise. That
Governor Hagerman has been very
active in thus Kidding the territory of
graft and greed is well known be-
yond the boundaries of the territory.
Honest people everywhere rejoice
with those of New Mexico that this
has been the case. But the president
has beer imposed upon, and by false
representations and exa~ggerations has
been made to believe that New Mex
leo generally and the republican par
ty in particular has been made to suf-
fer at the hands of Hagerman. 1t the
republican party il New Mexico were
composed solely of the gang who ave
had charge of the territory for years,
it might he admitted that the party
has suffered under his regime. But
if the common, every day, honest vo-
ter, who believes in republican prin-
ciples as a part of the republican par
ty, the party has not suffered, but
las DStL SNISuSIIC1Co 1illlllCdSuI "
Political honesty and honor has re-
ceived an impetus during the admins
traitor of Hagerman. that all the graft
and ~cnicalery of years cannot undo.
THE PASSING OF HAGERMAN.
Ell Paso News CDem.)
The President has undoubtedly set
about to selec his own
and it is generally understood that
his favorite is Secretary Taft, whose
strongest rival just at present is Sen
ator Foraker.
Had i Hagerman faction been
able to dominate the Republican par
ty in New Mexico, Senator Foraker
would. it is said, have received the
vote from that Territoy, and to en-
force mis- dictatorship. the President
was compelled to tap Governor Hag-
arman with his big stick. thereby put