Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-24
SANTA FE BEARS UP
UNDER STRAIN Of
THE NEWS
The MAJORS RETIREMENT
TAKEN WITH C0MP0SURE
Rumors Somewhat Filtered
Down by the Days Anthem
tic News From Washington,
Although Tendency to Run
Amuck Still Continues,

l~sp~e.aI Dispatch To The MoraiBs journal !
Santa Fe, y. NJ. Nov. 23-sauta re
- bearing up bfaveiy und 2 the shock
OF the announcement ~ the resiehh
tipa Of Major William Henry Harrison
Licweiiyn As United States attorney
for New Mexico. Indeed. 10 view Of
the fact that santa Fe had been led %
believe the Majors Kindicati0n com
plefe o his job secure. IL may be said
that the city i accepting the blow WITH
eernpnsure No pronounced hNsferia
has been noted and n is not believed
that the restfui spirit Of the commun-
iy will be seriously disturbed. The
acceptance Of the resignation By the
president has caused sons expressions
~ surprise since the public here has
been led 20 expect that the president
could not do without the Majors serv-
tees h New Mexico. and there ls more
or less OF that feeling 81 uueasinesa
which always accompanies the shat
tcrIng Of an Idol. but on the whole the
news has been received with q dtgni-
ned calm that does credit 20 the city
The announcement ~ the Majors
retirement and Of the appointment oi
Captain Leahy 20 succeed him has
shattered quite a bunch 81 The per.
sistent rum0rs which have ab1unded
for some days past, 10 p first place,
there had been the announcement Of
the complete viudicatlon ~ al COM
plants against him Then there had
beer the authoritative statement that
captain LeahY would succeed judge
Fall a. attorney general Of the terri
tory. 4 rum0f which persisted ln spite
~ the fact that JudR" Fan announced
that he had not resigned
Add to this the definite announce
mcnt that Special Attorney McHars
been called OF and %reiegated Co
Alaska or some other sea port dis
a.4-ta F.HNaHaaI Is che aHrnunHnFnEnf .
today that Mr McHarg and also Mr
HOicomb. are coming back 90 New
Mexico and YOU have g condition
which might be- expected 20 disturb
the equilibrium OF almost any com
inuaitY.
The news from Washington today
has ci.afad the air here. however, and
conditions are distinctly better. Aside
from the persistence Of the Santa Re
Mexican IN giving attention 10 rumofH,
the matter has cleared up and the peo-
pile generally are contenting them
selves with the facts. The New Mex
lean, for some reason not yet plain,
continues 90 give publicity 20 what u
alleges 10 be a rumor. that Governor
curry h. 20 resign Just wha h. be-
mind This course on the part Of the
bile publication ~ r. quite linz
possible 90 learn, and there continues
- be an Impression that the lumblc1
~ iuHi"ir MHi'h
have been current here for the past
have had the effect Of unhing-
lng the New MeXicau's mental machin-
30 faf as can be- learned no one
here has heard any rum0rs Of any
possibility Of Governor curry's reHig-
nation. n the persistence Of the New
in publishing this b.
'Ausing some surprise.
The announcement OF the approach
.ng resignation of Morgan LieWcliyn
az surveyor general has caused mo-
urprise here, since IL has been Eener
ally known for some time that his re-
irement was forthcoming