The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-02-07

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Hagerman, but it is said to be because
OF the advantages arranged for before
the arrival of Luna from the east
The week has been prolific in sur
prises for the leaders of the old gang.
AT every turn they found oposition.
and they are loud in their charges
| that Hagerman is working both ends
to the middle" which means that he
is making more promises than ne can
fulfill, even if he is successful. OF
course, this howl is to be expected,
but it is also true that the average
New Mexico politician does not ilterst
himself in any kind of fight unless it
is to his immediate advantage, and
there may be truth in the charges to
the extent that Hagerman has accept
ed republican methods to handle re-
publican politicians. Anyhow, he is
putting up a fight entirely unexpected
and it is getting in on the nerves of
the bosses.
The employees, the Santa Fe hotel
men, store keepers, thirst quinching
for the employees, but their pressure
is having no effect at the capitol 1t
is believed that Hagerman will veto
any appropriation bill passed, as the
pay roll is a heavy one, and the halls
are full of useless men. The majority
of the employees of the house are
good men, probably, for herding sheep
or something like that but they are
worse than useless around a legisla-
tive body, and the majority of the
members know it. In fact, is is rumOr
ed that a considerable number of the
members OF both houses are trying
to starve many of the extra employees
into resigning, and that as soon as
man gets homesick he can get trans
portation in return for his resignation.
Several very prominent republicans
are talking of doing away with the EN-
firing the unnecessary employees and
letting it be known that in the future
employees will be confined to those
actually qualified to fill the positions
to which they aspire. 1t is reasoned
that those seeking employment are
not worth anything to the party. and
that they can be kept satisfied in no
other ways, without bringing down the
party to the scandals of the employee
business. One republican leader says
he has repeatedly done things to sat
isfy the employees that he would not
do for himself or any member of his
own family, and that he can see no
profit in bringing disgrace upon him
self and the party to keep about one
hundred men in line.
From the present Indications, next
week will be a lively one, as there
is strong probability of the district
attorney bill coming up for considera-
ton, which, with other legislation of
a like character, will make things live
ly for the members of both factions.
1t is claimed by the friends of Hager-
man that he now has six votes in the
council, and that the bill will fail of
majority. Your correspondent has
carefully canvassed the situation. and
believe the vote stands seven to five
with a strong probability of the eighth
man going over. 1t must be under
stood that as the people understand
the bill better they are for it, not be-
cause it may effect one faction or the
other of the republican party, but be-
cause it gives the people the right to
elect the district attorneys. The ma
jority of people are refusing to look
upon it as principle to fight over the
distribution of spoils, and as they
are not greatly affected by the elec-
ton of officials for a short term by
either faction of the republican party,
they are lining up for the BILL and
bringing pressure to bear accordingly.
This will probably result in the pas
sage of the bill.