Bisbee daily review., 1907-04-17
MAY SUCCEED GOV.
 HAGERMAN
Persistent Rumor at Santa Fe Has It That Present Cover nor Is Sure to Lose Out to Son. of U. s. Attorney

 political are in state of upheayal here and promise some sensational de velopments. Governor Hagerman is from Washington and rum ors of his early retirement are flying about
 From reliable resources it is ascer- tained that the charges filed against him in Washington were many, cover ing almost every important political action taken by him during the past three months. The charges consid- cred the most important are his con nection with the Pennsylvania Devel- opment company land deal, the ap- pointment of Sargent to the office while that official was under investi- gation by the legislature, the appoint ment of a railroad attorney as attor- ney general of the territory, and the alleged influencing of members of the council with appointments.
 The land charge. so your informant says, has been thrown out by the de-
 
 ly explained but the others are still pending.
 It is understood here that the pres ent surveyor general of the territory, Mogan O. LIewellyn, will be made governor. and that David NJ White, formerly territorial engineer, will be made surveyor general. The surveyor general refuses to talk.
 I f. of United States attorney for the terri tory and his appointment, if made, will be due entirely to the influence of his father, although it is known that the regular republicans, known as the machine" will give him every possi-
 le support. as he is recognized as an organization man. -,.
 Hagerman's friends declare that he will not retire at this time, and in- sist that he is stronger than ever at Washington, but the best posted men of the territory believe that his re- tirement is only matter of time.
 Much interest is being taken here in a move to give the six delegates to the national republican convention from New Mexico to Foraker. The movement is openly under the au-
 
 those opposing any kind of statehood, but it is receiving the secret support the republican organization. It is understood that a failure to deliver the New Mexico votes to the admin istration candidate will greatly embar- rass Hagerman and the leaders of the regular republican organization will do anything they possibly can to embar- h1 iG hn1iaTad many that the known inability of Ha- german to deliver the delegation is the true reason for his expected re- tirement.
 The Colorado legislature, upon the presentation of a petition signed by all but two hundred voters of San Juan county, passed a resolution ask ing congress 10 attach that county to Colorado, as it is known here that the men behind the move are now very actively engaged in preparing for the passage of the needed legislation by congress. This is causing consider able i'll feeling here, because Governor Hagerman recently appointed the man in charge of the movement to an i'm pOrtant office.
 The administration republicans are charging the organization republicans with dishonesty in connection with the administration of the affairs of the bureau of immigration. They charge that the territory, while Max Frost was secretary of the bureau of immigration, paid part of the office rent for the New Mexican, for it's pen cils and office supplies, for two type writers, one of which was used in the postcfice, and for the numerous illus trations appearing from time to time in the leading republican newspapers of the territory.
 It is reported on the streets, and with all the appearance of truth, that the resignation of Attorney General W. | C.. Reid was forced because of the fact that he is the paid attorney of certain railroad corporations operating in New Mexico. His resignation is to take effect May 1 and 1t is believed he Be- lected that date in order to retire with the present governor. Governor Hageman has had the nor al support of the democrats of the territory irf his fight against graft, but he is the first republican governor to make the board of regents of the agri- cultural college entirely republican, dStUdAlg OhC OA thS DOsPS A'CaA on the board, democrat, to do so. This is the most important educational institution in the territory and his re- markable action is causing much un- favorable comment.
 | In an opinion recently rendered, At torney General Reid has torn to pieces the recent legislation intended to al- low counties to distribute back taxes. He holds that taxation, made for spe- cific purpose, is for that purpose alone, and that funds so provided can be used only for the purposes specified in the act levying the tax. This deci- sion will have a wide effect in this territory
 Another opinion given by the attor- ney general affecting the entire terri tory is that in connection with the is suing of gambling licenses. He holds ] in effect that while the territory and counties can issue gambling licenses until January l next, that each license must be for one year and that the unr expired term of the license cannot be refunded.