The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-01-30

Much attention has been give1 to the
political side Of the session during the
week in fact, it las occupied most Of
the time of the session. The district
attorney bill which was forced thru
the house yesterday morning is rec
og7ized as a political measure, pure
and simple, having as its object t7e
embarrassment of the governor, and
no other object.save as to certain men
who are supporting it expect to be
benefited by it by appointments by
the legislature to district attorney
ships. The removal of this power
from h hands OF the governor just
at this time would result in removal
from district attorneys Office in sev-
eral districts men who have been
and are doing most valuable work for
the territory; men who are going df
rectly to the bottom of matters which
deserve b attention of h courts and
who are doing their work without
fear or favor. 1t is this fact which is
adding ardor to he efforts of certain
of the men VINO are SO earnestly back
ing up this measure, which is but the
first of the campaign of retailiatory
legislation proposed as a of in
juring governor Hagerman and Grip
ping his administration of territorial
affairs.
Win this bill be passed by the Coun
Gil?
1t is doubtful. There are certain
men in the council who stand fatty
for the bill, a yer few. There are
others who ara openly against it.
There are one or two h are appar-
emily in doubt. There is less and less
of a disposition evident in the council
aow, however, to follow up a campai-
On of this kind which has for it's first
object the embarrassment of the ter
ritorial administration. The result
will not be known until the bill comes
to a vote in the council. In the mean
time h people are being heard from
From Las Vegas, from Ration, from
Silver City and other sections, come
rumors of popular protest against this
legislation and other legislation in
the same line.
In this otner legislation referred to
is a bill which will provide for the
appointment of the ~penitentiary COM
mission by legislative act. This COM
mission it is strongly desired, should
be favorable to H. o. Bursum. 1t is
through a commission favorable to
him that ne hopes to secure his much
talked of v~ildication. Just now sucn a
commission could produce the vindi-
cation has not been made evident, but
q commission composed of Mr.. Bur
sums intimate friends and associates
could undoubtedly assist to that end
in so far as a vindicatiol is possible.
Other territorial boards would be tai
en- out of the governors hands and-fr-
ON under executive supervision, if the
machine crow could muster the nee
essary strength. The campaign, brief
ly, proposes to take all territorial af-
fairs from under executive supervis-
ion; to leave the territorial govern
ment, in its several departments, with
out any executive head, to leave it
without a guiding hand, n to render
it as ineffective and weak as possible.
That such a hrs if successful,
would prove disastrous to the terri
tory and all its institutions, apparent
hind the scheme.
But there will be plenty of discus
sions of this campaign before the ses-
sion has advanced very far and as its
curious details are unfolded, it is pre-
dicted by the more conservative men
that the people will begin to be heard
from, and in NJ uncertain manner