Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-09-08
HOW JUDGE FALLPUT
THE GOVERNMENT
TO FLIGHT
TALESOF DAYS WHEN D0NA
ANA WAS DEMOCRATIC
Attorney General Was As Bit
terry Opposed TO Federal In
reference Then as Now and
Didn't Hesitate to Show 1t,

That Judge A. b. Fail, attorney gem
eral of New Mexico. has not acquired
his resentment toward federal inter-
ference in territorial affairs recently,
but that he has always felt that way
about It, is shown pretty clearly in
the little anecdote given below and
written by The Lancer in the Los
Angeles Times of recent date. While
The Lancer appears TO have some of
his dates a trifle mixed, the incident is
none the less interesting rs showing
that federal interference wasn't any
more agreeable to Judge Fall In Dona
Ana county years g thar II is ina
Santa Fe now. The story follows:
The clash between territorial and
federal Officers In New Mexico Is not
surprising to one who knows the poll
ties and politicians of that country.
George Curry, the new governor, was
a emocra before he was a Rough
Rider. and A. h. Fall. the new solic-
itor general. was the democratic lead
er of the southern counties and so
red-hot a politician that he was forced
TO retire from the territorial and fed
eral bench because Of his offensive
partisanship.
Governor Curry appointed Fail not
withstanding objections by a cabinet
officer. and the solicitor general
" ia Us AN hEKA ~
position to federal officials sent by the
administration to prosecute timber
land grabbers In the territory. Fall
denounced the federal special agents
as spies and declared that New Mex
leo would take care Of her own af-
fairs.
Fall is a Roosevelt republican. but
he seems to be as stout a states rights
advocate now as when his father was
"A captain in the confederate army, or
when he was the democratic boss Of
Dona Ana county.
At the general election of 1892.
United states deputy marshals We're
stationed at the polls under orders of
the United states attorney general.
Twelve deputies, armed with Spring
fields. were lined up at the polls in
Las Cruces by the republican leaders.
and the display of force impressed the
"paisano" voter and was calculated t.
win his support. Fall. acting as sher-
if pro tenn, lined IN five Texas cow
boys. armed with Winchesters, on the
other side OF the street, and ordered
the deputv marshals to clear out.
They produced Instructions from he
United ate attorney general, whom
Fan promptly consigned TO the lower
regions. He insisted on his own supe-
rior authority as sheriff Of Dona Ana.
and announced that he would turn the
Texans loose II the deputies fingered
around the polls.
The deputy marshals agreed to STACK
their arms in the plaza If the Texans
would divest themselves OF Winches-
ters. and away they marched, the
Texans following. To the simple pai-
sanos. It looked as II the Texans had
buffaloed and captured the republican
deputies. and the p%aisano vote Went
solidlv democratic that day.
And the Texans wept because Fan
had compromised and spoiled n
nrettIest chance for a fight that ever
was.
"We-all could have dumped twelve
cnssed republicans in a bunch. they
grieved. "and The judge wouldn't Ter
us. IT'S plumb sinful to interfere with
the designs OF Providence h a way