Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-18

proposition. These charges are gem
erall" accredited to officials in the in
terror department, and more recently
to the special counsel sent to the ter
ritory by the department of justice.
Il annears that Messrs. +. PeYton
Gordon and Crmsby McHarg, the spe-
oial counsel for the government. have
created something of a stir since they
visited the territory. and have been at
work. one of their activities has been
the Indictment of a number of promi-
nent men in the territory and inter-
ested companies operating there, but
who live in New York City, Among
the indictments returned recently
through their operations was one
against Cleveland Dodge. a man who
is a personal friend of President
Roosevelt. and vas a member of his
class at Harvard. He is a man whom
II is known the president has fire.
q%uentiy held up as a model business
and commercial man.
Have Rooscveit's Confidence.
Governor Curry has the confidence
of President Roosevelt. The same is
true of Major Llewellyn and Captain
Leahy. All three of these territorial
officials were members of the Rough
Riders and known as comrades of the
president in that organization.
Ht dliSdAAlOii6 ltidAANt ~ II
PENNSYLVANIA Development company
are well known in the southwest, and
were what led to the action of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in asking for the res
ignation of Governor Hagerman, for
mer governor OF the territory. The
distribution of the SO. 600 fund was
made by Mr.. Irving (Mr. Ervien is
the right name of the territorial land
commissioner, but it Is not against
him that the ire of the governor is
directed. IA moro against Mr.. Me
Harg. of the governments special
counsel, who. ii Is claimed, wrote to
Mr.. Irving and ordered the distribu-
ton in the absence of Governor
Curry.
"Mr. Irving defends his course on
the ground that the fund was about to
attached through process of court.
also recalls that when Governor
Curry left the capital he instructed all
Of his s~ubordinates to lend every pos
sible aid to Messrs. McHarg n Gors
don bV giving them access TO records
Of New Mexico and papers i'm their
possession. He construed this as IN
part tustifiable for his action in obey
ing their Instructions
IIeweIlyn 10 BE Exoneratcd.
"As to the charges against Major
it Is said chat the depart
ment of justice has already
hem thoroughly and the report on
hem is not at all u~nfavorable to the
district attorney.
The charges against Major Lew
,llyn do not in any way reflect upon
mis- personal integrity, Il so far as
MS definite official acts arc concern,
I'd there is little question but that ne
viii be eXonerated. However. the sit
in New Mexico is in a chaotic
,tate because of the presence there OF
Nessrs. Gordon and McIiarg and one
Which cannot exist much longer. 1t
$ understood that Major Llewollyn
not worked in harmony with
hese special representatives of the de-
,artment OF justice, and as a matter OF
'act he does not wen speak to them.
rhe situation is one In which the
president is obliged to choose between
he present district attorney, his per
friend and old comrade in arms,
md the subordinates Of the attorney
general. His decision may be expect
I'd very shortly.
Mr.. McHarg is now in Washing
on and il is doubtful whether he viii
'eturn to the territory.