Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-07-04

Santa Fe, July 4.-(Special) -
Since the announcement that George
Curry had been appointed governor
of New Mexico, several people have
stepped into the limelight with the
boast that they will control Curry in
a great many of his official acts and
that they will incidentally side track
few soft snaps for themselves.
Among them are several out and
out democratic politicians who play
ed in with the Lord Hagerman dynas-
ty and a number of active Hagerman
supporters during the brief reign of
that late lamented despot.
A sort of secret understanding
exists between these people above
mentioned, and it came to light in
the Trelford hearing. The Capital
City people know these men by the
rather unique title of the Ancient
Order of Pie Eaters"
In way the name is singularly
appropriate. According to their
boasts pie" is what they are after
Easley Chief Pie Eater
The present leader ex-officio of the
crowd is Charley Easley, the self-sat-
isfed secretary of the penitentiary
board under the Hagerman regime.
Charley Easley is a democrat origin
ally, later reformer and now one of
the select few to pull the Curry
strings. He has worn out several
pairs of shoes here recently running
afhdavits and statements from San
francisco street saloonkeepers and
merchants with whom Trelford had
some dealings. which by the way are
IN themselves more or less interest
ing.
Muller Charter Member.
EasleyS- faithful lieutenant is Fritz
Muller, who is not much of anything
in the political line although he pro-
tesses to be republican, holds a fed
eral job under republican admins
tration and votes the democratic tic
ket on the side. 1t is a notorious fact
mat Tor SIX years at least, Muller has
not voted straight ticket unless il
was democratic one.
kaune the Ambitious Grocer.
Muller is aided and abetted by his
slde partner, one Kaune by name a
long, lean, cadaverous looking gro
ceryman' who is known all over San
"a Fe as professional kicker.
kaune's chief political ambition to
date has been to hold a seat in the
city council where he fought every
thlng favored by any one else.
Willie Never Asks Questions.
w llne Schnepple, assistant post
master who does what Muller tells
MN to do and never asks questions,
Is also a member of the "ancient or
DER OF pie eaters"
Muller says they are sure that they
can secure the reinstatement of Trel-
FORD and do not want him to return
TO his home in Kansas until Curry
arrives Since Muller says so, Schnep-
pie says so too. He obeys orders.
Strange Bed Fellows.
These two say they will handle
the republican side of the affair while
Charley Easley, who is noted for his
ability as an orator without saving
anything, is authority for the state
ment that he will handle the demo-
cratic end of it with the assistance
or q. a. Larrazolo, Chris Monero, A.
A. Jones, O. n. Marion and the Fer
gusson -Burkhart- Morning Journal
combine of Albuquerque. Those who
know something of the present situa-
tion and who have an intimate knowl-
edge of George Curry's makeup
laugh at the scheme hatched up by
these pie-eaters. They know that the /
deal is wild sort OF dream but at all ,
events it makes interesting reading.
ShsSs-Giye the Pass Word!
Nearly every afternoon the "An-
cient order of Pie Eaters" holds a
meeting i'm the back room of a San
Francisco street saloon and deep and
dark are the schemes that are hatch /
ed over glasses of beer, whiskey, link /
sausage, cheese and pretzels. The T.
pie-eaters have a full campaign map
ped out, SO il is said by one who at
tended one Of these clandestine ses-
sions, and are prepared TO run ,le .
whole territory-when Curry gets
here
business Men Pleased.
The Citizens correspondent visited .
a large number Of the business men
of Santa Fe and found them well .
pleased with the change I'm the pris- /
on management The solid substan-
tial members of both parties who own
homes here and who have something .
at stake, speak i'm the highest terms
of the new superintendent, Marion
ldttrell, and of the prompt action Of
the acting governor i'm removing Trel-
ford. The change was most welcome