Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-04-24
PRESIDENT WILL
STAND FIRM
No Reconsideration
of Action in Hag~
ernan Case
DISPATCHES OF NO AVAIL
Resignation Will Be Promptly
Accepted. Curry In
formed.
Special to The New Mexican.

Special to The New Mexican
Washington, D. c., April 24.-Your
correspondent called at the White
House this morning and has just left
there He is authorized to announce
officially that the kilograms coming to
the White House from various sec
tions of New Mexico relative to the
governorship, will have no effect what
ever. The mind and the action of the
President can not be changed on this
subject The information here Is that
the resignation of Governor Hagerman
was mailed the day he reached Santa
Fe. 1t should reach Washington on
Friday and 1t will be promptly ac-
cepted.
The President will be at the opening
of the jamestown Exposition on Fri
day and on Saturday. Captain George
Curry has been notified of his appoint
ment. On Monday the President will
return from jamestown and on that
day or the day following Territorial
Secretary James w. Reynolds will be
notified to act as Governor until Cap
tain Curry arrives at Santa Fe.
Democrats Busy in Hagerman's Behalf
Special to The New Mexican.
Albuquerque, N. NJ, April 80. n.
Marion, Summers Burkhart and other
intense Democrats here have been
busy all week securing dispatches and
signatures to petitions for Hagerman $
retention in office Macpherson, presi-
dent of the Albuquerque JournalDem-
ocrat Publishing Company, and Hen
ing. secretary OF the Bureau OF lmmi'
grafton, have been also very active,
They have been helped by other Dem
ocrats and a few sore-head Republi-
cans who hold Office under Hagarman
or have been recognized by him as
personal and political friends.
Money is being lavishly spent to
| make the Hagerman meeting at the
Elks' theater tonight success. 1t is
reported that regular pay Is offered 70
men about the streets to be present
and shout for Hagerman and reform at
one dollar per hour. On the other
hand, strong dispatches approving the
Presidents action have been sent to
the National Capital by many leading
Republicans, taxpayers and property
owners of this city.
Thus far all efforts 10 secure ii
prominent Republican to make an "a"
dress tonight has proved futile. A
special effort is being made to have
more women than men in attendance.
Lar Vegas Endorses Curry.
Special to the New Mexican.
Las Vegas, n. NJ, April 24.-Scorts
of dispatches and letters are being
sent today from here to Washingto.
| thoroughly approving of the change ii
the Governorship of New Mexico.
Leading Republicans, merchants,
property owners and others are
! aroused over the slander that Presi-
| dent Roosevelt has sold the Cover
norship of New Mexico for the terri
torial delegates to the National Con
! yention and resentment at the Hager.
man crowd for voicing such calumny
against the chief executive of the na-
ton is heard on all sides.
New Appointee Suits socorro.
Special to the New Mexican.
Socorro, N NJ, April 24.-For every
dispatch favoring the retention of
Hagerman as Governor, dozens of tel
egrams are being sent to Washington,
ID. c., ccngratulating the President
upon the appointment of Captain
George Curry to be Governor of this
Territory.
Santa Fe Thanks the President
The sun shines and the wind still
blows. Doctor David Knapp this after.
noon circulated a dispatch to the
President in which the Presidents ac-
ton in making change in the Gov.
ernorship of New Mexico is fully
approved and declared to be the right
thing at the right time. and in which
he is sincerely thanked for the wise
choice he has made as Captain Curry
is very well and favorably known here.
Doctor Knapp obtained many sigma.
lures from leading citizens, business
men, property owners and taxpayers,
regardless of politics. Members of the
Republican County Central Committee
and of the Republican Territorial Com
mittee and county officials also sent
separate dispatches containing express
sions of gratitude because the stand
taken by the President is for the best
interests of the Republican party.
| Commend Presidents Action.
i Advices received here from all parts
of New Mexico are to the effect that