The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-12-26
THE TROUBLES OF
THE INSPECTORS
ST. Louis Republic.

cent article appearing in one OF the
ST. Louis papers purported to give a
! true statement of the motives of the
mission of Governor Curry, of New
| Mexico, on his recent visit to Wash
| ington. There is little doubt that the
part of it which states that the Rough
| Rider Executive arrived in Washing
| ton in towering rage" because of
| the alleged infringement of his AUTH
| ority by special emissaries of the Pres
idelt, who were sent to the Territory
to clean matters up after Governor
| Hagerman's removed from Office, is
substantially correct. And it seems E.
qualIy certain from subsequent ev-
ents that Governor Curry ''won out. "
The particular grievance which, &C
cording to the recent dispatch re
ferred to, was the cause of Governor
Curry's visit, and which resulted in
a complete victory for him over the
President, the Department of Justice,
and the Interior Department was the
action of Assistant Attorney General
Ormsby McHarg in directing the Ter
rftorial Commissioner of Publis Lands
to distribute certain funds that had
been received by the Territory under
former Governor Hagermal's admin
istration.
McHarg, together with Peyton Cor
don, E. P. Holcomb and various as
sistants, were sent to the Territory
by the President shortly after Hager-
mans retirement and long before
Curry's Inauguration, with full power
and a ''free hand" to sift the matter
of the former Governors alleged
wrongdoings to the bottom. They
stated on their arrival that they were
instructed to get at the truth of the
general situation, regardless of whom
it might affect. 1t is certain that
they received, or believed they re-
ceived, full authority to probe into
everything and find out the truth.
Their advent in New Mexico was hail
ed with great delight by those mem
bers of the old Republican oraniza-
tion who had caused the Hagerma1
overthrow.
1t was not long after the arrival
of the Presidents emissaries in the
Territory before it became apparent
that they would not stand passive to
the old machine, who had been decid-
edly worsted in and out of the Legis-
lature by Hagerman and his support
ers. By the time Curry's Inaugural
ton was to take place, the Presidents
emissaries were thorougly disliked
by the very men who had formerly
been Hagermans most bitter enc
mics. At Curry's inaugural ceremony
Judge Fall, who was slated for the po
sition of Attorney General of the Ter
ritory, made an attack upon them,
prophesying their imminent with
drawal.
McHarg went to Oyster Bay to pro-
test with the President against Falls
|, appointment. Secretary Garfield ap-
:: peared at Santa Fe about the same
time, and as is currently reported
both he and the President told
Curry it would be impossible for him
TO appoint Fall But Curry evidently
.,had it OUT with the President at
that time, for Fall was soon after ap-
pointed.
Immediately after assuming office
he appeared in Court on the Terri
tory's behalf in a land suit previously
inaugurated by McHarg, and strongly
opposed the position taken by the De
partment of Justice of the United
States.
During the last session of the Leg
islature, the Republican boss of the
Territory and his aids in Washington
and New Mexico, used every power
they could command to defeat Hager-
man, but absolutely failed. After the
adjournment of the Legislature, they
| admitted their defeat, but were able
to convince the President that their
future safety depended on Hager-
mans removal, and Hagerman was
removed
Mr. Hagerman had been compelled
to resign nominally on account of his
connection with the Pennsylvania de-
velopment Company case. Some 1000
acres of land had been sold by the
Territory during the administration
previous to this, IN contravention, as
was claimed by the President. OF a