The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1908-05-26

The following article is a copy Oh
a letter mailed today by Robert T.
McClung, special correspondent, to
the El Paso Evening News:
Roswell, N. M, May 26.-The polit
ical correspondent of the Evening
News, at Santa Fe, in attempting to
describe the Democratic conditions
in southeastern New Mexico, or the
Pecos Valley, certainly exhibits a
aot know any more about the real
political conditions here than a hog
does the Bible. His writings are suf-
ficient evidence OF his ignorance on
the subject. One of the paragraphs
which appeared in the Evening News
several days ago was, why not give
Hinkle or some Democrat from the
Pecos Valley the national committee
ship?"
Hinkle does not want the national
committeeship and would not have it
If 1t were rendered to him as gra-
cious gift. Hinkle's name has been
prominently advanced as the logical
nominee of the Democratic party in
New Mexico for Delegate to Congress,
and as the man who can swamp Bull
Andrews in his desire to be returned
to congress on the Republican ticket.
Here's another untrue paragraph,
in that it does not explain that Dem
ocrats are entitled to minority repre-
sentation on the Board of Territorial
Equalization, Cattle Sanitary Board
and every other board in the Terri
tory as long as the Republicans are
in power If the Democrats were in
power the Republicans, likewise,
would be entitled to minority repre-
sentation, as these Territorial boards
are 1on-partisan. The paragraph in
the Ell Paso News follows:
"It is charged that Hinkle's De-
mocracy is of the kind that has new
er stood in the way of his holding
appointive Offices and enjoying
honors from the worst enemies the
Territorial Democracy has had to
contend with, and it must be con-
fessed that there is something il
the charge, so far as holding ap
pointive offices is concerned
1t Is not confessed that there is
something in the charge, so far as
holding appointive Offices is con-
cerned."
True that Hinkle has been a mem
ber of the Board of Territorial Equali
zation for twelve years, and was for
tary Board. These positions are not
salaried ones, and the only pay in
them is per diem when in session
and this about pays expenses. Hinkle
received the appointments as Dem
ocrat il partially representing the
minority party on these boards.
The Territorial Board of EquaHza
ton is composed of seven members.
four Republicans and three Demo
Gratis. and since these Territorial
Boards were organized they have
been non-partisan and the Democrats
have had minority representation.
Captain Charles l. Ballard. the pres
ent sheriff of Chaves county, an ex
Rough Rider and close personal
friend OF the President, was formerly
a member of the Cattle Sanitary
Board of New Mexico, but received
his appointment as a Democrat to
the minority side of the
Board. However, he refused appoint
melt as United States Marshal of
New Mexico by Roosevelt, as it was
a Republican appointment, and he
could not compromise his Democracy
by accepting a lucrative Office under
a Republican administration.
Not for an instant could a fair
minded person accuse Jim Hinkle of
being the recipient OF Republican ap-
pointmentss only to act on the minori-
ty side OF some Territorial Board
receiving the appointment as Dem
more than they could ac-
cuse t<yes county's competent sher.
III and s1Iiant ex-Rough Rider in re
cedving Rspublicaa appointments.