Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-02-19
KL0Ck NAMED
AS DISTRICT
ATTORNEY
SUCCEEDS f. w, CLANCY
IN IMPORTANT POSITION
Man Who Led Fight For Good
Government in BernaIillo
County Slated For Attorney
General of New Mexico,
Morning journal Bureau.
The Palace Hotel,



The first executive appointments Of
the legislature were made TINS morn
ing when Acting Governor Nathan
Jaffa appointed George ;. klock, OF
Albuauerque, to be district attorney
of the sixth district attorneys dis
trict, consisting Of Bernalillo, Mcl<ln-
lev Valencia and Torrance counties,
the appointment going into the couh-
ell together with four other appoint
ments to district attorneyships, all ol
which were confirmed by the council
by unanimous vote The other ap-
pontments are as follows:
Alexander b. Read. to succeed him
self as district attorney for the flrst
district. Consisting OF san Juan, Rio
Arriba and Sandoval counties.
Charles w G. ward Of Las Vegas,
to succeed himself as district attor-
ney in the second district consisting
of san Miguel and Mora counties.
Elmer +. Sudley, of Ration to be
district attorney of the third district,
consisting of ColfaX and Union coun-
ties, succeeding Hon. j. Leahy.
E. c. Abbott, to succeed himself as
district attorney for the firth district.
consisting of Santa Fe and Taos coun-
ties
Mr.. Clancy TO he Attorney General.
Mr.. Klock succeeds Hon, Frank w,
Clancy, OF Albuquerque, who has held
the office In the sixth district for
more than eight years past having
been first appointed by Governor Mig
uel A. Otero. During his long term
in the office, Mr. Clancy has perform
ed signal service FOR the district ana
particularly for Bcrnalillo county.
where he led the fight for good gov
crnment, which resulted In the de-
feat Of the Hubbell machine ana
which established the present bust
moss administration in charge OF conn
ty affairs. Mr. clancy's long ANA dis
tinguishcd career ns lawyer ana
his work as district attorney in Bcr.
nallllo county has made him ono of
the most widely known men IN thc
southwest. It is generally undt
stood here that ne Is TO bc rendered
the position of attorney general OF
New Mexico upon the retirement oi
Attorney General James NJ li"iNeN'
who has sgnificd his desire to retire
from the office shortly after the emu
of the legislative session Attorney
General Hervey has found that the
eXacting duties of tho offico, together
with the altitude of Santa Fc, do not
agree with his health which has been
unsatisfactory for several months
past. and his determination to retire
was made known some time ago The
selection Of Mr. clancy to be the uhicl
law officer of the territory VIII moct
with universal approval throughout
New Mexico ana particularly in his
home county. where he is recognized
as one of the strongest forces for
clean and efficient government.
MT Klock, who succeeds to the dis
trict attorneyship. has also been a
leader for better government in Ber-
nalillo county and his appointment
has received the endorsement ana
approval Of the entire district Mr.
l<loclS is now In Washington with the
statehood committee
Mr. Klock came to Albuquerque
about seven years ago from Denver
and for the last siX years has been as
sociated in the practice of law with
Harry = owen. He is fifty years of
age and has been practicinE before
the bar for twenty-one years. being
member of the American Bar as
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