Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-03-15
Former Attorney General Of
New Mexico in Exceeding
Frank and Interesting State
ment of His Views.
REVIEWS HISTORY OF NOW
FAMOUS "INVESTIGATION"
Outlines Part He Played as
Chief Law Officer Of the Ter
ritory, With a Passing Tri-
butte TO the Morning Journal

The Morning Journal has received
the following communication from
Hon. Albert b. Fall, of El Paso. Texas
former attorney general of New
Mexico, which is published at Judge
Falls request.
Editor Albuquerque Morning journal:
Dear Slr-Upon my arrival from my
home in New Mexico this morning.
my attention was called TO the very
carefully prepared interview of the
Hon H. J Hagerman, published in
your issue of the Sth instant
In VieW Of the fact that Mr. Ha-
germans interview appears to have
been based largely upon an interview
with myself, published in the FL Paso
papers recently. and that he is some
what critical in his remarks concern
ing what | am reported to have said,
/ think it may be of interest to your
readers to hear Il few words further
from me upon the subjects treated of
by Mr. Hagerman
Upon my recent return from Wash
ington, Chicago and New York, as /
stepped from the train | was APP
preached ~ reporters Of the Ei Peso
daily papers and requested to say
something concerning the telegraphic
reports of the action of the senate
committee on statehood, and the
statements purporting to have been
read by the members of such commit
toe omanating from Ormsby McHarg'
his stenographer, Miss Lawler and
others.
| did not have the advantage pos
sessed by Mr.. Hagerman Of an oppor-
tunity to visit Albuquerque and pre-
pare for this interview under the adj
vice Of the Warwick of the late Ha-
german administration. which was al
ways 50 freely given (and which yet
he seems to avail himself of.
Mr. Hagerman. in a very superior
way criticizcs Judge Fan for giving
the lie direct" to Ormsby McHIarg,
and assumes that the recent action OF
the senate committee was due largely
to the activity of Mr.. McHarg and
that my Characterization of Mcliarg
statements may simply result in the
renewed activity of the latter gentle
man in his work against statehood.
Mr. Hagorman deprecates any use
by me of harsh or critical language
and at the same time proceeds toI
abuse Senator Andrews. the delegate
from New Mexico; Mr. Bursum, the
chairman of the Republican central
committee. and other prominent re-
publicans. even more harshly than
have spoken of anyone in connection
with the subject under discussion.
Mr. Hagerman cries for further in
vestigation. Investigation of whom
investigation of what
1t appears to me that the factional
political fights in New Mexico have
so obscured the issue that the peo-
pie generally may not have clear
idea of the situation as it was just
before Mr Hagerman's removal and
just after that time.
In the interview with myself from
which Mr.. Hagerman quotes. l asked
one of the reporters il he had ever
read "The Spoilers" This. as you viii
recall. Mt Editor. IS one of the
strongest stories ever written by Rex
Reach. and is acknowledged to have
given practically a correct picture of
dlIHlfS as lItN thioAtu III +hi'9hN " ANN
years ago, when certain great Sena-
tors of the United states senate. one
or two of whom are yet alive. and at
least one dead. were supposed 10 have
entered into a conspiracy to secure
the appointment of judges. marshals
and other United states officials in
the territory of Alaska. for the pur-
pose Of enriching themselves at the
public expense and particularly at the
expense of the people of that terri
tory. The man on the ground, the
strong man of the story. named there
in "Alec Mcnamara" was supposed
to have been intended to represent a
very picturesque politician who largely
dominated one or more of the North
western states-let us say one of the
Dakotas. This is very interesting
story. MT Editor
stated to the reporter that Ormshy
McHarg's boast was that h. WAS a
i-frotsge" Of this politician who was
tho tool OF this senatorial clique. and
that he tMcHarg) understood prac-
tical politics. as he had been one of
"McNamara's pupils. and. to use his
own language - zone of his men in
the Legislature and elsewhere"
This boast was made i'm the Ava
RADIO hotel in Albuquerque. to myself
in the presence of several prominent
citizens OF New Mexico. when McHarg
stated that il he dreamed for mo-