Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-01-13
ELMER E. STUDLEY
HAS RESIGNED
District Attorney of Colfsx
County VIII Step Out of
Office Before March |
DOES NOT STATE REASONS
But 1t Is Said His Private Prac-
tice Demands All His
Attention.

Mills becomes governor of New Mex
leo on March l, he will have va
cancy in the district attorneys office
of Colfax county to fill, for Hon. Ell
mer E. Studley, the present incum-
bent, has rendered his resignation to
Governor Curry. The letter of resig-
nation is rs follows:
Hon. George Curry.
Governor of New Mexico.
Santa Fe, N. M.
Sir: Herewith l tender you my
resignation as district attorney of Col
fax county, the same to take effect
upon your vacating the Office of ex-
ecutive of this territory.
Believe me to be always, my dear
Governor,
Faithfully yours,
ELMER E. STUDLEY.
District Attorney of Colfax county,
New Mexico.
Friends of Mr. Studley stated today
that he will resign and not seek any
higher political position, because he
wishes to devote all of his time and
energies to his legal business in Ra-
ton.
AS district attorney Mr.. Studley is
said to have shown ability and aggres-
siveness. He is graduate of the law
department of Cornell University,
having studied under the noted jurist
Hughes and at the time of his death
recognized as one of the brightest
legal lights of the Empire state.
Was Newspaper Man.
Mr.. Studley later entered journals
tic fields and served on a Buffalo pa
per with Samuel G.. Blythe. Hearing
of the wonderful opportunities of New
Mexico and meeting Judge Mcmillan
in hotel in Buffalo one night Mr..
Studley decided to come out here and
practice law. He has been a success
and was elected to the legislature. He
was later appointed district attorney
of Colfax county and has tried many
important cases.
Mr. Studley was in the city a few
days ago. and when asked if it were
not true that he had aspirations to
wear the ermine denied it positively
Intimate friends of his declared that
Mr.. Studley has large legal practice
and that he would be better satisfied
to attend to that than to seek Judi
cial honors."
Governor Praises Him.
When interviewed today Governor
Curry announced that he would ac
cept the resignation of District AT
torney Studley and added: This res
ignation is made entirely voluntaril,
by Mr. Studley whom l appointed las
March. l have high regard for MI
Studley both as an attorney and as
man. He is a personal friend o
mine and has long been such. Hi
resignation will take effect Februar.
2Sth."
Champion or Leahy.
cessor to Mr.. Studley it is rumore
that e. G.. Champion or J. Leah,
will likely be mentioned for the plac
which Judge Mills will fill after h
takes Office in March. 1t is said tha
both attorneys have many friends i
Colfax county and one or the othe
may get the Office.
Engineer Sullivan Completes Hond
Survey.
Territorial Engineer Vernon l.. Su
livan transmitted yesterday to Judg
Afford w. Cooley the maps and re
ports with other papers of the Hond
photographic survey which has bee
carried out under his department fo
the past two years. TIE report of tn
territorial engineer on this survey, il
volving as it does the water rights {
nearly 800 persons to the use Of W:
ter along this stream and Tributaries
is of especial interest to the people {
these valleys and the territory in gel
eral.
The application of the Ell Paso an
Rock Island Railroad Company I
change the place and use of five Sc
ond feet of water on the Rio Bonit
was primarily the cause of this su
vey Owing to litigation arising b
fore the engineer on this applicatio
the railway company petitioned ii
district court for an adjudication
the water rights along this strea
system and later the court ordere
hydrograhic survey made by IL
department of territorial engineer.
The survey just completed appea
ed to the New Mexican reporter to ]
as fine a specimen of engineeri1
skill as he has seen in other irrio
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