Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1910-04-19


administration. There is less power
today than ever before in a party
name or a party organization, in my
opinion Success in the past has been
won by a party because that party
stood for great principle or be-
cause there was the outcropping of a
deep public sentiment. If the Repub-
lican party has triumphed in national
affairs it was because it stood for
certain great truths in government. It
has been aided by its organization and
by that organizations leadership, but
the vital factor in its success has been
expression of principles which appeal
ed TO the voters as safe and sound
And so in the future Republican or
Democratic candidates will be elected
when the voters think the one or the
other represented the right principles.
I'VE are here tonight and for the re-
mainder of our terms of Office to rep
resent the best principles, and | urge
YOU therefore TO cast aside all political
notions and sentiment and give your
attention to the affairs of the city the
same as you would to your business.
Il shall devote the hours of 4 to 6
p. m. each week day TO hearing com
plants and also suggestions. | shall
do my best to remedy the troubles
brought to me and | have real hope of
ipractical results if my hands are up
held by the good citizens of this com
munity."
The mayor then referred TO the
citys financial condition and pointed
out that in his opinion there should be
better assessments and collections of
city taxes, if for no other purpose
than to meet the city's current eX.
penses. He said that he thought it il.
legal to turn over city and county
funds from delinquent taxes to the
school fund and the county treasury
and declared he would seek to obtain
through the courts past taxes thus
paid into these funds. Concluding he
! urged the city officials to work in har
mony with the county authorities.
Executive Session.
The council at SIS D. m. went into
executive session. Much disappoint
ment was expressed at this move by
onlookers who had to spend the re
mainder of the evening outside of the
council chambers. At S:35 p. m
George Arimjo came out of the coun
Gil room and called for Marshal Sena
He asked him to go after Celso Lopez
! 1t was at once whispered around thai
Mr.. Lopez was to figure in the appoint
ment of city marshal, for this was
the subject it was believed was beins
agitated behind closed doors.
= Little did those on 'the outside" i'm
a agine that Mr.. Lopez was to be mad,
l. a member of the council. When MI
). Lopez entered the council room ther
n was prolonged applause. Then tn
s door closed and all was secret
AS told elsewhere in the official &C
D count of the councils proceeding
4 Charles F. Easley, former surveyor
n general and member from the secont
@ ward of the Democratic central com
1 mittee, was appointed by Mayor Selig
= man the city attorney of Santa Fe
t Just whom Mayor Seligman appointed
r as city marshal is not general.
n known, but the council did not con
firm the appointment at last night
t session, much time being devoted t.
" the argument over the matter.
q Throughout the meeting, DR.. C.
4 WheelOn and R. L. Baca voted to sus
o tain the mayor, in appointment of cit
marshal as we'll as other matters
They also voted against declaring tn
!, seat of Councilman John H. Wake
= vacant, stating that Walker had save
= the city $500 in surveying fees. Afte
p the other five members had declare
the seat vacant, Wheelon and Bac
Z voted to seat ]. w. Akers as bein
the choice of the majority of the Re
. publicans of the third ward, but tn
y other five voted to elect County Treas
L urer Celso Lopez to the vacancy.