Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-02-05

Keep your nose out of this, was
the Interesting remark made to the
Morning Journal representative yes
terday morning by the Honorable
Francisco A. Hubbell the justly cele-
brated author of the assessment cinch,
educator and financial expert at the
''rump" gathering of his satellites.
held in the office of Judge Edward
A. Mann, district attorney, who is
trying to make noise that win listen
TO him like chairman of the republi-
can county central committee.
Judge Mann, however, had little
chance to make a noise yesterday
The Honorable Francisco occupied the
center of the stage and monopoized
the spotlight from start to finish. The
ex-dictator, assuming lordly air as
in the days when he could really cinch
assessments, strutted back and forth
from one room to another and as his
henchmen appeared at the door, sum
moned them with imperious and
Caesarian gesture into the ante room,
the holy of holies. where Judge Mann
and other high priests of the Hub
bell cult sat in state, and whence the
new arrivals always emerged with
humble ard chastened aspect and
ready TO do the bidding of their
master.
1t is not surprising, considering that
1t was the nose of the Morning Jour
nal which first reyolted against the
odor of Hubbellism some years ago,
that the Honorable Francisco should
feel apprehensiye about that particu-
lar journalistic proboscis. Mr.. Hub
bell was assured however, that while
II was no more pleasant to the olfac-
tory organs of this newspaper than in
the old days, the Morning Journal
would endeavor to hold its nose for
the pleasure Of attending the services.
1t took an hour or so OF this third
degree work in the inner temple to
get the committee members and
proxies present in shape to open
the meeting and meanwhile Judge
Mann spent part of the time endeav-
oring to reach various missing pr
sons over the phone, including Ar r|
e.. Walker whom the judge ende' :
ed in vain to conyinye that h 81
q Imbbell secretary Mr.. Walkei has
declined to gee 1t that way and as
result it was necessary to requisition
the not unwilling services of the Hon
Moses l.. Stern, who performed his
impressive functions in resonant
voice approximating as nearly as pos
sible the tones of the revivalist re-
Gently brought to this city under the
auspices of Mr.. stern
Brilliant Speech by Near Chairman.
In calling the meeting to order
Judge Mann said:
Gentlemen of the .jur-gentlemen
of the near-committee; this gather
ing has been gathered for the pur-
pose of informing MIR. Hubbell, our
director general, that We are here be-
cause we are here. In this connec-
ton | wish to state that Mr. Hubbell
has had nothing whatever to do with
this rump movement, or perhaps !
should say more accurately this
rumpus movement. His sole connec-
ton with the near-committee, | am
happy TO say, has consisted in spend
ing several weeks driving around
through the country endeaVoring to
arouse the voters to their patriotic
duty of making him again boss OF
the county. Mr.. Hubbell has induced
me to accept the near r-chairmanship, |
which | have accepted owing to my
deep appreciation of the eternal lit
ness of things. | am district attor-
ney and as such, of course. 1t is high
ly proper that | should be head OF
the party near-organization in this
county. To assure the impartial ad-
ministration of justice, 1t is really
necessary that | become identified Of
Ticially with the element which. | am
told, has done more for the taxpayers,
or perhaps / should say, done more
taxpayers and purchased rore school
desks than any other faction. There
is further appropriateness about my
accepting the office for both Mr..
Hubbell and myself have been closely
connected with the courts for many
years past. and naturally there would
be community of interest
Now | wish to repeat whispers
here with HubbelD that Mr.. Frank
Hubbell. who is present under pro-
test, has had nothing whatever TO do
with this movement except to move
1t. Mr.. Hubbell and myself, realizing
the Importance of the movement for
morality recently started here by
Messrs. Rulgin and Bose. feel the
necessity OF carrying the good work
forward and accordingly have start
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