The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-10-28
Authoritive Statement by Frederick II.
Pierce is Complete Refutation of Ha-
germans Sensational Attack on
Hon. Holm 0. Bursum

M man in this community stands
hiuher ~ citizen aud business man
thaH Frederick H. Pierce. Enjoying the
absolute confidence of all who know him
IN his private life. ~ q man Ut uupu",
iionnhlc integrity, he has foF many s"ar-
been we'll known ~ one ui uur most "u.
rrgeiic aud public spirited citizens, ir".
uuenily Identified with the movement,
looking tn the uphuildiug "t l.a. Vega,
aud ~ viciuity. "" - not 20 politician,
HAVING devoted his life tea quiet business
career. giving his best attention 'o
whatever was entrusted tu him. ilis
vcIacitv aud tnlstworthguc nrc beyond
question among his fellow rittl"u..
II so happens that MI Pierce we, g
member of the hoard uf pruiirnl rlt'
commissioners. and ~ chairman. dur
ing n. -. Bursum iurumhcury u- .u
perintendnnt. aud hus intimate personal
knowledge uf the fncts upon which cN
Governmeut llugrrmuu charge. rro
based. IN recent interview with 90
representative of The Optir b. wns sug
pested to Mr.. Pierce that hi. version ct
these matters would bee greatly welcomed
hv all fair minded people, wh" wish o.
know the real facts. iu order that they
-. y..... L..
This he readily consented &" give, aud
the result IL the following signed state.
m-nt, whirh speaks for itself aud j.
worth more to the citizen dcsirou, pi
knowing the truth than ANY amount -
platform Oratory.
To the Editor of The Opiir:
Las Vegas. Oct ~ l9ll
I Was u member aud chairman uf the
hoard IT p"niten;iary c'mml-s foucis
during the time that Mr Eu,sum was
superintendent The board held regular
meetings one" IN twu months. and .omc
times every thirty days Full and irr
quea, reports were made - %, az these
meetings hv Mr. Bur,um. ru" ,uprriu
tendcnt was appointed hy rhr governor
not bv ~ but IL wa, our duty Go exercise
general suprrv.iu ever the manage
ment and affairs of ih" prui'cuiturv
This We cndcnvorcd ,o do 'o 'hc hest u'
our ability
After Mr IIagrrmnu hornmr governor
be- wished =" have some change mni,
IN the method of managing rg g,."uor., .i
which Mr.. Bursum did not approve; nn'
differences arose between ihrm growing
oui 1T this Then a." governor with
out consulting the board "i commits
siOncfS, who, under the law. wrrr rr
spOnSibls Tor the administration ui 'h,
prnitcntiary. brought au accountant
from Colorado to examine the oruruu''
aud make a report =" him. w ruu
plant had been made hv the gu,rru"r
Ia the board nf ANYTHING wrong m Nh,
accounts at the management; Nor dl,
the Colorado accountant call upon ih,
hoard for any assistance ~ cNplaUutl'u
lie made report tu ia" governor, claim
my that there was a shortage iu 'hr ar
counts, aud that Mr.. Bur.um owed o.,
trrritory for money received aud u"
paid ovcr ninkiug there might h'
some error 90 oversight ia hl, huuNs
Mr. Bursam immediately drpo,i'rd 10
the territorial treasury the first auuuu'
claimed, until the matter could hr lo"h
rd up; aud subsequent iuNrs'ig 'igat,uu c"n
clu,ivrly proved that every d"llur "t 'h'
items making up thi, amount had pre-
Nlouslv, aud ~ the proper time, hrrl
paid Ia the territorial trcasurrr 90
shown by the TREASURER : books. Ihrl
further amounts were claimed, amount
ing to several thousand dollars, Tai
Governor Ilapcrmau demanded that Mr
lursum SHOULD immediately pay over
Mr.. Bursum insisted that the rrpuri wh
not correct; that his accounts were II"
short, and asked for time "a have th"n
eSamined by some other expert, IN orde
that he might answer che charges au'
show the real facts. Thi- was refused
and the governor notified him that b
the amount claimed was not paid int
the treasury az once, he wo'lld enns
suit 10 be brought for Il against hi
hondsmen. Mr. Bursum was at the iim
chairman OF the republican central com
mittee IN the midst of campaign
Realizing the injury to his party tina
would be- caused by the bringing q
such u suit, however unfoundcd, whie
could not possibly be decided h"tor
the electioa, Mr.. Bursum, while insist
inn that he did not owe the tcrritor
anything, paid over the amount Una
WIS claimed by the attorney genera
amounting with that nlrcndy paid I" ~
ward Of four thousand dollars. lie pan
this under protest that he did moi ow
II. Hs was then removed from his o'ie
by Governor Ilagerman.
There was no way under the Ia"