Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-11-03
H.O. bURSUM TAKES
ALBUQUERQUE
BY STORM


L TO Won Z VIII HilNfIlN hHN N'N w 'hHr
slider I aud give r such weight a.
/ 1uu deem proper boz the premises
| i.ri u- 81, wbaI motive this witness
I iiausrmHu had boz The premises
/ About tao wears before Mr. iiaget. |
Imam vas appointed governor. or "a
little ever ono yrar ! should say
. NJ liaRpmnn called upon me al
! the sit. of Albuquerque and request
| od my endorsement for his appiica-
| tion tu br appointed governor OF New
Mexico The appointment at the time
| WIZ nearly q year away ! said ia Mr.
I iiagcrmnn that could not 90 that
time lend him nul announcement
/ hat : did not know what the policy
OF the organization would be- ana
/ that the time Tor guch appointment
was somewhat distant About a year
/ afterwards NJ iingcrmnn WINS APP
! pointed governor he was not ap-
| pointed upUu my recommendation, nor
upon the recommendation OF the OF.
igani1ntion. but be- was unuOintcd
through Secretary iIltchcok as ! IN
Idcrstand n seems that M llagermnn
TOOK offence Va the first instance AZ
/ my refusal ia give him nay endorse.
msnt Ray his because Private Sec
/ Rotary Smith who was secretary Ia
( the secretary OF the interior. told inc
SO Tie also told me- that Mr Hagor.
uan had said 10 him aud 10 Mr.
/ Hitchcock mind YOU this was be-
fore he was gnVernor~-that he would
! eliminate me rom the organization
/ IN New Mexico. and the position
which ! then held-that he intended
10 get along with Mr. l.una--that he
thought he could yer along with Mr.
Luna, bur thai ho would not get along
with Mr. Bursum. This was told 10
me By Mr. smith who occupied the
very confidential position OF private
secretary 90 Secretary Hitchcock At
Washington Very we'll. Mr.. Hager-
man vas inaugurated. In q few
months after that Inauguration re-.
signed a. superintendent OF the peni-
Tertiary I resigned because Mr. lia-
german conveyed the information to
me, through Nj Luna thai he desired
such resignation II was abOn, In
the month Of April At the first In
stance when this matter was men
toned 10 me- by Nj Luna, ! said TO
Nj Lana tell the governor " he
} wants my resignation he can have u
! In three minutes there viii be no
trouble about 10 Governor Hagerman
AHNfl NAN NNM NV ANN AAAaA
concluded though that ! did not care
To hold position through an admin-
istration with which was not
( In harmony nnd ! resigned immediate
~ \ few months after that resigna-
ton I learned through clerks or EN-
ploycs Of the peniteniinry that there
, WAS nn investigation going ON at tho
peuiteniiary az he instigAtion OF Gov.
ernor Hugerman. Upon learning OF
this-and II seems that this invesli-
} cation was to De secret. for tho reas-
Z on that the party who conveyed TO
] mc that news asked me not "a men.
\ lion his name. I ala not do 30 hW I
I did write 90 Governor Hagerman stat
!, ing that / heard that he was con
; duciinr an Investigation nf the ac
counts of The penitcntiary that ! de-
! sired 90 furnish Representative At
that investigation, and suggested that
ihoy do the work jointly. and that "
there we're any points or conirover-
4 sizes upon which they could moi agree
that these two men appoint ihltd
\ man who would act as am umpire 10
decide any points IN controversy on
disagreement. and that in such cas-,
I would gladly and chceriully aErco
10 abide rs the decision of that com.
! mittee whatever Il might be-. IL d was
! agnlnsi me aud ~ owed the terri.
7 tory one dollar or ten thousand uoi-
lars ! slood ready 10 pay every cent
Z OF Il ! wrote tina, letter as ! hay,
Z stated, 10 Governor nagerman; BE- re-
\ fused that offer. he said TO IA, h
= his reply that he thought u was bet
! ter that these accounts be- inyesiigat
! Ell by the expert which he had en-
= ployed aud that after a report hal
J oeen made fun opportunity would b
\ given 40 me 10 examine that repOr
= and make any objections that | nigh
! think proper In the premises. Ut
Z he do that Mo- The first notice tina
y 4 received OF the contents OF thai 10
: port was on the eve % the meeting
Z of thu Territorial Central commute
y held here Ia the city of AlhuqucrQus
; IL vas published IA The Albuquelqu
z Journal 10000 additional copies wcr
Z sent broadcast over New Mexico ~
: eve before tho meeting Of the terf
2 torial committee that was the nr.
! notice that I received vas 90
\ only opportunity thai ! had To pr,
7 sent my objections
Mr llagerman came dnW
Z 10 Albuquerque We had talked 90 NJ
I Childers, he said 10 Mr. Childers ths
= b. desired that Mr. Chlders % N
Z chairman of the Territorial commit
J tee. tie had provided that rcsoll
\ sion be placed IN The hands OF q mof
Der Of that territorial committee
Z be- introduced ON that day deposin
\ me az chairman of that commiua
J aud ulecting Mr. Childers In nl
; place. / did not have the heart Whe
2 saw thar report 40 say word ga
J single member of that committee 40
: committee however did not lake n
Z View with reference 10 that repo
that had been anticipated hy Mr.. VA
I GERMAN, They gave him The icy han
Z a. " were. aud the gentleman vi
had the resolution Ia Introduce
Z thai committee seeing the feelin
J thar existed In that organization d
not have the nerve 10 introduce
4 1.-THE Territorial committee endorse
J So chairman n passed vote
confidence and failed 10 endorse Go
Z ernor Hagoman
After the meeting Of thai cOi
4 miitee ana after The publication
I that report there was campaign
New Mexico. feared thar This repo