Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-20
DEMOCRATS Invoke
RECALL BY MEANS
OF RESOLUTIONS
AND ORATORY
Unterrified in Mass Meeting
Assembled Demand that
Chief Of Police Thomas Nc
Millin Be Asked to Resign.
MAYOR SELLERS Is
SEVERELY CRITICIZED

0cratH held IA the old Crystal fheotcr Il
on Gold avenue last night. for the
purpose OF protesting verbally and IN
writing against the action Of Mayor
d. X. y. sellers Ia proscntins TO tho
city council last Monday night the
name Of Thomas McMiilln for chief
OF police. and tho action Of Alderman
sherwood Of the Second ward and /
Alderman Coen Of the Third ward ia
voting 20 confirm the appointment Of
Chle7 McMillln.
The final elimination % the imdig- |
nation meeting was the unaniiaoue
adoption OF resolutions asking thar
Mayor sellers request the resignation
Of Mfr. McMillln as chief Of police 1
and that he present % the council the |
name Of w. w. Mcclellan for ioiicc
judge TO succeed George Il. Craig. Who
now holds the office as the roauit Of
the failure OF the mayor to maks any
nomination for the position.
Before the meeting was called 10
order last night by Louis A. McRae,
chairman 81 the city campaign ovin-
mittee, Indignation was rife. ANA II
looked as AZ Il would be necessary 20
cali out the police department. tina
fire department and the state militia.
OF ~ AANRh& AMh wiz va AAfANNAAf w 49,
20 preserve order. order prevailed
throughout the meeting however, THE
Democrats present apparently all pc
ing unanimous In their thoughts as
to what action should be taken.
Calling the meeting 20 order, Mr..
McRae, who acted as chairman, said
that al Democratic caucus held after
the election II had boon agreed tina;
the Democratic members OF the coun-
Gil should support Democratic caRdi-
dates for office. Mr.. McRae said
that Alderman Coen OF the Third
ward had been present az the caucus
and said he would vote with the MAJ
jorlty OF Democrats in the council
as 20 confirmation OF appointments.
He also assured those present NJ the
caucus that Alderman sherwood had
told him over the telephone that ne
would stand with tho majority MIR.
McRae continued 10 outline the events
that occurred az the first meeting %
the new council. charging that Mayor
sellers had ected In bad faith IN pre-
senting the name OF Thomas McMiliin
for the office Of chief OF police, and
that Aldermen sherwood and Coen
had also acted IN had faith In yutin,
for McMillin in preference to T.. H..
Galusha. Democratic candidate.
Resolutions were then presented 20
the meeting condomning Mayor Sell
iors and Aldermen Isherwod and
Coen for their action In voting for
McMulln. and reviewing In detail the
events which preceded and followed
the city campaign, likewise the state
campaign last fall In which Thomas
MoMillln was candidate on the Rec
publican ticket for sheriff OF the
county.
The resolutions had been drawn un
by the executive committee OF the
city Democratic organization. They
were adopted Unanimously.
Mayor SELLERS WAS present at the
meeting and following the adoption
OF the resolutions spoke In his own
Gefonse. his remarks being respectful
~ heard In silence. lie said that no
was pleased 70 know that the reHoiu-
tionR had not recommended that he
be either shot or hung. lie said that
he intended to give the city Of AIbu-
querque an administration OF which
the Democrats would be proud. Sew
enty-five Democrats, Mayor Sellers
declared. had demanded ana request
cd that he reappolnt Mr.. McMillin.
, When asked for the names OF the Sow
enty.flve Democrats. Mayor Sellers
said that most prominent among
} them, perhaps, We're the men who
had kept McMillin IN office two and
four years ago. o. n. Marion arose
and said that Il Mr. sellers referred
, 10 him as advocating the retention 81
Mr.. McMillin IN office Il was an un-
qualified falsehOod. Mr. Marion
ell.
retention OF McMiliin two and four
years ago on the ground that he bee
iioved the police department and the
ofaee Of police chief should be kept
out of politics. Mr.. Maroon saio,
however. that MeMillin. hy accepting
the nomination for sheriff on the Rec
publican ticket last fan had used his
official position for partisan purposes
! and by a personal campaign and the
contribution Of some $4,000 to the
: Republican campaign fund. had com
! tributed to the defeat Of Democratic
! candidates on the state ticlset for the
! offices Of supreme court justice and
commissioner OF public lands. Mr.
Marion said that he was willing 20
I admit that he had made a mistake
and a bad one ia supporting McMillin
two and four years ago. ~ this june
turc Mayor Sellers shook hands with
Mr. Marion indicating, apparently
that Mr. SELLERS likewise admitted
that he had made q mistake, and q
bad one, IN proposing MeMiilins
name for rcappOintment
Mr. Marion concluded hts remarks
hy expressing the opinion that q
large portion or Mayor Sellers ma
iOrlty had been received from people
who wanted McMilln removed and
that n the recall were In effect al the
present time he would not care %
predict how long Mayor Sellers Would
remain in office.
Summers Burkhart followed Mr.
Maroon He criticized SELLERS alonf
the same lines citing as an instance
% bad faith on his part the present e.
ton 90 the council of the name ~
Fred Fisher for building Inspector.
Mr.. Marion then offered resoln'