Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-08-19


vote Co Mr. TAFT
An these charges Senator Catron
stamped as "uumitigntcd lies Mr.
| tGtrun says there never WAS an agree.
mrni tn divide the New Mexico dele
CATION between TAFT aud Roosevelt.
and chavez. the imam who. h is stated.
switched his vote Co insure EOmpto'H
! appointments was TAFT man. and
elected uE such that the charges
against Romero az, purely political,
ana that mo- deal was necessary TO
sccur" ChavcZ's vote at the convou-
/ tiuu.
Tu that part OF Senator Cutron.s
statement which denied the existence
ut Hu agreement Co divide the states
| delegation as We'll as the reported
trade at Chicago, Representative cur
/ ~ gave ia" dee direct in Hn interview
Coz the Washington Herald yesterday
Afternoon Representative curry de-
uIrd however. That hp was opposing
Z lluruoiu.s nomination saying that hc
did not h"li'yo Romero had amy
knowledge of the deal Ills state.
iurnt Nus substantially 49, follows
I'm Tho iust place. | Endorsed hoe
mcIo'H candidacy when SENATOR Eall
aud Cutruu wVr" afraid 60 come out
/ Tor him / Etill indUrsc his ,andi-
| duUy, because l feel certain he knew
nothing uf the Chicago deal Co pro-
cure his nomination Senator Fairs
statement that ! am afraid To como
ont in the open In the tight ia false.
uud I shall tell him so la "a letter.
senator Fails statement that there
WAS uu agreement Co diNid" the drlp-
cation b. another lle and he knows
%. w." was not al the state cunVpn-
/ lion WAS The agreement WAS
mudr publicly aud was a party tu
DO That the delegation should bu
split between Mr. Tart and Mr..
Roosevelt Chavez was one ct the
men elected as Roosevelt delegate.
l;umcr" could have been delegate
Co she chicago convention, hut rec
fused To- permit his name Co he used
before the Chicago convention /
talked with chavez he told me then
that h. would stand for Roosevelt
unless hy doing so h. would dotcpt
th" chances 81 his cousin Romero.
whose name was then before the
pre- dent senator Tails Nitcm,nt
/ thtt 'h1N'g WAS q TAFT man IS ,u-
other li'. ui which ! viii Inform h.u.
Tnr's iiicutcnants Blamed.
chavez Was Induced tp switch o..
Solomon Luna. the Republican ia
UuuN committeeman dp not hr.
/ ll"ty Mr. TAFT personally knew OF tho
| deal hut / believe MS Ii.utpnauts
told chavez that the only way TO get
! th, nomination Tor Uomcro was a.
/ vote tor TAFT du not hold this
| against Romero hccous, am sure
| be- knew nothing or the deal he HAH
| ON hts ranch 1ll during the Chicago
/ convention.
/ Asked " he had heard anything ~
J the ruwdy tactics charged 60 Romero
/ ls sheriff ot San Miguel Curry ud-
| mltird that tncy were common talk
/ both as Co the attack ON Judge Long
ANA his as" ct deputies at the polling
plucus
20 tive iu another county from 80.
. nero. heard at thos" affairs. hU
/ thought them exaggerated I 40 uot
doubt that iu the Long affair Romero
may have lost his temper ana rushed
the Judge ont uf tho Jail ! have
known Romero Tor twenty-five years
and believe he would make an cN-
Ic'llont official ~ thought the
would not continue 90 urge his com
'fIymufIUu
curry said hc had received a num-
hrr ut letters and kilograms from
Progressive Republicans 100 New Mex
irn urging him Go oppose Romero
confirmation Boy the senate.
Opposition Purely Partisan.
Senator Catruu made the statement
that DO, opposition 90 Romero was
purely partisan. Tho following is part
of 20 clipping read into the record 40
thr committee hearing n BE- from
'h' Albuquerque Morning journal a
Republican paper uf forty years
standing
President TAFT has auum listened
Goo the Npiyu ui th, gang iu Sow
Mexico, requested the resignation ni
Marshal Foraker and has deter
mined Goo nam" S,cuudino Romero. of
l.Hs Vegas. q" th" position President
luU already has tho record OF So
euudiuu iuWorp before him. from
absolutely responsible sources, and
30 could not have been inspiring road
ing tn, appointment ~ Sccuudino
Romero also muuiirsts clearly that
the machine could not have learned
much irum ils defeat of last fan"
The Santa Pc New Mexican an.
other Republican daily mad, the FOL.
lowing comment according to the
record
Tart's now United states marshal il
Il noted pugilist from classic san Ni-
gurl county n was Nh Romero WHO
ON the day when tho new state was
casting its first ballot for self govern.
mont struck Judge y. Y. Long. q
veteran attorney of this city and q
former chief Justice of New Mexico
who b. 1i years old ana who H. of
county iail where Judge Long had
called as an attorney Co try To- get
bail Tor men nc1rCornted there. and
who could not get out Co vote. Judg,
Long was knocked down by Sccuu
dino Romero, q young active man
ana who was sheriff of san MiRue
county ana supposed tu ho ON dutN
CO. sro that the election ana other
laws Wcr, enforced
Under date of January 20, 1879
NJ g. de- BaCa, a lifelong Republican
ui las Vegas, and cousin OF Ro'
nero. writes iu part
Misuse at Oftirr Charged
MIR Romero az one time was rlcTt
of the district court for the FOURTH
judicial district Of New Mexico. unt
he used this office in many ways Z,
annoy ana pcrHccutc men Nho did mol
believe as he aid politically and in
flucuCcd them to employ attorncyi
friendly Co him. while ne held IN,
office of sheriff of san Miguel count,
] he employed as deputies and lailcr
people of the lowest class, vN-Con
victs, and persons wholly unfit tu b,
trusted with these duties. one of hi
deputies. lpnriQuc Scnu, has hCatpi