Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-08
Ex-Governor ArraignS Former
President For Turning Terri
tory Over to Gang Control
Running G, 0, P, Rule,
ACTED CHEAP POLITICIAN
Is UNQUALIFIED CHARGE
Pictures the Colonel as Utterly
Without Principle, a Man
Whom 1t Would Be National
Calamity to Elect Again,


In special dlspatch To lhe 20
Angeles examiner from hiNeIsiue N'sis,,'i',
~, u"'r -, >-a,,, Novtco
80 49,. . i,,lia,I rrhaodora poosevelt
=, ~ . - -, l,,,a,.te,t,, ,,, in discussina
IN ,iti,..', - oe,,Iitior, f. tho new state
poll'ic"l Voiiu' .' '.iIi'o s.-,,'a..I.' - ~
i,,dtrtnnent of Theodore Roose-
A i''u', ~t,ir,, naliticia1 v,itbour
Ne!t as :" ~ i,lp,.onoa 70 his nledged
pi pm 'li1 ii,ir Ia ~ as diractl, resnonsihle tor
/" VI ~ -. doenat 1f ,e,,nhlicans m
Wv arI,i,S ~ rer.nt election
~" I,eN,, ~ - tl,da,, h,. Herbert +
,,',i,,A,, aovernor of New Mexico
7onc a.
J." ..r,1,'.a,,'it aotaa t1o cbean Doli-
i.oo9er ,,'.,.,..l - s,i,, tha form.r
uNl'ii y" - =. stnd1,ipg irr,-
.,,a+I,,ds r., Iva ,tsed in MIS- thou
50, -, ~ III o,.chard in Ney Mex
-. na,t, l.. nou, navine The
lOo, - - ~ bpasa,.ait,' ~ dishnnpsr9 and
pgH'i '''ssSa'',Io,. ~ tha of ,,ratt-
anJeo S"'i - L. - baya controIIeo
~ Nil9 - ,,,ho ,lere biIt a few
- - iclIed a,lt h,[the neople
- ',t ,a'd,,.shtn
"'iu' q -. no,, no
Po'h , " ,e paoca,icIt,s 70 CIV. efforts
,""'' ,t''' i,,,iontion for tho pres-
10 Eaiii 'ne h'''''i's'''
calamity 10 El'ct T. Il.
81 am convinced that II "uuid nc q
calamity TO again seai as neau ol i 'i'l'
nation . man as deVolu ot rig stteo US
ness ana Fairness as IheouoIe iN"oN,
Welt The people ol New mexico hioW
well ms actions IN thelf allall9; "n''
the sweeping victory "l Olt
Gratis was que 10 the IotteHHesa ~
stalled again in New Mexico aiter l.
as governor, had ousted H. c
Roosevelt made me governor NV
years ago. | was not IN any sense "
politician. was recommended ny
the then secretary OF the llteIlol ,
Ethan Allen lillthcuCk, VINO hhN"
me we'll Roosevelt tod me ne CAV
me free hand, ana wanted me ="
end the regime OF offuplloh' %
thieNery of lneitlclencN, Whlch eAls'-
ed in New Mexico proceeded 10
take him at his word IeliloNe @ eu
from the headshlp oI the pelltehlidlS
II. O. Bursum' chairman OF the re-
publican central committee of the ter
Htory.
Il investigated Bursum ; conuuu'
Of the prison and he restored $o,Ouo
To the treasury. ! put out other o.
flee holders. seeking only TO MAKE ny
government forces adequate to thelr
task.
stopped Poiiticai i'afdoh7'
II found that in the previous eight
wears Bursum and his friends had
pardoned fortv-one murderers ana
shortened the terms of forty-tive oth-
ers. | found that the pardons ana
oommutations hinged on politics.
put stop to that
The president had SAID To me th"t
"a bad gang controlled the territory.
was to clean them out. Ihey were
as vicious and lawless group as
might be found anywhere. To name
them would be to call the roll of the
then leading republicans IN power a.
that date. who are now down ana out
uy the recall of the people.
"A prominent politician there ~
Bur Andrews, delegate To congress
who was sent there by the Quay Jop-
berry machine to run the territory ana
ultimately be senator. His chances
now are those of the proNerblal
SNOWFALL. Bursum and his mob De
icrmined to get me. They did
Roosevelt removed me.
Il was at outs with the repubii-
can party" said Hagerman. False
and cgregious charges were made
against me. | was given no oppor-
tunity To defend myself. Frank
Hitchcock. now postmaster gener L
thought | was not in touch WIN
THINGS and that the party might
suffer
Gang Restored To Power.
Every promise made by Roosevelt
M my choosing. every standard up
held bv him as to my conduct. We're
sarrificed To apparent party necessi-
tatcs The territory was turned back
ts In. ruthless gang. in the belief that
DO could be shaped up for Roosevclts
use
The very men | had kicked out