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

the nomination, but II not ont in the
open. su Tar az known.
Charges Regarding Romero.
The charges. briefly are that Ro-
Nero is q notorious ruffiuu. whom |
the president twice refused 90 op- |
point. and that his nomination rec |
suited from deal made at chicago |
boy which Romero's cousin. % delegate /
instructed for Roosevelt switched 60 |
Tau, making his flop conditional |
upon Romcru's appointment. that |
the president last January had before |
him aifidu,its detrimental 60 Ho- |
Nero ana at that time refused to up- !
point him. that as sheriff OF san Mi |
guel county Romero assaulted Judge /
Long. q man ~ years old. that h' |
surrounded himself with deputy |
shcrlffs. who were mcr" thugs oud [
aided in ussauItiuE Democrats 90 /
election time.
The whole cusp has been uhrashod {
uut before the senate judiciary com /
mittco which has agreed Go report /
the nomination favorsbly, having /
come Co the conclusion that the fight I
ou Romero BE- wholly political, being /
lostcrcd by his Democratic opponents /
and aided aud abotted boy Representa-. !
tive Curry, Roosevelt supporter /
Lies" says senator Tatron.
"1'his whole thiuE is the worst arr |
ranged lot of unmitiguted lies I ever /
SAW" said Senator Catrou at the |
white House to-day In the tirst ,
place. Representative curry and I
every body elise knows that there ncv- I
cr was any agreement Go divide the /
Ncw Mexico delegation between Tart |
and Roosevelt TAFT carried the stat" |
aud had an the delegates but one |
Representative Curry The vote stood j
seven 90 one for TAFT from the time !
the state convention was held until |
the Chicago one ended. The worst |
lie ct an rs that Homeros cousin. |
Federico chavez. shifted his Nut" al /
chicago from Roosevelt 20 TAFT on |
condition that Romero should 10"
mad, marshal
chavez was an open T1u man !
from the start ir New MoNicu and dr-
icutrd Ru0srycll man Tor dolcgli" !
du not Gaze what Representative |
curry has said as tu uu agreement Co /
divide the delegation -four and four
aud that Chavez was To- nave uccu
one at the men voting Tor Roosevelt |
Mr. curry Kept talking that sort Of
thing In tho hope there would b." an
agreement. but no such arrange
mcnt was ever made by anybody
Romero Defended.
AS To- Romero. ne is an educated
gentleman. honest. capable and
standing high In Sew Mexico. lie Vs.
however. pretty firm and not liable
to permit himself to bo imposed upon.
tie Was clerk OF the United States dis
trirt court there for thirteen years
aud sheriff Of san Miguel county a
year ana q half As sheriff he found
Judge Long Democrat, In the lail
taking list ct prisoners, the Demo
Gratis having charged that men were
In the ian on trumpcd-up charges.
This was ON election day in iaii
Romero asked Judge longs husi-
ness and invited him 10 leave the Jail
Romero objected to Judge LONG be-
ing there. taking the position that hc
was interfering Upon Longs rctus-
mg Co leave Romero put him out ON
,he sidewalk Romero claims that
Long cursed him and applied such
an offensive rpithot that the sheriff
slapped the unwrloomo visitor while
standing uu the sidewalk
can, u Political PLAY.
Anybody can A,, that this WRu!'
thiug o. political play ON the part
OF the Democrats ana that there h
nothing bat politics Boa b. lHrr" ir'
uu hotter man in N'w M'Ntr" man
lsumpo. u IS not true that President
Tau twice, ur even once before ft.
fused tu appoint Romero ct ihr'
thor, was guy deal OF amy KIND. u is'
true. though, that Representative
curry Is ON record before tho senate
committee as having heartily Indoors
cd gumoro for M, appointment ana
ts having urged him for the place
ON number of occasions senator
fall aud myself also Endorsed Roc
moro. and We did $50 ON tho ground
that hc is fit man