The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1912-07-18
The Clovis News
rERMs oF snRscRIPrIoN
THAr YOU 80 KNOW

THAT YOU MAY KNOW
Doubtless some will be cur
ious to know why | was not re-
appointed Register of the u. S.
Land Office at Fort Sumner
and to those who are interested
i'm the subject I will state, first
that / made no particular ca
special effort to get the re-
appointment for the ns@ion
stated elsewhere in this issue
and did not appear before the
executive committee at Santa
re when it met to consider t4,
applicants for appointment t.
the various federal offices. One
reason for my apparent lack Oh
interest was because / had rt
ceived a letter from Commits
siOEer bennett of the General
Land Office stating that the
admission of New Mexico TO
the union did not in any man
rer effect the appointment of
Registers and Receivers or 9TH
er officers in that bureau. This
letter was written by Mr.. Den
rett on April 20, 1912 or five
days after President Taft is
sued the executive order declar-
ing the offices vacant. as
sumed, of course, that the chief
of my department was advised
and was governed accordingly
/ still believe bennett was right
and yet he was wrong.
However,, Notwithstanding
that l made no special effort
for reappointment as above
stated. / was the victim Of a
dirty and contemplate political
trick, purpOsely snarred ana
properly stung.
1t is to those who executed
this revengeful and underhand-
ed trick, against whom l feel
aggrieved, not because of the
failure to be again recommend
ed but because of the manner
in which it was done. The
members of that committee, or
the majority of them at least
were not aware that there was
any personal animosities being
brought into the matter but
that such is the cacse is con-
elusive. This to them would
come from an unexpected source
and they would not readily UNI
Gerstand the motive.
/ have reason to believe and
do believe that a former fielo
officer who boasts of his Irish
ancestry and revengeful dispo-
sition, had directly or Indirect
ly something to do with the
matter. He made no attempt to
conceal his feelings that he was
much aggrieved and the last
time / cOnverssed with him he
stated in substance that he
would get even, that ne had re-
Gently been in Washington and
there had taken opportunity to
show what ne termed revenge.
l made every apology within
my power, stating that l did
not intend to cast any reflection
upon him personally or upon
his efficiency, that the letter
was written with good intent
and proper motives-the pro-
lection of the settler and not
with the idea of doing any per
sonal injury to any one.
The letter was addressed to
Delegate Andrews, making an
appeal in behalf of the poor,
drouth stricken settler in hope
that something might be done
in the matter of further p%rOtec-
ton. Delegate Andrews called
on the department and took the
matter up with them, and the
aforesaid field officer was in
turn given some explicit in
StructiOns which accounts Tor
his anger and revengeful decla-
ratiOns.
Following is a copy of the
letter signed by Curren and Sal
aver, which stirred up the
hornets nest and had the Ill
innate effect now generally
known -
Fl. Sumner, N. NJ, May II, 1911.
Senator w. H. Andrews,
House of Representatives,
Washington, D.. c.
My Dear Senator -
We desire to call your atten-
ton to the fact that special
agents in the field service of the
General Land Office who have