Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-22
Republican State Executive
Committee Wrestles With
Problem of Selecting Men
Worthy of Endorsements.
PRESENT INCUMBENTs
HAVE NO CINCH ON JOBS
Claimed Taft Promised TO APP
point Secundino Romero as
Marshal and to Follow Or
ganizatiOn's Recommends
tions.
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Especial Telegram tO Evening IIcTaid.l
Santa Fe. n. A., April 2s.--with tho
exception Of tho postoflicea there are
not many federal JOBS at the disposal
OF tho Republican executive commit
tee which met here az three o'clock
today for the avowed purpose oe its
endorsement for these appointments
TO stniWnrt Republicans. Nearly all
Of the big and influential Jobs are
ililed already hy recognized party men
or the organization has already made
recommendations which are now la
the hands OF President Taft.
ono OF the biggest the United
states marshaiship, has been given 10
Secundino Romero 80 FAR as the state
committee can do Il. Members OF the
committee here today say that tney
have recent assurances from the pres-
ldcnt that Mr.. Romero Will be ape
pointed soon. His name. however.
has been withheld for nearly three
months by the president, ana a fight
may DC made when the appointment
comes up for confirmation In the SEN
ate.
Manuel H. otero has been nominate
ed By the president for collector OF
Internal revenue.
stephen u. Davis. Jr., II now the
United states district attorney. ana
Herbert Clark, secretary Of the Re-
I publican state committed. and T.. ~.
4 Moore. both ot8anination men, are his
assistants.
The federal iudgeshlp IL In possess
! sion OF Judge w n. Pope, a friend OF
( President Taft, and Harry r. Lee, an
other organization man, has the clerk
ship. II ~ needless TO say no changes
are expected IN any Of these posidons.
The only Jobs Of consequence re-
naming untitled BY party men, or men
So considered BY the committee, are
some OF the land oflice Jobs and the
attornoyshlp for the Pueblo Indians.
These are considered desirable posi-
tions and carry numerous subappOint-
ments that viii a. @ Republicans
But there u prolific material In the
state postoiiieess there being ahaut six
hundred and nifty appointment on
which the eomnlittee eKpecE tu pass.
Many present incumn nents viii be rec-
Cmmended for rerappointment ana
there will also be numerous changes.
II Is understood that those pOstmas-
ters named under the old Andrews
machine, with but few exceptions. are
slated % go.
Among the larger Offices the one nc
santa Fe Will probably be the first
% change. r.. G. Burke, the present
Incumbent. IL making a hard light 20
retain the place, while n G.. Winters.
q local grocery man, is being crowded
for the place. Members of the come
mlftee would not say what they In
tended 10 do In Las Vegas. Albuquer-
que and Roswell
The eommlttee is IN receipt of near
" Ave hundred letters, teiegfama ana
petitions from office holders. candi-
dates and their friends
II Is asserted hy several members az
the committed that the question uf
who viii hold the federal offices la
New Mexico viii absolutely be decided
today. ON the other hand. there are
committee men who deny that the
purpose of the meeting iH to pass up
on the qualifications ut office seekers
other than in a Rcneral way. and who
assert that the gathering Il called for
the purpose ~ pprfectlng party organ
ization for the approaching proslden-
tial campaign.
Tho land Once positions. conoern-
ing which there Is considerable apecu-
lation, are as follows:
Register and receiver az santa Fe.
~ r. Otcro and Major r.. Muller IE
Is said both of the gentlemen viii ilke-
ly Do retired.
Register and receiver, clayton dis
triet. ~. W. FOX and j. @. Gonzales.
Reslsler and receiver at TucumeaFl,
r. A. Prentisa and n. v. Gallegos.
Register and receiver az Fort sum-
ner, A. p. curren and Enrique salaa
gar.
Register and receiver al Las Cru-
oes, Jose Gonzales and r. n. Sims.
Register and recalver at Roswell,
! Harold Hurd Rnd +. &. Tilioss0n.
There are numerous candidates for
J an OF these positions and the commit
toe viii be called upon TO take action
/ on them today.
Chaa p. Downs. a member OF the
house, from Otefo county, ia being
( urged for the position held BY Nr r..
u. Sims at Las Cruces.
The members Of the executive com-
, m.tteo Of whom an are present here
today, with one or two exceptions are
aH follows.
First district, Jose y. sena.
II Second district, Edward a. Mann
Third district, IA. ~. Holt.
Fourth district. Chas A. SpioG
Fifth district, Nathan Jana.
Sixth district. X. y, 3arnea.
seventh district, a. q. Mech0m.
4 Eighth district. Charles springer
a The offeerV 0f the COMMITTEES are
{ Chairman NeAcoslaa JNramillo. Treas
! uror solomon Luna. Secretary Her
: bert W. Clark, all 90 whom are pres-
) emit
There ls 4 fumor current today.
4 which up 60 this time has no author
q itative confirmation. that Chairmar
4 Jhramlllo may resign. Members ol
. the commitlee declared that they had
= received no inumatlou % such intend.
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