Las Vegas optic., 1912-01-27
WARDEN TOLEAVE
PENITENTIARY
FEBRUARY 10
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED YEsTER-
DAY BY GOVERNOR MCDONALD;
NO SUCCESSOR NAMED.

Santa Fe, N. NJ, Jan. Ex-Governor
Mcdonald has accepted the resigna
tiono Cleofes Romero as warden ol
the state penitentiary to go into eff
feet on February is. The governor is
not yet ready to announce the ap
pointment of successor. Unexpected
opposition has developed within demo.
cratic party ranks to the appoint
ment of City Clerk J. B. McManus OF
Albuquerque to the position. Govern.
or Mcdonald expects to devote con-
siderable personal attention to affairs
at the penitentiary and may make
daily visits to the penal institution
for some time in order to post himself
fully and to keep in close tbuch with
every detail of management Gov
ernor Mcdonald has been in close coil
sultation with A. H. Hudspeth of
White Oaks, who arrived yesterday,
in regard to matters of state but there
is no announcement as yet as to ap-
pointments or on other matters in
which all the people are particularly
interested.
Governor Mcdonald has not called
for further designations and no ap-
pointments have been made. The
only reason for making appointments
at this time, the governor says, is to
have them out of the way before the
Legislature meets at which time he
will be very busy with the press of
Legislative business. 1t is understood
that several appointees have been
definitely decided upon.
While the new governor is not ac-
lively engaged in state business
Is making study of the needs of
the various departments of govern
ment with a view to making them
more efficient. "Give the people
what they pay for" is his motto, and
he intends to make every state Office
productive of good to the people.
The mounted police will receive his
early attention, he says. While the
county sheriffs are not lacking in
ability they have not the organization
and discipline and therefore not the
efficiency of the state mounted police.
The latter organization has with it's
limited numbers proved its gr
worth in the suppression of crime
its numbers and powers will undoubt.
edly be increased if the recommends
tions of Governor Mcdonald are acted
upon by the legislature.
1T is not fighting men we need
said Captain Fred Fornoff in an in
terview with the governor, 'it is men
with the intelligence and ability to
ferret out crime. I can hire fighters
for $40 a month, but we need the
service of those with the training
which comes of thorough education. .
Delegation after delegation comes
nto the Office of the governor and in
errupts his work, which at this time |
s very heavy. His mail has piled up |
IN his desk to the extent that it will
axe days to handle it, and this to-
'ether with the office seeker, keeps
he new chief executive tied down to
outline work.
Blake Franklin Resigns.
Blake Franklin, formerly of Santa
e. has resigned as law officer in the
'orest service and will go to Los An
eles on February 8, to practice law
nd as attorney for an insurance com.
any.
Treasurer's Receipts.
The following sum of money was ,
'ceived yesterday in the Office of the =
ate treasurer, o. N. Marion: Jack /,
IN Agee, treasurer of Grant county.
,64.9S.
School Directors.
The office of the superintendent of :
lblic instruction is in receipt of
any letters of inquiry as to the .
atus of school directors whose terms .
pire in April. The department de- :
res to say that there win be no de- =
rture from the old law which will
in force until next September, and l'
at one term expires and two hold p
er as usual. o.
Supreme Court. 50
The state supreme court met this u
'ernoon, but Immediately took a re-
IS until 10 O'Clock Monday morning. st
e decision in the o. L. Owen con. W
Vt was expected some time today.
the opinion was not finished late d
the afternoon and the adjourn ci
mt was taken to allow time for the In
Irt to complete its work. tr
Corporation Filing.
rhe Ernestine Mining company
ID a certificate designating its
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