Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-02-28

paper work in the east and came on
tC New Mexico in November, 1909
met Andrews in Albuquerque, and il
December, 1909, came up to Santa Fe
Andrews suggesting that Dunno Nigh
be made postmaster in the capitol
Dunno said he began work in Santa
Fe by getting out a special edition
and that the work was very profitable
He said he received letters from An
drews and Dwight saying they Were
going to work to have President Taf
appoint Dunno in the land Office al
$4,000 per year. The witness told how
he sat at the telegraph desk in the
New Mexican office watching for {
dispatch with his name in it. There
was much laughter at the picture
drawn by the newspaperman.
Mr.. Dunno then described his dis
appointment at finding he had not
been appointed.
Mrs. G. F. McNitt's report of the re-
mainder of Mr.. Dunne's testimony
follows:
A V6RBA I'M REPORT.
By Mr.. Dunno:
was, Gentlement, l was disap
pointed. | felt that Mr.. Dwight, be
ing the whip of the house and man
whom Mr.. Andrews told me was third
only, or was the third most important
man in the Republican party, being
leXt to Taft and Cannon in power,
thought my friend Mr. Dwight, who
had encouraged me to make this
journey of two thousand miles to the
great southwest, would have been
able to land an appointment and the
fact had not lived here long did MOI
seem to make it impossible for such
an appointment, as my family had liv'
ed here nearly, or over third of a
century. felt qualified for the position
had been many years in newspaper
work. AS a sort of relief of my dis
appointment letter came from Will
liam Fl. Andrews, delegate of New
Mexico, stating that he was unable to
get the position that he wished for
me although John Dwight and he had
worked hard and, think he said, had
called on the secretary of the interior
to land it but that Solomon Luna, who
vas then as you remember national
committeeman from New Mexico, had
/ PROMISED the position to Mr.. Miller,
and had held out for it but Mr.. An.
drews stated, I'VE have arranged to
have you appointed oil inspector Of
New Mexico at a salary of two thou
sand five hundred dollars year. 1t
is true the work | had done when i
first came to Santa Fe netted me over
3 hundred dollars week. but it was
more or less hazardous one could not
he sure of making five or six thousand
Collars a year and would have been
content to take, say, half that amount,
twenty-five hundred or three thousand
a year and stay in this charming city.
was not exactly familiar with the
work required by the position Of oil
mean as to what my work
would be, but learned this in news
paper work; that many lines of work
can be followed by newspaper man
ii he will diligently inquire into the
requirements and sedulously work to
fill them. l have seen newspaper men
appointed to take positions and fill
them; thought although l was not
a great chemist might fulfill the du-
Ties of oil inspector. | thought
might fulfill them as well II not bet.
lei than Mr.. Malaquias Martinez who,
was Informed, was then oil inspector
because l was living in Santa Fe ami
Mr.. Martinez was living in Taos and
could attend to the duties daily with
1ut making long trips by wagon and
Iiresome journeys over the d. & r. e.
awaited the appointment of oil in
:pector. Mr.. Andrews then wrote mo
hat he thought it would be made
" hen Governor Mills took his seat,
which |, as a newspaper mar, under
stood TO be some time in March.
HE SAW NO JOB.
| continued my work as city editor
u the New Mexican. | saw Gov.
,rnor Mills when he came here, I at.
ended his reception, shook his hand, !
out ! didn't see the appointment of
ii inspector. Uaughter) l went
,ver to the reception at the executive
mansion.
By Mr.. Llewellyn l think there is /
good deal of this-if the committee T
'on't object it is good, I want it to go |
N, just go on and tell it his own way;
reads like romance. 1t is good. If /
here is no objection, of course, un-
SIS Mr.. Rogers objects, of course,
here is lot of this-anything that
e thought
BY Mr.. Dunno: l will become very
oncise in few moments.
By Mr. Llewellyn: Just tell it, un-
ess the committee objects, you tell
just as elaborately as you wish. 1t
interesting isn't it Mr.. Rogers?