The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-07-02

the territory 90 succeed utcro and
sent him out oith g'.. rai in=truc-
uons Go clean things ut rr'nan
WIS yrava Nisoross ami ronscieu
tious anu, ssrut' DO the haaliuA Of
righteousness al Washington, hc pro-
cccdod with % thorough job Of clean
ing. The methods used by Hager-
man made she Gold Dust celebrities
seem inefficient. The Republican
party, which by this time had mar
rowcd down 60 some hfty or sixty
men. and the voting machine re-
ferrod 90 above. faced "a crisis. Ha-
german was the crisis. Either he
or the all-powerful nfty bad TO get
out OF the picture. iiagorman was
popular with the people of all par
|rics. The ~ali-powerful fifty were
not popular with any party. some
thing had to be done.
a conspiracy Was Formed 10 prove
Hagerman an inefficient governor
anu to blacken his character, both in
public and private life. This conspif-
acy is said by those closest to MI.
Roosevelt Ia have deceived the
mighty exponent OF right at Wash
lngton. IL resulted in hlagermans
remove. from Office with a ferocious
brutality which suggested ms big
game hunter. There was big game
at stake at that time III ,ho shape
of delegates to "a national convention
which would nominate a candidate
Tor president II must have been
a brilliant conspiracy 10 have so ut
terly and co~nvincingly deceived the
great American who never let's a
technically stand In the way OF
right. Here In Now Mexico II looked
crude. not to say raw. The people
did not then and do not now under-
stand the grounds for removal. Al
the time, not knowing Of the decep-
ton which had been practiced ON the
president, the people condemned
Roosevelt in unmeasured terms IN
meetings on street %cornerc, in public
halls and around the hresides. a
meeting was held in Albuquerque
which no mar who was able to fight
his way into the hail VIII ever for
set,
But the crisis for the fifty had
passed. Hugerman. like Rodcy, had
been eliminated from New Mexico
politics. II is said hat Hagerman
was rendered the position of minister
10 Dahomey or some other position
VI distant political trust.
with this brief glimpse OF New
Mexico political history b old
Timers now yoicing "a demand for
Rodey and Hagcrman are familiar.
Their familiarity with Il rs the reason
| for the demand. It is recalled here
as Of possible Interest 90 many who
have become citizens since thes'
| events occurred. il Is Interesting {,
note thai the leadership when
brought about the elimination oil
Rodcy and HaBerman Is as dominant
In the Republican party IN this state
now as IL was then aud that the only
changes In the personnel of that
leadership are those which have been
caused boy the Great Ehminator The
machine and the system remain un-
changed. The ring is as competent
20 exclude any new Republican blood
now as IL was then. II is as able "a
control and manage its nominating
convention now with the same efh'
cheney which performed the miracle
for Mr.. Andrews In 1904. II hopes
10 control and manage the next state
Legislature with h same able hand
which managed the legislature Of
HaFermnn's time; which personally
conducted tho framing Of our consti'
tuition: which has evolved our highly
destructive system OF taxation and
our marvellous election law; which
erected the justly celebrated New
Mexico libel law; which handled tina.
legislature IN which the dramatic
Room ~ incident took eoond place
In interest only 10 tho election o
those brilliant statesmen now domi
mating the United states senate
Thomas Benton Catron and Aiberi
bacon Fall.
The ready response 10 Mr. Rodey'i
demand Tor a statewide primary h
which the rank and file Of Rcpubli
cans might have a voice In soleotni
the candidate; the hrmncss will
which that demand was turned dow
as 'impracticabie" would indicate
that there Is 20 be no change II
methods In the coming election foI
congress and the legislature. no.
dey's IL a voice crying ia the Repub
liean wilderness. He ~ oomfor
and announcement In his hattie viii
the bosses. Doubtless be will re
] ceiye II as the echoes roll westward