Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-01-15
NEW COLLECTOR OF
INTE RNAL REVENUE
PHOENIX MAN
lewis r Carpenter Assistant
Attorney General Of Arizona
VIII Be Named by PresI-
dent 1t Is Announced


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Ph0onIN Ariz, Jan. lf- Assistant
Attorney General LOWS ~ Carpenter
80 ms city wit be me peS collector
of internal revenue for tho district
that comprises Sow Mcxlco and Ari-
zoha according "a information receive
tea mere from WASHINGTON Tho Of
flee Tor the district which has here
tofure been located n Santa re- WIN
NE removed ~ Albuquerque on phoe-
mis- The present collector is Manuel
f.. Otero, republican. who was APP
pointed DIV President Taft
ia order to accept the federal posi-
lion which has heen rendered him
without solicitation on hls part MI.
Carpenter win nave to resign bits poe
ifitlon as assistant attorney general
Judge Carpenter is comparatively "a
recent addition 20 Die democratic
ranks in Arizona Tie oame 10 this
state from his fomo 40 Tcxas shortly
before statehood and having been a
I lifelong democrat at once plunged
( into The campaign ana made speeches
+ in various porliOns of Arizona in sup
lp0ri OF the democratic ticket. When
Pie democratic ticket rode into office,
Judge carpenter was supplied with
the position of special assistant attor-
meg general 10 practice before the cor
pUratiou commission This ne did
very successfully When the appoint
ment of Is federal judge came un
Judge Carpenter WIS prominently
mentioned in connection with the poe
Mtion but failed 60 land
n seemed that De had dropped an
Inspirations 10 De- % federal office
holder aud was quietly continuing ihe
practice Of law, and he has buIlt up
IQuite "a 0rge clientele, when like a
bolt from the blue, but pleasant one
at that came an Inquiry from WASH
llngton asking him if hc would con.
sIler the appointment of collector %
internal revenue for This district as
Secretary 81 the Treasury Wullaui Me-
Adoo ngstet The Importance If tho
/ position. and ihe duties that would
lcome up under ma new income tax
, law, demanded tho sewlces of "a law
/ ger of experience Judge Carpenter
sisnifcd hls Willingness to accept th,
position if rendered aud yesterday re
Icelved Information that he would IN
ian likelihood bc appointed m ihc ve2
/ nftr future. as Both Ar'g1nas sana
Itma and the secretary were agreed
judge Carpenter bad MOI even beer
mentioned ion the position among Oh,
democratic politicians of tne state
/ Tho names more prominently mon.
toned I'm connection with thc ofur
We're Ed shaw J. w. Wolpe, j. j.
Neesan % Globe. and others in tac'
SOME tmc back upon returning from
|a tfip east Ed Shaw w0a greeted BIS
his many friends hero a. tho nest coli
] lecter with aH This known ID em
be- seen that tho probable appoint
mont Of the former Tosaa lawyer cam.
as tho ereoitN surprise possible
Prior "a coming 90 Arizona Levi,
/ e. Carpenter Was prominent IN dem.
/ ocmtic circles 100 Texas, whore hc ha.
been always known os a Progressive,
democrat For several terms he WIZ.
district attorney of DTS county Sine,
looming here Dos has lost none 81 he
advanced bollels aud early announced
+ himself as supporter far Woodrow
Wilson for pre- Iacnt even before ia,
primaries fOr iolenates to Tine conNcn
( tolu al Baltimore were held,