Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-02-05
RESENTMENT Has Been Pre-
pared by Private Parties and
District Attorney Will Be
Asked to Act,
l'lTTMANN H0TLY DENIES
THAT HE WILL PROCEED
Indications Are That Effort TO
Gust Official Is RetaIia-
ton for Proceedings Brought
Against Baca

taructaL nisrsfoa 10 anssaq lousAAl
Socorro. ~. 49, Fob a. That ma
steps have been taken or are Ia con-
temptation by District Attorney Ed.
ward =. riummn or any VI his 0sslst-
ANTS looking 10 the removal from OF.
flee of County school superintendent
Benjamin sanchez hut thai very
strenuous effort from unofficial
sources To compel such action will be
made at once, were the developments
tonight IN the Socorro county mud
die which arose when the district al-
iorncy recently filed proceedings to
remove A. h. nncn from The office Of
county assessor for alleged mnlfeas-
ance IN office
u became definitely known tonight
that an attorney of soeOrro who rs
not an offico-holder has prepared d
preaentmcnt charging superintendent
sanchez with having failed 20 comply
with the law hy reason Of the fact
that he has never tiel With the
proper authorities certificate as 20
his competency 20 rll' the position 10
which he was elected This present
ment Will be rendered tomorrow
morning "a Assistant District ATTORNEY
NJ, j Homics, who viii be asked 20
take official action looking to the re-
mcvnl OF Mr. sanchez from office
lf, az there is reason 20 hollcve wilt
be the case Ma Helmick should de-
cline 20 take action as fpQaesled, tha
attorney who prepared the statement
viii go direct 10 the court ana IN an
unofficial capacity viii cndeuyor to
get Judge N. e Meehem to take cog
n2ancc Of the Proceedings what ac.
zion the court viii take IN thr prem
iscs can not at this time bc forecDsted.
The journal yesterday received
from superintendent Sanchez q letter
requesting the source of the informn-
tiCn upon which the story Of TUESDAY
to the effect that District Attorney
Ttmann contemplated taking action
to remove him from office, was based,
From The tone Of Mr. sanchez letter
it was evident that the writer obs
tainod his first news Qf the matter
from the story I'm the Journal.
a red hot telegram was also received
nom District Attorney Tlttmann.
expressing profound surprise" Rt the
Journals story of Tuesday bitterly
dououncing The story as a fabrication
and declaring that the requirement
that tho county superintendent "
schools should rle certificate ~
competency had been repealed by ar-
ticle seven. section two. of the consti-
tuition of New MeNico AR Titimann
also paid his respects tn the journal
On manner ,hut plainly indicated his
anger and invited w. m language mora
foreihle than courteous, 90 consult him
i'm future when In search Of lnforma-
ton regarding his intentions us an Of
ical
Investigation by the Journal yes-
toriay developed the fact that the
story sent out Mondny nlght by its
soeorro correspondent vas accurate in
every substantial particular except as
TO the fact that the action eontemz
plated against superintendent SAM
chez was official in character or ema-
mated from anyone connected with
the office Of the district attorney, Tie
story was received In the journal Of.
flee on Monday nlRht al too late an
hour to permit of verifying IL by telc-
graphic of other communication with
Mr. ritimann or any Of his aubordl
Mates, ana 1853 the sources from which
the journal correspondent derived
his information were apparently relln-
BILE 10 was published as received
From other information ut hand.
there is every reason te believe that
The contemplated attempt 20 remove
superintendent, Sanchez ia simply
move in the queer political game thnt
is just now belng played IN Soeorro
,ountN ana is AN effort To retaliat-
upon District Attorney Tlttmann for
his action taken some time ago IA
proceedings to remove
County Assessor a, y. Haea from pf-
flee upon sensational charges of NAL
fcasancc Mf Tnlmann is a demo-
crat and County Assessor Baca is
II IS stated that the re-
publicans are ondoay0rlnE TO Hmhar
rasa the district attorney hy attempts
ing 10 remove superintendent SANCHEZ.
who Is democrat
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senate Confirms Colonel Ooelhals.
Washington Feb The nomina