El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-10
NJ DONALD TELLS
Of HIS RECORD
Governor of New Mexico AL
so AsSails Some of His
Political Enemies.
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er-have been doing when wasn't
Z looking.
HubbeII's and Bursum'S Records
Now. - a matter OF fact the coUsti-
3 tuition OF the state Of New Mexico
/ places the leasing and sale OF state
lands absolutely in the hands or the
: state land commissioner-and these
I men. regardless OF truth. honesty or
J decency, undertake 20 say that 7 have
{ had something TO do with the leasing
I or selling Of lands TO myself That
shows TO what extremities the desper-
+ ate may he driven. This man Huhbell
/ was removed from a county office by a
Reupollcan governor on account OF his
record. on that record he must stand
! and be judged today. II. o Bursum
was removed as a Republican as super
lntendent of the state penitentiary ~ 4
I Republican governor and upon that
record he must stand and be judged to-
day also
Bursum and Roads.
Mr.. Bursum has a record for build
ing roads In 1915 a law was passed
permitting a levy for certain roads. BY
the way Mr. BurSum is the undisputed.
undeniable boss OF Soccrro county he
has control Of the county Commission
CTS. which no one doubts He had 4
! levy made for what is known as the
Mogollon road. west Of MaEdalena TO
Moeollon- Up 10 date about seven
: built. al 2 cost of s2714524 or this
about 40 percent. SO. 1882. has been
spent in the Bursum store. the Rio
Grande Supply company, at Socorro. or
Of Socorro
Bursum,s Tax Record.
Vow ] want 10 read YOU Mr. Bur-
sum : tax record, because he IS the
, man. YOU know. who has the reputa-
ton OF having passed the wonderful
Bursum tax law. which was actually
drawn by Mr.. Hawkins and Mr. Spring
er- on september I, 1916. the Socorro
county tax rolls showed Mr. Bursum's
tax paying record for the past ten
years as follows
Year 1905. name could not be found
on the rolls. though ne might nave been
assessed, year 1906. same year 1897.
taxes 10 the amount of S722.01. as
sessed in precinct I. due and unpaid
on the roll, year 1905. taxes TO the
amount of S415-1S. assessed in pre-
cinct 1. due and unpaid on the roll:
year 1909. taxes to the amount OF
S942-37, assessed in precinct 1. due and
unpaid on the roll. year 1910. taxes
precinct I. due and unpaid on the roll:
year 1911. taxes to the amount II
S651-51. assessed in precinct 1. due
and unpaid on the roll. and prop
TO the amount Of S56e-0e. assessed in
precinct /. due and unpaid on the roll
and sold TO county October 18TH 1919:
year 1913. taxes 10 the amount OF
1904. 81. assessed in precinct !. due and
unpaid on the roll and sold TO county
October 18th. 1915; year 1919, taxes 10
the amount Of SSS-24. assessed in PEE
cinct I. paid taxes assessed TO Bur
sum company in district 1S- amounting
70 S49l. paid year 1915. taxes assessed
in the amount Of Ss@-l9 IN precinct
I. due and unpaid OF the roll Taxes
found assessed against the Bursum
company district that year, I'm the
amount s907.6o. OF which S455-95 was
marked paid on the roll
His Own Record
II challenge any man IN the state
Of New Mexico to show where the eL-
ecutive power OF this state since /
have been governor has ever in any
single instance 70 the slightest extent
been bartered in any manner, and why
Bursum made this statement I do not
understand except in the extremity 10
which he is now driven
Las Cruces Bank Affair.
You have seen it reported and al
most heard IL shouted from the house
tops that Mcdonald knew that the First
state bank was iusolvent: that he knew
that the capital stock was 100 percent
impaired That bank was examined by
Mr. Wooters in october. 1913 His COM
u,unicatfon showed net loss al that time
Se59eS12 Estimated losses are given
here in detail on that page de was the
bank examiner who examined TINS bank
As matter Of fact that was being dis
cussed. I believe. but II did not reacn
me very definitely until Reed Holman
wrote me a letter sending me copy
of another report which had been made
Of this bank Though had heard some
COMPLAINT when ] was IN Las cruces
one time that the travelling auditor vas
being unfair 10 this bank, but this hau
not been called especially 10 my atten-
ton. There was a lawsuit as unuei-
stand il between a bank IN Iucumcdri
- think I am correcU-aud the First
state Bank OF Las Cruces me district
Judge appointed M McCarty 10 exam
inc il and the travelling auditor depu-
-ized him to make an examination OF
mis- hank which was made in January
1914 Now ! am well aware OF the L&cl
that when the investigating committee
was here from the legislature Mr- Nc
t-ar-t Is reuOrted TO have SAID tlGt the
hank was insolvent when he examined
il and that he so reported 10 me- j ms
IS what he said tReferrinE TO the re-
portl Conservative estimate OF losses
loss in loans and discount Sl6-Ooo- o.
rerceut loss in account with FIRST state
bank OF Tucumcari- not considering SUIT
Of receiver. $4,000. total. SZ-uuv- me
surplus is impaired Sl6442O. expenses
in excess OF earnings Considering the
above / would suggest callinS a special
session Of the board Of directors 10 levy
an. assessment of 70 percent on the cap
ital stock. l am sure that tnere are
other losses in the loans Wnlch VIII
show up when these loans are examined
ID; connection with the board OF direc-
tors
HOIman's Report
Now this is the report upon which
they are basing that charge that there
was a $50 percent impairment that the
bank was iusolvent- and that / knew
il was insolvent- These reports were
available for auyOne-you cen look Tor
yourself Mr. Holman sent me letter
and ] think this copy OF that report II
was insolvent according to his idea of
things. because he wanted the state tp
close that bank he had suit for the
Tucumcari bank against the First state
bank. and il II had been in the in
solvent condition as he said ne thought
IL was and he could have made a show
ing that il was insoivent. he could nave
put il ia the hands Of receiver. but
he rad this special examination made
for the court. and he never asked for
receiver because he felt within himself
that IL was not justified. and that IS
the truth about it
His Visit TO the Bank.
Il did come down here with the tray
cling auditor 1 said TO him. We had
better 20 down there. there is good
deal of controversy about this thing,
call meeting of the board of directors
and take this matter up and present 70
to them and tell them what YOU want
10 ZANE dnrr-u here