New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1916-10-20
SANTA Re ALSO
HAS A GREAT
CAME HUNTER
SELIGMAN E M
CRATIC STATE CHAIRMAN
DESTROYED MANY WILD
ANIMALS IN 1910. NOW
DESTROYING POST MIST
RFSSFS' SAVINGS

Santa Fe, N. MA good laugl
has been turned on the Democratic
state organization for its silly anc
contemplate efforts to paint II. o
Bu~suU, Republican candidate for
governor, as a robber OF the county
wild animal bounty funds because he
ca>hcd many bounty warrants for
his friends and employees, since il
heramc known here that Santa FC
county records show that Arthur Sci
iauJu, Democratic state chairman
collected $3.50 ON wild animal boun.
tic, in the year 1910. His total
COLLECTIONS for the years 1908, 1910
1911 and 1913 were $2,723.
hat Arthur Seiigman is a mighty
hunter WAS a surprise to most peo-
pie, who feel that the Santa Fe coun-
tv disclosures, following the ludicrous
attc1upt of the Democratic state or
aauilation to discredit Bursum, have
added Il mirth-proyoking touch to
dive Not political campaign,
People have always associated Ar
thur Seljgman with politics, on one
bond, ard with ladies' cloaks and
,uit,. ON the other, yet the Demo-
cratic state chairman collected bonn-
tie on l49 fcrocious wolves for 1910
and ON 20 coyotes, five wild cats
and 'lrcc mountain liOrs.
THE brave fellow appears to have
done most OF his hunting in 1910.
In zoos there was one expedition,
ncttiu" $40 in bountics on two
woIvc, Apparently no hunting in
tooo IN, record showed a falling
oil from the banner year 1910, where
there were two instances Of the
killing ii % wolves in two days, and
except for $24 for ten coyotes and
two wild cats in 1918, there are no
bourtics collected by Seligman.
Seligman's Democratic state organ
ization, in its pcttiness, tried to make
il appear that there was irregularity
in Bursum's cashing of bounty war
ior friends in Socorro county.
As is well known to every citizen,
the practice OF individuals and mer-
chants cashing bounty warrants for
friends or patrons, as an accommodate
ton, and waiting until the county
funds are available to get the money
back is old-established and legiti-
mate. Most stores and banks will
bounty claims, which are signed
over to them, and collect their
money from the county later.
H. O. Bursum has cashed many
a bounty warrant for friends, neigh
bors and employees at face value.
He has done it as an accommodation
and has been content to wait Tor
his money until the county could
pay the warrants.
On the other hand, it is stated
on good authority that Arthur Selig-
man, the Democratic state chairman
who is making war on Bursum, al
ways exactcd a good percentage,
amounting to stiff interest, for his
accommodation i'll cashing bounty
warrants for people.
Now which appears in the more
lieht-H. o. Bursum n
Democratic Chairman Scligman with
his profit-takings from the bounty
rashine accommodation?
The record Of the bounty claims
collected IRON Santa lc county for
HE year lolO by Arthur Seligman
IS worth scrutiny. From the records
it appears that most Of the bounty
BROUGHT up and subsequently
by him were for wild amin
ais killed by one c. o. Hyer, who
must have been a mighty hunter
indeed, in 1910
The records show two claims each
for sos bounty on seven wolves
IN the same date, December IS,
.010. The records also show two
,laims each for a bounty on seven
wolves on the same date, December
5. 1910 The two claims for each
so similar as to suggest they
we're duplicates, were subsequently
collected by Arthur Seligman from
he county clerk.
Perhaps Seligman can explain why
wo claims for seven wolves each
,orc the same date? Why not one
lain for ID wolf bounties on each Of
he dates mentioned?
Dated December II. 1911, is a boun-
V claim collected from the county
" Sc''eman for 20 coyotes, five wild
ats. i0 wolves and three moutain
ions, amounting to $3.50.
Dated November p, 1910. is a boun-
v claim collected by Selicman for
o wolves, amounting to $3.50. These
claims Of the hunting expert.
Eyer, which Scligman had apparent
discounted and taken over.
The claim collecting activities of
.clirm1n and the marvellous hunting
{ HyCr do not appear in the Coun-