Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-10-29
Politicians of High and Low
Degree Went to Secretary
Of Central Committee for
Advice,
KIND REGARDS SENT
TO THE PLUNDERBUND'
mice Letter" Is Sent to Be
Read to Woman Home
steader While Another Re-
veaIS Facts in Hearing,

,..,,,,, eossespoNotHeE TO MORNING JOURNAL
oonta Ne oct. 2S.-"Dear Charley,
urote well known republican poll
tician 10 Charles V. Stafford in july
too7 1--WE are all proud of your re-
nort in the Bursum matter here, ana
whole lot prouder of the native ac-
oonntants You shall be president
some day. It reads right, and we
know it is right.
BLANK has returned from his wec-
ding tower, the letter concludes,
"and Joins me in regards to yoursel
and the plunderbund."
The name signed to this letter is
tbat of former member of the
bonse of representatives of New Mex
leo and an active republican pollu-
clan who has since moved OUTSIDE
the state,
This letter is only one of a large
number found in an old file by a
democrat in Santa Fe the other day
which furnish an Illuminating exam
ple Of how things were done in New
Mexico in former days when the old
republican ring was in complete con-
troll in New Mexico and governed the
state according to the humors of the
men who cumncsed 1t Tho p'otA
important Of these letters, relating to
matters in which certain republican
candidates foc office at the next cleo
tIon were involved, have been bun
died up and sent to Denver to be pho
tographed and pot in plate Tor pub
licaton before elcCtion-for no
chances are being taken or their dis
appearance. Those that remain in
Santa Fe, however, abound in hu-
man interest and bristle with that
sort of humor that helps to make poll
ties the fascinating game that it is.
All Went to Stafford.
Many of the original letters dis
covered in the file were written to
Charles " Stafford during the period
that he was secretary of the repub-
lican state central committee. and
without exception they are either from
politicians regarding the conduct OF
party matters or from citizens not
actively in politics but desiring aic
and comfort from the organization
AS an official who was part and par
Gel Of the machine at that time Mr.
Stafford was much in demand. Nearly
all of his correspondents addressed
him as Dear Charley" and discuss
ed political matters of a most init
mate nature with him with engaging
trankness.
For example, pinned together il
0ne of the flaps of the file were founC
three letters. one of them was from
Land Commissioner Fred bennett L
The then delegate in congress from
New Mexico, and related to a con
test over an entry on gOVernmen
lani by a woman in this state. At
'ached to this is a letter from the
olIeRate to "DcI Mr.. Stafford l.
which the delegate declares: Il hav'
mad the matter up with the depart
ment and feel quite hopeful of favor
able action Attached to these tW'
Is sun another letter from the dele
gate to Dear Charlie" which read
as follows:
The enclosure from the commits
Aoner of the general land office will
explain itself You will note it i
q very bad letter and would hurt b.
showing it to the party. The hearing
however, is to be called after eleC
s'oh and l enclose you a nice lette
you can read to Mrs. r." This let
yer bears the same date as the mic
Ie'ier' to which it refers.
Trouble in san Miguel.
from the copy of letter write
oy MT Stafford to Governor curry
louhd IN the letter-impression book,
appears that trouble had been brew
enlg IN San Miguel county, but MI
"auord was hopeful that everythin
"oqiu come out right in the end.
Spless, he wrote. as doing an
van continue to do effective work. H
teihng his friends that in case Q
s'o'ehood he will be a candidate TO
eonsIess from the northern distric
IIud Is asking all those that helpe
Kun IN his candidacy for delegate
1oG 1o,p nlm now by staying with tn
III the same letter reference is mad
Sg me inability of a we'll known Sa
suel republican to give any assist
t aee because his Indebtedness to tn
bonNs is such that / don't see ho'
y can borrow more money, and time