The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-07-07

q.,.aNN osHssrosorsc 70 rHs rsaAlo
osh'a re, \. A., July 5.-Prac-
ticaliy every partisan democratic
~hewspap'r In the state haa now
printed a letter by United States
si".shni A. ". Hndspeth, democratic
..sncr me an appointee OF preaident
wilson, IA when Hudspoth charged
that state Land Commissioned Nell
son a., Field had shown pa~rtiniity TO
large mnd holders n large stock
sieWefa IA general. and to Lieutenant
N'"Vernor benjamin y. Pankey OF san.
"a re IN particular. In selecting and
oIieting Tor sale the state land tract
known as the Geraardt lease, con-
sung OF approximately T,S3g.ll acres
lylnf In SANTA re county.
hudspeth stated in his letter that
'he pasture was TO he sold IN u sin
gle large tract and that bidders must
hlu on all Of the land or none, thus
shutting u the small nan VINO
might desire to purchase a small tract
The tract was offered for sale at pub
Ne auction On the application OF GOV
efhor lankey, First publication OF
the sale notice occurred on May 80,
several weeks before the Hudspcth let
ter was written.
Lieutenant Governor Pankcy Is one
Of the most popular Republicans In
New Mexico. Land Commissioner
ltcld 10 also q strong Republican.
Both men led their ticket In the last
election bcitE elected By oyerwhelm-
ing malorit IS over the democratic
candidates.
' Lieutenant Governor Pankey has
been mentioned as a possible candt
date Tor governor In 1920. although
hc has stated definitely that he is not
IA candidate FOR the office. lie mas
also been mentioned as a possible re-
publican candidate Tor congress. Ian I
Commissioned Field, u is generally
conceded, will have the republican
nomination Tor reelection as land COM
missioner, 10 Do wants 1t.
With this fituation. Il was at once
charged hy republican party papers
that Hudspoth was making political
medicine and that the attaCk was an
effort TO break down two strong re-
publican clndidatcs
Hudspcth replied to this charge
with "a letter, printed in the Albuqu.r
que orninE Journal. b. which he de-
MED fatty that he had any political
motive whatever In making the at
tack on Pankcy and Field. lie said
ne was moN "a by the purest motives
only that ne ought to stop what he
believed to bee an improper practice In
the state lHnd department. and that
he was Inspired by a desire to protect
the small man from encroachments OF
the land barons. or words of similar
import.
Attack Scnt ont ny sclieman.
Hudspeth. who h. regarded among
democrats uS e strong party lcaatr nm
an ndrntt polit clan. who heretofore
has been most useful by l. cping n IN
background of active partisan confess.
appears TO have pulled a bone In
this particular Incident.
The Herald correspondent obtained
TODAY ihc following letter:
DEMOCRATIC STATE CEN
TRIAL COMMITTEE.
SANTA FE. y. NJ.
June 10. 1913
To the Democratic Newspapers
~ New Mexico;
We wish to call your atteu-
tinu 90 complaint ~ per clip
ping enclosed. which W. believe
is worthy NJ your careful cousid-
Grafton, and such comment rs you
feel Justified iu making
ARTHUR sELtGMAN.
Chairman.
Tho clipping referred tu was from a
Santa Fc paper u the same date with
the democratic ChHirmau's letter tud
the democratic c~hnirmnn's letters we %
prepared and dated 30 that they
reached democratic newspapers
throughout the state immediately az
ter the appearance q the original ub-
Hcatiou.
Tho time element In the Incident
indicates clearly that Hudspcth's let
ter was prepared as part 81 IL piece ~
partisan propaganda, planned la con
ference with Chairman Seligman, ami
those la santa Fe who ace familiar
with Sol gman's well known literary
style assert confidently h a Sclignian
and not Hudspcth. wrote the letter an
a.. ~ 800. .HAN D.. HtaHNa .HH.WH IA
Greet United states marshal permitted
himself 20 bp made the goat 10y sign
INK 10.
Iacts Ia the Ca~c.
just how lar Off United states Mar
yhaI Hudspcth permitted himself tu b.
led from the truth and from fair play
by the clever democratic chairman
appears to be Indicated boy the facts Ion
the ease of the ierhardt lease, which
arc briefly. as follows
Thc Gerhurdt-. alleged comulHin-
ants In the ease aud fnr whom iuds-
poth alleged hc wac speaking as the
Representative ~ oppressed ana de
fcnsrlezs men about To he wrunged,
have sub-Icisrd b pasture In uucs'
ton and are alleged. 10y those In a
puzition Co know 90 De- making "A
profit ON the lease over ana above
what they pHy the state. n ~ u.s.
serted Niut th'y have. 20 an visible
intent. gone out NJ The livestock hus.-
ness. thut In sublcasluE the state mus
turc. they get q revenue without effort
ana that they are, naturally reluctant
tu lot n Eo.
Lieutenant Governor ltnkev.s part
in tho incident came up originally SOW
craI months agu when he was ap-
preached bv Denver men who said
they believed thrv could locate some
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