Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-01-07
POLITICAL POT BUBBLING
Politicians Gather at State Capital To
Feed the Fire And 10 Help
Mix Its Contents
Every Section Of State willing 10 b
Remembered When Governor
Makes Appointments


News from Santa Fe indicates thnt
the state Is well represented In capital
doings these days. While some men
tion Is occasionally made of work tint
the new legislature will undertake
Inost of the plotting. planning aud or'-
dieting has 10 do with gubernaforial
appointments to office. and all liscuS>-
ion apparently centers on tine qurStipn
of nppoimtees and the coming fight FOR
the speakership
The latter Is the contest In which
greatest interest is manifest. While
blanchard and I.ibernto Baca are both
candidates. il is fairly certain that the
speakership lies between Major Llsw-
ellyn and a. 4. Sedilla. with the odds
IN the formers favor MANY of the
wise ones think that. though he has
had the honor twice before. Llewellyn
will bc chosen. So that Sedila may con-
tinue as leader on the floor ~ thr
house.
Next to the speakership. IN point "
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the various appoinfiye offices. Two
men certain ~ appointment are. Fidel
Ortiz. to he warden Of the state pen-
itcntiary In place Of Tom Hughes. aI,l
Apolinio Sena Ia succeed Herbert
Mct;rnlh ns captain of mounted police.
Most interest centers about the posi-
iion of state highway engineer. held 1,y
James \. French since New Mexico
became II state. in which he has made
an enviable reputation for honesty,
ability and impartiality. II Chas.
Springer Is 'reappointed chairman OF
the state highway commission. Il Is
said that he will use his efforts to re-
tain French. because he considers
French the most capable man la the
state for the job. but II Is not certain
that Springer is to lie rcappomted. He
is credited. lik, French. with having
been II most efficient official. lie Isl
rich and can AFFORD 20 hold the posi-
tion aud he Is u good roads enthusiast
aud has been fair Ia all sections Of the
state IN making road appropriations
they all admit thiss
Leslie Gillctt is said to he the man
lending In the race for French's job III
French Is not renppointed, He is for
mef CHIEF of the field force Of the Uni
ted States land Office and was for
time field agent for the Toltec oil
company.
Another hot fight is for the job Of
state game warden. with Ted ROuanlt
as chief obstacle to all other candi-
dates. Tom Gable. formerly saloh,,
keeper at Dawson. Is determined to get
the appointment II he can. He was
game warden in 1910 and 1911. during
the last two years of the territorial re-.
gimc. Ills boast has always been that
he did much Ia stock the streams Of
New Mexico with trout The records !
show that he put S23,J0O trout into
the streams Of New Mexico In 1910 AT
u cost to the territory Of S2.520,22 and
that IN 1911 he put GS9.TlO trout into
the streams Of the territory al u cost Of
$2.S2O.20. His license fees turned into
the territorial treasury aS reported. .
show II total Of $7.7I5 met in 1910.
and SIPS (ncD the following year,
Trinidad e. DeBaca. who was game
warden from 1917 10 1916, inclusive .
put more trout into the streams Of thc
state each year than Gable did, at no /
cost to the state and ran the collections
up until IN 1915, he collected total of
$lI.320aO.
Ted Rouault, in the 10 months that /
he has been In office aS game warden
Cl9l7 aud i9lSl has collected in H.
cenSes and fees for the state, a total ~
over $42.OO0. During this time he has
also collected In fines alone total of
$1,000 for the state,
In 1917. Mr., Rouaull placed over u
million front IN the streams of New
MgXlco at no cost to the state and this
year ne put In over S000OO at no cost
tn the state lie was limited last year
because of the failure of the federal
trout hatcheries In Colorado.
James Baca., the present adjutant
general. hopes for reppointment he has
splendid record Of efficiency through
ont h,S service. especially in the matter
Of equipping the New Mexico national
guard aud getting il into federal serv-
ice. His strongest opponent Is Lieu
tenant Il II. Flamm back from Frame
with CroiX de Guerre. after bein;;
wounded and gasscd.
Gov. larrazolo has rcappolntei Miss
Clara OcSon as private secretary. She
served as private secretary to Governor
Lindsey. W. T.. Gortner Of Las Vegas,
who was expected Ia be private secre-
tary. will he given some other position. (
II is believed.
Altogether, 'tis a pretty kettle Of fish.
aud il Is hard TO say who will get the
choice morsels who will get the scraps
and bunes