The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-29
ANOTHER BACK-FIRE

n unusually vicious iastminute attack is being made by the seigman
advertising staff upon Judge George II Craig, chairman Of the repub-
district attorney. He will be reelected because his record throughout has
been one of digent service and faithful law enforcement. lie has n strong
foowlnE in union labor cnclcsa and friendships among the workers that date
rom NJ m when a ~ Il mechanic In the. santa Fe shops he won those
friendships by the san sterling qualities that have served to win him his
position as 2 leader IN the public ne OF the state.
N an effort principally 10 broak tho ranks Of Judge. Cralgs supporters
70 fastcn upon Judge Craig responsibility for the Gallup deportation case
The democratic advertising experts have been unfortunate in tm. as In most
u heir. more vicious tnroads upon truth
Kick back humber ono is found in the sworn statement of one II. H.
McTavsh t2t The chairman OF the grand Jury lat Gallup a a man
connected with IN. Gallup American Coal company, managed by John NJ.
The unfortunate part Of this statement Is that Il is a sworn statement;
because II puts Mr. MoTavRh in rather a bad light. The court records show
that M foreman II the grand Jury al Gallup TO which this affidavit man
IL n proprietor o. a trading store named Bickln, and that he is right
at this time. and has been throushout this. campaign a very active and
ardent supporter Of Richard H. Hanna, who h still running fort governor on
The other unfortunat feature Of this effort to make votcsa against Judge
Craig Is that the man directly responsible for the lack u action In the de-
crags superior officer in the states legal staff. Ills nam is Harry Patton.
and he Is running for the high office Of Judge Of the state supreme court.
ATTORNEY. General Patton, following a preliminary Investigation. into. the
and there made a thorough personal investigation. On September "a. 1917.
Attorney General Patton wrote to Judge crais in reply to a letter from
the district attorney, asking II anything further was to be done about the
be served to institute further proceedings against anyone 'ut this time or
to do anything that tend TO cause further excitement or bitter feeling"
however, Judge Craig, as district attorney, did present the. matter to the
grand Jury and witnesses appeared before the Jury IN tn 2Hh of November
fhe Official record shows tina A. y Hannet y Gallup as the first witness
and Robert u. Mcravish, The affidavit mar In Tho democratic advcrtaing
campaign, was the second witness In his affidavit MnTavish seeks to leave
tho Impression that no grand jury investigation ever occurred, when the
court record shows that he was the second witness called in such an inquiry.
Thus the attack on Judge Craig in this connection falls quite fiat The
connection OF that idol OF the Hanna-sehsman democracy, octaviano o.
Iarrazolo. is brought prominently into the public mind. In connection with
against Attorney General Patton. now candidate Patton; and n of Mr.
Iianlas ardent supporters Is assanied for the highest crime in the Hanna
Thcy are grand little chargers; the democratic iastinnutc shooters; but
they ire extremely wild .F..-t ..