Deming graphic., 1921-07-26
NO BREAK IN REPUBLICAN
RANKS OVER APPOINTMENTS

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Interest in party and factional
differences has been revived in New
Mexico by the nomination by presid-
ent Harding of Secundino Romero
as United States marshal for New
Mexico.
Romero, called by the democrats
the republican boss" of San Miguel
county. is declared to have been the
candidate OF United States Senator
II. o. Bursum.
Some of those that were opposed
to Mr.. Romero for either party or
.ictl0nal reasons are processing sur
prise that the nomination was Sc
cured by Senator Bursum with ap-
parently no great difficulty.
The choice for federal marshal
ship was considered to lie between
Romero and Manuel 0tero of Albu-
querque. Otero was supposed 10
have the active support OF Secreary
of the Interior A. B. Fall. There
was even some gossip To The effect
that Secretary Fall had effectively
blocked Mr.. Bursum in putting
acrOs the nomination of Romero.
but this seems 10 hive been errOne-
Gus.
Romero is credited with having
had considerable TO do with the
election OF Governor NJ. C. Mechem,
which would not be unnatural con-
sidering his personal influence.
Democratic leaders go much fur
.1her, however, asserting that Ro-
Imero deprived Governor LarrazOlo
bf the denomination at the republ-
can state convention at Albuqucr-
que last summer, thus clearing the
of Mr.. Mechem. They recall that
way for the nomination and victory
Romero first delivered speech
lstigmalizing Governor LarrazOlO as
"a foreigner and appealing TO the
'Spanish-American voters TO defeat
,him, and then delivered the San Mi
Iguel delegation for Mechem.
Although political enemies of the
new L. 5. marshal have not been
SLOW to predict a split in the repub-
lican ranks as a result ofthis appoint
'ment, definite signs Of revolt are moi
CONSPICUOUS.
On the contrary, so-called indie
pendent republican faction in San
Miguel count is now declared to
have lined up with the regular ele-
ment. Describing a mass meeting
a few days ago, the Las Vegas Optic
says the movement was completely
obliterated.
ut is evident" says the Optic"
that The backbone of the effort TO
carry The Independent republicans
of San Miguel county to The democ-
rratic camp is doomed TO die in its
incipient stage"
The Santa Fe New Mexican finds
this figure Of speech rather startling
THE spectacle of an incipienl
backbone dying ought to he a sad
one"
4, BY way OF contrast TO the tempest
Kicked up by The nomination of Ro-
nero, everybody seems TO be accept
ed complacently the nomination of
George Craig as United States Dis
trict attorney. Mr.. Craig is n staunch
republican, Of course, but even the
democratic chieftains remind their
cohorts that Mr.. Craig is personally
popular and has clean record.
Nor is there any noticeable COM
plaint concerning the appointment
of Col. r. T.. Twitchcll as assistant
to the attorney general. Democrats
point out that the the nomination is
i'm recognition of Col TwitChells
services in raising the campign fund
in New Mexico last fall.
He will have headquarters in New
Mexico and will have jurisdiction
over litigation affecting Indian prop
erty and irrigation rights and simi-
lar matters in New Mexico, Arizona,
Utah. Nevada, and California; mat
ters in which his studies of south
western Indians for many years and
his knowledge of irrigation will also
stand him in good stead, his friends
say, and make him highly useful
both 10 those whose property rights
are affected and 10 the government