Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1901-01-19
LEGISLATIVE
POINTERS

1t looks as if it would be j. Franclsc
Chaves, president Of the council TO
the sixth time. No better selection
could be made
Z Valencia county is the strongest ant
safest Republican county in the terri
tory. 1t Is ably represented in the coun
Gil and house, and deserves the fules
recognition.
| Among the legislators who will arrive
this evening are Hon. T. D. Burns ant
Hon. j. F. Hinkle, Hon. FRANK Spring
Q en- members of the council Car! A
Dahes, member of the house.
The members of THE assembly will be
sworn in by the secretary of the terri-
, tory at moon ON Monday next at the
, hall Of the house of representatives and
at the senate chamber in the new beau
tiful capitol building.
/ Caucus rooms for Republican mem
bers of the house and council have been
prepared at the Palace hotel, and are
in readiness and will be furnished free
Of charge by the proprietor oIf that ex-
ceIbSenit nIosltelry.
Represehta tive Alexander Bowie, of
Mckinley county, would not decline the
Craftsmanship of the house committee
on counties and county lines. 1t is un-
derstood that Mckinley county desires
to be enlarged, and naturally Mr. Bowie
desires to further the wishes of his con-
stituents.
Ramon Herrera, of San Miguel, who
was member of the house at the last
assembly, and who made very good
record, is a candidate for sergeant-at-
arms of the house at the coming sas-
| sion. He has the support of the men,
bers from his county, and is working
hard to get more votes. 1t looks as if
by Monday he will have majority OF
the Republican members pledged to
him for THE posi- tion.
L. J. Burt, of Elizabethtown Golf TX
county, who is a candidate for chief
clerk of the house, is lawyer, but is
now engaged in mining. He has been a
| resident of the territory for about a
year, and came originally from Iowa.
He is said to be a good and consistent
| Republican. OF course, the fact that
he has had but very short residence
in the territory, and lis not known to
| members of the house, and has very
little acquaintance with prominent Re-
publicans, will make it very difficult for
him to obtain the position he desires.
The following are the members of the
legislative council having majorities on
the face of the returns and holding GER
tificates of election: Juan Navarro dis
trict composed of Mora, Colfax and
Union; T. D. Burns and Malaquas
Martinez, Taos, Rio Arriba and Sam
Juan; g. F. Easley, Santa Fe; Frank
Springer and G. A. ,Spiess, San Miguel
and Guadalupe; Thomas Hughes and
G. w. Harrison, Bernalillo and McKin- |
ley; J.. Frank Chaves, Valencia; G. G.
Cruikshank, Socorro and Sierra; J. F.
Hlnkle, Dona Ana, Grant, Lincoln,
Chaves, Eddy and Otero.
The following are the names of the
members of the house having a major
ity on the face of the returns, and hold
ing certificates of election: Encarna-
cion Sandoval, Union; Will G. BARNES
Colfax; Crstobal Sanches, Mora; e. c.
Abbott, Taos; Belarmino D. Trujillo
and Manuel Sanches, Rio Arriba;
Granville Pendleton, San Juan; B. M.
Read and Jose 2. Gomez, Santa Fe; E.
p Chapman, Zacharias Valdez, Inda-
lecio Sena, San Miguel; J. p Martinez,
Guadalupe; E. l.. Gutierrez and Ven
ceslao Chaves, Bernalillo; Alexander
Bowie, Mckinley; G. A. Dalies and
Martin Sanches, Valencia; Jose San
ches Socorro; F. H. Winston, Sierra;
w. b. Walton, Grant; w. R. Ascarate,
Dona Ana; w. H. Slaughter, Otero, and
U. S. Bateman, Eddy.
The candidates for speaker are Hon,
B. M. Read of Santa Fe, who has serv.
ed twice as a member of the house and
who is fully competent for the position:
and Hon. EmiUiamo L. Gutierrez of Ber-
nalillo, who has served one term AMI
has made good record. There are al
dates ON the quiet who hope to he
struck by speakership lightning should
t glance away from Read and Cutler
'ez. Among THESE is Representa- tive
Sanche,s, Of Mora county, who
IS also spoken of as a candidate for
speaker, and will have the support from
Jhe northeastern counties. However,
MIR. Sanches believes THAT the matter of
The speakership will be settled in eau
aaus amicably and satisfactorily all
around, and the decision of the cauo us
ne will abide by. That Dis the proper
spirit. MIR. Reads friends, however,
,hink that he has majority off the Re.
oublican votes pledged, and THAT he Is
therefore sure of election. !
An examination Of the papers in the
contest case of Catron versus Easlcy | Z
or seat in the council, discloses the =
act that Mr.. Catron's case is extreme
y weak and that the charges and al
egations made by him against Repub- :,
lean boards of registration and elec :
ion are not sustained by the evidenc., 3
tut on the contrary are strongly and
ully contradicted by the evidence TAX
n in behalf of Mr. Easley. The ballot
oxes of precincts 8. 9; II, 16 and 1S have :
'een examined by the county commits
toner's Of Santa Fe county and were g
ound to correspond practically vita !,
he returns on the poll books. 1t must !.
'e remembered that cha rges of fraud :,
made in this contest were against =
cards of registration and election wis =
we're appointed by Republican county
commissioners and had a majority OF n
There Is no question in