Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-24
Flat and Absolute Failure of the 8urSum Machines Campaign
of Personal and Reaatoy Legislation Striking Example,
of the Good Old Adage That the Plans of Mice Men and
Politicians Gang Aft Agee.
NOT ONE SUCCESSFUL MOVE IN
PLAN TO CRIPPLE ADMINISTRATION
From Gambling to School Legislation Governors Suggestions
Carried Out, While Every Veto Is Sustained-Adminsra
ton EmergeS From Fight Without Scratch and With lis
Hands mmeasuraby Strengthened by Bitter Contest.

sage to the assembly. from gambling
/ legislation down.
The Organization OF the Assembly.
10 the accomplishment of this re-
maYkable campaign Of destructive and
/ retaliatory legislation. of which only
/ the bare details have been outlined, a
/ vigorous campaign had been conduct
I ed throughout the territory from the
/ day following the election, to line up
the members Of both houses against
the governor" Or"-theTc was no desire To
accomplish ANYTHING, unless it be
against the governor as the
session progressed and the strength Of
the machine Waned and Waned, the
bitterness against the governor grew
more and more violent until at the
end Of the session the defeated and
utterly discredited machine followers
were exploding in volleys Of bitter
and wild denunciation, 50 utterly un-
founded and uniustified as TO cause q
smile among the dsinterested and
contempt among those who cared
The legislature was organized"
against the governor, and as the Bur
sum men put on their armor for the
battle, they laughed jubiantly and
boasted Of the impending destruction
of the young governor who had
dared to brave the machines dis
pleasure. But there is an old saying
that he who boasteth as he puts ON
his armor, is likely to take it off in
tears. The legislature was organized
Is nst the govern 9r'--thcnn were
smiles Of triumph as man after man
Of the Rursum following was placed
in positions and TO head committees
men deemed certain to stand out
against this governor who wanted To
do some legislating for the people
Upon the day after the opening of
the session the machine. with the or
ganization in its hands. with an the
important committees deemed safely
under control, fired its first gun. IT
introduced the famous district attor-
ney bill designed to take The appoint
meut Of district attorneys out of the
hands Of the gOVernor-it was the last |
gun the machine fired Some lurid !
fireworks were exploded, but save for |
the district attorney bill. the machine !
until the hard-ridden house appro- /
priation bill was introduced, never got /
so far as to reload The gun. For seV-
eral weeks the district attorney bill |
waited i'm the council judiciary com /
the establishment of the |
machine. there was a majority i'm that |
committee against the bill. Mr. Da- /
lies the chairman, was for the bill. |
He had been promised by the ma /
Y
county seat of Torrance county. and !
Mr. Daltes stood lovaIIv to his word |
oltbouph tbe machine ala nnt Tbo
Torrance county bin failed and i'm
his ms i'm many other eases in which |
members of The house and council |
we're nromised everything tbev de-
sired. the machine was wholly unable |
to carry out its promises. In some
cases it desired to do so. In others
II did not. but i'm all cases 1t failed
The hitch came on the district attor-
ney bill, and the rest Of the proposed
legislation did not get past the men
who drew the bills. The hitch, too
became more serious as the session
advanced. The situation in the coun-
,il crystallized until a two-thirds ma
ioritv stood against the mlchmes
although ii was able up 10
The last hours of the session to retain
It's hold on the house majority Mr. |
DennistOn of san Miguel WAS prom
sed by the machine that the san
Miguel county division bin should
pass the house. He was calmly and
deliberately "throWn down" although
ne did not discover It until late i'm the
session Mr.. Denniston is not a soli-
arv example. although he is one who |
-ound out the facts and did not hesI-
ate to make them public.
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