Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-21
TOOLS
MAKE STRONG
SH D " | n G
BOSS WILL CONTROL
LEGISLATURE AT START
w. {, Marlin, Noted for His
Connection With Salary Grab
at Last Session. Selected as
Chief Clerk of Council,
The Morning Journal Bureau.


santa Fe, \. NJ. Jan. 20.
The Bursum forces succeeded this
4 forenoon in the effort to control and
/ direct the organization OF the legisla-
ture which meets tomorrow. The re-
suit Of the caucus of the republican
! members of the council made this af-
, ternoon shows conclusiVely that Bur-
sum and his friends will elect whom
/ they please Of the council officers
Nothing could prove this more con-
clusiNely that the election Of William
/ H. Martin of SoCorro as chief clerk
I or the council. Martin is Bursum
man. In fact he is an all-woui. Yard
! wide Bursum man. He was Bursum's $
assistant AT the penitentiary for some
I time and has been Bursum's represen-
( tattvc in the legislature. and in the
session two years ago he was chaif-
4 man of the tinance committee of the
council ana had charge of the distri-
| button of the emplOye fund under
notorious 1iont resolutions Nos / and
l. by which $4,000 of the telritorys
money was unlawfully paid out for
extra employees, who were for the most
part useless. Martin is now clerk OF
the Third judicial district court He
has been chief clerk Of the council
ana as far as his mechanical equip
| ment Is concerned he is fit for the po-
Sition. His choice in the caucus was
a surprise to most people, although
those who had been watching the ef-
| forts of the Bursum oeoo!e it
was b. no means surprise. Other
| district clerks hold two positions and
( 1t is probable that Martin will be able
to do So His named was proposed in
the caucus and Mr.. Bracket Of Ration,
who had hoped to land the lob. had
no chance at al. II was said that
/ there was one vote for Joe j. Shcri-
| dan OF Albuquerque, east by a north
ern New Mexico member. This vote
was entirely complimentary.
It has not been possible to learn to-
night lust how the ten republicans
present in the caucus voted for MIR.
lMattins sAIemheus do nou seem, anx-
( ious 10 talk, not even those who stood
for Martin
Charles A. Spiess was the unani-
nous choice OF the caucus for preSi-
dent OF the council
The caucus is in session again to-
night on the other employees. elective
and appointive. There is, however
very little interest in the other em-
ployes. Al the republican members
were present In the caucus except
Murray of Silver city, who has not ar
rived tonight,
The caucus did one other thing It
appointed committee of five to con
fer with q IKE committee from the
house caucus on the emDloye ques-
ton. 1t is said to be the determine
ton of Bursum's followers to push
through an extra emplOyc resolution
and push ii through over the governs
Or's veto If they have the strength, in
spite OF the resolution in congress
which would lcgaIze an appropriation
of $4,000 for the purpose. How
much this extra employc resolution
will demand is not known. hut Il Is
said a large amount viii be asked ana
that a long line of political hangers-On
who are waiting for the biennial hand
out are going to be taken care Of, If
there are enough members willing to
violate the Law. It win take day or
two for the situation to develop.
Hot Fight in House Caucus.
! In the meantime interest tonight
centers in the fight for the speaker
ship. The Republicans of the house
met I'm caucus tonight and are stil in
caucus. Baca of Santa Fe has the
strongest position, but Holt of Las
/ Cruces is gaining strength and his
! friends have been working hard all
/ day in an effort To turn the same
trick that resulted IN Martins choice
/ in the council caucus
/ ON this point Bursum's men are in
! quandary. They want Baca in line
| with them and they want his friends.
! They have TO have them. They also
| want Holt ana his friends in line
Therefore they have not known eX-
! actly where to get off.
/ United States Attorney w H. II.
! Llewellyn Is the leader IN the fight for
/ Holt Baca is conducting his own
! hCh.
/ When the caucus opened Baca and
| his friends believed that they had six
| teen votes. This would be plenty, but
| II SENS that some OF the sixteen are
/ in danger Of quitting The chances,
| however still point to Baca's election
/ by the caucus, If he is not elected the
/ fight will go To ;he floor OF the house
The result of the organization move
! ment is by no means an indication as
10 how the legislature will stand on
measures which Mr.. Bursum and his
/ friends may seek 10 enact To develop
! this latter situation WiI require Sow
eral days and may require a good part
1 Of the session, Measures Ia which the
| people are Interested will, when they
/ come up cause considerable differ
ence in the alignment. II Is not prob
! able that the result Of the house eau
| Gus will be known until tomorrow