Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-11
DETERMINED
CAMPAIGN IN THE
LEGISLATURE
WOULD-BE TRAINERS OF
CONSTITUTION PERSIST
WIN Seek to Have lawmakers
Authorize the Convention
and Make An Appropriation
to Cover It's Expenses,
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santa Re y. ". Jan. fe-whiie
considerable sport has been made n
the failure Of the attempt By Gov
ernor prince and his hackers. to corr
vene the Constitutional convention
delegates in santa Fe on January 7th
Governor Priu has not given up his
plans for 4 convention, or have those
who stand with him on the project
laid down far the promoters n the
convention are npw indusfri0usly en-
gagged in 4 campaign against the leg
i~xiafure which has for its object an
arf authorizing the holding ~ 2 con-
sfftutIonaf convention. and a%ppTopFt-
atfnu money with which 10 pay the
expenses 81 such "A convention. ~
should BE- said In fairness to Governor
Prince that ne doesn't care whether
the legislature appr0priates money
for the expenses Of tina convention OF
not. further than az il would q 70
make the delegates attend Governor
Prince wants q constitution formed
he = honestly convinced that nothing
else will save New Mexico from eter-
nal ANIMATION n the eyes Of con-
grasx and he 10 save the ter
rItory. The fact thai congress doesn't
give thirty cents whether New Mexico
adopts a constitution or not. appaF-
emily has never occurred to Governor
prince and no amoun Of argument
can Shoe him the light In which con-
gress looks at as and our troubles.
~ ali fhe other promoters q the
constitutional convention were as dis
Interested aH Governor Prince. the
matter would not be very serious
But they are not There IS a surplus
ia the New Mexico treasury. II could
be used 10 the end Of lowering the
territorial tax rate y this o
probably please the people VINO pay
the axes. ON the other hahd u coAtd
be appropriated by the Legislature for
yariegs little items such as c0nstitu-
aonai conventions for which the pe0-
die have no earthly use n which
could do the territory no good az ail.
True. such B convention we'll supplied
with funds would give places for quite
La number n employees for quite a
number Of days, whose appointment
would be controlled 10 q greater ~
less extent by politicians. II would
make business good for this Santa re
hotel Keepers for "a few days, and
very feW people could object 70 thts
tor The santa Pc hotel keepers are
r0nd Fellows. Useless. an Of II, so fal
- the most arden friends 81 the con-
aBfutionai convention business can go
but nevertheless. something winch
the legislature VIII be asked TO do.
Governor Prince is not the onl5
delegate-eiecf to the constitutions
( convention who thinks the iegisla-
ture should authorize such a conven'
lion. There are several Of them
There are not 80 many Of these con
scleutioua gentlemen who think tht
territory should be called to pay th'
bills.
Briefly. the constitutional conven-
zion program ~ not ended yet; not pl
a city block. II IS just beginning. =
committee has been appointed Tor ttt
exursrs purpose OF Influencing tht
Legislature TO put the scheme through
II Is true that several members of th'
committed have declared fatty anC
expressly against such o convention
30 is true that "a large number OF thf
delegates-cloct have expressed Them
selves against 3d. but the game is go
ing on just the same. and II lt can b
done. the next legislature viii be in
duced 10 part with "a large slice Of the
peoples money te pty for the fnrma'
ton az q constitution which ninety
nine per cent OF the people would MOI
be- sufficiently interested iu 90 read
and which would have about as much
influence on congress according q
congressional experts as the tradi
dfionaI SNOWFALL had on the tempera-
turc Of hadcs.