Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-24
The Morning Journal Bureau
Santa Fp Y NJ March %

1 ne Morning JOURNAL BUREAU.
Santa Fe, ~ NJ, March 23.
The Thirty-seventh legislative as
sembly is at an end. the members of
the assembly are leaving for their
homes Santa> Zee is practically de-
serted by statesmen, lobbyists, and all
the train that accompanies the ses-
sion, and presently the bitterest fight
that has been waged in a New Mex
leo legislature for many years, in fact,
since that memorable occasion when
an aspiring politician attempted TO
steal the legislature, will be forgotten.
AS the smoke Of the battle clears it
becomes interesting to go over briefly
the work accomplished during the
session, to note the influences respon-
sible for accomplishing 1t and to re-
view just as briefly the situation at
the beginning of the assembly and the
situation now at its end. 1t has been
a curious situation throughout, and
one which has attracted close atten-
ton not only from the whole people of
the territory, but from the people of
Other states.
It is first necessary to review the
drawing of the lines at the beginning
of the session, and the reasons and
influences responsible for drawing
those lines.
Upon the opening day of the session
there We're present in Santa Fe a lit
tie company Of meh headed BY H. O..
nursum Of SoccrFG. who made no Sc
cfet of the fact that they had come
to Santa Fe for the express and par
tcular purpose Of putting Governor
H. j. Hagernian out of business The
reasons for he opposition of Bursum
and his followers to the governor are
too well known to need review, Some
of them had been removed from prof
table offices for incompetency ana
worse, others had been forced to de-
sist from old methods of handling
public affairs and public money. Vhe
time-honorcd system Of The machine.
under which it managed the affairs of
the people to suit its personal inclina
tons and needs, had beeB badly shat
tered by the governors Introduction
Of novel ideas Of honesty and square
dealing into territorial affairs Ha
german was more than a menace to
the machine. He was proving its ruin.
Therefore, it was necessary to so Grip
pie Hagerman as TO discredit his adj
mnistratiOn of public affairs, and so
cripple him as to bring about his re-
,,lVn", ", - ~ a,,,oo to
tho tu"e,',I3 T,nn, % "a u ne 1oadors tr
Ta acrn,',,iigb this end - canonaien
Of legislation was laid out which in its
details Is one of the most remarkable
campaigns ever proposed in any legis-
lature, 1t was practically scheme
to upset the entire governmental sys-
TEN of the territory scheme Whisli
iactors co,,ld not ruia
JeC5"i @ ,,,,,.od first to
t,i.a tt ,,,,;,t,lart nf district al
taNg W., ,', ~ tbn bapde of he GOV
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