Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-24
WHAT THE MEN WHO DIDN'T
GET ON TIE RAND WAGON DH


GET ON TIE RAND WAGON DIT
There IS another feature of this leg.
Iislature which Is Interesting, in the
light of Mr.. Abhott's famous warning
to get on the band wagon" or gel
! left
There were seven mon i'm the house
! who refused to get on the band wagon
| They were warned to get on or get
| smashed They were told that If they
/ didn't get on. they WOULD be unable
/ to pass any legislation whatever
! Mr.. Abbott, of ColfaN county. one
| of the seven, passed every bin I'm
| which the people of his own immedi-
ate locality were Interested Moreover
he helped to defeat an OF the legisla-
| tion to which his people were di-
rectly opposed.
Mr. Walters, of San Juan county,
standing fatty against The demands of
the machine, and for what he deemed
to be right, has his name upon the Wal
ters-Buppe fee and salary bill for
which the whole territory has made
demand, Every local measure in
which he was directly Interested was
passed Mr.. Walters accomplished as
much in actual legislation as any
member of the house and at the same
time established himself as man
whose honesty and consistency are
Mr. Lucero, of BernalillO county, is
directly responsible for the passage of
the Rio Grande appropriation bill
which gives $4,000 for the protection
of homes i'm this county from foods
Mr.. Ruppe drew and passed al
though he did not introduce the two
bills in which he was most Interested,
the pharmacy law and the militia bill
as well as to play part in the fe'
and salary bill
The democrats die not get on tho
band wagon, but Mr.. Hudspeth has
won for himself the reputation Of one
of the ablest men IA New Mexico
while Mr.. Moran, of Luna county has
actually passed mo legislation i'm
which he was direct Interested than
any one of the ma hine followers in
the house. Mr.. MOI was an active
force for the introduction of the pro-
vision in the approl 1ation bill allow
ing seventy young zen I'm New MeN-
leo an education eac year i'm the seV-
eral territorial instit ticns. lie passed
a bill desired by Il Entail profession
OF which he IS 81 ~ her ana Wlth
the assistance OF senator Murray OF
the Grant-Lupa district. he passed sew
eral bills of great Importance to his
county.
Aside from Mr. Holt, who through !
his control Of the machine following |
in the house and his position at the /
head of the judiciary committee. was |
for the greater part of the session i'm .
control of all legislation in the house !
the members of the belligerent seven .
passed more legislation than did the |
members of the seventeen. more than .
one of whom recalls today the defeat
IF legislation In which he was partic-
llarly Interested.
In the council the same thing oc-
'uCred. The men who refused TO get
n line with the ring were warned To
Expect nothing What did they get?
The fight Of the ring in the house
VAS centered on James Duncan be
'ause of the aggressive position he took
ook from the 4irst day OF the session,
against the ring campaign Because
If this antagonism. the valuable tax
'evision law was defeated because II
)ore his name, while to his position ls
lue to some extent the defeat of the
fairfield county plan, although he
ought vallantly for it. Yet Mr. Dun
an has his name upon several laws
md took active part in the passage
If every bit of the strong legislation
# the session.
Mr. Miera, of Sandoval county, was
old fatty by one daring ring mana
,er that unless he got i'm line, not q
,ill Of his could pass the house. yet
Gr. Miera passed every bill which ne
csired to pass, including several
,earing directly on his own county
nd likewise took an active part in
II other legislation.
Mr.. Sulzer who was q marked man
rom the first because Of his well
nown position against the ring re-
urns to his constituents having de-
eated half q dozen laws intended TO
cstore to power certain diminishiug
influences and having so-
ured large increases for the Uuiver-
ity.
Mr.. Stockton and Mr. Chavez We're
niformly successful in legislation
roposed by them, while Mr. Murray
assed practically every bill ne intro
uced.
The failure TO get on the band
'agon seems 10 have been rather :
lore fortunate than otherwise.
And so throughout the session. az
very turn, the plans Of the ring were
hecked and the interests of the peo- /
le protected. The night was not with d
at bitterness. directed chiefly against
he governor. And it is because of this ,
cry bitterness that the completoues+ ,
{ his success and the success of the ,
zen who stood with him. d. Z
larked in the mind of every man iu ,
ew Mexico who Interests himself in +
ublic affairs The very bitiernc-5 OF 4
bee assault on the governor has served
borrower, 10 arouse public sentiment r
New Mexico as it has never been o
reused before. The result viii Doe q
lr-reaching and sustained. 70
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