Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-16
Every Force Left at Command of lettering Busm Machine
Brought to Bear to Whip Enough Votes Into Line to Push
Bill Through CounCi-CuImination of Four Weeks of
Fighting for Majority.
MACHINE FOLLOWERS GROW
RESTLESS UNDER FAILURE
Popular Opposition to the Measure Grows by Leaps as
All Its Purposes and Far Reaching Effects Become Known
Now Open Issue Between the People and the Legislative
Schemes of BurSum Followers

and it is recognized that it will take
strong men to resist some of the in
fluences being brought to bear on
some of the men, win this last eff
fort succeed?
1t is question which the early
days of the week will answer. The
machine men say that they have al
ready succeeded. that they have
enough votes to pass the bill. But
they do not mention the names of the
men whom they claim to have won
over The public. even the Santa Fe
public, has become skeDtical Dag
after day for three weeks the machine
managers have let it be known each
morning that they had enough votes
in the council to pass the district at
torney bill; this to encourage their
followers and to influence, if possible
the men who have been able to stand
out against the machine. And each
night the question has been asked:
"Why did not the district attorney bill
pass today" and each time the ma
chine managers have answered: 1--WE
will pass it tomorrow
And so after man. days Of this the
public has learned that the machine
has not had the votes to pass the bill,
even the street urchins have learned
of it and have come to Joke about It
until the certainly of this lack Of
strength has begun to tell upon the
machine following. This effort is the
last. 1t is directed upon three or four
men in the council who 1t is hoped to
change. These men have been threat
ened with most surprising things. They
have been threatened with loss of APP
preparations for the public institutions
,It' w f ~, 80 t,i, w,i 4,,i,,
denrive the nannie ~ tho ter,.ito,.T If
the use nf their money maid in as
faves unless the renresentatives of the
neonIe fan in with camnaien of s,1ch
legislation as has never been Droposed
before I'm this ar anv other commun
Nv II il enough "a causa the neonle
to wonder what magic this district at-
tornev hin holds for these few men
that they shauld dare SO much
Again nronises have bean resorted
TO TlIs man has been nromised much
desired legislation affecting his
county: that one an increased appro-
priatiOn for some territorial institu-
ton in his district promises of funds
which these men do not own or con-
troll. promises which they cannot full
fill.
of all the strings of personal infh-
ence has been drawn tieRt. Those
of the machine men in the several
counties who have not yet deserted
tle bulSull st"suatu ~ laEe ..,,,e,ii peeii
VI US ~ uon - '2s'msa e - ~ H",n h,,n
Ut y,lJoa .i,o nthn.. 49, eoo, ~ .,itua
tior Tor N oud ha,,n 49, eyono ,s'' homo Tnda, an
eCfort n desnerate one il being made
10 oat the,, baro again
90 .IS .l. NV I'LL gren 9e"t a. ,'to
VI ~ ~ -,
~ tltsii '','t
NY s'",GiS UGo a''ir tha o.o of the
ths 't ran,,t. oa,,art
t,ra.,te ny.o,,rilos inti,,atin,s tbat n
iottor ~. taioo,a,,, 10 tho r,er,ber
teiiing hin, to ret in limo tn oct ON tho
hand wagon would rasult in future
favors All of tbie hos been resorted
to They have been resorted TO not
only in Alhuroeroue but in every
other county in the territory from
which has come member of the
council with courage enough to stand
no against the machine and ali its
promises and threats. It has been a
desperate campaign and IT is more
desperate now-than ever for it is real
ized that this Is the Last trial. that It
must succeed now within the week or
fail for good.
Whore the pconIa stand
-,-
ms canlpaIsI mas uohe more lnah
W sHo" tne iIldcIllne men no" uesPe'-
ate Is thelI SITUATION III the leg!S'i-
'uIe' mas SioWn theh cleauiN
"Hele tneS stdilu Win lhe people Inc
eiillssarles nave come oack' Nlne OUT
ol zen on them nave come oacK uh-
Successlul IN every particular ana an
nave brought back reports OF the us
ing sentiment OF the people against
me alStrlcl attorney DlIl, ana ,ne leg
lslatlVe campaign pehlnd II. inc neo-