Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-31
Resorting to Wild Tactics 10
Stop Turning Sentiment in
Both Houses of Assembly
DISTRICT ATTORNEY BILL
STILL IN COMMITTEE
Hold Introduces a pair Of
'BomS' in House, Aimed 10
EmbaraSsS the Governor
Which Fail to Explode,

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The gentlemen Who occupy seats on
that band wagon recently made fa-
NOUS by Representative Abbott of
santa Fe county. are beginning to re-
u~casily IN their seats. The band wagon
is not SO crowded as 1t was a few shor
days ago, ana the daily dcsefttons are
appalling The fact IS that members
of the assembly who have no personal
interest To serve are beginning 10 think
deeply on the objective point of tn"
band wagon and It's leader. They have
nbout concluded that this point Is SEE
rions trouble both for The occupants,
the legislature, and for the republican
party. and they are therefore getting
Off on arranging their affairs SO as TO
get Oft a. the first convenient soft spot,
10 tsa result which has been anticipated
although II has come sooner than most
people expected. There is no longer
amy effort on the part Of Bursum ana
the men who stand with him to con
ceai the nature Of the fight they
are making. II IS openly admitted thai
ID Is q light TO knife Governor Ha
crman and that all other matters are
secondary TO this chief purpose. It i3
admitted that the interests OF the ter
iitory are not considered ana that the
republican party future may go hang
CO., worse, provided they can cmbarrass
INC E9Nfiiibis Illuminate MN ltlNNHHlAA
ana cripple his administration,
Mr. Holt Launches u Bomb"
A. an evidence of the reckless meth
ODDS "a which they have been reduced
i'm their fight on the governor, IL IL
only necessary 10 note two measures
introduced ia the house this morning
ana by the house referred Ia commit
tees. one is a bill by MI. Beach, and
the other y hy MI. Holt In form of a
resolution. MI. Holt and Nj Beach are
working tandem Ia this assembly,
Mr.. Holt being the driver.
The purpose of this set of measures
was SO obvious that even members of
tile house heretofore In sympathy with
Holt express both disHp proVal n
mild disgust. The Beach bill, which
went IN first, provides that hereafter
ID shall be a misdcmeanot for any leg
iNlMtot or members of amy legislative
assembly to accept any EXECUTIVE
appointment Ia any territorial. dis
nirt or county office during the period
of the members term of office. The
tcXt Of the main clause of the bill fol-
lows.
THAT no member elected to any Leg
ieintiye assembly OF New Mexico shall
receive or accept from the governor
amy commission on appointment To any
territorial, district or county office, or
to amy membership on any board OF
any territorial institution during the
term of office for which he was elected
any and an appointments made
contrary to this act shall ho null ana
void
The Holt resolution provides that II
shall be q felony -a felony. mark YOU
FOR any governor other territorial Of
ilcial to offer 90 any member of the
legislature. or To cause to be offered
10 such member any territorial, dis
ulCt. county ur other office.
The motive of both measures was
$50 apparent as To cause "A smile to go
round the house. II is feared by Holt
and others who are seeking appoint-
incut at the hands of the legislature
and who know that they cunnot get
appointment at the hands of tn"
executive. that the governor VIII use
appointiVe power 10 strengthen his
position in the Legislature. To he quito
plain. what these men fear h. that the
Governor may u1cr somo appointment
ip some member of the legislature
which might cgusc that member TO de
sort the altpndy diminishing CruWd
th band wagon 1t Is aimed simply
To- prevent the distribution ot what is
commonly called patronage The In
SINCERITY of the measure is entirely
plain. Had Holt desired To prevent enN
member OF the Legislature from ac-
ecptine a public office during hits term
service DO is pointed ont ihat ne
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