Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-01-21
LEGISLATIVE POINTERS.

1ouHCHlHdH MIeTd In pT6SluluB over
the Republican caucus yesterday stat
ed that it would be his aim to do
the best and to aid in enacting the
proper kind of legislation for the peo-
pie of New Mexico and the Republi.
can party. He was not in favor of
star chamber proceedings and desired
the utmost publicity given to all acts
and proceedings of the Assembly. He
feels that the Republican members of
the Assembly will carry out these
| ideas and that the record to be made
In the present session will be one Of
the best and pleasing to the people of
the Territory.
! Frank Staplin, of Pennington, San
Juan County, was selected in yester-
days Republican House caucus as
chief clerk of that body. The selec-
ton Is all right and will meet with
the approval Of all those who know
Mr. Staplin. He is a newspaper edi-
tor and has the necessary Qualflca.
tions to fill the position creditably and
well. He has served one term in the
House OF Representatives as mem.
ber from the county of Taos and ac-
quilted himself very creditably and
very satisfactorily, not only to his
constituents, but also to the people.
He is well acquainted and popular as
is shown by his unanimous election
to the position, every one of the
twentyone Republicans in the caucus
casting his vote for him. He is bright
active and hard working. He will be
found the right man in the right place
A caucus of the Republican mem.
bers of the Council was held yester-
day afternoon at Republican head.
quarters. Every Republican member
was present but one; the number was
ten as follows: Stockton, Martinez,
Sanchez, Spiess, Duncan, Miera, Sui
ger, Chaves. Dalies and Richards.
Hon. e. A. Miera was chosen chair
man of the caucus. After due delib.
erations 1t was concluded to elect
Hon, c. A, Spiess, of San Miguel
County. president of the Council and
Hon. w. e. Martin. of Socorro County
as chief clerk of that body. A com
mittee was appointed to consider the
selection of employees Of the Coun-
Gil and the meeting then adjourned
until 10 o'clock today.
The selection of Hon. William E.
Martin, of Socorro, for chief clerk of
the council is an admirable one. BY
education, by attatnments, by expert
ence. Mr.. Martin is one OF the best
fitted men for such place, not only
in the Southwest, but also in the
United States. He has served with
credit and ability as translator, as
an interpreter and chief clerk Of that
body in years gone by he has repre-
sented the county of Socorro in the
House of Representatives and in the
Council of the Assembly during four
terms and has an enviable record
every time. He is a fine penman, one
of the best speakers in English and
Spanish in the territory, and is, as
they say in Spanish, "muy vivo;"
Martin is all right.
**
The House Republican caucus was
held last evening at Republican head
quarters and lasted two hours. Every
Republican member of the Assembly
but one, w. p. Deniston, was in
attendance as follows: Abbott,
of Colfax. Studley, Padilla, Sanchez,
of Taos, Walters, Trujillo, Biernbaum,
Herrera, Sanchez, Of San Miguel,
Gallegos, Baca, Abbott, of Santa
Fe, Montoya, Ruppe, Aldrich, Mirabal,
Green, Martin, Holt, Beach.
Mr.. Baca was chosen chairman OF
the caucus. Nominations for speaker
were two, namely, Mr.. Baca, of Santa
Fe County, and Mr.. Holt, of Dona
Ana County. 1t was soon apparent
that Mr.. Baca had an overwhelming
majority and Mr.. Holt moved to make
his nomination unanimous. This was
accordingly done and Mr.. Baca was
declared the choice of the Republican
caucus for speaker of the House of
Representatives of the 37th Legisla-
tive Assembly. On motion Frank
Staplin, editor of the. Pennington En-
terprise, the strongest Republican
paper and the leading journal in
northwestern New Mexico was select
ed as chief clerk. The caucus then
adjourned and met today for the con
sideration of the appointment of en-
ployes of the House.
The statement which appeared in
the Albuquerque Fakir Journal of this
morning to the effect that United
States District Attorney Llewellyn led
the fight for the selection or Repre-
sentative H. B. Holt to be Speaker of
the House of Representatives is like
nine-tenths of the statements of that
paper, absolutely untrue. Major
Llewellyn is here attending to his le-
gitimate and official business and has
not mixed in legislative affairs in any
manner He is not here for that pur
pose. When he was member of the
House for three terms and speaker
for one term, he was man who had
to be reckoned with in the delibera-
tions and work of the Assembly, but
now occupying the highest federal Of
Ace in the Territory he minds the
business of that office, no more and
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