El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-12-02

declared, as he stood on the veranda
Of bungalow. gazing at the hills. put
leaders viii not be so bitter when they
know the facts"
Others believed Involved.
1t Is believed that attorney DarroW
meant that the compromise effected
yesterday was much more extensive
than hitherto has been hinted-namely,
that the state Of California had in It's
possession information that would have
involved other prominent persons and
that the agreement 10 get the McNa-
maras to plead guilty practically saves
a score Of indictments and prosecu-
tiOns.
barrow was perturbed by the reports
that labor leaders had been led to be-
HeTe the defendants innocent and that
they mad no advance information on
No Time For Conferences.
The impracticability of taking the Ia
Dor leaders generally into their conf
dence, IT is thought, is one reason this
was not done, though 1t is known that
barrow sent messages to several prom
inent labor leaders week ago, urging
them to come here for a conference.
Edward Noekels, secretary Of the
Chicago Federation Of Labor, who has
been in the city for two weeks, knew
OF the situation with respect to the
pleas and is said to have accepted the
solution of yesterday as the only prac-
Fear Of Further Exposes.
Taken as a whole the fear of further
exposes during the trial is said TO have
cut off its continuation and it was
limited that at some future time labor
men would know the details.
The business men Of the city, who
Instituted the move to end the trial. Il
was learned today would have been
satisfied with the confession of James
B. Mcnamara They thought that would
be sufficient vindicatiOn for the prose-
cution. but the state officials thought
otherwise
The committee of business men ar
gued and argued but district attorney
John D. Fredericks was obdurate.
Both, or Continue the Fight.
It was plea Of guilty by both broth
ers at this time that he contended for
or a continuation of the trials.
1T was my ultimatum,' remarked
the district attorney today, "and the
committee OF business men who were
practically the go-betweenS persuaded
the defence that II was the last straw"
Just / 0 days ago" explained attor-
new barrow we talked with the Nc
Namara brothers about pleading guilty
but onl-- the last few days did the thing
How did they feel about the mat
well. they accepted their fate with
resignation. but felt glad, think, that
they had averted possible death PEN
atty for one of them"
Means Harrfman's Defeat.
The relation of the Mcnamara case to
the local political, situation. came IN
for a big share of discussion today.
I'm afraid it means the defeat Of
Job Hartman the Socialist candidate"
declared attorney barrow today, but
IT will not hurt the Socialist movement
here tt Will &c stronger in a short
time. I'm sorry for Job Hartman. It
happened at an unfortunate time for
him, but II we had waited until later.
perhaps the arrangement could not
have been effected and lives might have
been lost"
IN Socialist circles, leaders We're not
ready to admit that the confession OF
the AIcNamaras had reduced the
chances Of Hartman, who also was an
associate counsel for the two brothers.
They declared they felt the blow. but
We're prepared to pursue the fight to
its end on Tuesday next and enter
tanned the hope that the people would
not associate Hartman with the Nc
Namara affair inasmuch as he has not
been active in it since he became the
single opponent of mayor George Alex
ander for reelection.
Calls II Crane Up"
The Los Angeles Record, an after
I noon paper, which has been supporting
the Socialist candidate, issued extras
today with headlines announcing that
Politics figured in the Mcnamara
| case" and that Yesterdays episode was
framed to defeat Hartman"