Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-18
JUDGE FALL TELLS
OF CONSTITUTION
Interview in Washington Post
Says it is Up to President
Whether New Mexico
Comes Into Union at Once.

The following interview with Judge
Albert ~ FAN of New Mexico. witch
appeared April ~ IN the Washington
Post interestingly explains the state
hood situation
Whether New M,Nico viii be- adj
mittod separately OF jointly with Ari-
zona at this session depends upon the
president. in my opinion" said iudg"
\ u Fan of New Mexico. at tn,
ShprchRm Judge Fan H. one of to.
men who framed the NrW Mexico
constitution. 'Shauld Nj, Tnft arr
riy" AT a conclusion as Ia the Arizoha
constitution thai would Boz salisfao
tot2 To- the msmhrrs or congress.
there should hc No difficulty in the
passage 80 a resolution admitting both
territories Naturally, the Democrats
want Arizpua admitted along with
New Mexico. as th, latter prubnbiN
VIII send two Republican senators
and The former two Democrats
1T secns that senator owen uf
oklahoma Is opposed TO the New
Mexico constitution ! presume II was
following senator owens suggestions
that Nj Davenport introduced his
resolution Ia tho house. lf senator
owen would study ~ NOM MCSirl
constitution ana not rcls upon sus-
gcstinns md" 80 him nN others. | be-
hoNc a. would gonnlud, that som"
of his objections are mt, nablo
New MoXico in adopting her Ynn-
-ututlun acted upon inc thcor, that It
Was "a Fundamental HN. as dlstin
gushcd from statutory laws enacted
hN the ivgismiur.. pr. ms IN thu case
or oklahoma fof instance, initiated
u, the roopic. Etm the oklahoma
constitution recognizes this difference.
"N,w Mexico soush, to provide "a
progressive ur-to date fundamental
law. and 90 leave loo the Legislature
the enactment oi ordinar, lvgislu-
ton
senator owen sc.ma TO have over
looked The tact tgJt NeW Mexico
adopted pracugaill thr Identical proc
visions with reference 90 secrecy of
tiio ballot and purity rf elections ~
Is contained iu inc Oklahoma ronsti-
tuition providing mat ;h. legislature
shall pass such laws and guard
Hgtiual tho Ibue. uf the elective fran
chisc. It provides Tor a non partisan
BOARD of registration aud election ot
iudg"s, ana empowers the legislature
10 require registration as prcrcquis-
.t' for voting
These an" the Identical provisions
of tho oklahoma law. The oklahoma
constitution docs not, IN itself pro-
.Idr general election RN, hut tho
legislature has enacted such law, as
NcW McMco Will under pr,'isoN the
same constitutional provisions.
As Tor the power eft amendment
The NcN Mexico constitution provides
chat at stated periods amendments
may bee proposed Dos a majority ot
members OF both houses. submitted
at general election, and adopted,
not hy IS majority vote uf tll electors
voting as is the ease ian pklahoma
nui bt not less than 90 per cent Of
su,h majoritS
As a matter of fact the constitu-
ton of Sew Mexico h. more easily
amended AT intervals Of eight years
than is thr constitution of nearly
every other state IN the union. with
tho possible exception of south pa
kuta. oregon. Minnesota, and under
the initiative. DSiahoma. think
senator owen has simply been misled
hy stat,mcnts made by others. nI by
purely cursory examination oi the
New MoXico constitution