Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-09-09

Their task rendered futile 10y the
refusal Of the Bernalillo county cen
tral committee to recognize the Hub
bell boilers or the jurisdiction of the
state central peace commission, the
members of the latter after cOnclud-
ing two days hearing yesterday af-
ternoon, arrived at a sealed verdict
in the Alvarado hotel last night. The
decision which the committee MEM
bers refused to make public last night,
will be forwarded to the state central
committee of the republican party,
While the pacificators refused to
say word last night as to their find
ings. 1t is believed that the refusal of
the regular committee. headed by
Chairman Gillenwater to accept the
jurisdiction of the committee,
rendering the hearing practically ex-
parte, can result only In finding for
the Hubbel faction. What this will
mean in the county needs not be
stated The issue remains between
the followers of Francisco Hubbell
and the republicans who eliminated
that faction from power In the coun-
ty The line is as sharply drawn as
In former years and there can be but
one outcome.
Absolutely consistent with his state
ment at Santa Fe In accepting the
offices of the pe0ct -oMmittee to set
tie the disagreement in this county,
Chairman Gillenwater all through the
hearing declared that he had no pow
er to bind his committee to any ac-
ton that 1t refused to recognize the
power of the peace committee to make
a settlement and that consequently
he was forced to abide by the wishes
Of his committee. He therefore could
not place his resignation in the hands
Of the subcommittee as he had no
power, his resignation being in the
hands Of his own committee; and he
could not pledge to abide by any de-
clson of the committee, although he
wished to personally because without
the authority of the county republi-
cans he had no such power. Mr.. Gill
lenwater brought out strikingly the
fact that nowadays no man dictates
to the party in this county, telling
one member of the committee straight
from the shoulder that he thanked
God the day of the one-man rule has
gone in Bernalillo county.
The testimony showed plainly the
lllegality of the proceeding of the
Huhbell- Mann crowd in engineering
the bolt the fact that it had minor
lty of the original committee that it
was improperly assembled; that the
chairman, recognized as such, was
not asked to convene the committee,
mat proxies were secured under false
pretenses; and that the last cOnven-
ton passed a resolution making the
organization permanent until chang
ed by the voters. AffidaVits were pre-
sented in large numbers on both sides,
indicating beyond a doubt that quite
number Of gentlemen i'm this coun-
y are at least mistaken as to facts.
Judge Mann and the Hubbell men
who were present in force, protested
their eagerness to accept anything
lhe committee wanted to do.
The members of the committee:
Judge f. Il Wright, of Alamogordo;
l. j, Molinari, of Portales; Reed Hol-
,oman, Of Tucumcarl, and Malaquias
martinez, of Taos county, showed an
EVIDENT disposition all the way through
70 be fair, get at the root of the mat
Yer ana arrive at settlement, and
.helf time and trouble were evidently
luily appreciated by all parties to the
cohtroversy, The futility of the pro-
eeeding however, was Immediately
evident when the county central com
n'lttee by UNANIMOUS and enthusiastic
eole on Thursday refused to recog-
nize the power of the state commit
we 70 decide a purely local controver-
~ citing the state committees own
precedent some years ago I'm this Coun-
" "hen conditions were reversed.
AT the close of the hearing yester-
uaY afternoon in the Commercial club
%l' Hoiloman put the following pro-
posllon to Chairman Gillenwater:
VIII you agree In the interest of
harmony to act as chairman we ac-
tg,pung Judge Mann's resignation, un-
u, We determine to the best of our
aSilty who are the living members
~ the county committee as originally
,ofned' with the understanding that
"o attempt will be made to remove
ton? "'''N
!" Nv you agree to let us select a
hhen'ner of each faction, they to
Io. Io0sS - third impartial man and al
10y t"at committee to issue the call
~, me convention?"
NJ ! were acting for myself" said
no.. " "iIIenwater. personally, | would
t'ee tea TO any decision of the commit
mo-. would do anything for har-
Ia ", "outd you give your resignation
tlnez ''''''''ee asNeu MI MAR
wa,nS resignation" said Mr.. Gillen-
mir IS in the hands of my com
hess" H'io soio'3 az VIII
ubn ,epl to question by Molinari.
wat. ueelared he believed Mr. Gillen-
men, mad signed the Santa Fe agree
emnt emu anconditionally. Mr.. Gillenwattr
e6n,p,.uatlcally referred to his letter ae-
'ahy'ne his signature, stIpulating