Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-23
State Executive Committee
May Remain in Session al
Santa Fe for 10 Days; FEEDER.
al Patronage Big Problem.
NO OPPOSITION TO
POSTMASTER HOPKINS
Organization Pledged to Stand
by Recommendation Of
Committee Which Albuquer-
que Man Has Secured.

Especial Telewram 90 @vemang merntaS
santa Fe, y. NJ. April ga.--That
the present meeting OF the Repubu-
can state executive committee is in
reality a reorganization OF the RE-
publican party is admitted by tho
leaders today end they say that tho
committee Will probably be In session
here for ten days or longer. III nii
uf the members cannot remain they
viii leave their proxies with members
who can stay. but all have agreed TO
stay for the next three or four days
% settle upon "a definite outline for
ture.
Nathan Jaffa. the onIy member OF
the committee who waa not here yes-
teEday noon, arrived later In the day
and attended the meeting al O'Clock.
While this committee Is in session,
there h no likelihood OF much activ-
ity on the part OF the legislature In
fact the Indications are that another
week VIII pass without anything be-
ing accomplished. The senate was
IN session yesterday for only fifteen
minutes ana adjourned over until 3
o'clock today The house worked
until nearly six o'clock The only
two measures they passed. however.
were the hours Of service law de-
manded by the Brotherhood of Rail-
road Trainmen. and the Nichols reso-
luton 20 appropriate $1,000 for re-
lief Of flood sufferers In the Msasiaalp-
pi valley III in well known now thht
In addition 10 distributing tho federal
patronage the executive COMMITTEES is
determined 10 bring about a caucus
OF the Republicans In the legislature.
To accomplish this. the present house
organization consisting Of commit
tee Of thirty on ways and means.
{ NafnH tn d..
present composed the committee con-
slrts Of Republicans Democrats and
pfpRreHsiyea II has been openly hos
tile 90 any interference by members
of the executive committee or tho
party leaders AT its meeting yostcF-
day afternoon the committee first
took up the question Of finance II
was agreed that men holding office
under the party should be ASKED 10
contribute To the support OF tho or
ganizatiun a. was also agreed that
heaguarters should be Kept optn In
Santa Fo from nuw until the legisla-
ture meets again In 1919. The head
quarters will be III charge of Herbert
W Clark a. secretary. They viii bo
In room ~, Palace hotel
This committee considered "a NUM-
ber OF postoffice appointments but
q ~ stated that positively no action
was taken on any Of them and that
The committee adjourned until 5
o'clock this evening because Il de-
sired to hear from "a numher Of coun-
~ conmiftees that had not sent In
recommendations and II Is also
awaiting replies from senators Cutron
and Fail regarding the land office.
When the COMMITTEES meets tonight
Il VIII begin she consideration of
some five oil six hundred letters, tele-
gram and petitions now stacked on
the desk OF Secretary Clark, II was
stated by members Of the COMMITTEES
that while action might be taken on
a number of oflieeh Immediately, an-
nouncement Of changes would prana-
bly be withheld pending the final ac-
tlOn IN Washington. u the case u
some OF the p0stmnGlcra they have
portions OF their TERMS 10 serve and
changes would not be made until tho
expiration OF the time for which they
We're appointed.