Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-25
Sage of Santa Fe Shows Up
With Fifteen Votes Recruit
ed Chiefly from Mills and
Andrews Camps.
JUDGE FALL STILL
LEADS REPUBLICANS
Report Persists National Com
mitteeman Luna or Charles
Springer May Enter Strug'
gle at Last Moment.

Especial Telegram go BNeutnA ueFhtoF
Santa Fe. y. ~. March 25.-With
unimportant shiftssamong the leaders
IN today's senatorial ballot discussion
IN Legislative circles Increased as to
the possibility Of the deadlock being
broken by the election of two dark
horses. In this connection the names
Of National Committeeman solomon
Luna and Charles Springer were men
toned prominently, although neither
appeared In the vOtins.
In today's ballot. the sixth, T. 3.
Catron gained nvo votes aud w. II.
Andrews gained one, while a. y. FAN
ana w J Mills dropped below sat
urdays vote.
The Progressive Republicans today
combined on Herbert !. Hagcrmnn
and william H. Gillonwater.
The various candidates maintained
about the same strength as shown
throughout the past week with the
cstspuan of n r, CuiFon who made q
gain ~ hvo Votes ovcT sunday Mt.
Catron entered the race with eight
votes on tho first ballot and within
ten DAYS has noarly doubled his
strength The i've votes he sot to-
day wore taken from Mills and An
drews chiefly With one or two sent-
tering. Judge Fall lost one vote but
Il Is easily accounted for by brief
scrutiny oi the ballot Tho candidates
appear unable 60 account tor ,hc
slump On Speaker HncAs vote Mr.
Hara today received Dut two votes.
Last week he had ten. Thc progres-
gives threw their votes today Tor Gilt
lonwuter and Hagerman which Is
doubtless due 20 the fact that MT
Giilenwuter arrived iu the city sun
day night and attended meeting oi
the progresslves. Secundino Romeros
votes belong 90 Mills. which there
fore leaves the former governor with
practically unbroken strength To-
mas Gurule. progressive. who for
mcriy voted FOR Andrews, is under
stood 10 have permanently deserted
Andrews camp, While the shifting
IN votes on t0day's ballot was not
greatly chGnged from last week it
brings out strongly the fact that Mr.
Andrews has his followers we'll In
hand aad that. aided hy II. O. Bur
sum ne scems ah.e 90 put his vote
Just about where ne wants iL II is
"a game OF checkers with Mr.. Andrews
because tho field Is ACKNOWLEDGED 20
be- pretty much against him and he
rs not only compelled 20 MAINTAIN his
own strength but ne Is kept busy
blocking the moves OF n variety oi
combinations There is talk today that
tho progresslvos may unite with the
Democrats IL the latter can offer them
any candidate who has a chance Co
win. Several progressives, however,
deny that any such a deal is contcm-
plated and thar they will continue TO
vote for progressive candidates. There
is also talk here that Republican
caucus may he agreed upon. I'm such
an event the Republican leaders as
scrt tho senators will be- elected this
week IT two days balloting however,
a. real index Ia the situation, the
deadlock e. Just little more tense
thnn at any time and Fan, Catron,
Mills and Andrewa are pretty evenly
matched SO Tar as any one Is able "a
land a senatorship,
There were siNty-nine ballots cast
with thlrty-nye necessary for an elec-
tion in' today's voting ana no one has
been found who can figure out vim
ing combination from the voting to-
day. There was conference Of Dem
acrats last night and likewise one of
spanish American Republicans. II
any definite action was taken Il has
not become public today.
Discussion of combination OF
Democrats ana Progressive Republi-
cans Co break the senatorial deadlock
continued today. Tke suggestion was
made that thoy throw thoir strength
20 ono OF the leading Republican
candidates In return for support IN
clecting the second senator However,
II was stated positively that none of
the Republican candidates was I'm %
position to deliver his fun strength "a
another candidate. n was douItful
also ~ the Democrats ana Progressive
Republicans could agree ns tG their
candidate. the general opinion boiHg
that the Democrats would Insist on
Felix Marines aud the progressive
on Vs. a. 0illenWator of Albuquerque.
THE VOTE N DETAIL.
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