Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-12-23
Report Believed to be Based
on Excellent Authority Says
Attorney General viii Hold It
is a Regular Session,
SPEAKER BACA MUST
FIGHT TO HOLD JOB
Among Those Mentioned as
Candidates for His Place Are
LIeweIIyn, Burg ToombS, de
Baca and James w, Chaves,

fspecjaI Dispatch 10 fiic Morning Journal
Santa Fe, Dec. 22.-lt is reported
here, apparently on good authority
that Attorney General Frank W.
Clancy will render an opinion that the
next session Of the legislature viii not
be continuing session, carrying its
organization over from the last ses-
sion but that IL is regular session.
under the constitution and that there
must, therefore. be q complete reor-
ganizatOn.
In other words, when the house OF
representatives meets. it will not be
called TO order by Hon. Ramon l..
Raca the last speaker, but by Secre-
tary OF state Antonio Lucero, who will
preside during the organization.
1t appears that the news has spread
rapidly of the opinion of the attorney
general which is also known to be the
opinion of Hon Summers Burkhart.
counsel for the governor, and as "a re-
suit number OF candidates for the
speakership are in the field. among
whom are Major w. II. Llewcllyn, the
war horse Of Dona Ana; Hon. James
w. Chaves, OF Torrance; Hon. Oscar
s. Toombs, OF Union: Hon. Marcos G.
de Baca, OF Sandoval and Hon. John
Baron Burg OF Bernalillo. Also there
are others who are talked of by their
friends.
1t is expected that Hon. r. l.. Baca
will put up strong fight for re-elec-
tion, and there is no doubt that his
strength will have to be reckoned
with. But 1t is known that he is not
in good standing with the old line re-
publicans of either house. and a de-
termined effort Will be made to r.
duee him TO the ranks
That there will be complete rcor-
ganization OF the legislature adds in
terest to the sensational fight that is
to be made for a successor to Senator
A. r. Fall No one now claims that
the last election of Fall was valid, and
it is expected that a senator will be
chosen to succeed him who will go to
Washington with a regularly signed
certificate to take his seat on March
4th
should Senator Fall feel that he has
a right to the seat under the alleged
election last June, he will have to do
the contesting on whatever grounds
he may see fit 10 bring forward in
support of mis- claim.
There is strong talk that there VIII
be q republican caucus and that the
nominee will be elected on the second
utSuHN after tiit lt5 lSittl u y iiS'''
ard organizes 1t is understood that
speaker Baca is candidate. That
Senator Fall will be candidate for
re- election is more than obable.
Hon. Charles Springer and Charles "A.
Spicss arc mentioned as probable sue
cessors to Fall and IL is known that
there are lot of friends who favor
for senator, former Delegate W. H.
Andrews who is understood to be in
terested just now in the furtherance
Of a railroad enterprise and not talk
ing politics. except in reminiscent
way now and then. 1t is even sus-
gested that Mr.. Andrews Is so engross-
ed with his railroad enterprise that ne
might not accept the senatorship II II
were offered to him
Only a few more days remain Tor
the meeting Of the solons, and no man
can predict at this time what the out
come will be in any respect.