Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-11


Santa Fe, y. M. April 10.-The re-
| turn to Santa Fe of Hon. solomon
Luna. followed by meeting tonight
of the republican state executive com
mittee has set senatorial gossip GO
ing afresh.
Mr.. Luna denies, emphatically, that
| there was any Significance in his trip
away from the capital. He says that
/ he has not seen II. o. Bursum since
he left Santa Fe and has not at
| tempted to use any influence with
that gentleman to get his support for
Senator Fall for reelection. He de-
clares that he has been to his ranch
on personal business and has been too
busy to think about politics.
The republican executive commit
tee had meeting tonight. There are
all sorts of rumors as to what took
place. but little is known in the way
Of definite information. Secretary
Herbert w. Clark of the committee,
declared tonisht that the meeting had
nothing whatever to do with sena-
torial politics, but was solely for the
purpose of going over the general
political situat tion from a republican
cAlHuptiIlf Win ~ view W
cning the party in the state and put
ting up the best fight possible in the
national election next November. .
In spite Of these protestations the
talk in the hotel Hobbies and on the
street Is to the effect that the meet
ing tonight Will have a vital bearing
on the candidacy of Senator Fail for
reelection to the senate and that
much time was devoted to 1iscussins
how best to get control of the house
of representatives for the organiza
tion.
1t is mistake to assume that be-
cause Of its reverses Of the last few
days the organization is down and
out for the balance of the legislative
session. The organization leaders are
skilful politicians. and they have to
he shown that they are defeated he
fore they are willing to admit IT, Not
The least evidence of their skillful- !
ness is the manner I'm which they are
taking their recent reverses. They
are preserving profound silence
and saving much wood, but 1t is easy |
To sea that they are on the job and |
are looking out for their chance.
The psychological moment is the I
hope of the organization. and when /
that moment comes its leaders are |
the psychologists To take advantage
of it, Sometimes. waiting for the |
psychological moment is - tedious
and unprofitabIe occupation, but il is |
not so in Santa ;Fe during the first
session of the New Mexico legis-
lature. Almost any old moment Is
liza BILE to be psNchological here during
the next few weeks. and il is only a
matter Of picking out the one that
looks best.
Speaker Baca and John Baron
Burg now have the house well in
hand. with newly created steer
ing committee. clothed with power to
control all legislation. and with rules
10 set asid. "A ruling Of the speaker
Il would seem that they have things
lied I'm hard knot and the knot
soaked in water.
But just how long the steering com
nfitee viii be able To steer and IN
" hat direction IL will steer. are mat
ers which cannot now be foretold
Il must be remembered that the chief
source Of the strength Of the com
,ination now ruling the house j. In
he democratic members Those
democrats are playing some verl
.mooth politics. while they are
iominally the minority party. they