Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-28
SENATOR FALL N
ALBUQUERQUE
TOMORROW
NIGHT
Governor Mcdonald Signs Gre
dentials and New Mexieans
Leave Tomorrow for Wash
ington.
FAREWELL BANQUET AT
SANTA FE TONIGHT

Especial TeIegFam ts EvsaiaE sisraIdD
Santa Fe. N. NJ, March 2S.-Slhe
first United states senators from New
Mexico, Albert B. Fail and Thomas
Benton Catyon. will leave tomorrow
evening On route to Washington,
where they expect TO take their seats
In the senate at once Mr.. Catron Will
travel 10 washington via the Santa
Fe, leaving here tomorrow evening
on the Limited Senator Fall VIII
proceed by way of Albuquerque TO
~ Paao tomorrow night, where ne
viii remain for day attending 10
business aiiairs, and will then 80 al
rect 70 Washington.
Late yesterday afternoon the sen.
ate passed a Joint resolution embody-
ing the form OF certificate for the
lieutenant-governOf and the speaker
to sign in certifying 10 the governor
the election OF Mr.. Fall and Mr.. Cat
ron. The house this merning con
CURED In this resolution and the lieu
tenant governor and the speaker have
certified to the governor the election
on Joint ballot OF the New Mexico
senators Il Is understood that Gov
ernOr Mcdonald win sign the certih-
Gates OF election this afternoon and
that the senators will carry with them
their credentials when they leave for
Washington tomorrow This evening
at the Palace hotel Senators Fall anu
Catron viii be the hosts NJ an elabo-
rate dinner for the members OF the
Legislature and their many friends
here from all parts OF the state. This
win be the one big social event prior
to their leaving II will be informal.
Both senator Catron and Senator Fali
have beer kept busy since their cleo
ti0n BY the host OF callers who have
comc 10 pay their respects and by
many frlends from over the state who
arc "a attendance On the legislature,
i1sth hnvo petra8Vau snrFo ntm8ofa o.
letters and telegrams from friends al
over the union cOngraiulatiag them
on their election.
There has been considerable dis-
cussion as 70 the terms 10 be held by
Unitnd States senator's from New
Mexico. There are two terms that ex-
pire IN 1917. and the newly elected
senators from New Mexico aud from
Arizona draw lots for these terms.
Another term expires IN 1915 and ano
other In 1875 and these terms are
awarded TO the remaining two senat-
OTIS by the committee on privileges
and elections Of the senate. A ma
jority OF this committee are Re
publicans,
ANDREWS EXPLAINS
WITHDRAWAL FRoM RACE
w. IT. Andrews. whose sudden with-
drawal from the senatorial race to-
gether with former Governor Mills,
broke the Republican deadlock. today
made pablic the following statement
10 the press:
Il hold the welfare of New Mexico
and OF the Republican party above
personal ambition. The Republican
majority In che senate including the
lnsurgen1 vote, is only -four. with
two Democrats from Arizona the pos
sibillty Of two from New Mexico, II
we had continued fighting might have
thrown the senate into hands that
would have recognized ir against
President Taft and the Republican
party. As Il now stands the senate
committees are Republican, and the
un-repubiicRH legislation will not be
recommended for passage. With the
committees favorable 10 them, the
Democrats could gain immense ad.
vantage In adopting free trade meas
ures and legislation inlmical TO New
Mexico. II wouid be harmful 10 put
the burden of veiOing every sariu
measure unon President TAFT and 1
considered Il Of great national i'm.
portance that .wO Republican sen.
atora from this state be sent % Wash
ingtOn at once. / considered It necos
eary that the deadlock cease. boz
lieye that Thoma3 3. Catron and A..
y. Fall will make good and able
senator's