Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-25

, nearest that any member of the me-
jority came to arguing the muttcr was
when Senator Holt declared, in cN
planning his vote, that the resolution
was sustained by the record" adding
somewhat significantly that Senator
Barth had once declared that he would
vote to unseat every republican mem
Der of the senate.
In the debate preceding the final
vote on the resolution, some splendid
speeches were heard. Senator Wal
toms presentation of the legal as
poets of the case was one of the
ablcst ever delivered in the legisla
ture. Senator Hinkle sounded a sol
emn warning to the majority, and
feeler that a'lc action as they
were taking was responsible for the
radical wave that is sweeping the
country. In concluding his remarks,
Senator Barth, turning to the ma
jority members, declared: You
shall die as you have lived, by vio-
lence."
Senator Barth is the only minority
member of the committee on privi-
leges and elections, the other mem
bers of which are Senator's Poieslo
Romero, chairman Crampton, Clark
and Gallegos. Senator Rarth asserts
that there mas been only one meet
ing of the committee at which he
was present, or to attend which he
was ever served with notice. that at
that meeting it was found that there
was not before the committee suf-
ficient data on which to proceed
with the consideration OF the con
tested election case. and that the
meeting lasted less than "A minute !
and adjourned.
Col. George W. Prichard is attor-
ney for Senator Romero. Colonel |
Prichard declares that he was never |
notified of any meeting of the COM !
mittee on privileges and elections, /
until today, just before the senate |
met. He hastily seized few law !
books and papees and went to the
capitol. expecting to appear before !
the committee, only to find that the
senate had already proceeded to the
consideration oI the Miera resolu-
tion.
While nothing WAS said on the
subject on the floor of the senate, 1t
Is understood that the maiority at
tempts to justify is action on hc
ground that Senator Romero neglected
10 appear before a justice of the
peace in Socorro county in answer to
, notice of protest filed by his op
Donent. senator Romero denies this
and declares that he
never was served with any notice TO
lppear i'm Socorro county or else
where, and that he has never had an
to present his side of the
'ase. In a speech on the floor OF
he senate. which was delivered in
spanish. he protested vehemently
gainst being unseated without a
nance to be heard.
Throughout the debate this after
loon the one point expressed by the |
minority was that there had never
'een a hearing or an opportunity
or the contestee 10 be heard. sew
raj Of the members who voted :
gainst the resolution declared that t
{ upon the consideration of the
ltTltS OF lnt tdSt u dpitdith ~ .
hem that Mr. Romero was not en-
tiled to his seat. they would vote to =
nseat him, regardless Of his poll I
les 5
With Senator Romero unseated the
epublican organization now has
,vo-thirds majority in the senate. r
f the house can lie got under the T
ontrol Of itha ot-ganizl ton ana
nough democrats can be unseated
, bring the majority in that body
y 10 the same proportion, Governor
lcDonald will be helpless in any !, =
latter affecting his veto power
In the election last fall. senator e
.omero received on the face OF the 4
sturns a majority Of ia votes over y
is opponents. a
Clark Carries Weld County. ii