Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-26

! Especial Dispateh To the Morning Jourpail ]
| Santa Fe, n, NJ. March y5.--ft !;
| the general opinion here that Fell,
| Martinez could control enough votes
| in the Legislature at any time to elect
| him to the United States senate, but
| Martnezs position Is known To be
similar to that of Solomon Luna. he
does not want the senatorship unless
the pressure upon him becomes SO
great that he is unable to resist II.
The republicans are said to he
making an effort to gather enough
votes to elect solomon Luna with
either Judge Fall or Charles Springer
as running mate. Luna has not
authorized any such use OF his name.
but the leaders plan to take advan-
tage of his absence from the field to
force his election, trusting to induce
him to take the office in the interest
of party harmony.
II can be said. however, that even
Lunas closest friends do not know
but what he would resign the office
Immediately after his election and
the absence of any permission ex-
pressed or implied for the use OF his
name has So far deferred the leaders
from openly springing the combina
ton.
The senatorial situation today, as
represented by the ballot. indicates
confusion worse confounded in the
republican ranks and II may be stated
without fear of successful contradic-
tion that the ballot represents the
true state Of the republican leaders
The fact that Capt, w. II. Gillen-
water arrived hero last night and to-
day received the supplementary
votes of five progressive republicans
"A
to the panic created by the arrival of
Felix Martinez and with these two
astute leaders on the ground and
maintaining profound silence as to-
their plans aud hopes the condition
Of the republican candidates and
their hcnehmen is truly pitiable.
In the ballot today Judge Fan lost
one vote from his Saturday consti-
tuency and polled only twenty-five.
while Andrews and Mills tied with sew
cnteen each The ballot today shows
chaos positively 50 far as the regular
republicans are concerned and that
no combination of Judge Fall and
Mills or Catron can win For this
reason the Fan forces are flirting
with increasing assiduity with Bur
sum and the Andrews crowd. but 50
far they have been unable to show
BursuR where they can deliver the
votes Ia elect his man and he refuses
10 DO business on any other basis.
II seems certain that within the
next few DAYS a complete new align
ment must be made or there VIII be
an indefinite lockout. The present
have fought each other
until. like the Kilkenny cats. the
whole outfit has been about destroyed |
and none Of them are in position 10 J
offer combination which could |
win.
n - conceded that the only hope I
either tn Fall ur Andrew
pf election IL in getting ail ct ihs /
republican members into o. caucus lu
Witch they are pledged to abide by /
the caucus action. II h for this rea-
son that Andrews support has been I
Ienf to bath Fail aud Mills. during IN.
contest. hut it H. understood that from
seven 80 nine members from the
uurthern portion OF the stale have
held out steadily against going into
ms eaurus in which they were pledged
before hand fo abide by the action 81
M enurus The holding 81 this kind
lf 81 caucus has been the main point
Inward which Holm -. isursum har
,een spending his energies ever since
before the rony-ning of the iegisia-
.ifr.. aud the hope of such caueus
,pfs.-irs 20 The present time even more
.nin thun at the time when u WAS fiTsi
Proposed.
Th.. democrats gave their votes 10
4. 4. Jones in conjunction with Mar