Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-23
Regular Republican Members
of House Hold Secret Confer
ence with This End in View
1t is Said.
BREAK WITH CATRON
STIRS UP TROUBLE
Rumor Says Speaker viii be
Given Alternative of Voting
for Charles Springer or
Fighting to Retain Seat,

Santa Fe, n. M, March 22.-Tha-
the so-called conference held tonight
by the republican members oA the
legislature will disrupt the regAlar
republican ranks and not improbi \ly
deprive them of majority in 4
Legislature is the belief of many A|Nt
politicians here tonight. That the at
tack upon Speaker r. l.. Baca of the
house, by the leaders of his own party
will greatly embitter the Spanish
American members is generally con
coded.
1t now develops that Speaker Baca
has been thorn in the side of the
stand pat leaders almost from the
time that they themselves elevated
him to the speakership and his posi-
tive refusal to swing into line for
the Fall-Catron combination for the
senatorship favored BY Solomon Luna,
came as climax to his Insurgency
as the leaders call ii.
1t is fondly hoped that the recall
citrants can be whipped into line for
Judge Fall-Charles Springer team,
and this Is said to have been the real
object of the conference tonight. II
appears now that Springer is the
new blood which Luna has had in
mind since he became convinced that
Catron could not get the votes neces-
sary to elect him.
That the leaders of II party with
n two-thirds majority in the legisla-
ture should place a man in the speak
er's chair and ten days thereafter
ia
or at least seriously discredit him is
regarded as rather unique for even
New Mexico politics, where it fire.
quently is said anything Is likely to
happen.
1t is charged by the Luna people
that Baca became so puffed up over
his election to the speakership that
he believed himself big enough to die
tate to the party. and one of the
principal charges brought against
him Is that he deliberately held up
the papers in the three contested
cases now before the house because
the three democratic members were
voting for him for senator.
They claim that his row with Cat
ron Is direct result of an over
weaving ambition. with which they
charge him. and point to the fact
that he has q large number of rela-
tives and proteges upon the house
payroll.
The spanish American friends OF
the speaker, and 1t is admitted that
he has many, are indignant over the
effort to discredit him and club him
into line for the Luna candidates. and
in their fight against this effort by
the bosses, they are heartily backed
by the supporters of w. II, Andrews
in the senatorial fight. The An
drews men see in the action move
to force him out of the race and ring
in Charles Springer as a running
mate for Judge Fall
Meantime the democrats declare
that never did the prospects for a /
democratic progressive republican al
lance look brighter, and Felix Mar
tinez is wearing a bright but inscrut-
able smile. Whatsoever the immed /
late results of the threatened inter
nal war, the ultimate effect is bound
to be that scores will be left which
will crop out when certain. members
present pet bills for the consideration
of the legislature.
That Sprinsers name will be in
Jected into the fight within the next
few days Is considered certain. and il
is generally believed that Luna has
held him in reserve almost from the
inception of the contest.
What the outcome of the attack
upon Speaker Baca, as to the man
ner in which 1t viii effect the speaker
personally. and just what the Luna 4
people hope TO accomplish, Is
somewhat uncertain. They could
hardly hope 10 censure him by vote
of the house. as their majority Is tool
small and at present too precarious
to attempt such a daring move. II Is !
rather thought that they hope by their
action tonight to club the speaker into \
submission and whip his following
into line for Springer. They realize
that IL would be too much To ask
that he turn to Catron. after all that
has gone before and Springer will be
offered as the man 10 whom he can
swing his vote without having to sac
rlfice his self respect.
The Andrews people are open and
violent in their denunciation OF what
they term a move to make Paca the
goat and predict that il will ALLEVIATE
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