Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-18
Republican State Organization
Resolved That Party Loyal
ty Will Be Requisite TO Ap-
pointment Under New Re-
gime.
MEETING CALLED AT
SANTA FE TOMORROW
Possibility That Several Un-
expected Changes Will Re
Made Among POstmasters
Owing Allegiance to An
drews.



Especial Teienrna a. ryening meraiaD
Santa Re. N. ~. April IS.--There
/ Will be q meeting of the Republican
state executive committee next Nom
day az the Palace hotel here. az which
time the important question OF recom-
mendlng federal office holders will
be taken up. That anyone who gets
q Job will have to soo this committee
is the present arrangement. There is
q disposition on the part OF several
Of the Republican leaders 10 cast into
the discard quite "A number OF federal
officeholdeTs in this state, most Of
whom were appointed under territor-
ial regime and who are charged with
having not been any too active In the
support Of the party In New Mexico,
aud some OF whom are In bad odor
In national affairs. The clean sweep
will extend. Il II said. even te this
poatmasters and some unlooked-for
changes Will probably be recommend
ed. There are many applicants for
those positions but thus far msmbers
Of the committee declare they have
absolutely made no promises and
given no recommendations except Ia
the case or secundiBo Romero for tho
office OF United states marshal. a
place now held by G.. M Foraker.
Manuel Otero Of santa re u known
90 have heen recommended by one
Of the senators f0r enc position OF ln-
ternal revenue collector, now held BY
Henry r. Barashnr Mr.. Bardahar
got the office under Theodore Roose-
Welt. and no Is former Rough Rid
er. He has been an active party man.
however. since be has been in New
Mexico. but he Is said 10 have Lean
lngs toward Mr. Roosevelt. The mem-
bers OF the state organization today
positively deny that they have en-
dorsed Mr. Otero or anyone else for
this position. They declare that they
have not considered applicants for
any federal position and that they
will take no action prior 10 the fneet-
Ing next Monday. They admit mat
they have received many applications
and they aay that In awarding these
Jobs they are going 10 give them az
FAR as possible 10 active party men.
George ArmiJD or santa Fe. also u
Rough Rider, an active Republican
and clerk Of the corporation COM
mission. ia said 10 be a candidate for
one of the federal Jobs. Fritx Muller
Of the land office here, also d Rough
Rider. Is said 20 be among those who
may not hold on. but Mr.. Muller has
some active supporters who declare
they will stand by him. Several posts
masters al various points In tho state
may not be renamed.
For the most part they are meR
named 90 office upon recommendation
Of W. IA. Andrews when he was a
delegate iu congress- IN fact ID is
quite apparent now that there Is q
Wide split between tbs members of
the Republican stale organization and
Mr. Andrews; and he Is not being
taken into the confidence Of the com-
mlttee on these appointments or any
other matters. if he gets anything
out " Il SO far as the executive COM
mittce Is concerned he will have %
DO Il on his own hook q situation
which he ia said 90 realise. The he-
publican oFganlzaton was stirred 40
activity when Il suddenly learned
thnt The willy nv Andrews had al
ready started quiet but systematic
campaign of his own TO land several
I of che choice places for his friends
and thereby % build up an Andrews
, machine. There Is q strong dispose
ton on the part Of some Republican
leaders % smash 10 pieces the old
Andrews machine ana 70 retain Who'll
ly organisation men IA office and flli
81 vacancies with men tried ana
} / true a. the present state organization.
} which Is run by an executive oommit-
I I tee consisting OF one man from each
/, judicial district.
The Republican leaders are pre-
: pairing 10 work over the organization
\ ln the state. eliminate some dead
!. timber. and put IN some new apokes
4 whore they believe the bandwagon
needs strenRtheninx. The state or
B SANITATION has been assured that t
win be supported hy the senators ana
hy the national committee.
One OF the first requisites is that
|, appOintoes viii stand BY tho party
Z suns IA the presidential campaign.
= which for the present means that
= they will be- Taft men, The JOB "a
delicate one and u a. being ap-
y prOAchod by the executive committed
! with great care. III ia can be handled
e right Il win probably do much %
p unite the party Ia the state, but i
N unpopular men land Jobs g VIII tend
~ 90 dsarupt the party. The Andres.
4 mea declare that q can not b. pulled
OF and that the state organization
IA viii stir have 20 cut the cards witn
n the forn,cr dolegato. For the pres
ana Mne...yoae NIr nmMFnUn "a naIuN