Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-13
uoIds Conference in Hotel Lob
hv with Organization Lead
ers, Reviving Rumors OF
Compromise
EVERY MOVEMENT HAS
MEANING ALL ITS OWN
While House Presiding Officer
and Men Who Dominate Old
Guard Remain Silent, Rumors
Of Deal Are Numerous,

of Deal Are NuIl6lOuo,
,sosciaI Dispatch 10 the Morning Journal
santa Fe, \. M, April l2.-Apou'
~ o'clock Thursday night, while the
lohby of the Palace hotel was almost
deserted an interesting and appar-
ertlv very much interested group OF
mon might have been observed IN a
Garner of the lobby. Their chairs
we're hitched up close together, their
heads were thrust forward until they
almost touched, and they conversed
in low tones that could not have beoh
heard three feet away. In the group
were Hon Solomon Luna, national
republican committeeman from New
Mexico: Herbert w. Clark, secretary
Of the republican state executive
committee; Hon. Charles Springer a
prominent member of the comnit-
lee. and Hon. r. l.. Baca, speaker OF
the house of representatives.
what was said by the gentlemen
taking part in this informal CON
ference only they can telL and they
won't. The conference was not
long one, and when it broke up,
Sneaker Raca went across the street
TO pay call on Hon. w. II. Andrews,
at whose home he is frequent
visitor.
or course there is nothing essen
TALLY significant in the fact that N
Baca should drop into the Palace
hotel and seeing his old friends,
Messrs. Luns. Clark and Springer
sitting around in the lobby, draw up
a chair and chat with them for
while. Nor would any special i'm
portance attach, under ordinary CIR
cumstnces. to Mr.. Bacas running
across to call socially on his old
friend. Mr.. Andrews, after leaving
the hotel But the point is that the
present circumstances are by no
means ordinary. They are distinctly
extraordinary. and every little move
ment has a meaning of its own.
Just what is the meaning Of Mr..
Baca's movement last night is a mat
ter upon which one mans opinion is
Just as good as another's. The facts
are given for what they are worth.
1t is still the guessing stage of the
senatorial contest and Cf the struggle
of the republican organization to re
gain control of the house. The men
most directly concerned in what is
going on are very secretiVe and nave
contrived to throw about their acts
an air of mystery that is positively
painful. All anybody can do is to
guess, and there is little to choose
between one guess and another.
Until the legislature reeonvenes
next Monday it will be impossible to
give anything like an accurate idea
of what will happen, either in IN
matter of the senatorship or the fight
for the control of the house. There
is now nothing at all in the way of
news - everything is gossip and
speculation.
Free Text Books Proposed.
very important bill was intro
duccd in the senate Thursday by
Senator Walton, of Silver city. 1t IS
measure to provide free text books
and school supplies for the children
OF the state, and is in line with the
democratic platform declaration
calling for such law.
The bill makes it the duty of pub
ne school boards. before the opening
oi their respective schools, to pur-
chase all text books and other
school supplies necessary for use OF
pupils up to and including the
elshih grade, paying for same out OF
'he general school fund of their re-
specllNe counties. and provides that
Such books and supplies shall be
heid as the property of the respective
schooi districts and leaned to the
pupils of the schools free of charge,
'he pupils and their parents or
guardians To be held responsible for
any damage to the books or failure
10 return Them. II is provided that
the books shall be of the uniform
series now or hereafter adopted by
'he state board of education. and
parents Of children are given tho
ishL Il they choose. to buy theii
"Nh books instead OF using those
ioau'd by the school boards. Pro-
vision is also made for keeping a
separate account of the monies eX-
pended for books and supplies by
ihr school boards. and for an an
iu'i report to the county and state
superintendent Of public instruction.
me bill was referred TO the SEN
a'e committee on education, and
senator Walton has announced that
ne VIII push II vigorously and do
everything N his power to obtain
carly and favorable consideration Of
ID.
To Elevate the sport.
Ar. Tripp. Of san Miguel. resents
,ie insinuation that his bill to regu-
idie boxing contests in New Mexico