Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-29
Predicted That Fight Over
Fate Of Accused Representa-
tives Will Exceed sena-
torial Contest in Bitterness.
LIVELY SESSION OF
COMMITTEE YESTERDAY
Colonel Prichard and Judge
Wright Clash When Colonel
Denounces Leading Republi-
cans as COnspiratOrs.
Especial Tsisernm 60 nvenIas IlsrnlaD

Especial Teiegrnm 90 nvenlnn HerniaD |
santa re, y. NJ, March 29.-That
the nght for the election of United !
States senators il going 70 pale into
inslsnincance before a light for the
control OF the house OF representa-
tlvos when the legislature meets again
next Thursday ie tne fear that is be-
Ing secretly expressed among tbe Re-
publican leaders here today. The
legislature adjourned at noon until
naNt Thursday morning and In the
meantime the house investigating
committee will complete the hearing
Of bribery charges against the four
accused members; ana have It's report
or reports ready for submission to
the house when that body again con-
yencs. While members OF the COM
mitsee absolutely decline to discuss
the case. Il ~ apparent that a dl-
vision Ia the committee and ike
wise IN the house may be the outcome
Of the affair In fact there - strong
probability that at ieast two differ
cnt reports may be- made 70 the house
by mernbers of he committee. Even
IL a majority report fayors the rec
movai Of the four mrm6ers. u VIII
reQuiHe d two-thirds vote OF the house
10 reni(ve them. As they are already
= uuder \suspenaion. thefeby leaving
!. Rehuhlicans with four less votes
fthey formerly had, Il looks Ike
Mniatlon copla be pretty well con-
arsa ~ ile frls.lssls4 ~ tti.ssd..ttr il.s4
Nused Members ana by the Demo
crats sf the house does not remove
thom II mats the Republican state cx-
cfltlva committee badly in the hole;
because that committee laid the plan
and ordered the arrest Of the four
members Republican leaders are
bending every EFFORT az this time 20
produce harmony IN the house but II
is apparent 90 an unprecedented oO-
server that the Republicans IN the
house are on their metue and that
they have no recognized leader. AZ
caucus some days ago. W. II. H.
Ileweilyn and BIAS sanchez were eiec-
ted house leaders OF the Republican
majority; but II these two men sue
ceed la holding their forces together
Ia dealing with the removal OF the
four members accused u viii be
surprise 10 anyone familiar wieh the
division of sentiment existing among
the members today.
Hufu MH LIBERALIZATION 81 "a ~ aANAN
of DOna county ran la the days OF the
Haserman regime and the Solid Sew
enteen does not exist In this house;
ara Il is matter OF grave doubt
whether such an organisation could
be formed by the Republican mem
berE.
Attorney q. w Priohard. repre-
sentina the accused members. ana
Judge E. a. Wright representing the
house committee. had g. spirited clash
yesterday when Colonel Prichard OBJ
Ieetlng 10 Interruptions by Judge
Wriaht. hotly ordered him 60 81
doUn. The clash arose when Colonel
Priohard Ia arguing the case before
the committee. scornfully referred %
vencealaO Jarnmiilo, Charles \.
Spices. Jose b. Sena, ana other mem
bera ~ the Republican executive
committee as "nno samples Of civic
and polilicni virtue" and openly
charged them with having formed a
plot 20 ruin for life the reputation Of
the four hOuse members and 20 brand
them and their families with this
disgrace
"f want 10 say 20 you gentlemen
said Colonel Prlchard, that upon THIS
proposition Of plot. v you separately
or four OF your members be arrested
and Jailed by local officers, then
there is no reason why they cannot
arrest twenty-four members and de-
stroy this houae ] am not going q
say that Il was plot. hut I ana coins
10 prove Il. In the first place Col
onei Jaramillo has left uneontradict'
ed the statement hy these four meu
that ne told them that he had iakor
four DAYS preparing for this thlnf
10 come out. Why didn't they comet
with MalaquiaB Martinez, member
of their central committee, a resident
OF Tnos county, a man recognised "
his party, instead OF keeping him n
the dark while they were taking two
members from his home county ant
throwing them IN SAIL. Why WASH
no called inY Because they felt the,
would not be- able perhaps 90 carr'
cut their scheme with a man like Nal
agulas Martinez 90 defend the right
of his people. They had senator Hol
prepare the reHignationa in advance
ana nobody knew anything about Z
except those on the inside No plot
NY God. what DO you call that? The.
went about II with the same care
and consistency that any schem'
however criminal Ia sts nature, miRh
have hoan carried on. They werl
perfectly wllinH 10 take the state
ment Of Ellego Baca for all thosl
things the only dissenting voice be
ing the BLACK Eagle from San Mieue
county. I never saw in my life
moro consistent. well arranged. deter
mined enort 20 ensnaro men; an'