Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-05-31
Rumor Has It Three Rivers
Statesman May be in Santa
Fe Soon to Take Charge Of
Campaign.
ROOSEVELT MEN
NOT EASILY FOOLED
Speaker Baca Has Ambitions
for Toga and, If for No Other
Reason, is Not Likely to Per-
nit Election.

Especial Dispatch TO the Morning Journai.I
Santa Fe. N. NJ. May 3G.---Decora-
ton day was day Of quiet and hard
work with the members OF the iegis-
lature who remained in Santa Fa, ana
nearly all OF them did remain. Neith-
er house nor senate was IN session. but
committees were working overtime In
the effort to grind out enough E.'ist
| to make big calendars for Friday.
Committee work Is very lecassary, but
not at all exciting, and the result
was that the corridors and Hobbies
presented scene which was not ut
all animated.
In the gossip OF the hotels, how
ever, there Is a persistent rumor that
something is cooking up for next week
In the senatorial situation. Republic
can politicians have been In close con
ference all day, and absolutely moth
ing can be learned as to the subjects
of these conferences. Holm .. 5ursurn
has been IN town since noon We'd
nesday. but he has not shown him
self in the lobbies and other places
where the crowds are accustomed TO
gather. He has seen his old friend.
former Delegate Andrews. aud he has
been in frequent consultat'un with
members or the republican executive
committee. He preserves n dead sill
ence as to the purpose of nis visit 10
Santa Re, and there Is nothing but
conjecture as to what mis- presence
he-c means.
Tive runiors ara going the rounds
and are being given considerable
credence by those who profess TO be
on the inside of things but an anal.-
sis of the situation makes II difficult
to find substantial foundstinn far
either of them. One Is that q trade
Is about to be consummated Whereby
the New Mexico delegation u the
Chicago convention will ,e delivered
in solid bunch to Roosevelt In en-
change for the election OF Fan 10 suc-
ceed himself at this session Jf the
legislature. The other is that Senator
Fail is due to arrive In Santa Fe on
any train, and that he will take charge
of his own campaign for re election.
There is no doubt that the ,rgani-
zation would be perfectly willips 10
trade Taft for Fall. and there is every
reason to believe that they wou'c
have little difficulty In delivering the
goods IL the trade could be arranged.
Such trade would be highly accept
able to Judge Fall. But the trouble
about II is that the party OF ths sec-
ond part, meaning the Roosevelt men
in the legislature. and especially IN
the house, do not, so far us outside
appearances go, care TO 20 Into the
deal for the very good reason .'iat
Roosevelt Is practically csr.uin of all
the New Mexico delegation. with one
possible exception. The Roosevelt
men see no reason for going into
trade when the inducement offered
them Will be delivered any way. not
because OF anything done by them.
but because the New Mexico delega-
ton wants TO get on the rand wagon
at Chicago. The opinion here now is
that means the Roosevelt wagon.
Then. Roman Liberato Baca.
speaker of the house. is in dead earn
est about wanting to go TO the United
States senate himself. This Is fea-
ture of the situation that has not oc-
CURED TO many who have been at
10 Mr. Andrews all the re-
sponsiblllty for bringing about the re-
state of affairs that has ex-
isted in the house for the last two
months. The cold truth is that Mr.. An
drews has been using Speaker Baca
II serve his own purpose and Speaker
Baca has been using Mr. Andrews to
serve the purpose OF Speaker Baca.
The purpose Of both gentlemen, so
far as the race for the United States
senate is concerned. has been and still
Is identical, and that is to delay ac-
tion on the senatorship until after the
adjournment Of the legislature. II Mr..
Andrews were the only one with an
Interest al stake, IL might be an easy
manner to win over a sufficient num-
ber OF votes from which to enable the
organization TO put through Its pro-
gram: but with Speaker Baca ana
MIR. Andrews both In the running to
prevent action. Il Is hard to conceive
pf the possibility of breaking a hole
In the stone wall that confronts the
Fail support.
As to Judge Falls coming to Santa
I'e at this time. of course he may de-
,ide to drop in and take charge of
hings for himself. but IL Is certain
hat he would be taking an awful
,hance to do so. and there is no ap-
parent good reason why he should
10 so. There is nothing that the
Judge could do here that could not
lust as easily be done with him in
and n he should put In
IN appearance in Santa Fe and then
'ail to get through at this session II
would give a black eye 10 his chances
next January.
Whether an effort will be made 10
reopen the senatorial fight at this See