Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-25
Row Between Regular Repub''-
cans in Legislature Splits
Organization Forces into
Fragments,
ANDREWS AND BACA
MASTERS OF SITUATION
It They Effect Alliance with
Minority Members Fall and
Old Guard viii Go Down to
Defeat,

M P.t V
Especial Dispatch 10 the Morning Jearuai.I
santa re, y. NJ, March s4.--All day
the political cnldron has heen seeth-
Ing and bubbling and the sabbath has
been anything but u day OF rest In the
capital of the state.
What the ultimate result OF all OF
the manipulations, schemes and po-
litieal maneuvers VIII be is as yet un-
certain, but II Is certain that the
master political minds of New Mexico
are nov engaged In playing the most
Intricate ana important game which
has taken place on the board OF this
state and not impruhably OF any other
state
With the republicans split into frag-
mcnts by internal dissensions that
seem to lac irreeunrlluble and with
the democrats prepared to take adj
vantage Of any false step that will
leave an opening, the situation is one
or vast oomplcxity and almost unlimit-
ed possibilities.
Il Is npM certain that the news OF
the famous harmony conference" or
Friday night last, az published In the
Morning Journal. was mild as COM
pared 10 the real proceedings and its
Widespread effect IN the ranks OF the
republicans, The organization leaders
found themselves In the position of
having called Il meeting for the pur-
pose of administering a severe casti-
CATION to one of their number and
found themselves IN tho humiiintins
position Of being defied by the intend-
ed @Hpe-s goat aud compelled To eat
humble pie In the most abject man
ner,
When the Luna leaders headed by
Don solomon himself found that
speaker liaca was stronger than they
had anticipated, and that the An
drcNs forces were lined up at his
back, resisting amy effort to depose
him. they began looking around for "A
way to retire gracefully from their
position ana It was decided to intro-
duce u resolution. endorsing the
speaker, When this Intention was dis
closed 60 Speaker Haea, he arose and
In no uncertain terms, announced his
position on the subject.
What do | want with your endorse
mont said the speaker To the as
scmhlcd conference. 81 am the
speaker Of the house and | do not care
to be elected a second time. | am the
speaker ana II YOU wish To fire me
out, do go ahead and do II " you can.
Much more ana to the same effect
said the speaker. and the men who
only Il few hours previously had been
they would put liaca down
lnd ont for good and lali, sat still and
took his castlgatian mcekly and With
Dut Il Whimper. Tney realized that the
speaker was stronger than they had
houeht and that he absolutely DON'T
nated the situation.
If Luna ana the standpat leaders
believe that the conference served to
JacifN liaCa, they are entitled To an
other think and anyone who gets the
zeal sentiment OF the speaker and his
friends Win speedily become convinced
hat nothing short of a miracle can
restore the confidence OF the Baca
icurlc IN the Luna organilatinn, They
ire convinced that II was through no
good win or any repentance toward .
heir conduct toward Bnca that the
)lun of dtposng him was abandoned.
put simply because they found them
'eNes unable TO carry cut the pro-
gram
So deep has the iron struck In the
breast OF the Baea element that II can
lr said With truth that the majority
II the regular republicans, which
nouns the faction led by solomon
una In the legislatures, Is already "a
hing of the past II Luna himself
hould desire the legislature to pass
measure now ana should bring to his
Nd every vote at his command, IL Is
improbable that he could get a ma
Ority of the vote.
one prime result of the breach,
aused by the attack upon Baca. has
leen to almost II not quite. destroy
ne chances OF Judge FAN for elec-
ion. FRIDAY the betting, in all prob
hilitN, would have bcrn , to I that
le would be elected. Tonight among
he closest students of the situation
he odds would be almost as great the
ther way.
Speaker iiaca and his friends hold
IAN responsible, equally with Luna.
or the ubortive effort to discredit the
pcaker. and 1t Is certain that they can
ever bee Induced 10 vote for fall ON
ny terms without their vote and
acking Andrews support Il Is certain
hat Fail cannot be elected. That ths
ltuation IL very perturbing to the
udee himself Is evident from his ac-
Ions aud appearance. The confident
mile. which apparently ~eaid not
ONE of q few DAYS ago, has vanished
lto the misty reccsses of the dim past
nd ne now looks harfasscd and wor-
led
Meantime Bursum and the Andrews
otces are sitting tight and they are
teadiiy declining all oNertures made
a the Fall peoriv. Tor he Il knowa
hat So desperate have the Luna pe"-
De- become. that they are now offering
oncessions 20 Andrews. the man. who
nly a few days ago they were de-
laring they would remove once and
orever from the political grass.
When Fall received his hixh-water
oie of twent, six on FRIDAY. he l.s-
eved as did most Of his n.lhsrfnt<.