Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-06-11
Political Lines COnspicuOusly
Absent in Business Mems
Banquet to Judge Albert B.
Fall.
SENATOR RE-AFFIRMS
LOYALTY TO DUKE CITY
Judge Gets What He Goes
After, Opinion of Biologists; I;
Fall Defends Action at Fa-
nous Taft Banquet.


Not often has public nan IN New
Mexico received more sincere and
eloquent tribute than that accorded
United states Senator Albert b. Fall
in the speeches made by Albuquerque
men az the banquet last night az the
Alvarado; ana no man could be more
emphatic Ia his declaration Of loyal
support 20 "A city than the senator IN
his pledge of unsweTvinR allegiance
o. Albuquerque az the chief city OF
che state which he represents IN the
United states senate. II In not oNag-
gerution, moreover. 10 say that the
representative citizens OF Albuquerque
have never taken part IN happier
affair than tho banquet. arranged on
days notice, b. tho Commercial
club. under the direction of President
Simon stern. and attended by some
fifty OF the cisy's business and
professional men. of all shades of po-
iitical belief; in fact politics was left
entirely out Of the equation last
night and the encomiums heaped
upon the guest Of honor By prominent
Democrats were rlvallcd In warmth
by tho praise given the Democrats hy
Judge Fall Ia his comparatively hrief
though feeling speech Of appreciation.
The banquet was held lin the long
Taft" dining room Of the AlvArado.
and In the same room where no an
previous historic occasion hiunte
kstad The president Of the United
states whether promises 81 statehood
wcre 10 be- again disreearded
senator Fan last night stOutly de-
Tended HIS action on that occasion,
telling the banaueters that while he
had not long Rgo made II clear "a
Mr. Taft that he intended no insult
at that time. he had no apology a
make for his statement, declaration
which was greeted with enthusiast,
applause, ION the day / Was sworn
IN as senator" said Mr.. Far, = called
npon Mr. Taft at the White Hous'
and recalled tho Incident told hin
soma OF the papers had reported tha
had waRtonly insulted him. ans
said that / dld not think he believes
a. ! told him that nothing wal
further from my intention Rt tina
time than 10 Insult him but that fo
what / had said had no apology 4
make I want 20 say that my rela
lions with the presid,Wt since tina
tmc nave been just ds friendly a
before"
Judge Fan referred al some lenetl
10 the newspaper criticism Of his ac
lion at the Taft banquet and declares
that Irrespective OF the viliainou
abuse hoapcd upon me as resul
OF the Taft episode ! have never 10
moment wayerod IN my allegianc
and good VIII toward the people o
Albuuucrnue' Judge Fan mince
no words IN speaking or the afnrcEni
newspaper criticism. declaring tina
while he feared from reading IN
locai morning paper that Albuuuefau
didn't believe Ia his friondEhip to thl
clty. he had been convinced that
did not represent the true sentlmer
81 the po0ue Of the city, a statemer
which was greeted with cheers.
n am "a plain spoken man." sal
Judge Fali "und I say these thini
IN aii kindness" he said he believe
that thare was nothing more coz
ducivo 10 satisfactory mutual unde
standing than 10 come out and ga
the Things that ara on our mind
whether they are pleasant 20 hei
or not
Introduced by Toastmaster Frame
n. Wood Judge Fall said
"Mr Tnasimaster. gentlemen, fe
low cltixcna ana fellow townsWei
No ONE could bee unappreciative
the kind and generous expression
which have been uttered here tonig
with reference to myself. l certai
~ appreciate from the bottom OF y
Heart what has been said. Nethii
should have been necessary to 90
vince the people Of Albuquerque th
haye always been your friend. 2
friend Mr saint VIII bear me .
that when serving the second tir
la the New Mexico legislature twcn
years age voted % make Aibuque
aue the capital of the territory al
repeated that action az several hu
ceedina sessions We people % Z
state are proud of Albuquerque;
of the southern part feel that Alo
querqut ia our city. ! say 20 You
senator from New Mexico that
shall be my effort 20 represent
parts 0f the state from Colorado
Texas, bui there VIII always be
warm spot in ms heart FOR Aibuan'
aue. ] say again. and ! 40 not 81
10 arnnae feeling ln any other "a
that / shall unhesitatingly do all
can Tor Albuquerque, believing ~
AlhuQuerQuc ia the metropolis ut
great sistei and that aa New heN
depelopa aO must albuquerque.
After his reference 40 thc fhtt
cidont aforementioned, Judge +