Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-08
Former Delegate in Congress
Urges Legislature TO Provide
for Advisory Primary to
Select Judge Falls Successor
DEMOCRAT CHEERS
GREET MANIFESTO
Believed Only Hope of Former
Pennsylvania Lies in AL
lance Of His Little Follow
ing With Minority Members

Especial TeIegram 90 EvenfnR merniaD
santa Fe, n. NJ, April S-W. IA.
Andrews. candidate for senator 10 sue.
ceed A. b. Fail Ia 1913. opened his
campaign In the legislature today,
when he sent 10 the senate letter
asking Tor primaries at the election
next November, giving the people an
opportunity 70 express their choice
prior TO the next meeting OF the Leg
islature, January, 1913. A like com.
municatlon was sent 10 the house ana
VIII possibly be read 10 the members
tate today This communication Is
supposed TO be direct challenge 10
Judge Fall, who wired the members
last week asking that they re-eIect
him at the present session. In his
communication. Mr. Andrews agrees
to submit his candidacy To an omen
primary and he declares that he will
viii bow TO the will OF the majority
" he IL not elected. The letter was
received with round OF applause from
the Democratic side, but considerable
significance is attached to the fact
that the Republicans received the
communication In silence Ii was az
once referred 10 the committee ON
privileges and election. but was later
recalled al the request Of Senator
Barth and re-referrod to the commit
tee on judiciary The Democrats ia.
Gicated their position when Senator
barth introduced bin In lieu OF the
one which he said was taken from his
desk Saturday providing for direct
primary TO indicate the deslre of tho
legal electors for the United States
senator 10 succeed Senator Fall The
Andrews letter Is taken TO mean elth-
er one of two things: That Andrsws
Is engaged In an open fight TO prevent
any election at this time, OF he IS IN
the race to stay aud believes he can
best succeed In primary. The rumor
Is porsistont here today that a. o.
Bursum will not continue his support
Of Mr., Andrews az against senntor
Fan and that should a senatorial olec.
ton be held al this session, he would
take only a passive part In Il.
Friends OF senator Fall today In
vRriably assert that they have not re.
celved any answer from Senator Fall
as to whether he would return this
week or at all derlng this session Il
Is understood, however, thar present
plans are for Senator Fail 10 come
home at once and that be will be
here this week.
The letter sent % the senate by
Mr. Andrews was addressed 70 Il. G.
DO Baca, lieutenant governor and
president OF the senate u says:
4 wish TO call your attention ana
through you the attention OF the hon
orable body over which YOU preside,
20 the senatorial situation as II exists
oNing to the fact that there will he a
vacancy In the senate In 1913 and that
the duty devOlYes upon the present
legislative assembly 10 elect at this
session that begins In January next
some one 10 hll that vacancy as a can
dldate for the senate and being q great
believe In the opportunity being given
the people 20 express their preference
Ia this matter / would respectfully
call your attention 30 the election that
will occur next November at which
time preferential primary could be-
held when without exFa expense or
coat 90 the taxpayers. an opportunity
could be- Afforded 10 the people 70 give
expression 10 their choice for senator.
speaking for myself ! am very doslr-
Gus lbat this be- done. ana n the elect
ors should not sustain me. will
cheerfully bow 10 their will ana con
tinuo thereafter as heretofore, 10 be
a loyal party man.
Respectfully
Csignedl g
WILLIAM A. ANDREWS"
Senator Barth IN his measure adyo-
Gated an open primary 10 decide the
popular choice for senator for the