Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-06-05
Democrats Oppose Taking of
Ballot by Making Motion to
Adjourn, But Fail and Take
Part in Proceeding.
T0GA WEhRER FAILS TO
POLL PARTY STRENGTH
Lines Up Fifteen of Seventeen
Republicans, While Mccoy
and SuIzer Cast Compliment
ary Preference.

teoecisl Dispatch to the Morning journal
Santa Fe, N. M, June 4.-The frs
move on the senatorial checkerboar
was made in the senate at noon to
day. when Senator Holt made mo
tion, which was duly put and carried
to go into the election Of a Unite'
states senator to succeed Senator AL
bert B. Fall. On the vote which fol
lowed, Senator Fall received Is votes
Felix Martinez, 81; Leutenant-Gover
nor de Baca, 2. and II. b. FERGUSON
Summers Burkhart, b. f. Pankey ant
w. H. Andrews. l each.
Everything was done quietly. decor
ously and with little show of opposi
ton. When the hour of 1880 arrived
Governor de Baca callet
the senate to order. but at the tim,
the republican members were in eau
Gus and only the handful of demo
Gratis constituting the minority were
present in the chamber.
Senator Mabry requested call oi
the roll of the senate, evidently with
the intention of moving to adjourn
but while the roll call was in progress
a hurry-up call was sent to the repub-
licans and just as the name of Sena-
tor Miera was reached that gentle
man himself, followed by his fellow
republicans, came into the chamber.
A motion was instantly made to re-
cess until IL o'clock. II was then IL 40
o'clock. Senator Mabry undertook tc
amend the motion SO as TO recess un-
til 2 o'clock, which would have taken
the hour of meeting beyond the con-
stltutional hour of noon. at which the
balloting for United States senator
must begin. Senator Mabry's motion
was laid on the table by strict par
ty vote oil II to Z. Senator Sulzer vot-
ing with the republicans.
On reconvening at noon. Senator
Holt arose and called attention to the
fact that the senate had been official
ly notified some ten days ago of the
fact that Senator Falls term would
expire on March 3. 1913. and read
from the law to the effect that an
election for senator must take place
on the second Tuesday after the re-
ceipt by the legislature of official no.
Of United States senator. He there
upon moved that the senate proceed
to the election of a successor to Judge
FALL
Senator Barth was the only sena-
tor to speak against the motion. He
began by saying that in almost anv
other place in the United States
k1 etI l.
able procedure. but that In the legis-
lature os New Mexico nothing Is re-
markable. He denied that the legis-
iature has ever received any official
notification of vacancy In the office
OF United States senator A telegram
from an assistant secretary of the
united States senate to the president
PROTEIN, of the senate of New Mex
ico, he said, did not constitute an of
ncial notification within the meaning
Of the law.
Mr.. Barth also declared that any
action taken by the legislature ut this
tllne viii be utterly null and void.
Let mo say" he concluded. "tha:
mere Is absolutely no malice in wha.
soy. have never felt SO good over
anything since the session opened.
20 TO 1t gentlemen, but let me tell you
.nat the matter of electing a senator
's game that two can play at
= senator Holt in reply referred to
senator Bsrth "a ''the embryo boss of
ne-na,illo county" He said that the
..epuoiican members of the senate
anew what they were about. and inn
pned tha. they needed no advice from
"r Barth. I'VE are simply complying |
WIN the law as We see it," he assert
ed.
on the ballot which followed every |
republican with the exception of Sem
,'ors Mccoy and Sulzer vo,ci for
surgc Fail. Senator Mccoy cast a
ssompiimentary vote for his colleague
ssnator fankey. OF Sant1 Fe county.
.h,ie Senator Sulzer voted for w. II.
me democrats divided their vote.
'enators Alldredge. Barth and Mabry |
lung Tor Felix Martinez. Senators
,nxie and Doepp for Lieutenant
,o'ernor /, de Baca; Senator Evans for
= Is. Ferguson and Senator Walton
", summers Burkhart.
Immediately after the announce
= -'h' OF the vote the senate adjourn
u until O'Clock
Afternoon Session.
ihe afternoon session of the senate
a. comparatively tame. OF consider
o'e interest to Bernalillo county
s any me passage of the county survey
.- rms bill passed without amend
' oy vote OF Is TO 9. There
~s no partisanship apparent in the
sposi'ion to it. both republicans and
or,.oers'z = voting against it,
a. nate Substitute for Senate Eli /
- providing for the western exten-t