Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-04-24
Republican Organization Makes
Desperate Effort to Regain
Lost Prestige in the Legis-
lature.
FEDERAL PATRONAGE is
EXPECTED TO DO JOB
Committee of Thirty" is As
sailed at Every Possible
Point and Upon Its Stability
Depends Success of Plan.

OCpClluo OuOCCoS VI Idlli
Especial Dispatch to the Morning Jonrnai.I ]
Santa Fe, April 23.--Is the com
mittee of thirty air tight? Upon the
answer to this question depends the
future of the combination which is
now in control of the house of rep
resentatives and which, for the last
two weeks and more. has exercised its
own sweet will in the matter of Leg
islation, flattening out to the thin
ness of very thin pancake any op
position that confronted it.
The combination is now up against
the first real man-size fight that ii
has had since that memorable Mon
day afternoon when, after turbu-
lent and tempestuous session, it beat
down the old guard and rcseated the
four men charged with bribery in
connection with the race for United
states senator. Since that day the
old guard has been SO badly demoral-
lied that il has been unable to put
up even a good imitation of real
fight. But with the issuance OF the
presidents order declaring all fedc-
raj offices in New Mexico vacant, and
with the control of the patronage
for the entire state in the hands of
the regular organization, the old
guard has caught its second wind
and is Fighting like all possessed 10
get back where ii used to be.
The committee OF thirty is the
keystone in the combination arch.
Its personnel was not made up has
tily or without regard to the perpe
tuation of the reign of the combina
ton Many sleepless hours were
spent in the discussion of the avail
ability of those who should go on 1t,
and when 1t was finally announced il
represented the very best judgment
of TIE most astute politicians who
had the temerity to buck the old
guard. The basic idea in the forma-
tion of the committee was to place
on it men who would be bound by
ties of self-interest to perpetuate its
power, and an inspection OF the per-
sonnel of the committee will show
that this was accomplished as nearly |
as it was possible to accomplish it AT |
that time.
When the committee was created, |
however, there were things to hap |
pen which it's creators could not |
foresee. The question of federal pat
ronage did not enter into their calcu
lations. Also, at that time it seemed
an easy matter to see to ii that the
three democrats whose seats are being
should retain their seats.
In the attack that has been made on
the committee of thirty, the old
guard was shrewd enough to con
its fight on these two points,
and now the big fight of the session
s on in deadly earnest.
II the combination can succeed in
having Messrs. Martinez Casados and
Lopez retain their seats and can re-
list the attack that Is being made on
he committee Of thirty through the
medium of the federal patronage, the
Did guard had Just as well go home
md go to bed. for IL will have played
is highest trump and lost. II the
committee of thirty should crunble.
,r If the combination should bc IN
lble To retain i'm office the three
democrats whose seats are being con-
ested. the flag of the organization
viii fly In triumph over the ram
'arts of the enemy, proably for the
of the session. y
At the head Of the committee Of {
hirty is John Baron Burg, of Ber- ,
lalillo county, and much will de- {
'end on his force and genernlship in
he struggle that is now on. There
ave been those 60 laugh at Mr.
iurg's pretensions to political power.
ut up to the present writing it has :
iways resulted in Mr.. Burg having I
he last laugh. II he has made =
political mistake during the present !
ession IL has not been visible TO the
aked eye. Furthermore. he has had e
he shrewdness to take advantage Of
nany political mistakes made by his
dversaries.
Speaker Baca and Mr.. Burg are
ow up against the real thing in the
'ay Of a fight They have a power
nj force opposed To them, and it will
eauire all the eeneralship and ali
he shrewdness that they possess to
ull their forces through the pres !,
Mt struggle. In all probability this :,
eek will see the end OF the fight.
nd IL is not unsafe TO predict that
he victor will be on top Of the heap y
Dr the remainder Of the session. a.
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