Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-03-19
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DdllOt on the United States Senator
ship and strange to say, the favorite
son ballots on the Republican side
caused the two Democratic candidates
to lead in the ballot although they did
not get the full Democratic strength
and the Democrats have less than one.
third OF the membership in either
House. The four men accused of brib.
cry, of course, did not vote, and todays
ballot gives no clear indications as to
who will eventually represent New
Mexico in the United State Senate
There We're several surprises as the
name of each legislator was called and
he responded with the two names for
which he cast his first ballot. There
were occasional bursts of applause
The only set nominating speech was
by Representative Chrisman, who
made scholarly and mastery little
address nominating L. Bradford Prince
for the first senatorial honor.
Mr. Chrisman said: Il arise to pre-.
sent the name of man who has done
as much for New Mexico as any other
man; who is and always has been a
friend of the Spanish-American; who
stands for purity and good govern
ment; who is always heralded as &
Prince of New Mexico at Washing
ton; who has always been 4 Republi
can, first, last and all the time; who il
an orator, a gentleman and scholar
1t is none other than the name of ex
Governor and ex-Chief Justice l.
Bradford Prince of New Mexico"
Senate.
After prayer by Rev. B. Z. McCol
Tough, roll call and reading of minutes
the Senate appointed as conference
committee on joint rules, the Senate
Rules Committee: Senators Holt
Champion and Barth. A recess was
then taken to give the conference
committee time to deliberate.
After recess, the conference com
mlttee reported an agreement and thai
all matter appertaining to balloting
on other officers than U. S. Senators
had for the time being been eliminated
from the joint resolutions. The re
port was adopted.
Lieutenant Governor E. C. de Bacs
then announced that the time hat
| come for taking the first ballot on Uni
ted States Senators and this resulted
as follows:
Republicans: William ]. Mills 8
Albert B. Fall s. Thomas B. Catron 6
w. H. Andrews 5; Thomas D. Burns /
Nathan Jaffa 1.
Progressives: Herbert J. Hager
man 2; George W. Prichard 2.
Democrats: A. A. Jones 7; Feli1
Martinez 7.
! The vote of each Senator was as fol
lows:
Alldredge, c. H.-Jones, Martinez.
Barth, Isaac-Jones, Martinez.
Bowman, John M.-Fall, Mills
Burns, Thomas D.-Andrews, Fall.
Clark, John S-Mills, Fall
Champion, Edwin C.-Mills, Fall.
! Doepp, Fred F.-Jones, Martinez.
Evans, A. Jones. Martinez.
Gallegos, Eugenio B.-Mills, An
drews.
Hartt, Squire Jr.-Catron, Mills.
Hinkle, James F.-Jones, Martinez
Holt, Herbert B-Fall, Andrews.
Ilfeld, Louis C.-Mills, Jaffa
Laughren, Charles J.-Andrews
Catron.
Mabry, Thomas J.-Jones, Martinez
Mccoy, William M.-Andrews, Mills
Miera, Epimenio A.-Fall, Catron
! Navarro, Juan-Mills, Fall.
! Page, Gregory-Mills, Catron.
Pankey, Benjamin F.-Catron, Burns
Romero, Acknowledgement, Prit
chard.
!. Romero, Boleslo-Fall, Catron
Sulzer, DISQUALIFICATION, Prit
chard.
Walton, William B-Jones, MAJ
tinez.
The President announced that ther
had been no choice and the Senate ad
journed to tomorrow forenoon at 1