Las Vegas optic. (East Las Vegas, N.M.) 1908-1921, 1912-04-05
ANDREWS HAS ALSO ENTERED THE GAME
Former Delegate Congress- Declares The Republican Party
Owes Him The Senatorial Toga Because Of His Re-
cent Retrement-He Favors Enactment of
Preferential Primary Law With the
Emergency Clause Attached

Santa Fe, N. NJ, April Within
the next few days the New Mexico
legislature may be again striving to
accomplish the election OF a United
States senator. This became appac-
ent today when friends Of Senator A.
p. Fall announced their intention of
endeavoring to bring about the re-
election of Fall to succeed himself
before the adjournment of the present
session. The Fall supporters are de
termined to carry out this program
and they undoubtedly are backed by
Senator Fall himself. Members of
the legislature and Of the republican
state committee today received tele-
grams from Senator Fail. While the
contents were not made public it is
believed that Fall, in his communi-
cations, has thown down the gauntlet
ITO William H. Andrews, who has an
pounced himself contender for the
foga which Senator Fall will be oblig
ed to give up in March OF next year
Andrews supporters assert that
Mr.. Andrews is entitled to the cleo
tion owing to his party loyalty in
yielding to Catron during the recent
senatorial election and thus prevent |
ing, as republican leaders believe
without doubt, the election of a |
democrat and a progressive republic
can to the United States senate. An
drews and his friends have begun
working openly for bill which will
provide for preferential primary
for United States senators.
They will endeavor to have the emer-
gency clause attached should the
bill become a law. If they are able
to carry out this program they will
endeavor to have the primary held in
May, the candidate receiving the re-
publican endorsement to be elected
by the legislature next January.
Supporters of Senator Fall assert
that he should be reelected as 1t
would be unfair to send man to the
senate for less than one year. In that
space of time a senator would not
have opportunity to show his ability
and his prestige would be hurt should
ais colleagues in the senate be aware
hat he was only to be member of
he higher legislative body for few
months and could not secure a re-
election from the same legislature
hat placed him in the senate. It is
Understood that Senator Fall will re-
urn from Washington in a few days ?
to conduct his campaign.
The republican members of the house t
md senate held conference lasu T
light. the result of which is not o
lnown t
The investigating COMMITTEES which 2
las had charge Of the hearing Of the q
Jul dSOustu Ic5tsAdtoiS VIII uIdhs
wo reports. It is rumored that theI t
majority report will favor the exoi.- Is
ration of the men, who are accused a
1 accepting bribes. The minority II
eport, it Is asserted, will demand their t
or expulsion from the @
ouse and a criminal prosecution. t.
The house committee today held an O
uen hearing on the medical bill This v
fas attended by osteopafhs, Chris II
Ian Scientists and regular physicians. 0
he osteopaths are not satisfied with O
be bill now pending before the house.
s they claim it will greatly curtail p
heir practice. The Christian Scien- p
lists declare the measure will put :
hem entirely out of business. The $
steopaths say they are satisfied with s.
be present laws or statute similar Ii
0 that Of the state of Texas. The Il
agular physicians assert they wish Il
NV that will SAFEGUARD the public. il