Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-18

/ ltRl and the Colorado Fuel and Iron
company, are taking an undue inter.
est In the senatorial election I'm New
Mexico?
II Is asked by some OF the legislat.
crs, what, II any. political connection
CaslmsrO iiarcla, state senator OF
Colorado for 10. these many years,
has with these two foreign corpora
tl0ns. Mr.. i3arela Is here and says
he Is working for Iarrazoio. Just
wha. Mr. Barcla and the state OF Colo
RADIO has TO do with Il, Is a matter
that Is being discussed In the hotel
lobbies at frequent intervals. An6
another thing being asked Is who MI.
Batela favors for second choice after
Mr. Larrazolo and why?
The figures published in The Even.
ing Herald OF Saturday as giving the
standing OF the various senatorial can
dldates. In the opinion OF their friends.
caused considerable comment Sunday
4 was declared by many that former
Governor Mills did not have the
strength attributed to him by his
friends. and 4 was contended by the
supporters OF w. n. Andrews that he
had been underestimate by about
four votes. On the ether hand, there
were some who asserted that +. B.
CatrOn should have subtracsed from
bis list the four extra votes for Mr..
Andrews. but a discussion OF the sit
uauon yesterday failed 10 change ma.
terialiy the estimates Of The Herald
and there wss some lively speculation
as a result OF their publication.
Judge Fails friends today declare
that he Is pleased 10 have a vote taken
tomorrow noon and that he likeTise
u willing 20 go into n caucus OF the
members u they want Il.
Mr. Andrews friends would not dis
cuss his candidacy further today. than
TO say that he was ready for vote
Tuesday Mr. Andrews has not left
his newly rented residence opposite
the Palace hotel for seyeral days, lie
receives all callers there and Is keep
ing open house day or night. Mr. An
drows looks tired. but says he feels
well and that he will have TO be
shown by count when Il comes 10
the senatorships
r. y. Catron has likewise been In
moro or less seclusion, Il his law OIL
ncea can be thus termed. He has re.
mained az hts offices most OF tho time
until yesterday afternoon. when he
visited the hotel lobbies and spent
several hours among the legislators
and others IN the city.
Il seems TO be the opinion today
that u the second man Is not Andrews
Il Will be Catrun. Former Governor
Mills IN reply 10 a direct question this
morning. again stated that he was In
the race TO stay, although it Is the
current report that his votes will di-
vide between Cntron and Andrews u
Il becomes apparent after the first
ballot that Minis Is not In the running
strong enough to stay. One legislator
nptly characterized tho situation 20.
day as a sack race lie said Il was
NOT question of how soon but how
long, with most Of The candidates
some OF them might gain strength by
delay II WI FL Andrews Is not
strongly IN the race then be IL giving
some OF them q number of uneasy
days and nights for the chief specula-
tion here IL us to what Andrews can
do on vote. Next 90 Andrews,
whose strength admittedly is pretty
much OF an unknown quantity, T. y.
Catron seems 10 be the popular second
choice.
Former Governor l.. Bradford
Prince today assumed considerable
proportions as u dark horse, along
with senator Clark of San Miguel
county. who loomed up In that respect
last week The former governor, It
Is said. might receive considerable
support from the northern counties m
a deadlock among the other candi-
dates, and Santa fe county is not
ayerae 10 one OF the senators II that
county can land one--hence Il. l.,
l3aca.
but the suspense is not for long
now. Il Is freely predicted that after
the first vote tomorrow, there viii
De a sudden and complicated shifting
OF forces II the ballot results In no
as now seems likely because
OF the faYorite sons and other com
votes. la fact Il rs be-
lleyed that the lines will be laid
strictly for q mo choice" ballot By
the candidates Ia order that they may
arrange tholr plans according 20 the
showing OF strength which Will be
more or less apparent 20 trained eyeg
This week, however, is quite likely
20 settle the senatorial question: ln
fact, it is freely predicted here today
that before next saturday, two SEN.
aiOrs from New Mexico VIII be named
and the legislature win have settled
down t0 the really more Important
work OF legislation. Il 10 likewise aa
ireeiy predicted that unless the elec-
ton oi the senators IL made this week