Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-18
ALL EFFORTS TO SECURE CAUCUS OF
REPUBLICANS DEFEATED BY FOES OF
ANDREWS AND SPANISH AMERICANS

ESPECIAL TeleHrnm "a SgVenAnH Hernidl
Santa re. ~ NJ, March lS.-~Ihero
will not be a caucus OF the Repub.
licans In the legislature on the ques-
tion Of United States seDalorshlps
prior to the first ballot thereon, ct
nOon Tuesday.
This Is another sample Of the
Kaleidoscope changes that are max
ing the contest highly entertaining
and keeping the cugbstono statesmen
and prophets who infest the capital,
busy with figures and speculations.
Saturday afternoon It was pretty
well decided that the Republican
members would go into caucus. a.
WIS not agreed that they would enter
an ironclad, binding caucus on any
and all candidates. but q tentative
plan had been devised which appear
cd 20 meet with general favor for a
preliminary test OF strength between
the leading candidates before carry
ing the voting onto the floor
Hut Saturday night and Sunday
morning. things began 10 happen TO
the caucus plan, One OF the things
that happened. was the absolute re.
tusal Of several prominent members
IN each house, 10 go into any caucus
AZ this stage OF the game because OF
their animoaity TO W. H. Andrews.
While several OF thcm did not say so
opcnly, the plain truth might az Weil
be given and that was why they would
not 20 ia. Another Ioasnn was the
sudden aud unexpected gain OF
strength gathered IN by Speaker 10.
man Idhorado Baca. who got into the
senatorial game along about midnight
Friday aud who has ever since been
induslriously keeping IN the game.
Whether Speaker Baca really be-
lieves he has good chance OF win
ming II certain not improbable things
should happen, or whether he Is acting
as a buffer for some OF the leaders.
IS a matter OF speculation. Tho fact
remains that he Is being listened 10
by nnmber OF Spanish.Amcricans
and while all of them may not lse for
him. even on a first ballot. he might
upset some we'll laid plans II he used
his Influence in certain directions.
Another thing that prevented q
caucus, was the absence of number
Oi the members who went away over
Sunday. Some OF them went homo;
and who they saw aad what they
talked about while absent may have
a bearing on the situation when they
again resume their seats.
Solomon Luna left Saturday night
and procession followed him TO the
depot. Il was not a guard OF honor
but consisted Of quite delegation,
asking him once last and finally n he
would not accept a senatorshp II
elected. don Solomon Is said 10 have
replied once again mo-" using cap.
ilal letters by way OF emphasis. lie
returned this afternoon with his usual
nothing 70 say about ~ ready for
al C0mcrs.
IN connection with tho latest re-.
ports about Speaker iiaca's manenvers
Is a story 10 the effect that he and
r. b. Catron, who dominates Repuh.
lican politics IN Santa Fe county
have had q falling out. u might hard
Is be TERMED falling out, perhaps
clash would be more like Il.
Il Is said that the FIRST spat came
when G. e. CHtron. a member Oi the
lower house, did not turn up az the
head Of the committee he desired
This, however. Is merely hearaay and
may or may noi bo correct II is said
that the speaker and tho elder Mr..
CatrOn exchanged compliments via
the telephone. Now, II ia said, Mr.
Baca may not be for Mr. CatrOn for
senator Just as hard as he formerly
was and that some OF the votes friend.
ly 10 the speaker may be- diverted 10
some other candidate.
Hut Mr., Catron and Mr. Baca have
had clashes bofore--aO many in fact
that the oldest lnhabliant has ceased
TO Keep tally on them-and Mr., Cat
ron and Mr.. Baca always have turned
up along about the s8me time ana
relatively friendly towards each other
All of which 10 chiefly interesting
from the fact that the present clash
may be no moro serious than those
of the past
Tho Spaniah.Amoricans held an
other caucus last night. Il resulted
about the same as the previous ones
In that those VINO attended, did not
concentrate upon any one Ia par-
ticular
Nenceslao Jaqamillo IL said TO stili
hold The northern delegations Tor
himself lp the event that any span.
iah-American move develops serious
proportions. Likewise, o. A. LARA.
1olo Is still a candidate although hc
~ repuied weaker today than weeK
ago.
The question ~ now being openly
asked. as 20 whether or not the Dem
vef a Rio Grande railroad. which op.
crates q narrow gauge into the cap