Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-27


drows. arose and voted for Judge Faii
aud ST.. Catron. The announcement
Of his vote was greeted With applause
from Various parts or the hall Rcp-
resoniative roombs explained that he
had voted always with the Interests
Of tho people snd tho state an view,
and with no other thought ~ select
ing his candidates and that when be
changed 70 judge Fall and NE. Cation
no ala 80 for that reason alone. lie
was the only MEMBER OF the lesisla.
turo who asked for the privilege Of
explaining his vote.
state officials ana visitors from al
parts OF New Mexico. together with
most Of the population OF santa Fe
who could leave ihelF employment
crowded into the hail Of the house
IN anticipation of the election 81 the
/ two senators. Al least zee people
were Unable % secure heats aud re-
mnined standing for over an hour
/ white another isFge tnroDg 0Ferflowed
into the corridors AZ the conclusion
OF the. roll call those who had been
! keeping tally saw that while Judge
| Fall had a nia1ority--n total 81 80
! votcs-Mr. catron had received but
81 votea There wag a minute %
tense silence. theq Francisco Quin-
tano. a member Of the house, arose
and said:
mr. President. I deeire to chanEe
my vote from Eugenio Romero 60
Thomas Benton Catrou."
A prolonged cheer came from the
Catron adhcrents and from ar. Cat
L ron's friends IN the audiences Then
tho tide 20 catron set IN.
One by one six other members who
had not voted for Mr. casron ar0se
ana changed their votes untl the vete
eran OF Santa We county haA q tosat
Of thiFty-elght--three more then
enough 70 elect him. Likewlse three
other members swung int0 tho Fail
column Until he haa total " thirty
nine. Cheers again broke forth ~
was whispered aboat the hall 'hat
the two senators from New Mexico
had been selected. In the interim. the
teiiers we're computing Figures WIN
John Joerna and Frank stapiln, ehiet
clerks Of the senate and aouse-
Meanwhile the lieutenant governor
was industrlously fapplns WITH hlA
gavel for order. The tally aheets
we're then handed 20 the lieutenant
! GOVERNOR Wnu aNhNNANNA NNN 1900
OF the bailoting, and said'
ALBERT b. Fan and Thomas Ben
ton Catron having received the mA1
jorlty 81 the votes cast. declare them
the duly elected senators % the cons
gress OF the United states from Ne"
; Mexico"
Another wave Of applause swept
over the iian and was taken up oy
those Ia the Corridors y was tive
minutes before the presiding officer
ana the sergeanl-at-arms could re-
store order.
The newly elected senators were
! then escorted 20 the hail Mr.. Cab
ron said;
"It has been the work OF a life
| time that ! have devoted 20 New
| Mexico that makes me Soubly appre-
! ciate this high honor and TINS hish
office which sou have conferred apon
me. Forty-elve years aao ) arrived
In New Mexico via the cid santa re
trail. crossing the plains Ia a tSelsh'
wagon From that day until enc en-
abling act WAS passed have never
ceased 10 fight for statehood, and me
rsrhts OF clslzenship fo5 shc people 81
! n entered into the statehood fighi
che nrst year I reached mere anu
b would be ia Il stili had eongreHs no'
Z admitted us nnder the preseha enap'
3 ling act. Nearly every cehgreas since
nj reached here has had bills sof our
; admission and 1 thank heaven tnel
! We are now out Of that rut IN WHOA
a Tor sixty years We iilDored-
I'VE have been advanced 60 an
4 equal footing with the citizenship Of
any human being on the Nortn
lAmerican continent. Our people nov
can be proud OF themselves ana OF
their new state. New Mexico. Iher'
are many things ! hope may be ae'
compiished b. as your representa-
tives in congress; and l pledge my
I. self to work at ali times for she peo'
pie and the state which have 80 hon
orad me. ! thank you that you haY'
associated with mo that splendid
man. Albert b. Fall; and | shall b
: proud TO 81 in the United States sen
= ale with him."
= Juoae Fails speech.
Judga Fall Baidi
you cannot understand the graft
: tude that Is Ia my heart and / am no
a going TO attempt 10 express IT, Like