Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-06
M'D0NALDSCOFFSAT
REPORTED AMBITION
TO SUCCEED FALL
ASU. S. SENATOR
Finds Plenty to Occupy Time
in Executive Office and Is
Not Looking for More Grief
at This Time.
CAPITAL PREPARING TO
WELCOME LEGISLATORS

Il
: 'ser'a' Di-patrh % Esenins Herata1
SAn'" Fe.' y. A., Jan s.-"it's al
news 10 me- hadn't even heard IN.
ruraor." laughed Governor Mopona,a
thls morning when asked concern,pe
-" r port that he intended to resign
AZ governor Of New Mexico 70 be-
come candidate for tho unItes
S''ies senate to succeed Senator A. n.
Fan
Nothing 10 t my boy" said the
governor Il and plenty OF work In
the executive Office 70 oecupy NV
Time and am not looking for any
more just at this time. N am 70
resign a. governor I haven't haard
u u yet ana Il the rumor were syne
believe naturally would be one
ot the iirst Go know H.
The governor Il busy iust now
cleaning up the routine work OF MIA
office ia anticipation OF the additional
burden which will come when the
legislature meets one week from To-
morrow and appeared only mildly IN
tcrcsted III the outcome OF the pros
pcctNe contest over tho senatorshlp.
The governor, however. In nS1 The
only man ia Santa Fe that IL busy 10
anticipation Of the coming session ~
the legislature. In fact the whole
town In busy. since Santa Re Is pre-
pairing tor ita biennial harvest. whisn
comes when the soions descend upon
the capital
Tho hotels are already dolueea with
Inquiries for rooms and tfe resfaur-
nui men are polishing up their re-
serve stock of china. sllverware aud
napery.
Already the ndvOnce gusri Of tina
Legislators. the hui aefs and Tho
members % the 4 ira house ls ln the
city aud on every aide ie heard discus
son of the problems which confront
the legislature.
Chief among these problems h. the
possibility ~ reopeninE OF the SEN
aiuriW controversy which efectunhy
blocked an other business for many
weeks during the last session Thus
far none of the men who are men
tiouCd as possible candidates to ane
coed Judge Fall have arrived, so that
Il is impossible to verify many OF tha
rumors that this and that statesman
has au ambition to wear toga.
Former Gov, ruor NJ A. Otero, how
ever. - an exception. the governor
would likr 'o hc senator. Ia fact IL
n tbe ambition ~ his life. lie does
mot deny it and don't care who
knows %. Just how Mr. Otero pro-
pUEes to get he votes is another mat
ter which hs has not as yet fully ex-
plained though Il IL reported that ua
expects th3 honor to come from
Gratis
Former pecgate " A. Andrews IS
another v ho is mentioned as a canGi-
date. Me AndrsSs Il is said. hus
nineteen votes pledged 90 him nrn
VETO stuck with him during thr trv.
mg days pf pa years und who are
peprrrd uo steH again Of course
nineteen votes Is gpod start. and 1ha
former drlelst, must be considered
possibility 900 the event that there IS
tp election Tor senator "a this scg-
spn which good mony people pro-
i"-s Goo doubt
Another question which is uccupf,
ing tho near stotesmon and members
nt the third house ls whsther or not
employees ul fhs house and senate
during enc last rrssion will hold their
Iuus this ,.mc Dr. d. nov pretty gen-
rrniH agreed tha1 the legislature
which VIII convene on neat Tuesday,
though composed ot the same meme
uHr-, b. 20 separate aud distinct hody
from thui which met last spring.
that Che house wi'l bt paltcd 20 order
us pro-, d,d iu the Constitution by the
secretary of state and its members
sworn iu las thnugh they had been
newly elected last November The
trst order ul bgsiness In the house
VIII br the election of speaker
l,omau b. Raga 0f SAINTS F1 claims
thr position as right by virtue Of his
having nel5 81 during the last ses-
sion Whether this contention win
he recuguiEcd by ms fellow members
tHmains to Doe seen. Meanwhile those
who would serve thei- state In the
capacity of sergeania-at-urms. clerks.
strnugraphrrs and capitol sweepcra
are on the anxious seat and the
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