Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-13
Bitter Fight Over Speskership
of House Expected to Break
Immediately When Legisla-
ture Convenes Tomorrow.
ALL HARMONIOUS IN
THE STATE SENATE
Determined Attempt to De.
pose Speaker Baca Over.
shadows Expected Fight on
Fall; Clancy Mentioned for
Senate.

special Dispatch 60 EveHinE Herald I
Santa Pc. y. NJ, Jan. t3.-Trouble.
from the tap OF the gong or the fall
OF the gaNcl or whatever signal Is used
to start proceedings is the prospect
when the arst state Legislature opens
it's second session tomorrow at noon.
This applies however only 90 the
mouse ut Hpr"s"utgfitrs.
ln The senate ail is harmony The
old organization remains iu supreme
control and there Is every reason 10
believe that the more exclusive body
Will az once get down Co business and
pass some useful legislation against
the dav when Go, house js ready TO
hurry the hutoh,t and forget its face
tiunal differences.
lu the house tuc FIRST troubl, vii,
come over the election ot THE speaker
ut rather over the cuorI which is to
he made tu dcuosc Of Speaker Roman
l.. Buca Mr Bucn welded the gavol
during the stormy days OF tho last
session and welded BE- so vigorously as
to displcasc a considerable Iumhcr 70
not q majority OF his colleagues These
men are just nov engaged .n tho
pleasant t'sf OF arranging Tor the
downfall OF the speaker.
The movement Is by no means a
partisan one Republicans. Demo
rats and Pfo-r"ssiy's ,rc alike IN
their bitterness against tee speaker
and iu their determination io do him
up "r throw him down if opportunity
presents itself. Dn the other hand.
MI Bd,a Who is su industrious gem
tlcmdu, and not without certain
amount of ability has not been idle.
lie has rounded up formidable
bunch ur lawmakers which he claims
via stick with him 90 the last ditch
The speaker hls the advantage len the
fact mat his iricuus are united while
his foes are badly divided. each elc-
m"nt seeking some particular adyant-
age from the downfall ol the man
they term t "l,mut aud u c1sr.'
Tur Democrats would not be- avcrsc
iu having ON, of their members pre-
side over the house. aud There are
Republicans Nhn do not hesitate 60
declare that thc, would prefer Dem
ugrat 90 'np present incumbent The
prugrcssIy,~. oI whom there 3t least
wv W |N| N|N'. NA'N.h"fr W NAIh INV. N'
combine with tho Democrats aud clrc'
"A pr, sldius uiiir'r preferably, ou" ot
their oHn number. but tho Democrats
are coy au' br~ilNl' about entering
uuou am outuuEliug alliance. especially
with Hrpgr, r,-siNps. Who arc as get
rather Ju unknown quantity Several
of the Democratic i'td,rs have de-
clarcd that they will never roup-,
truauyr an alliance with members not
"f their own party. while others pro-
test thut 90 thcr" must or AN alliance.
they prefer that DO be- with tu. stand
put Republicans vino can bo relird up-
ON to stay uuJ
with speaker Btpt dcposrd. thor,
Vill Dee mo- hck ot candidates TOT tho
spoakvrship and few if an, oi the 80
members have escaped mention foi
the nouur Since I requires unlt
plurality uud NOT u majority to elect
the speaker. and p.fU hali 90 dozen or
more candidates .u tur ncld. 90 is quite
possible that jh, honor may bp nuu-
frrrrd upon -uur member with Jess
than dozen votes huhind him.
The first order uf business after "a"
ron rall Is the reading 81 the COVER
nor's message. boat the rosdiug viii
prubJhly bc deferred pcu4ing tHr uut-
com" OF % motion 200 proceed to the
election oi speaker Mr. BacA holds
that De- tNo-thIrds vote win br required
10 unscat him from the speakership.
hlp other mrWuu.s, lawyers tmuu-
them iu'uu, to lhr opinion that e.
.arr majority NIN hr uficiont Zoo gc-
.pWpu.h the iuh with this dInrr.
cnco ut opiuiou existing anything s
Iussihlo. aud one uf tnc iivoliest little
rows In the history of the New MoX-
leo legislature is almost inevitable
The controversy lynr the speaker
ship has almost completely over.
,tadoNrd tbo question of the l,galit,
a.. illrgalIt OFF Judge Fulls second
ccctIuu u the United states svuUtr.
btd then, are tyw wrmpcrs vino are
willing Go express tu opinion concern
lfg tine status of tho seuutorship.
rlere is "a general disposition, how
ever. especially among The majority
members ot the senate to await the
roport or 40, United states senate
committee ON privileges and elections
baore taxing up tho matter of the
sctaturship Nouc uf the men who
ir, prominent lu The race for senator
IN p al the last election are al present
in santa Fe. although 10 is said that
Judge Fall. W 70 Andrews and pos