Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-20
With Date for Election Of Sue
cesSor 10 Three Rivers Toga
Wearer Near, Speculation in
Capital is Rife,
BURG RESOLUTION IS
SLATED FOR ADOPTION
Believed Measure viii be Re-
ported 10 House Today with
Recommendations for Favor
able Action Thereon,

able Action Thereon,
tstste Capltal Eureau OF forming Journal
Santa Fe, Jan. l9.--Attorney Gene
raj Frank W CLANCY and Speaker II.
+. Baoa. Of the house. are mentioned
as senatorial possibilities at the elec-
tion scheduled for Tuesday. January
ggth. when the legislature viii ballot
ON successor TO Senator A. y. FAN
whose term expires March 3D., next
Senator Fall. of course, will le can
didate to succeed himself and the
~ esent toea wcarcr appears saneulne
Of winning.
Il is no longer matter of doubt
alsom the senatorial election being
held 1t is known from reliable
sources that Senator FAN few days
ago received advices from Washing
ton that Il would he necessary for him
te be- lected by the present legislature
il he wanted 10 be sure OF the six
year term IN the United States senate,
beginning March 4th. II is also known
from the same source that Senator
Fan communicated this fact to some
of his trusted friends. aad that the
news was anything but pleasant TO
the senator and these friends. In fact
since the receipt Of this news, Senator
Fail has been indisposcd, and today
WIS reported 20 be IN, being confined
to his room.
Senatorial rumors are flying thick
and fast about the hotel lobbies and
The talk since the adjournment Of the
legislature last Friday over until to-
morrow. has given the Legislators
chance to consider the senatorial sltu-
alton without any other matters to
divert their attention to any consld'
efablc extent. Those who lave re-
NAMED in the capital are known TO
have discussed the matter individual
Is and collectively during the interim
with the result that rumers Of coali-
tion to defeat Fan are prevalent
one Of the names most persistentlN
mentioned in connection with the SEN
aiorshlp Is that Of Attorney Neneral
Frank W. Clancy. while Speaker Baca
also ~ among the possibilities. Either
of these men u Is said would he ac-
eeplable to a number Of the legisla-
tors as a compromise or dark horse
candidate to beat Fall
From an available information here
tonight. It appears that the Joint
resolution regarding the election or
-serator. INTRODUCED by John Baron
Burg in the house a few days ago.
has the backing OF all parties. Il Will
be referred back to the house tomor-
row by the judiciary committee hut
possibly not IN exactly the form IN
which Mr. Burg desires. That is, y
will not be without reference to the
former alleged election Of Senator A.
3. Fan to succeed himself 1t seems
likely the resolution will he adopted
by the house with but few II any votes
against IT, This Is due to the fact
that the Fall forces afe confident they
have the votes to elect the Three RiV-
ers man for the six-year term ana
they wish 10 mako sure Of the electioh
by doing Il q third time Were they
not confident OF the necessary votes
they would oppose the adoption ot the
resolution.
The Fall faction claims TO have
enough votes corralled 10 elect the
senator on the first ballot. 1t is upon
this reliance that they are willing To
allow the house resolution to pc
adopted without fight In fact i ls
even whispered that Senator Fan
wants it adopted, and thus pave the
way for the house and senate l"
elect him again.
One Of the more prominent OF lno
younger republicans IN the house 20
day declared himself in favor OF H.
lie asserted that he knew In about
what shape the resolution WAS to pc
reported and that he favored i ana
believed there were many other stand
patters who did
If this is true there is no doubt that
the resolution will carry The house
has but twenty-six republicans
against seventeen democrats and elRht
nrQeressives this session. so that tWo
siand-pat votes II the rest Of the op-
position stands fast for the Adoption
Of the resolution, will suffice to carry
it The same man mentioned aboVe'
declared. however, that in his opinion
p two-thirds vote would be necessary
to adopt the resolution. This. he as
serted. the faction favoring i Woulu
be able to produce.
The stand taken by this representa-
tive led to some Investigation ana IN
response TO questions to various OF
the insiders. statements indicatlhs
peculiar condition were eleited. y
prominent member Of the house made
the following statement:
Last session Mr. Fall promised q
good many Of the younger members
Of the house, an Of them able 70
speak both Spanish and English read
ny, that he would recommend them
Tor jobs in the consular service IN the
south American countries. In fact