Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-13
Propose to Introduce ReSolu-
ton Resembling Second Az
legged Election Which Took
Place on June 6, 1912,
REPUBLICAN LEADERS
WILL PLAY POLITICS
Not to Antagonize Three Rivers
Statesman Unless Senate
Indicates Refusal to Seat
Him.


l>trte Capital bureau Of uofninr Iuurnal /
Santa fe. n. NJ, Jan. Ie. OppO+
rents of United states senator Albert
u. Fall In the lower house of the
state legislature. which meets Tues
day. today settled upon az neat IL plan
to rid themselves of anx blame, tp-
spcnsihllltN or other matter attached
Co his alleged second election ON june
q. last. as WAS ever framed incidental
IS the scheme would uust him iiom
the senate after March 3. next Judge
Fan has made several political enc
mics n the house through his conduct
in regard 60 the alleged second clcc-
tiun. Added 90 the strength of this
there Is the faction. which always op-
posed his alieRed second election iur
party reasons and those who Op-
posed his mst alleged election be-
cause of doubt us To is legality while
still adhering 10 him as Il candidate.
These enemies. It Is believed will
constitute or control majority of the
house. Taking all these facts into con-
sderatlon, the leaders Of the fight on
the senator propose % have "A resolu-
tiOn introduced and adopted as soon
as possible, that viii he io the general
effect that the house of representa-
tiNcs of the New Mexico legislature
rescinds It's action of June q, 1912. SO
far as the alleged election on that date
OF Judge Fall to the senate is con-
ctrned Immediately upon adoption of
this resolution. official notice of the
action Of the house will BE- sent TO the
United States senate on its committee
ON privileges and elections.
lf this reputation can be complet-
ed before senator FAN Is sworn in for
the slx-xeaf term. il viii be skiddoo
for his senatorial aspirations n this
resolution goes through. and u ape
pears likely that it Will the judge VIII
have less chance ID get into the sem
ate at this session than the proNcr-
hal SNOWFALL.
Senator Fan Is not in the capital
yet. Whether he will arrive before the
opening of the session. is not known
here. No reliable Information is cur
rent. but he Is expected 10 arrive
some time soon.
There q another phase of this mat
ter which Is being Kept very quiet,
The republican organization Is un-
willing Ia break off with the senator
II he is to be seated in the senate.
iINNttAtif II Nv " i't ~ r'f'f N''
toga on his present credentials they
want 20 beat him 60 IT, hy ditch-
ing him Immediately To this end me-
gotiatinns are being prosecuted with
the senate committee on privileges
and elections. that early informal on
of that committees finding may he
obtained
II the committee holds that his
second alleged election WAS valid
one. Senator Fan viii be given his
seat for another six years The repuh-
iicans then win not have antagonzed
him.
ON the other hand. if the commit
tee intends to report unfaNorably.
that is. that his second election was
illegal and therefore of no effect the
organization Will have a
great chance 20 mike q showing Of
IN politics by repudiat- /
ing the senator and his allescd second I
If there ever was any doubt that [
there is going to be 70 regular Dummy
brook fair part OF row over the al- I
logged second election OF Albert Bacon /
Fall 10 the United States senate, that 1
doubt disappeared this afternoon af.
tor the house leaders had canyassod 4
the memi ers who had arrived In the I
capital There Is fight IN every one /
lf them. democrat republican ma
progressive
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