Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-01-27

III view Ol lne Itpctlleu Sldlellicll.e .e
that Albert Bacon Fall has enough
votes pledged to elect him on the
first ballot tomorrow noon, the siren
nous work being done by the Fall ad
herents ever since the now famous
caucus of few nights ago, is caus
ing opponents of the Three River
statesman to view the line up with
suspicion
For it seems that some OF the legls
lators who were put down on the list
as Fall men, are not quite so much
Fail men as his supporters profess to
believe and that before the question
OF the senatorship comes to show
down, there may be many changes in
the line up.
That the old guard leaders realize
that they are on thin ice and that II
they hold their votes together until
Tuesday noon, they will accomplish
wonders, is indicated by the fact that
they are ceaselessly at work.
Bursum Spiess, Springer, Fall and
a coterie of lesser lights, are con-
stantly on the alert; every effort is
being made to put on bold front and
create the impression that the cleo
ton of Mr. Fall on the first ballot is
the one sure thing in all the world.
What has brought the old guard to
the unanimous support of Mr.. Fall is
a question of more than ordinary III
terest just at this time. 1t is a well
known fact that year ago, Mr.. Fall
had some bitter opponents in the re-
publican ranks. He was too inclined
to hold some views that some of the
old guard could not stand for and not
inclined to hold some views that 9th
ers of the old guard deemed abso-
lutely essential in senator. But it
has all vanished The bosses who
stood behind Andrews-one and all,
now seem to have f1ocked to the Fall
standard and are anXiously working
him over.
The fact that Senator Fall. who has
repeatedly asserted that his second
election was legal and that there was
no question but that IT would stand
before senate committee, indicates
such willingness to be elected again,
has also raised question in the
minds of his opponents as TO his abil-
ity to retain his seat without he is
regularly elected at this session.
The democrats thus far, have not
showed their hand. They have been
watching the amusing situation with
a critical eye and Saving wood"
The progressives in both the senate
and the house have been doing like
wise. 1t is therefor highly probable
that when the election of senator
comes before the legislature at noon
tomorrow, there will be a few sur
prises that were not counted upon,
when the love feast caucus was held
a few nights ago.
Ancient Santa Fe is as full as ever
of political rumors and to give them
publication would be waste of time
and words. The usual rumor monger
is at his best with the senatorial game
in progress but he is failing this time
to influence votes or intimidate those
legislators who might be inclined to
be weak kneed
One thing is certain however, and
that is that the injection of the sena-
torial contest into the situation AS it
has been injected by the old guard,
has resulted in delay to legislative
matters Of supreme Importance
Whether or not it eventually will re-
suit in the selection once again of
Albert Bacon Fall TO the U. S. seh.
ate, is purely matter of conjecture
at this time, despite assertions to the
contrary
But the situation to date, has
served to show the desperate condi.
tion of the old guard, when political
hatchets once so sharp and shiny are
SO suddenly slowed away in order
that one and all may stand behind
Mr.. Fall whereas one year ago, Mr..
Falls political scalp was in high de
mand by some of the men who stand |
today as his most ardent supporters
Bursum, Spiess and Springer unit
ed behind Fall for senator, is a sight
that is calculated to at least start in.
curry. 1t has developed situation,
unique in New Mexico politics, Z
DEBATE IN :
HOUSE ON RESOLUTION.
The first gun in the senatorial fight (
which is billed to open tomorrow at 1
noon, was fred in the house this after
noon about three-thirty, when reso-
luton was sent to the desk of the
speaker bearing the names of Camp
1ell,- Carter, Evans and Rogers "and
others" and after paying a tribute to
he Spanish-Ameriean, it declared that
t was the sense of the house that a
spaaish-American be elected as Unit
ID States senator
The resolution was the signal for
bitter oratorical contest which began