Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-14
RUMORED ATTEMPT
To DEPOSE BACA
. AS SPEAKER IS
ABANDONED
Presiding. Officer and John
Baron Burg Progressive
Leader Form Coalition
Which Cripples Opposition
LEGISLATURE FORMALLY
C0NvENES AT IL TODAY
Governor Mcdonald AnxIousto
Read His Message IN Person
10 Assembled SoIons as He
Did Year AGO,

10 Assembled Solons as He
Did Year AGO,
Estate Csnltll uurcnu at ..ornlnE Ieurnai.l
sHnta te. Jan ts. Whether be-
cause they N1nt 90 concentrate all
their energies ON the imminent bat
tlD OVER the reelection az United
Sutrs Senator A. i fHll or for some
other reason, the legislators Of the
lower house huNe practically settled
down ta tho realization that they are
NOT going iu disturb Ramon i.lhefato
raoa 10 his present position as speak
en- There arp sctefM rumnrcd fea-
sons for This One ls that ihe speaker
and john Baron hufn tOdlN formed
coalition. the reported rflDrt of which
s 10 give the speaker NufEs support
and TO ALLOW the progressive leader 20
rc-euaet his last years part as fl0ot
leader al the head 81 steering come
nlttce. neeause ol this offensive aud
defensive alliance. the remaining pro-
gressifes Of the house are slightly in
dipnunt af Mr. lura who they elHim
has deserted them TO further his own
ends.
Mr. Burg win tomorrow support
Speaker Hncu for the spcakcrship.
Charles T.. CatraH will not oppose
him. that ls. unless someone else
takes the lead. The anticipated oppo-
sllion ta Mn nncA Is dWindilng an the
time through the personal Influence
of the speaker himself. and hccause Il
b. lisorganlxcd. II may safely he pre-
dictcd that Speaker RacH VIII remain
in the speakers chair Tor some time.
perhaps 60 the end OF the session.
There Is no doubt that he has ene-
mics. particularly among the rppuhll-
cans These enemies are someWhut
augmented ia numbers by the actions
of the speaker last wear when he sup
ported Judge Fan for senator. accord
ing 20 the current talk. and sueei1~lt
sounds plausible enough. l3nt those
enemies will not depase him touaor-
row. when the legislature opens its
second session within Il Nrnr
The republicans. were they ahlf to
caucus might and very probably
would Gust him. hut tho votes a fegu-
lar republican caucus would muster,
subtrHeting those which Speaker l3hea
has allied with himself are not suffl-
Client 10 attain this result Without
the democrats who the republicans
fear would be- nlienated by their eau
Gus. Mr. naca could not be deposed.
The republicans believe that were they
10 caucus the democrats lust to be
would Vote against the de-
clsiOn Of that gathering ln fact Il Is p
thought that most Of that party's rep
In the house will vote for
Mr. Baea. anyway However II viii
not roach that stage unless something
entirely unexpected happens very
soon
If Mr. lacu a. tu retain his seat os
speaker It is more than likely that
NO attempt 10 feorganlze the house
viii be made. because the only reason
for The projected generalization vas
10 get rid of the present speaker and
10 allow the democrats to bolster up
her party urranization That fac
ion is unlikely 10 attempt this step
ilone
The republican majority mas
ind enc experience in trying to
,ust Speaker r. L. Baca In cau-
us and they are not exactly hanker-
ne tn repeat the sensation. II viii be
cmemhered ihnt after they had tried
@ depase bm and had failed. they
sHnted te endorse him Mr.. Baca op-
,csed any resolution Of approval, say
ng he hae beon elected TO the office
ma that 0as approval enough.
with fIf. Catron refusing to be
made the goat Of possibly abortivo
ttcmni fleut % new speaker. and
With Nj Burg supporting the present
peakef There Is nothing left upon
hirh - base "a real opposition to hts
emain'as presiding officer OF tho
ouse
si,oaNer llaca viii call the house to
rdcr he win have a slight advan-
,Re lu So doing but Will probably
ot haVe 10 use 1T to retain his place.
lieutenant Governor T.. G. de naca
80 caii the sennte 10 order. Both
ouses viii meet at noon tomorrow as
ulired hN the constitution. Because
Z he many things which members OF
parties wpnt to discuss the sea-
on VIII probably be Il brief one.
House lenders were busy all day
irring up sentiment for a county sal
-ies bill Their efforts met with
approval among tha
rmlera Of strong body OF repre-
ntatives now pledged TO attempt the
luton Of the county officials diff
va dtHafiun as soon as possible. Tho
tuation has reached the point where
committee has arranged to consult
NJ governor regarding his IDEAS In
e matter should he offer any def
ite suggestions IN response to this
solicitations there Is
uctiwlY no doubt that "a salaries
n VIII be passed at once Matters
q sentiment Is not quite so strong.
Il 10 rs believed there are enough
embers nf the senate favorable To
AZ equitable salaries measure. wheth-
proposed by the governor or by the
'use, 20 pass It. II not. then feeling
such that a compromise measure
n soon he framed IN conference.
Governor William G. Mcdonald is
yious to read hts message to the
senibled legislators Of both houses
mself as he did last year II Is pos
lle that he may request the two
nses to hold a joint session for this
rpose. az It IS hardly likely that he
she's to delay the message until the
sshle Joint session a week from to-
'rrow, when the legislature may