Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-01-24
FALL ADHERENTS SAY
HIS ELECTION IS
NOW ASSURED
THEY CLAIM TO have LINED up FORTY VOTES FOR HIM AT REPUBLIC An
cAcs HO LAST NIGHT BUT MS OPPONENTS SAY They WILL have
n RS sHowN BY the BAllOTlNG ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 28
SENATE ADjOuRNS UNTIL MONDAY
WITHOUT TAKING ANY ACTION

shall close, to the committee on state
affairs. ts,, .,es-s.,'s'-
House Bill No. 80, providing for an
additional district Judge in the fifth
judicial district, to the committee on
judiciary.
These bills and resolutions had all
passed the house.
Senate Bill No 26 transferring
funds from various funds to the leg
islative expense fund and the salary
fund.- which passed the senate, sever
al days ago. was received from the
house having passed that body
The senate then adjourned until
Monday at 2:30.
THE CAuSUS LAST
NIGHT A BURSUM ONE.
According to politicians today, the
caucus last night was Bursum gath
ering, arranged by him and staged by
him in the interest OF Senator Fall
They assert that the election of Sena-
tor Fall to succeed himself, will be
Bursum victory and will mean that
the former republican boss is again
in the saddle in New Mexico
1t was known for several days that
petition was being circulated for
\ republican caucus and that the object
of the caucus was to aid Mr.. Fall, al
though some members who attended
the caucus assert they were not so ap-
Erised.
we were asked to simply come
there and talk thinks over,' said one
house member today. I'VE We're given
to understand that it would not bind
us to anything. 1t would not sur
prise me either, if it were found that
quite number of the members who
attended that caucus, viewed it in that
light and declined to be bound by that
Caucus action. / do not intend to
cast my vote for any man for sena.
tor without first communicating with
the governor, in view of the proceed
ings at that caucus
Springer, Spiess, Bursum and Fall
was the combination, it is said, that
brought about the caucus. Malaquias
Martinez, of Taos county, likewise
was reported to have assisted in the
work.
Speaker R. l.. Baca, Marcos c. de
Baca, Messrs. Labadie, Manzanares,
Moreno, Cordova, Clancy and Gurule
were reported to be conspicuous by
their absence and State Senator Sui
zer left the caucus before it came to
vote for Mr. Fall.
Jose Lobato presided as chairman,
John A. Young acted as secretary and
James w. Chaves, of Torrance coun-
ty, former Andrews advocate, was
interpreter.
Many speeches were made and
there were a few pyroteohnical verbal
contests, but the situation was well in
hand and the participants were allow
ed to work Off steam" in the way of
much oratory.
John Baron Burg, erstWhile progress
sive of the house, asserted today that
while hes had in no manner changed
his politics, that he would vote for
Mr.. Fall for senator.
There isn't any one else pig enough
to beat FALL he said. and then he
made few rambling remarks about
! Napoleon stopping fighting after
Napoleon had been placed in ca
boose and was being hauled away
from the field of carnage.
u am not leaving the progressive
party" said Mr.. Burg. IL am bring
ing them into the progressive party. |
That's what told them last night and
they know where l stand on progres'.
sive measures"
On the first ballot it is said Mr. Fall
received 35 votes and on the second
ballot he received 40 votes. Messrs /
Lucero and Montoya are reported to
tinez, c. G. Catron for Frank W.
Clancy and James w. Chaves for II.
0. Bursum.
A committee said to have consisted
I,of De Vargas, Burg, 3. Romero and
Bias Sanchez was sent to the Palace
hotel in quest of Mr.. Fall. Mr. Fall
then addressed the caucus and is re. /
ported to have said that at any time
his course in the United States SEN
ate failed to please the people of the
state, resolution by any legislature;
SO stating, would act as a recall and
lie would forward his resignation.
The caucus. which was held in the
offices of the supreme court at the
state capitol was said to have ended
! in a love feast in the interests of the
gentleman from Three Rivers and his
friends assert that he will be elected
on Tuesday on the first ballot
His opponents still assert today,
| that he will not be able to hold his
forces together and that the first bal. |
lot will not result in an election.
GOVERNORS COMMUNICATION. /
Governor Mcdonald this afternoon
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