Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-01-28

Estate taniti Inreau of MernsaK Jaurnai.i
sHnU Pc. SAN 1i Although there
have heen rumurs uf q prospective
lrfN III fhe lower house cur ent al his
evening there a. little likelihood that
there aill be- anything unhafmonipus
IN the election OF United states sen
ataf tomorrow ut noon Tho chances
are that the man to hr nanied VIII ne
Albert Il. Fail and that his election
wili Ne accomplished on the first bal
lot
There was story current tonight
thar Speaker it y. haca " the houst
Intended tu hold that in caNe the sen
ate failed to adopt the house Joint
resolution, calling for an election Of
senafaf tomorrow, no election Hohiu
be IN order This rumor continued 70
the cfieet that Speaker E#Ha would
use his power fo prevent any election
ut an So great did the speaker hold
his ehasfiu at the failure IN the
house this afternoon of the demo-
cfafle resolution Tor the election ot
spanish American.
speaker Eurn INDIGNANTLY denied
This tonight me- asserted that he had
made no announcement Of my intef-
tion TINT he might nave IN this mat
ter and that the report was helng CIR
ouluted hV his enemies 10 in1ufe nm
ard te pfotuke STRIFE
70 obfmte any possible difficulty or
hitch III tn. election of senator to-
morrow. II b. understood that the SEM
ate committee ON privileges and elec-
tlons to which has heen referred the
ioint house resolution mentioned,
VIII tomorrow recommend It's adop-
ii0n hv the senate
This being the case, there Is every
pronahllite that the resolution viii go
lhrouah pfure The hour set for the
hulloime 10 begin The statement
thu this NHs likely 10 take place
came from man high III the re-
publican ranks.
This is expected to preserve har-
munN hy removing amy ground Tor
possible opposition 10 the plan OF
rlectinH senator tomorrow. which
might be instituted either BY those
Who originally backed the measure as
70 slap at senator Fan OF by anyone
else.
With this balance preserved. and
with the showing made this afternoon
~ the Spanish American members OF
the lower house, there Is little iikeii-
hood TINT anything viii interfere with
the holding Of an election.
ate held caucus tonight. but 80 far
as could be learned there WIS no ac-
ton Of Importance taken. They were
emphatic Ia suying that the Burg
Joint resolution already referred to
had not been mentioned AT the cau-
tna. The republican senator's gen-
orally hold that neither the adoption
of this nor of any similar measure ia
needed to permit an election.
Oue prominent member Of that
body said tonight The time oc
holding an election Is fixed BY the
United statas statutes How can any
joiut resolution affect it?Y
This Is the first out-and-out admis-
sion from auy Fan supporter that ths
federal sta tutes do definitely f1x to-
morrow as the time for an election.
While no caucus has been held bv
he democrats, It is generally UNDER
TODD thm they viii carry out their
intention Of giving a complimentary
.ote C. Judge Granville A. Richard
ion Of lkoswell on the ballot tomor-
'ow
This Is somewhat Inconsistent In this
ight Of their Spanish-American reso-
ution this afternoon. but as long as
hey have no chance of actually elect
ng a candidate they are expected 10
.eep within the ranks OF their own
'arty whatever honors they may have
o distribute.
However. events in the house this
fternoon. il they are to be taken az
heir face value, appear to one on the
round like Senator ran IL slated 10
ucceed himself tomorrow. when the
wo houses meet TO elect an incum-
,ent for the term which begins March
tn The senator was given an ova-
ion while his opposition received q
etbaek which would Indicate that