Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-12

nomination with q flourish OF trum- |
pets in the opening session of the !
house tomorrow noon. while a. b.
Renehan, who had been considered |
dark horse, will second the nomi- |
nation.
Representative Gonzales, of Dona
Ana county. acted as secretary of the
caucus Bias Sanchez, the Wagon
Mound newspaper man. former coun-
ty school superintendent and legisla-
tor, was agreed upon for chief clerk.
Judge Edward A. Mann, Of Albu-
qucrque. namesake of the republican
! floor leader in congress. was unan-
mously chosen floor leader. and inn
mediately prepared himself fer the
job.
I This was as far as the house cau-
/ Gus went at the afternoon session. Al
the evening session representatives
/ Nestor Montoya. Secundino Romero
I Malaquias Martinez Flsvio vigil ana
IT, S. Taylor were named committee
/ to prepare STATE of employees to be
presented To the caucus tomorrow Al
Ian informal conference j. Porter
Jones, who has just recovered from
Ian operation for appendicitis. was
agreed upon for executive heau OF
/ the corps of stenographers, ana Al
bert Clancy as one of the stenograph-
ers. both being recommended py
/ United States Senator Thomas u.
Catron. Elias Spear was agreed upon
for sergeant-at-arms, the place for
which Jones had been slated. James
w Chavez warmly recommend@1 by
Senator w. II. Andrews, is TO nave
the post of assistant chief clerk Ihe
scramble for the other positions IS
lively one. and at midnight the COM
lmittee was still at a loss as TO now
to place 25O applicants into less thah
100 available berths.
senate Caucus Quiet.
The session of the senate caucus
was equally as prolonged but more
sedate Senator Holt presided ana
Senator Bowman was secretary, SEN
lotor E. A. Miera was absent on ac-
count of serious Illness, and Senator
lIlfeld did not arrive from Las vegas
until late tonight.
The matter of reducing the nunlper
of members of each committee was
discussed at length The contest Tor
the chief clerkship narrowed down TO
Isidoro Armijo of Las cruces, ana
Frank Staplin, of Santa Fe' while the
third candidate, A. NJ. Bergere, was
ifavored for assistant chief clerk but
at midnight no decision mad peeh
reached. No outsider attended TINS
caucus. although United States SEN
Iotor Thomas B. Catron, State Char-
man Ralph c. Ely, former state
lCbairman Herbert w Clark, National
irommitteeman Charles a. spiess
former Governor William j. Mills
former Secretary of State Nathan
Jaffa. Charles Springer and othef
well known leaders were among those
in the De Vargas hotel lobpy lre-
ouenty buttonholed by the seekers
after legislative jobs or poil'ica' au-
vice. hoon
The prohibition lobby has been
narticularly busy from the start me
matter of legislative printing, cVu
itrary to expectations, will be throw"
wide open, instead of the contract pc
inc awarded to the new republican
paper at Santa Fe, as had been ah'io'-
pated. al,
The democratic members, snian
enough in the aggregate. had 'ncil
numbers still further reduced by tEe
illness of Dr. Black. of Roswell Who
is down with the chckenpoX at INC
h,,oo of Rev B. u. Mccullough pas
tor of the First Presbyterian churcn
of Santa re. This incident reea'ls
the fact that during the constitutions
convention Greene Patterson, Cna-
yes county delegate, was seized WIN
smallpox at the beginning of the scS-
sion and was kept in quarantine uh-
iii the end. when he appeared loHs
enoneh 20 sign his name to the coh-
{ stitution and to scratch it out agail
the next day.
: democrats TO support Hewitt.
| state Senator w. b. Walton mas
J been kept away by lively justlce-oi-
the-peace fight at SILVER Clty, ~
which he was greatly Interested ilo"-
ever. the democratic house neHipti .
came together informally ana deciu-
ed TO nominate John Y Hewitt, the
White oaks veteran, for the speaker
ship of the house. Judge Hewitt re-
called this evening that he served as
sergeant-at-arms of the last terIlloli'
, council of Kansas, in which the lats
Senator John j. ingalls, was ch'el
] clerk.
, "The employees of the council num-
tirtta no SflU.
, "and that was in the days when thete
were no typewriters to faeilitate pu9'
ness. hope we can keep down the
number of employees of the present
, New Mexico legislature to such fe'-
sonable number.
The legislative program mas "ech
practically agreed upon by the fepup-
Iicans. with tax measure To pe Gov
, cred in from four 10 five separate ''"s
10 be put through at the earliest pos
sihle moment. The main FEATURES ul
this measure are said to meet WIN
= tho approval of Governor Meboll'"'
As to good road legislation lhel
D. stiIi exists great diversity OF op'''lo'''
hut This much is certain the pres ~
a statute will be materially ehaNb'
THE publication law amendment W
+, reduce the number of publications y
; incorporation papers VIII pc lNll'-
dueed al once boy senator non in 'l'
senate and Representative tte''p Z
In the house. u was drailea ul
Dona Ana county democrat NlA ~" +
the support Of mo republicans N,ll "'
promptly sIgnad hs Governor M'l'''
ana q. ,.
Ihus Wlh ofnef mfAANlsa