The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-03

The above. related this afternoon
WHEN the Republican Joint caucus H.
nally broke up. IL the only incident
which serves 60 tighten n situation
otherwise serious for the Republican
party and with possible grave conse-
quences for the state.
The Joint caucus disbanded al 1
O'Clock. having utterly failed 10 reach
anything like an agreement upon "A
county salary bill n was agreed
that committees OF tive for each
house should be appointed 10 con
tinuc the discussion and these com
mittees were 10 be appointed at sep
aratc caucuses this afternoon.
The house caucus committee was
named this afternoon az follows;
Messrs. Reneban, Mann. Scua, Palm
81 and Martinez,
The only definite result so far as
can be learned OF two days of almost
continuous session in the joint cnucus
has been the success OF the senate
leaders In driving majority OF the
house Republicans from their sup
port of the county unit salary hill
Most Of the house Republicans have
been convinced that there Is some
thing unconstitutional about a., al
thopgh lust what u h has not been
made plain to them. and even II they
were not convinced of its nnconstitu-
tionality they have been convinced
that the majority in the senate will
not agree To the plan.
In ns place there was proposed to
the Joint caucus This morning six
classification bill. about which. no
later than yesterday afternoon. sena-
/ tor Holt the majority leader. dis
claimed all knowledge.
This bill, for the first five classes.
according 10 such Information as can
be obtained. IL practically the same
az the senate finance committee bill.
The sixth classification. IL is under
stood. has been designed to meet the
wishes OF Mr.. Palmer of san Juan
county and SIR. Montoya OF Sandoval
county. The latter left the caucus
this morning and refused 10 return
He made statement that Sandovn|
'ounty could not AFFORD 10 pay high
salaries. as he served as county clerk
Of that county for three years and
that the county stiil owes him his last
years salary. He appears TO be d
definite insurgcnt. There are Hcycra
other members Of the house who are
ready to Join him.
State Republican Chairman Ralph
G. Ely broke into the joint caucui
this morning by what appears to hnv'
been "A vigorous assertion Of his right,
as the part chairman. member ui
the caucus said this afternoon tha
Mr., Ely had addressed letter to th'
caucus demanding 10 be heard. Ely
II was said. read the riot act to th'
high salary men. II was said ,hut h,
outlined to the caucus practically the
same salary bill which he sustained
during the last campaign as the Re
publican party measure and whicl
vidod for uniform salaries
throughout all tho counties with ,
maximum Of se.0Oe aud power to tn
lcounty commissioners 10 appoint sucl
deputies as might be required Mr.
Ely, Il was stated. told the high sal
lary advocates that the plank In tn
Republican platform on salaries wa
not strnddlc but definite promis
60 the people Tor reasonable salaries
II was also snid that he intimatel
that the Republican party would b
held responsible by the people shnul,
IL high salary bili be passed
Mr. Ely has not been frequcute
of the Republican cHacups OF thi
legislature n has been widely ru
mored that the bosses dld not wan
him and that ho had not been inVitel
to the party councils. By whatevc
means he entered the caucus thi
lmorning one thing appears To be Ger
tain That no sooner had lte appeare,
than the : %. y WIS sent out fo
Charles \. ,ipiess, who appeared un
der fun head of steam. and who.
h said, made "A vigorous but unayaii
Ing attempt 90 harmonize the ele
mcnts.
The Republican majority has nov
tried ana mas tailed 20 reach al
agreement on county salaries in sep
arato caucus ANA In joint caucus.
is now trying the joint commltte
plan The only definite thing nbou
the county salary situation N that
Is considerably higher up In the al
than Il ever has been before.
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