Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-11
Party CaucuSeS to Be Held
Tonight; Secuodino Ro-
nero Seems to Have Inside
Track for Speaker
MANY 0LD.TIMERS ARE
CONSPICU0USLY ABSENT
Tax Law Most important Piece
Of Legislation to Be Con-
Sidered During Session.
Message Wednesday,


santa Fe. Jan. 10.--A roll call or
tho state legislators this evening would
chow quorum of both houses, al
though the assembly does not convene
until Tuesday noon. Every train to-
dav brought members of the senate,
oe well as of the house, and more nu-
merous than both, candidates for the
various legislative positions. Row
aver the party caucuses will not be
held until tomorrow night. when there
will be a lining up of forces for the
session,
ouite a number of veterans will he
among the missing at this session.
Can't w. c. Reid. counsel for the
Santa Fe system in New Mexico, hls
arrived to fiji the place occupied for
many years by Judge II. l.. Waldo. lie
has rented the Chapman house on
Bowers place. He is accompanied Dy
Mrs. Reid.
Most conspicuous among the absent
ones is the doughty Mai w. II. H.
Llewellyn. r. l.. Baca Is also on the
bleaohers On the other hand, some
ed a legislative session for decades,
such as Sen. T. ID. Burns, were on
hand bright and early. Republican
National Committeeman Charles a.
Spiess arrived yesterday and took pos
session of the residence of Federal
Judge w. II. Pope, on East Palace
avenue. He was joined today by
Charles Springer, who arrived from
Cimarron. On the same train calne
Sen, John 5. Clark. the senate leader
in matters of finance; Sen. Edward :.
Champion, accompanied by Mrs
Crampton; Sen. Gregory Page, ac-
companed by Mrs. Page and niece
The Champions and Pages have taken
quarters for the session at st. Vin-
cents sanitarium.
Leaders Are on Hand.
State Sen. Juan c. Navarro, of Mora;
ex-Gov. William j. Mills, Thomas +.
Gable of Dawson; Rep. $. q. Blood,
Appolonlo A. Sena, former State
Chairman Herbert Clark in fact.
practically every member of the leg
slature as well as the old-time lead
ers, had come a day ahead of the ses-
sion.
State Sen. and Mrs c. II. Aldredge
have taken quarters in the Gallegos
block, Rep Secundino Romero was
on hand early to finish his canvass
for the speakership. and according to
all appearances he has the inside
track although the leaders have taken
no hand in the contest as yet, and
Rep. Nestor Montoya is still formid-
able competitor for the honor The
votes pledged to Montoya are fewer
than those committed to Romero, but
the latter has not yet the necessary
pledges for a majority in the republl-
can caucus.
State Chairman Ralph c. Ely has
quarters at the sanitarium, and Will
lake an active hand in shaping legis-
lation. Representative Swan, of Quay
county, has taken roomstin the j. w.
N6rment cottage.
Most of the legislators were i've
enough to engage quarters long tine
ahead, for by tonight nearly all the
available rooms at the hotels, board
Ing houses and sanitariums have been
taken.
To DO Conscientious Work.
There is an evident disposition
among the legislators to settle down
70 conscientious, earnest work in be-
halt Of constructive legislation 1t Is
lelt that the first three years of state
mood have been more or less expert
mental but that now ample expert
eace has been gained and accurate
udta is available upon which It VIII
be possible to formulate statutes that
VIII meet the needs of the common
wealth.
mere is no sentiment manifest to
uraw hard and fast political lines, and
ne majority appears quite willing to
oo-operate with the executive in im-
poftant legislative matters. Still, the
ilrsl half Cf the session will see but
huie actual legislation placed on the
statute books, Several contests, the
aN'ambles for legislative jobs and
preliminary deliberations in commit
w VIII take up the first four or five
WEEKS Il Is not yet certain 10 what
extent iha senate will go in rearrang-
Ns lts committees Complaint Is
H'aae that they are too large for ef-
'''liFe work, and that when half
'DeeA committees are Ia session sim
NNaheously il is difficult io secure a
H0al utN Tor any ef them
HQile lhe senate consists 81 The
4iYf members as tW0 years agpl im-
''t'eW Aapges Will be maae in the
Ha's employees Aueh preliminary