The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-29
Estate Capital Buscau
COZ Evening Herald,
t5i he Vargas Hotel.

toi Dt NnrHns Hotel.
Santa Fc. n. NJ. Jan. State
Senator Isaac Barth tuday r8sr issue
with various statements mrir a tho
Evening Herald Og Thufsdar after
noon by Republican NUrnrai Com
mittccman Charles A. gpiesa. In
course of an Interview which Mr.
Spicss gave to the Herald In this
Interview She Republican national
committeeman made response Ia the
question asked on the door OF the
senate "Wednesday morning by Sena-
tor bnrth. why is Mr. snless IN
/ santa Foe"
Before talk 10 you about the
interview OF Mr.. spieas ln the Her
aid" said Senator Barth today. II
want 20 make Il perfectly clear that
this Is not q personal matter between
MIR. Spiess and myself. and that I
win not be drawn Into any kind OF
personal controversy ia this conncc-
tion, Mr. Spiess has said that he II
here as the Republican national com-
mitteeman for New Mexico. am
here as a duly elected member OF the
state senate of New Mexico. and In
that capacity / made the statements
on the floor of tho senate Wednesday
20 which Mr.. SDiess has 80 vigorously
addressed himself am very glad
to have the opportunity to comment
briefly upon Mr. spiess' statements
relative 20 matters In which he is In
tcrested before this legislature"
Mr.. Spiess. note. admits that as
the representative 90 the Republican
party in New Mexico he feefs tna.
hc would De rcmlsg a ris duty 90
that party u he flnsA g. IKE conf.
sci with his friends r the De- rsisiaturr.
aud That he wishes 10 see ihe Re-
publican party In the asceni.iuot
do not think anyone Is scly g. ic-
cuse Mr. spiess OF being remis. n.
his duty. IN so far as taking couasol
with his friends in the Legislature IL
concerned. ! see no reason TO ques-
ton his statement as TO his desires
regarding the future OF the Republi-
can party. That party, In New Mex
leo at least, has treated Mr. spiess
with marked consideration lie ought
to wish Il well
I'm answer 20 the question / asked
on the floor of the senate as To why
he l. In Santa Re. Mr.. Spices evados
1
am here So az not to evade that
question I will say that / am here by
virtue of "A very gratifying majority
OF the votes Of qualified electors Of
my district. ana that | am paid by
the state OF New Mexico for my scrv-
ices; services which admit have not
been as productive Of results as they
might otherwise have been had the
majority in the legislature not been
: SO easily Influenced or controlled by
wsat Mr. Spiess has had TO tell them
In the course OF counsel one main
reason why my services have mol
been Of more value to my constitu-
enta and to the people OF New Moxlce
! Is Mr.. spiesg
Also | wish to agree witrt SIR
spiess upon the proposition that hs
does not counsel with ne. I note ths
exception he makes In my case and
point TO it with considerable pride
Mr. SpioHs says that he Is here
only Tor the purpose OF obtainina
good legislation, II will be noted
lh"t MIR Spiess b. real humorist
lie has cyadsd an answer to m,
puoNti"n az 10 what he Is duing hcr,
by asking mo another IH,.ii.n. ans
hy turning his attention III. uti1onn
! conduct uf my own, q. which I M,
somewhat proud and a.. ,gH ne mn
parently does not approve. for n,
makes thsi specific statement. 'Mr
, harth F 80 notoriously known al al
times to ignore both fact and nrgu
ment that he really has rendero,
, himself qritc harmless In view ol
. NfWNprnnnF d
perhaps ! have not been srfHC., .t'l
Specific AS 90 tho facts
ITO the end of being more speclfl,
. want 20 say that Mr Spices. m ad
dition 90 being most nnabi. an,
p"HHhed gentleman. IL the Repuhu
can national committeeman for Nev
, N'Nic" ana also attorney tor the 81
Louis Rocky Mountain and Pacif
'"al and associated interests. q
winch Mt Charles Springer h. IN
treasurer, In official title. but Il
actual fact the whole thing. Nj
spess and Mr.. Springer have bee
regular attendants at every session a
\ lhe legislature for such period a
Time as the memory of man rrunct
not to the contrary They have lake
y up their residences in santa Fe dur
= ing the legislative sessions and hav
' been az on times very aruve In al
' matters relating particularly 20 taxa
. tIon
. Their interest In taxation matter
. h due 20 the fact that tine St Louh
. Rocky Mountain and pacinc coal in
= forests have coal pr.uerilos In IA
y county OF colfay no ekHrf value q
= which is not known 10 me- nut WI r.
= b. reported by the St louis, R0cK
= Mountain and Pacific compnnv /
= Poor and Moodys Manuli tor 1919
= a book. by tAs way, which E rpt