The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-27
Stripping Executive of Prero-
gatives May Make Trouble
for Possible Republican In
cumbents of Office, Is Felt.
GUBERNAT0RIAL BEE IN
SENATORIAL B0NNETS
Wearer of TOga Who Has Am
bitions, With Others, Hangs
Back on Mulct Legislation
Directed at Mcdonald.
Estate Capital Bureau
tof Evening Herald.
(5t DE Vargas Hotel.

Santa Fe. y. NJ, Fec. 27.-AnOther
caucus OF the senate Republicans was
held at o'clock this Afternoon and
after further consideration Of the bills
to take the travelling authorship away
from the governor and Tor the ap-
polntment of the sheep sanitary board
by the legislature. legislative consid-
Grafton of them was postponed for
reasons not stated. as was also lha'
OF the bank bill. There wis some
opinion TO the effect that they might
not be considered In open session be-
fore next Tuesday or Wednesday.
Among the Republican members oi
the present state senate there ARE
some dehnite gubernatorial ambitions.
one senator. at least. according to
statements by his Republican asso-
ciates. is definitely In the race Tor the
goyernorship and he Is said To have
pointed GU; that appointive powers
once vested In the state auditor ana
the state commissioner are likely to
bee adhered 60 by those officials with
great tenaclty. He asked to he told
how and why II Is good policy 20 take
away powers OF the executive office
which the executive office may have
a lot OF trouble In getting back, es-
| pecially In the iight of the fact that
| he hopes 20 hold the job.
Another reason for the storm which
has beset these bills Is the sturdy -
| position Of the bankers OF the statTdo
| having politics injected into the state
banking act and some, hing OF which
| was voiced in IN Interview IN the Her
{ aid yesterday with prominent bank
ors The bankers are eager to have
/ their biu passed and hope that II will
/ be- passed this afternoon but they arc
| opposed To anyone but the governor
! having he appointiyc power Tor the
bank examiner.
/ sun another cause FOR tho storm
! lies In tha membership of the propus-
! ed sheep board. T. was pointcd out
tu the Herald correspondent by q
: prominent Republican member of ths
senate this morning that IL he house
I bin is passed Il viii place In the hands
OF Frank \. Huhbell, OF Albuquerque
the means by which tu build a power
ful personal political machine. Amoni
th. Republican leaders are q numbei
who look with extreme disiayor up
ON any return Of MIR. Hubbcll to
dominant position In the state organ
ization. When Mr.. Hubhell was bos
ot the Republican party he WIS hus
In all respects and ne made IL win an'
the Job Of dcpriving him of his puWe
was lcng and urduous. In the uoTth
ern part of the state especially arr
Republican leaders now dominant II
the organization, who do not want Il
share their power with anyone, cs
pccinlly the militant gentleman iron
Albuaucrquo, and these men are sat
To- be opposed To- anything that look
like "a political job for Mr. Hubbell.
Tine business Of the senate Ropub
lican caucus Is carefully guarded hu
these expressions seem To give som
dehni,e idea of sentiment In the eau
Gus on these bills There Is also
small but strong element In the lie
publican membership of the senat
which Is heartily sick Of peanut poll
tics. as these measures attacking ~
power Of the governor are now gen
orally termed.
The house committee on ways an
, means this morning gave hearing I
the bankers of the state on the puhli
, monies bin. which has passed the zen
, ate. II Is likely that this bill viii pas
the house aud the bankers gcnerall
regard II as strong measure.
Numerous other committee meet
lnga were held this morning ana "a
late afternoon sessions oi both hourei
which did not meet until o'cloo'
are expected To develop larg" 10
of committee reports IN anticipate
of next weeks business.