Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-02-10
nBIack Eagle of San Miguel"
Declares Nothing Could
Force Him TO Get Into Race
for Catron's Toga,
ALvARAD0 LOBBY LIKE
c. O. P. HEADQUARTERS
Gathering of Leaders at This
Time Declared 10 Be Moth
ing More Than Coincidence
but People viii Gossip,

There are only two CLASSES Of mef
who can afford TO run for the United
states onatc. One II the man vino Is
40 rich that he can afford 20 win
and the other Is the man who Is ~
poor that he can afford to lose.
don't belong to either class, and con-
hcquently / am not candidate for
the senate do not expect 10 become
candidate and would not have the
nomination Va tho nnlike.y event that
ii were Offered 20 ~, 81 SILVER dish
with green tflmm,nts around IT,
In these worda Charles A. Spies, OF
Las Vegas, the black eagle If san
Miguel. last night put at rest the
gossip that has been quietly going the
rounds amons politicians that his
lightnlng-rod Is up for the purpose Of
attracting the republican nomination
for the senate as a compromise can
dIdatc Tho statement was made IN
the lobby Of the Aharado hotel IN the
presence Of number Of friends. MI
Spices had lust finished dinner, and
was in the high good humor that "
characteristic Ut a man who has dined
vol aud III AZ peace with the world
Just Coincidcnt.
Mr. splcss had arrived ON Santa re
train No. from Las Vegas, having
left the Meadow city on the morning
following The big demonstration Of san
Miguel county republicans at which
tho gubernatorial boom Of SOUNDING
llomcro was launched Shortly be-
fore his train got in Holm .. Bur
sum- generally believed TO be II ean-
didatc for the govcrnorship. had ar
rived from soeoiro. The presence Of
these two eminent republican lead
era In the city nt the same time ana
under the existing circumstances Inn
started tongues waghng, and
oil sorts Of rumors Of deals and COM
binstions were to bo heard.
According To both Mr.. Spiess and
Mr.. l,nrsum. however. their heng IN
Albuquerque together wns the merest
coincidencc--nn Of those thinga that
happen every nov and then In the
beat regulated Of political families,
MIR. Spless stated that he Was here on
legal business. being OF counsel In
casc that II due TO come up today In
the United States court AFR. Bursum
declared that tho only reaFon he came
TO Albuquerque was TO renew note
in the bank Both denied most pos
iilvoly that there was any politics In
their trip Co Albuquerque
u WINS gay ana SOMEWHAT pic
tprcsque scene that was presented IN
the Alsarado lobby last nitht Tho
big knights Of Columbus bah was On,
and the parlotr and The space ia front
Of the elcrk'a desk were throngcd "lth
men aud women IN evening dress.
laughing and chatting IT anticipation
OF one Of the big social events Of the
season. or in the reading room 1t
was like q cross section Of republican
hcadauatera ON the We Of an election.
Mr. Spices. MIR nmrsun. Major W II
II, ilewelyn Col. Ralph +. Twlteh"l
and number Of other prominent
o. o I leaders snapped yarns and
discussed prospects, while Frank \,
IIubbeil stood on The edge of the
crowd and smiled quietly. but said
r0thine.
Sees Republican Victory.
Mr spcss, who r. the republican ma
tional committeeman from New Mex
SEQ. talked frece on the subject of his
raftys chances Ia the campaign this
wear He said hr was nrvrr mare
certain Of republican victory lie he
hcvcd that wise move had heen
msdr hN "a, national committee lu
fixing The dtde of The convention br-
fore that of The dnnoorauc conven
lion
President Wilson has tricd his ht-t
90 steal republican thunder, said Ar
spicss and We should SNOW him up
lolort lac has an opportunity tu claim
sn,dit Tor w. rrcparedness tor ne-
iiOnal delyust ana non partisan tar-
III board are cardinal republican doc
ifln,s which the pr, sident has opposed
DO the part and now that hc seef
thNt both ~, demanded hy the eoun
iiH hc hus come ont Va tavoi Of them
Mr. splcs- stated that h. would sup
port senator esttou for reelection
and Serundino Romero lot the COVER
norshlp hui that ht would take mo
aciive part u tho campaign. lie CON,
sidered hat as national committee
man II was hls duty. "a fai AZ he could,
to harmonic party differences and
not "a engage ina ncuoual disputes.
senator C.dron had been hi law pavt.
nrr iu The carts Tears 81 hie residence
IN New Mexico and had always been
his friend AT Romero was from his
home town attic Was ALSO hs friend.
lie could DO nothing else bat support
thcin
'sur~em SpitinN.
Holm .. Bufsam was asked the
point blank question whether be is q
candidate for the Eovernorship Com
pared 70 Mr.. Bursum the sphinx was
ms n earroious old maid at a meeting
of the Methodist ladies sewing circle.
il was impossible 10 learn from him
whethtr he has been. H. might, could.
would or should be q candidate In
fact. 4 ten minutes Interview with the
socorro county man left doubt in
the mind OF the lntersiwer a. 70