El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-08
WHIPPING LINDSEY
IN LINE HEART
BREAKING JOB OF
GOVERNOR-BA|TERS
Effort to Get Lieutenant
Governor to Help Is
Discouraging
VEEDER SCALP
REMAINS INTACT
C. O. P. Hasn't Nerve Up
To Point Of 'Vacating'
Governor Office

The national capitol at Washington
Is not the only place where there Is
"war TALK today. There is plenty Of
it at the state capitol here.
However, while the war talk" at
Washington has to do with Germany,
here il concern Governor De Baca
and his legal adviser, Elmer 6. Weed
er. Some Republican leaders and
some Republican members of the leg
isIature are making II, with a repudla-
ted boss taking al active part, de-
spite the notice served on him by
the voters that they do not care for
his advice, counsel or assistance.
Republican resentment against Mr..
veeder now Is pronounced, principal
~ on the alleged ground that he Is In
fact the executive officer Of the state
at the present time, and Is, therefore,
usurping rights and powers which do
not belonglto him.
The Republican charge that Gov
.ernor De Baca is not able to give
proper attention to the executive
duties has been renewed, and there
is again q demand in some quarters
that the legislature declare the office
vacant. Others are urging that the
Republicans In both houses agree to
adjourn for 80 or 60 days, to await
Developments"
The active cooperation OF lieuten-'
ant Governor Washington E. Lindsey,
who has repeatedly declared his inten-
tion to uphold the hands of the gov
ernor, would be necessary to the car
rying out of any plan to declare the
executive office vacant. While the
seIf-appointed w~hip-cracker Of the old
guard Is currently reported to have
been cracking the lash around the
lieutenant governor for some weeks
past. with night and day shifts, so
far as can be learned there Is no conf
dence in Republican circles that the
lieutenant governor Is going to fur
nish any cooperation. In fact 1t Is
rumored that roping in Mr.. Lindsey
has proven a most ~discouraging and
exasperating task, as the lieutenant
governor has certain ideas about off
ciaI courtesy and fair play which form
a disagreeabie obstacle.
The Republican boss in charge, 1t Is
said, has lost a great deal of sleep
and his temper is frayed to a ragged
edge as the result of his u%nsuccess-
full efforts along this line, efforts
which have resulted apparently only
in the net loss of hours and hours of
perfectly good oratory.
Those who urge an adjournment of
the legislature assert that there is
nothing in the constitution to pre-
vent such action. The constitution
provides simply that no regular ses-iI
sion shall exceed go days." and that
'neither house shall, without the con-
sent of the other, adjourn for more
tnan three days, Sundays excepted"
A bill abolishing the Office of legal
adviser to the governor has been
drawn and may be introduced, If for
nothing else than to show Mr.. Weed
er the exact degree Of popularity
which he enjoys in Republican cir
cles. The Republicans could not hope
to pass such a bill without the two
thirds vote necessary to put it over
the governors veto, and Democratic
assistance would be necessary for
that. There appears to be no posi-
bility of any Democrats joining with
the Republicans for the purpose of
getting Mr.. veeder's scalp.
1t is probable that the chief clerks
of both the senate and the house
will receive instructions today to send
anv future Legislative messages di-
rect to the room of Governor De
Baca at st. Vincent's, sanitarium. Up
to this time the messages have been
delivered at the executive Office in the
capitol, where Mr.. Veeder is to be
found during Office hours.
In the meantime, Governor De
Baca's condition continues favorable.
He has shown improvement since the
last TRANSMISSION of blood, and during
the last few days has been enjoying
the sunshine and air on the balcony
outside his sanitarium room.