New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-01-12

in the floor II the house. A por
tion of the Democratic press refer
red soothingly to the possibility
that number of the native repre-
sentatives would fall away from
their Republican allegiance, whcr
a native member would be named
for the speakership.
They attempted to set up Mr.. 10
Sc Gonzales, of Las Cruces as ar
opponent to Major Eewellyn OF
the same county. This effort from
start to finish was a joke among
the Republicans of Spanish Amer
ican descent, was thoroughly dis
countenanced by Mr.. Gonzales him
self, and also by Governor E. c. d,
Baca, who frowned upon such an at
tempt as altoguther un-American
and damaging to his party and hi:
administration when it was breach
ed to him, according to authenticat
ed report.
The Senate Chairman.
Mr.. Lindsey is a typical man oi
the west, strong and forceful. ar
excellent and fair presiding officer
and has indicated his intention re.
peatedly to subordinate himself
and his office to the wishes of the
Democratic governor By no sign
Or action will Mr.. Lindsey be found
during his incumbency to take
advantage of the unsual situation
now obtaining in New Mexico on
account of the critical condition OF
the health of his superior officer
in the states administration, Mr.. de
Baca.
Floor Leader Clark.
This is called a legislature of in
experience. but the lack of this as
set in some quarters is amply
compensated in the statecraft OF
some of its leaders, witness the
commanding presence of Senator
Iohn S. Clark, in the senate, Mr..
Clark is well schooled in the lore
of practical politics. is an organizer
and driver. He is also man of
perspicacity and foresight.
The Minority Leader.
Al! of the above may be said of
Mr.. Barth. His tact and resource
fulness are not so frequently re-
marked as his genial bearing and
constant supply of humor. But the
fact of his deep statesmanly in
tercst and his devotion to his ma
tive state is OF great value to New
Mexico, and the state is to be con-
graduated on his presence at the
capitol, curtailed though it is by
his association with the minority.
Major Llewellyn.
Whoever sent the big bunch of
flowers to Speaker Llewellyn on
the occasion of his accession to
the chair of the house. exercised
good taste. says the Major him
self. Which remark he qualities
by saying that the person showed
good taste in the selection. at
least, of the flowers. The Major
is a man amp!yable to preside, and his
would stand the test of
a far more stormy session than
the present one promises to be.
The major is far, from a stranger
to legislative affairs, and as an in
dex to the service he will render
may be taken his simple statement
in his speech of acceptance of the
honor, that he assumed the posi-
tion to be one of service to the
and majority alike.
That Aggressive Mr.. P.rdu..
New, to some extent, to the spec.
tators at the New Mexico political
arena. Mr.. Pardue of Fl. Summer,
twilight zone of Guadalupe county,
promises to be interesting. That
he is hustler is evident from his
activities in the conventions Of his
party previous to the late lament
ed campaign. That his admoni-
tion so solemnly given the Dem
ocratic caucus not to let any bills
with Republican riders on them
ga'lop by without a protest-needs
no repetition for Mr.. Pardue's keen
hearing is evident from the snappy
eyes and eager expression with
which he regards everything that
is going on in the senate, the house,
and more particularly in the sane
tum of santucms, the third house.
The Governor Unapparant.
No mention of the leading figures
in official positions in this legisla-
ture would be complete which does
not included Mr.. Elmer E. Veeder,
attorney of Las Vegas. Mr. .Veeder
was appointed by Governor Nc
Donald in the declining days of his
accession to be legal advisor to
the governor. This appointment
remained in effect, and after Mr..
heBaca's election it was apparant
tlat he was to lean on the support
ing arm of Mr.. Veeder while reco.
yering his shaken health. Mr..
Veeder is placed in the position of
calmly sitting as a breakwater be-
ween the storm of office seekers
md favor seekers and advice seek
,-s who would reach the chief
executive if he could. When one
links of the governor these days,
I should not be of the non-Dlrti-
,ipant who is sheltered from the
'urging fray, but to some extent, of
Mr.. Veeder, calm, imperturbable,
ioing the best to be the interpre-
alton to the people of their exc
.utive.
Committee Appointments.
The new speaker of the house
vas escorted to the speakers desk
~ committee composed of C-
,riano Lucero, Jose Gonzales, of
)ona Ana, and ]. E. Pardue, this
having been named by
Secretary Lucero. /
Representatives Gonzales, of Do
la Ana; SANCHEZ. of Valencia, and
oardue of Guadalupe were ap-
,cinted a committee to notify Gov
rnor De Baca that the house was
and ready to receive any