The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-12
PLAN TO PUT SK|DS
UNDER DEMON RUM IN
NEW MEXICO ON AND
AFTER JAN. |, 1915
Continued from Page one.)

err. Lou Hughes. So; stenographer,
G-nevieve Harmon. SO: stenpg-
rapher. l.. A. Hagy. So; stenographor.
Filimon Sanchez. 6. stenographer,
Lorenzo NJ. Vigil, So; stenographer,
Manuel Dias. Sc; clerk, Manuel Vigil,
50; clerk, Francisco Sanchez. 50; clerk,
Carlos ~ChavesS3; clerk. David lara
milo. 50; doorkeepor, Nemecio sar-
chez. 80, doorkeeper. Celso ortiz. 50,
clerk. \. \. MoraEa, 50; pOstmistross,
Mrs. J. NJ. Luna. 81. porter. Fernandez
Maestes. 50, page, Felipe Alarid. 81.
page. Ramon Lopez, 81 pagc. Juan
ortiz. 81.
Chairmanships 81 important house
committees will probably be announc-
ed by Speaker Llewollyn as tollows
Roads and highways. f.. y. Burc.,
OF ColfaX. "a retired stockman. residin T,
at Ration.
Railways. Ira O. Wetmore. Of Car,
r~i1zozo. Lincoln county. Mr. Wctmor1
is "a business man. and has been ace
tive in promotion.
judiciary. r.. p. BARNES, lawyer Of
Albuquerque.
Constitutions and constitutional
amendments Ole b. diversion. 90 CAL
lup, Mckinley county. lawyer.
Narrow Escape for Ike.
Senator Isaac Barth OF Bernalillo
county. came near being elected
president pro ten Of the New Mexico
state senate, And thereby hangs a
tale. u was after the hour Of noon
ON Tuesday the ninth, when the state
senator's after having left the cham
Der OF the representative whore they
had subscribed 20 the oath and sign
cd the roll I'm joint ASSEMBLY, took
their places Ia the senate chamber
and began the organization OF tho
third New Mexico state senate. Ma
iority Floor Leader John clark of
san Miguel was placed iu nomination
for speaker. lsaac Barth. who was
unanimously selected by the minor
itv leaders az tnc fellow they would
follow 20 victory or defeat or where
not. was placed ln nomination ry
Senator Dunlayy OF Santa Re coinjy
and the roll was called. Remember.
there are fourteen Republicans and
tom Democrats in the euatc A clear
majority for the q, o. Ps under orr
binary circumstances. but this was
not an ordinary circumstance. There
were nj least two member Of the
majority who thought Isaac Barth'
was an riTht 90 Doe president Of most
anything. and certainly the state SEM
ate 81 Sew Mexico. Senator Barth's
name comes first ON roll cali because
there are no names starting with ~
and his name begins with Is large
"B." Barth voted for his opponent.
senator Clara, naturally enough. ana
Soantor Clark, just as naturally, Not-
I'd for the Bcrnnlillo count man for
the head 500 az the big desk. But
and here is where hangs the tale
there were two Republicans who did
see the use Of an this useless
"bouquetting' and they voted for the
man they knew best and who they
wanted for president. doubtless. be-
cause they did not know that the
rules Of propriety required that a
Republican should nave the job And
there it was: ~ and l2' Had Bnrth
voted FOR himself ne would have been
H. Had Clark voted for himself he
would have been as much 80; bur
that would have been poor uatlur
courtesy and both these gentlemen
observe plrlor and table manners
just like other folks. So. before tho
effect OF what had actually happened
had fully taken hold pa everybody.
and before the vote was actually an
nounccd by the lieutenant governor,
presiding one Of the Republican, who
had broken over the traces was per-
suadcd to reflect ON what he was
about 20 do 90 tho party ln that aug
ust body and ne changed his vote
from Barth 20 CLARK
An Anectionate Pair.
u Is said upon good authority that
2 never happened before In the his
tory Of the state senate-thls: tho
respective loor leaders ylelng with