El Nuevo mexicano., 1920-04-15
INK ON GOVERNORS
TRAIL IN ANGEL CITY
PREVENTING APPROVAL
OF CESS|0N OF LANDS
Chain Of Incidents, Aseribable
Only to Accident, Works
Arainst His Plan.

The inside story thar perhaps ex
plains the League OF the SouthWests
attitude toward the cession Of unre
served federal lands at Los Angeles IS
d series OF condolences, all acciden
tai. Of course-at least there's no
proof to the contrary-that reflect
Imagination Of q fairly nigh order
If they could be charged to q film ser
lad writer.
The first intimation Of the jinx that
worked against the endorsement Of
federal land cession came when Gov
ernor L~arrazolo stepped off the train.
A committee, meeting him at the sta
ton, announced that he was scheds
uled to speak before the league at
once. Il was feared. however, that he
would be tired from his long trip from
Santa Fe and some one else had been
asked to read his address.
The governor was sick at the time
he intended to leave for Los Angeles.
He had given un the intention Of
going and mailed his address for read
ing before the league, He received
urgent messages, however, begging
him to come and at the eleventh hour
he decided to govbolely as a mission
airy for the cession Of the federal
lands. He arrived there the day be-
fore the meeting closed.
The governor told the committee
that he would give the address himself
and, accompanied by the committee,
went to the hall where the league
was meeting. There episode No. z
interfered-also purely accidental. The
governor was informed that his ap-
pearance had been postponed until
night. 1t was feared he would be too
fatigiled to give his address SO soon
after his arrival. SO the program was
changed.
This solicitousness cost the gov
ernor a large audience and probably
endorsement Of his project. IN the
afternoon the hall was crowded. At
night, when he spoke there was hard
ay more than a c~orporaIs guard In the
hall, and many Of the delegates to the
league failed to hear his argument
for federal land cession. William
Jennings Bryan, however, was among
his hearers and the following day he
praised the governors exposition be-
fore the league, saying that he I'M
qestionahiy had given deep study to
the subject.
The ink was still on the Job the
following day-the last day Of the
meeting. Governor L~arrazolo hunted
up the resolutions committee and
asked that one favoring his project be
brought before the meeting. The com
mittee agreed to report the resolution
and did
Gentlemen, are there any re
marks?" asked the chairman OF the
convention after the adoption Of the
resolution had been moved. There
was no response.
Gentlemen, are there any re-
marks r. he asked again. Then some
one arose and made an attack on the
resolution and he was followed By
some q else who moved that the res
olution be tableN cutting off any fur
Their discussion. Governor Larrazolo
was deprived OF a chance 10 explain
by the motion. and the motion 70
table carried. The governor then sue
ceeded in having the cession Of fed
eral lands made a special order Of
business for tho next meeting. believ-
ing that many who voted down his
resolution had not been fully informed
on the matter.
The chain 0f happenings that re-
suited IN the failure Of the governors
resolution could be charged only %
81 LUCK. There was no open hostility
Until the resolution came before the
convention, although. It was said, q
large number 81 caftlemen from Ari.
xnnn were II the convention and they,
II was believed. we're against federal
land session. feeling that reliuqiHh.
meut Of federal control would work
against their grains privileged
Governor Larrazolo upon HIS de-
paftnfe for Hot SPRINGS. Ark. Sunday
hoped for better luck Al lhe meeting
8 fine United States Good Roads as
ISOLATION and The BankheAd National
Highway association. He felt sure. e
least. 81 0na thing fntndiy altitude
coward himself and consequently hia'
missir1 He was invited % b. the
quest ~ cne 81 the associations while
~ Hot Hprlnea. ne declined The in
Fifation. however
The QaFlrnor went 20 Hos SPRINGS
primarily Ii ihe infafest q ne ees
sian q ~ federal i1ndA md bofes
20 fet iho eunyenfiaasA -snaagRgmHti
q he project