Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-15
THE POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

Grapevine information from Washington carries
| the news that a United States marshal for New
Mexico is likely to be appointed within the next
two weeks. This bit of gossip has all the
marks of being true. The journal predicted some
days ago that Secretary Fall would have at least
one appointment announced, just to show 'the
bandwagon boys the way to the bandwagon AS
rapidly as they ready to climb on. other APP
pointments will doubtless follow
Our prediction that Fall would control all fed
eral appointments in New Mexico still stands. The
only thing which could change appraisal of
the situation would be for Senator Bursum to
lie down" and subject himself to Secretary Fall.
Then he might be allowed small voice by way
of sop for being a nice, pliabe boy, amenable to
discipline. This is extremely unlikely to happen.
Bursum is too rugged personality to be easily
dominated by Fall Bursum has far the more
native ability Of the two
1t Is altogether probable that the marshalship
is to go to Manual Otero 1t will, unless Don
Eduardo Otero, his brother agrees to some other
arrangement. This he Is unlikely to do. Eduardo
is the Fall spokesman in the state. He Is the
one for "the boys" to In order to make the
necessary arrangements.
the only objection the Journal has to the
Manuel Otero appointment is that it is dictated by
FALL Otero is a gentlemany, agreeable, oblging
personality and is well liked. We have quarrel
with him.
But, reverting to the big game being
played there are some interesting angles to the
set-to. The state committee endorsed entire
set of nominations All were endorsed by Senator
Bursum. None of these, with possible excep-
ton, will receive appointment unless he deserts
the Bursum combination and goes to Fall. The
secretary is undertaking a rather Hercuean task
in attempting to control the republican party in
New Mexico through patronage in the face of the
organizations opposition The history of the party
| hour has heaO that he man hO1d he
patronage could control the situation.
Just now new factor enters into the problem
Fall has lost his personal grip on the state. If he
were now in private life he could not be elected
to any office. He has few really political
friends In the state. On the other hand Bursum is
completely in touch with the situation and has
that magnetic and sympathetic personality when
binds large circle of people to him. OF course
this counts for little with the average politician
He goes where there is butter for his bread. But
there is the added factor that almost everyone be-
lieves that in the end Fall will out second
best in contest with Bursum. This helps Bur-
sum to hold support which otherwise would
wobble.
1t looks certain mat George Craig, state chair
man, will stick to the senator, regardless of what
does to his job United States attorney. There
Is chance that Fall may let Craig have the
job anyway, Craig is rather unobnoxious fac
tional fighter and is chairman of the state COM
lllllee' all may reason lnaL ne does not care
to be at daggers points with the chairman. Some
day he may need him in way that will involve
disloyalty to Bursum.
Meantime the senator is playing the only decent
and permanent game of politics office-hoder
play He is working night and day to try to
be of service to the people of New Mexico. This is
so novel thing to happen at the hands of the
occupant of that that the is still startled
and unconyinced. Fall performed in that
way.
There indications that impulse con-
trolls the present senator He shows strong and
tanned evidence of valuing himself as a servant of
the people instead of presiding over their
destines.
We fear that away back last fall, when an
election hanging in the balance, the old Bur-
sum made promises about appointments
which the Bursum, with characteristic honor,
has felt bound to carry out If possible. Falls con-
troll over appointments probably will preserve
Bursums good faith without hitchng to him the
odium of bad appointments.
If Bursum persists in his policy of service and
will take the people into his confidence, he will
hold trump card which Fall will never take with
any ace of manipulation controlled appointments