Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-25
DOES FAIL GROW TIMD?


washington is to the effect that Secretary Fall
has abandoned the idea of attempting to prevent
the nomination of Senator Bursum. This means
one of two things: Either he does not believe such
an attempt possesses any chance of success or ne
is afraid to test strength with the senator over
appointments
The sudden furore kicked up by Senators Will
lis and Lodge has worked greatly to Bursum's ad-
vantage senate fight against the president Tor
listening to his personal friends instead or 10 the
senator's in matters of appointments Is looming
up The presidential clique must move with care
Senatorial prerogatives are a dangerous thlng 70
interfere with when it involves any considerable
,un,her of senators So Secretary Fall may not
dare to press his influence with the president to
tha breaking point Without bold exercise OF
that influence the Secretary has no chance to
seriously handicap Senator Bursum
Ex-state Senator Holt, of Las Cruces, Is
candidate against Bursum. There have been ru-
mors that Mark Thompson would get into the con-
test also 1t seems safe guess Just now tnat
neither possesses the necessary strength to JUSTIFY
Secretary Fall in putting the stamp of his APP
prevail upon him.
lust now things can change over night but
Il would seem reasonably certain that the present
senator will have no serious contest Tor the nom
nation.
There are some republicans other than the
Fall group. who would like to defeat Bursum
hut they do not appear numerous enough nor
likely TO become sufficiently well organized to have
an apprecable effect the convention
Secretary Fall has some old scores against
Bursum which he would gladly even up. but he
ts too qood a politician to hazard the future to
ravenee the past His opposition to the present
senator lies in the fact that an election now VIII
give Bursum the prestige and the power to become
the dominant influence in the party in New Mex
leo to the exclusion of Mr.. Fail. Thls naturally
meets with resentment from the secretary.
T-z1I L. fntara tpU hirnGp
to be the democratic candidate against Bursum'
Some Of Falls angels would finance the cam
paign of satisfactory democrat OF course any
aid given by Fall would be very sub rosa but
It might be very effective.
II the secretary goes on with this part OF the
program he is treading dangerous ground II
he is caught in the act the Harding administra-
ton will be forced to repudiate him. Yet we have
strong reasons for suspecng that he actually con-
templates do-nothing attitude, to say the least
The Fall-Hawkins-Sully crowd playing
hazardous game but they are SO completely as
credited in New Mexico that they have everything
TO gain and nothing to lose. Fairness compels us to
say that sully would probably prefer to help Bur
sum but his New York superiors in the CHINO
seem to entertain different idea
Just how much financial help the senator viii
get from the Republican National Committee is
problematic. He raise little money IN Ne"
Mexico. Bursum will probably make a canvas with
out much money.
If the democrats yield to the Vaccinations to
persuade them to sell their nomination to the man
who can raise big campaign fund, they are
beaten before they start. What they need is
good clean, progressive candidate who will wage
a war for the people and make appeal to the
popular imagination.
Such man will force the republicans to more
progressive commitments in the campaign. In that
way he will honor himself and serve the public
well even II he is beaten.
Meantime Bursum saws wood" in Washing
ton. which is the wisest possible method of cam
paigning