Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-24
THE STATEHOOD MOVE.


AS the result OF the special meeting OF
the territorial Democratic committee on
Saturday afternoon the following was
drawn up and forwarded:
| Hon. ". W. Griffin, Chairman J., publican Ter
| rltorial Central COMMITTEE.
SANTA FE, June -. 1850. Dear Sir
| The Democratic central committee OF Ne"
| Mexico, in convention assembled Ill the
city OF Santa Fe to-day. ii The mecth" OF
the committee adjourneG for the purpose,
! have IS such COMMITTEES determined u
make further effort tu obtain II roHst!tu-
tional convention representing fairly both
parties and ali interests "f this territory
for the purpose Of obtaining statehood at
the coming session Of congress We are
moved to this action
First, because We believe, III view Of the
ignorance manifested nnailc ol the ter
ritory as to the character and intelligence
OF the people Ct this territory and Their
capacity for self government, that it will
require Il united and uuseIhsh ciI'Lt OF
both parties to thssipate such ignorance
and enable New Mexico 10 attain its de-
sire for statrl,Ood.
Second, because we believe represen
tation agreeable to both parties, ii agreed
to in advance. will result in the selection
OF the best inca from each party, and
that this Is desilable because it will re-
qnire the best intelligence and patriotism
OF both parties to formulate such consti
tuition as shall from its excellence appeal
in our behalf for admission.
Third, because in partisan fight
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the convention will be the test of the
selection rather than eminent fitness for
such important work.
Fourth, while the territory is Demo
cratic, rs shown by the vote OF the last
four elections for delegate to congress,
vet as representatives OF the Democratic
party of the territory OF New Mexico, re-
alizing that harmony and united action is
absolutely essential to enable us to attain
what both parties desire, viz: admission
as state, are willing to concede some
thing for the sake of attaining that de-
sirable end, we therefore propose to con-
cede to the Republicans thirty-seven out
of the seventy-three delegates to compose
that constitutional convention, and to &C
cept thirty-siX delegates, the whole num-
Der to be apportioned amongst the
various counties by the the committees of
the two parties to be hereafter agreed
upon if this proposition is accepted.
If this proposition is accepted please
notify through the acting chairman OF our
committee at Albuquerque, n. NJ, not
later than the 10th inst. Ii We are not
notifiedof such acceptance ut that date We
shall consider the proposition as rejected.
This action is authorized by the affirm
alive of ali the members OF the commit
tee present at its meeting held Oh this
day, twelve members Of the committee
out of nineteen being present either in
person or by instructed proxy, and this
communication is addressed to you as the
chairman of the committee, with the re-
quest that it be submitted to the whole
committee or subcommittee having
authority to entertain the same. Very
respectfully,
W. B. CH1LDERs, Acting Chairman.
+. A. Manzanares, Foiiz Martinez, H.
B. Ferguson, G. Fl. Gildersleeve, Rafael
Romero, E. V. Chaves, S. 7. Harkey,
Eutimio Montoya, G. B. Kohlhausen,
Felipe Chaves, Juan Garcia, L, +. Il.
Paulin, members concurring.
Members dissenting, one.
To-day COL Griffin addressed letter to
the special committee of Republicans
having charge of the statehood campaign,
requesting them to meet in Santa Fe at
an early day and consider the above
This special committee consists OF Hon.
NJ, S. Otero, chairman; Hon. G. w. /
Prichard and Messrs. Griffin, woodward
and Twitchell, officers of the territorial
Republican committee.
Gov. Princes proclamation calling the
election to chose members for the state
convention appears on the
New MExIcAN's editorial page to-day.