Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-03-31

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man ~ the territorial republican csmmit-
tee. = numler 81 the members II the com.
mi',ee and invited rrpuhlicsns me, AZ
Santa W. on Saturday. This county was
reprr-rn,c,i by N. n. O,.ro. u n. Slower
AMI N. &. lie Bsra. 70 on. vii :, Z th ~
publican organization. and by rslro
prrrs. Tho-. Hughes AMI J l. pcr~s %
The other wing IN the ahrsuo- ~ Mr.
Twichell. who hal b"cn cnll,,l I" "
Pass on imIu,tan, legal business. the
meeting relcct.si ", \. Slower ~ temper
AIRY chairman. Committee men wrir So
lect.d for the new cnnties oi Union aud
Gusdainpc, and the chairman of H." ~.
crsl cUhn,y committees were iulues,o,. To
ill all vacancies IN the rrspccti .eoun,i-s
u, an early day. Various ma,,"v we're
hiscuSssl. on" being the establishment ~
a spanish weekly I'al"r q, santa W..
One enthusiastic friend of I'M Ciruks
from Santa We county suggested that
rns Ciruns be made the party organ k,r
New Mexico. This the publisher then
and there promptly declined, intimating
tina, the paper would r-rnaiu the organ II
the publisher The following preamble
aud resolutions on statehood were unAni-
mously adopted;
Whereas. tn, territory II New Mexico
has ior nearly half n century been y iur.
ton ~ the unit~i States AMI her people
have i-ecn loyal "a the country and gov
rrnment snd have been patient and obe-
diem, Ia the lawsj aud
Whereas, The people oi New McxicU
were guaranteed by the trraty stipulation
under which New Mexico was acluiyc'i
10y the United States, a aT-edy admission
into the union ne state and Ia ih. enjOy.
neI II all privileges and benefits a. ci'i.
r.ur of the Cnii~i S,at-si AMI
Whereas, The people ~ New McxIc'
have a, nearly every sessinn "f congr-s'
callri attention to sahi treaty stipulation
and asked that they lee admit ed into the
union, and
Whereas. The territory II New Mexico
now pnss---e. population VI nj leAs
two hundred Thousand. excluding Indians
and an ass.ssed value Of taxable proper
~ amounting Ia about ffiy millions q
dollars, y school system equal to any IL
til. Uniiel States. all ~ which schoolI
7 are being taught in the English language
with ample funds fur their support for .
least live months IN the year In ever,
.rhopl district, and
; Whereas, The people ~ New Mexic'
poasess every qualification which ha
heretofore been deemed essential an'
necessary I" entitle the Jnesess0rr thereo
Ia the benefits of statshorSl. aud are mucl
brtter quAliissl financially and As mat
ter of population than all except two u
three IL the new states admitted aimee th
formation 81 the Federal Union. and
:, Whereas, ! here ~ now pending bef0r
the congress of the United States bill .
enable the people of New Mexico 10 az
ganixe state government, aud
5 Whereas, Said bill Ia In acme respect
,lifier,nt frvan any other bill pending be
fore congress for the admission 81 an
n ,sher territory To state hood,
= Therss,-e. he I. resolved, by the Terr
n toriai Central Committee IL the republics
party, for the Territory Of New Mexico
that all republicans In the congress I
o the United States he and they are hereb
earnestly requested and urged tn sh an
assist Ia the passage of q bill 10 cnAbl
the people Of New dsxico 10 form sta'
i government. NJ that rsid state govern
i ment may he formed aud put into ope-s
y Won NJ ~ thfty - usy -
!, In case tho pending bill ce ADOPTED. the
he re<luestssl. I'D ,nsy are here ny n
n..-.s,.i. possible, TO secure an amend
!. inent III the same % tina, the sAid eiectio
for delegates a. constitutional CONVEX
u ton and the time for the assembling
r said convention and the mole 81 submit
q ting the said constitution to the votes
\, the people. and tho time thereof. may
No changed IA TO make the same unifor,
with the other bills for the other terri
|. tories.
A Be Il further resolved, That Il h th
opinion Il this committee, representa-
i all parts Of the territory, that the repu,
q lican psT;y to-day 10 In better condltso
o to carry the stats into the union a. VI
% publican state than Il has been for man
' years past that Il In the opinion Of al
committee that " elections on the sam
"a could he held speedily. . large msjorit
II the pcople would vote the repubiics
ticket, and secure . republican legisls
: ture, which would elect two republics
!, senator's TO the United States senate.
n Be II further resolved, That Il 10 III
opinion 81 this committee. that u will 1
g0d politics for the republican party |
y aid the passage IT an enabling act Il
, New Mexico, at the present time. no a.
secure the admission ri another reput
lioan state into the union. 10 which en-
l. the present proposed tariff legislation
e congress- has materially contributed, u
:. people II New Mexico being largely
sheep raising and lead producing psopl,