The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-01-13
READY FOR STATEHOOD.
Territories Should Bs Granted
Home Rule.
UTAH, LIKE THE OTHERS, DE
SERVES TO BE ADMITTED.

Republican Executive Committee Adopts
Resolutions the Subject-Harmoni-
GUS Meeting with the officers of the
Congressional Committee-The Ques-
ton of Permanent Headquarters Not
Decided-The Committee Still Favor
New York Although Washington Has
Advantages.
Washington, January 12-The final
session of the meeting of the Repu blican
National executive committee lasted
from eleven today until nearly three.
Nearly the entire session was taken up in
conference with Chairman Caldwell and
Vice Chairman Babcpck of the Con-
gressional committee, at which plans for
concerted action during the coming CAM
paign were discussed The utmost har-
mony prevailed. 1t is stated that active
preparations will at once be begun for
the work in hand. 1t was decided to
postponed the selection of permanent
headquarters until the next meeting of
the committee, likely to be held in two
or three weeks hence. New York city
seemed to beSthe choice of the majority
of the committee. That city would un-
doubtedly have been selected but for the
fact that with heaquarters in Washing
ton, the executive and congressional
committees would be in closer communi-
cation than if New York was selected
During the session resolution was
adopted declaring:
Whereas, The territorial form of gov
ernment, as applied to the geographical
subdivisions oe this country, has always
been and, of right, should continue to
be, merely temporary form of govern
ment to be tolerated only pending the
acquisition by the territory of sufficient
population and material resources to sup
port state government, and
Whereas, 1t is obvious that the terri
tories of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and
Oklahama are each possessed of sufficient
population and material resources to
support a state government and the
people of said territories now petition for
admission to the dignity and privileges
of statehood, therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
committee that a just regard for the
rights of our fellow citizens residing
within the said territories demand that
the American principle of home rule be
extended to them by the admission of
said territories to statehood. "
AS to Utah separate resolution was
adopted, as follows:
"Resolved, That the admission of Utah
to statehood is now demanded alike by
justice to that territory and Justice to
the nation. The present territory has the
requisite number of people to constitute
state, people who are law abiding and
progressive, possessed of capacity and in
telligence to insure wise local laws and
prosperity and wealth to support an
efficient local government. Under ,uc-
cessful processes of Republican legisla-
tion, finally adopted in good faith by the
Mormon people themselves, Informally
and forever renouncing it, polygamy is
now as dead as slavery, and the act of
admission which passed the House of
Representatives at the present session by
unanimous vote, forever prohibits 1T.
This is now received as true by all the
elements of the people of Utah, the
political party organized to fight
polygamy has been disbanded and it's
members have pronounced with the
other people there IN the general agree
ment the right and need of statehood
Any longer the denial of the ri ht OF
home rule to this territory would be
seriously detrimental to her industrial
interests, an unmerited aspersion on her
people, and an inexcusa BILE burden upon
the national treasury
The committee adjourned to meet at
the call of Chairman Manley