The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-06-06
SENATOR BEYERIDGE
IS A KNOCKER
Quay Putting in SOEe IiOOd
LickS For Ok. State
hood Bill

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next Friday 20 have the committee re
port favorabiy to the senate the bill
admitting Arizona. New Mexico and
Oklahoma to statehood. AT a meet
ing Of the committee last week Sen
ator Quay of Pennsylvania, who is
leading the fight for statehood in the
committee, made a strong speech for
favorable action on the bill at this ses-
sion of congress. and followed his ar
gument with motion that the com
mittee report it at once in order to
yet II before the senate, where it could
be voted upon without unnecessary de-
lay Owing to the opposition Of Sena-
Tor Beveridge of Indiana, the chair
man, and the other Republican mem
bers. with the exception of Mr. Quay,
che motion was voted down. The po-
sition taken by the majority was that
the statehood project would open
wide field for discussion when It came
before the senate. and as the Cuban
ain and other mea lures of Importance
were being pressed for consideration,
there would not be time for the full
consideration of the statehood meat.
are.
Since the committee meeting the ad-
vocates Of statehood have been active
and have brought such strong infiu-
ence to bear upon members OF the
committee that 1t was said today the
committee nad informally decided to
reconsider its action Mr. Quay said
he would on Friday renew his motion
that the biIi be reported. and that he
believed il would prevail All of the
Democrats on the committee are for
statehood. and their votes, with that
of Senator Quay would make the com
mittee stand Tor reporting the bill, s;
against reporting 1t, eff the members
vote again as they did at the last
meeting. Since then. however, it is
said that Senator Bard Of California.
has wavered in his opposition and is
now inclined to vote with the state
hood advocates on Mr. Quays motion.
II he should do this there would be
majority OF one for the motion. and
the hill would be reported.
The strongest opposition to the
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comes from Senator Beveridge The
Indiana senator has discussed the
statehood bill with the President who
Is anxious for its passage and has said
so repeatedly Mr. Roosevelt is famll-
lar with the conditions in New Mexico
and Arizona. where he spent much
Of his time in recent years, and he has
fully Investigated the conditions IN
Oklahoma. He believes all three ter
Titories should be admitted to the un-
ion without further delay and he in
formed Mr. BeVeridge OF his attitude.
The senator replied that the sentiment
.n the senate was in favor of postpoa- /
ing consideration on the bin until the
next session of congress and urged /
him to leave the matter in the hands
OF the committee on territories. To
this Mr. Roosevelt partly assented and
for this reason he has not been more
insistent that the bill be passed.
Since the statehood bin passed the
house the New Mexico and Arizona
advocates of statehood have worked
for action by the senate
They have been especially active in
creating sentiment in tar Western
states and not a day passes without
lot OF petitions to the senate from
of commerce, boards OF
trade and other commercial bodies 4
~ well as political organs of both par
ties urging the passage OF the state
hood measure. The support of the
OF the Pacific slope and
throughout the far Western states gen.
srally has been enlisted and marked
copies Of these papers containing ar
Eicles favorable TO statehood are
placed IN the hands Of Senators.
Delegate Rodey OF New Mexico. ex-
planned today that this activity was
iue 20 the fact that Arizona and New
Mexico had been demanding statehood
for years without recognition from
congress- and now that the house has
passed bill providing for their ad-
mission the people Of the territories
io not intend that Il shall fail in the
senate because Of lack Of effort by
hem. Mr.. Rodey says he believes the
senate viii pass the bill T