Arizona republican., 1902-11-29

report. It may report the omnibus bill as passed by the house. and may report that bill amended. so as to provide only for the admission of Oklahoma. There | is. indeed, great danger that it may prove to be the case. It is very probable that the majority of the full committee will follow the recom- mendations of the subcommittee which has just made tour of the three territories. and there is too much req son to fear that this committee is dis posed to report against Arizona and New Mexico, or both. It does not fol- will meet the approval O; the senate. The favorable feature is that the meas
 ure must be taken up and disposed of. under the agreement referred to. and it is not improbable that a majority of the senators may be persuaded to vote for the admission of all three territories when the final vote is taken.
 The general opinion in Oklahoma af- ter the subcommittee finished it's in- vestigation there, was that the visit toward Oklahoma and rather unfavor- able to Arizona and New Mexico. Sen ator Beveridge is said to have re- marked to one group, "I'm afraid you people have broken your necks by get ting yoked up with the other terri tories"-referring to the omnibus bill
 The following is from a Guthrie dis patch to the Kansas City Journal:
 oklahoma has no cinch on securing statehood at the coming session of con- gress. In fact it looks as though the cards have been stacked against her. not by politicians or statesmen, but by a combination of circumstances over which no one in particular has control. That the senate committee on terri tories which met here today believe Oklahoma is entitled to statehood is certain. although the committee gave out no public declaration to that effect. Its proceedings are conducted in star chamber session. It is also reasonably certain that the committee will recom- mend statehood for Oklahoma. Ordi- narily that would settle the case, but in this instance it complicates the situa- tion and really may be the means of defeating statehood. The house passed an omnibus bill taking in Oklahoma, Arizona and New Mexico. The senate. at this writing. is opposed to the ad- mission of Arizona and New Mexico. | Unless some of the local men who were | quizzed by the committee today are sadly mistaken. the committee will re- port favorably upon Oklahoma and un- favorably upon the other two terri tories. With the trinity of territories. it seems to be a case of united we stand. divided we fall"
 Senator Quay of Pennsylvania has been leading the fight for statehood for the three territories. He is espe- cially interested in New Mexico. be- cause Pennsylvanians almost own New Mexico. and they want their capital protected by statehood If New Mex leo is eliminated Quay will lose inter est. With him on the fence. Oklahoma cannot hope to win. For this reason Oklahoma must stand or fall with the other territories and the senate is not likely to pass statehood bill turned down by the. committee. Therefore. Oklahoma's chance for statehood is hanging on a mighty slender thread" So much as to the subcommittee. But. as stated in these columns the other day. The Republican has private but entirely reliable information that the prospect for the three territories; in the senate is much better than is generally supposed. The situation is one which requires careful handling. and by all means Arizona should have proper representation at Washington during the next two or three weeks.