Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1902-11-27
Senator Quay Takes a Strong
Stand on Statehood For
Territories.
OMNIBUS MEASURE
Will Be Defended by Penusylva
mia Senator and His Follow.
era and lts Amendment
Will BE Most Dill.
cult Matter.
A Washington dispalcb says:

A Washington diepatch says:
Gossip about possible statehood
Legislation has been stimulated by
dispatch es from the West intimat.
ing that the committee on terrific
ries of the Senate will favor the
admission Of Oklahoma and the
rejection Of Arizona and New Mex
leo. Senator Quay was in Wash.
ington when the dispatches were
made public, but the Pennsylva-
MIA senator refused TO enter into a
long discussion OF the statehood
question. He has made it clear,
however, that no matter what the
Committee on territories may re-.
port, be shall iueist uDon the ad.
mission OF the three territories as
states.
II is claimed by those who are
urging the admission Of the three
territories that President Roose.
welt Is supporting their Ct mention.
These friends of statehood declare
that with the admission of the
three territories ten certain votes
in the ELECTORAL college will be
gained for the republicans, il Mr..
Roosevelt is The nominee New
Mexico has shown that IL is con
cerned only in the statehood ques
tion by re electing Delegate RDdey
by vote Of five TO one. He is n
republican. The vote was given
TO prove the one issue which con
oerned New Mexico was statehood.
If republican congress should ad-
NIT the territory there would be
no doubt Of its party alignment,
II is asserted.
McGuire, republican, has been
elected delegate by a small major.
ity from Oklahoma, but the friends
Of President Roosevelt insist that
he would carry the new state by
an overwhelming majority, pro.
vided the republicans should ad.
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NIT IL to statehood. Arizona went
democratic at the last election. II
is asserted, however, and with
reason, that Mr.. Roosevelt could
carry this state foi president in
1904. II, as is alleged by the re-
publican friends OF state hood the
electoral vote Of the new slater
would be given Mr.. Roosevelt i
would add Fix new republican sen.
ators aud keep the senate certainly
republican, no matter what cbong
es might be made ia tre Eat fo.
six years longer.
Senator Guy i, oDe Of tb'
shrewdest republican politicians
He has proved himself the SINGER,
political friend Of Mr. Roosevelt
His support Of the statehood prop
ositon il, therefore, not only du,
TO personal but TO political reasons
and il it carries with it the ineu
ence OF the administration, tn
committee on territories will hav
, an uphill 6gbt to maintain iisel
in it's alleged decision to rejec
Arizona aud New Mexico.
1t lie known in Washington ihs
} certain mepbers Of the commitle
D on territories are ss deter mined I
= admit Ar zoua ard New MeTicj a
Senator Bevt ridge is said TO be I
reject them. Even should the dii
o patches prove to be correct tbs
S the Indippa senator, with moi 81
o ity Of the Copmiltee, will spbm
q report layoring Oklahoma alon'
!, other members .i the eomnitte
! will present minority report. /
n any event the omnibus statthoo
n bill will have to be amended sn
5 voted dow II before any such IN "a
D urs az that outlined % favored I
Senator Beyeridge can be en- c'e'