The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-12-04
STATEHOOD'S TRYING
HOURS IN CONGRESS-
How Legislation Looked to
One Eastern Correspondent

With thc oiubie tActpllpu pl MI. !
Quay not Republican senator of
national reputation is in favor Of ad-
mitting the three territories TO state
hood with the opening OF the short
congressional session the fight for |
ths territories is already on It
promises 10 be as bitter and de
termined as any which may be pre- |
ciptated by the efforts to curb the T,
trusts. Mr Allison. Rir Aldrich Nj.
lodge Mr. Hanna and Mr Cuilom |
have conferred with Beveridge and
have agreed to support the Indiana
sena or in his effort to deny state
hood to Arizona and New Mexico.
This much positively has been de-
cided as a Republican policy no de-
cisioh has been reached regarding
Oklahoma That is to be matter
for after consideration But rather
chan admit the other territories the
Republican leaders viii refuse Okla
h0ma statehood
The party papers in The East have
fallen in line with the dominant Re
publican idea. The East fears al
Increased Western representation in
the senate New England senators.
who in the language OF ingalls,. rep
resent three counties when the tide
IS out and two counties when the tide
IS in, talk glibly about pocket Dor
Ough states. They can not attack
Oklahoma. but they are prepared to
side Aact that territory If it is pos
sible tO do so. A proposition to
combine the Indian territory to Ok
lahOma has been favorably consider
ed by Allison and Hanna Last wear
the mere suggestion Of admitting the
Indian territory was jeered by the
same Republican influences The
president was known last year to be
iavo able to statehood. The story
Wa everywhere circulated and no
where deaied that he and Beveridge
had differed on the statehood ques
tion.
For the present fight the friend
of statehood have as set no assurance
Of executive support In the con
grqsional recess Republican man
agers were busy driving nails in
statehood cofrins The last Republi-
can national convention declared in
express terms for the admission of
the three territories to statehood.
This promise as binding as could be
made BY national convention. has
been repudiated, and an effort viii
be made 20 call a Republican caucus
20 bind Republicans. TO fight their
own declarations in national conven-
ton.
The Bill Il Not Dead.
Even with all this party influence
against statehood. however. the ON
nibaa bin &c far from dead. Ii may
be killed. but its friends say they
have pooled the senate and found a
clear majority of Western Republi
cans and Democrats Tor the measure
Sena.Or Quay is as confident this
morning OF his ability to force tn,
passage Of the bin As he was las
session
\ do not know what The commit
tee on territories win DO" said tn,
senator from Pennsylvania thi,
morning. We've got the votes tc
pasa the omnibus bin aud We ar,
going TO do IT,"
That Is about as long an interview
as Mr. Quay ever gives. on hand
Occasionally he writes somethin,
more elaborate and has numerous
typewriter copies made bat eyel
then he Is b.ief ast night he friend
Of sta ehood caucused at Senate
Quay's home Mr. Ellins. Mr. Pen
rose and Mr. Scott among others vii
help the West The list OF Republi
can sena' OTIS was carefully gone over
Speaking generally the Republican
from Western states win support tn
statehood bill The West need
votes in the senate to take care q
irrigation and other matters tha
concern H. These questions how
ever are not political The Demo
Gratis from the South have con
sistent record OF coming 10 the reli,
of the West They viii do so thi
time with the same Kind OF an oi
SANITATION which passed the irrig'
.t ttu th at.4.,1,ta bul ,.an