Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-07-31
THE RECEPTION TO
DELEGATE RODEY
The Duke City Gave the Delegate, Whose
Work for Statehood Has Given Him
National Fame, Rousing We'll
come Last Evening.

NatlOnal lauo, h0usluS wei.
u come Last Evening.
TaE DELEGATE BRIEFLY REVIEWS
HIS WORK IN C0NGRES
The reception given to Delegate B.
Rodey at Albuquerque, his home city
last evening, was a most enthusiast
one. In fact his way through the ter
ritory from Ration to the Duke Cit.
was triumphant tour and especial,
at Ration and Springer rousing recep
tions were rendered him. A reception
committee including Governor Oter,
7 met the delegate at Ration yesterda.
forenoon. At tho Alvarado Hotel a
Albuquerque a rostrum had been cree
ted on which besides Delegate Rode!
We're seated Governor Otero, Chief Jus
, tice w. j. Mills, Associate Justice!
John r. McFie Daniel Fl. Mcmillan
other prominent citizens. f. A. Hub
bell introduced the delegate and made
an address of welcome after which Del
egate Rodey held his hearers spell
bound with his eloquence for an hour
He reviewed in part his work as del
egate of which the following is a syn
oposis:
He settled the controversy between
| a Mt q "a oe,to II, 20
200 postoffices; printed and circulated
at his own expense 1000 circulars re-
garding statehood; wrote 500 personal
letters regarding statehood; sent 1000
letters containing statehood matter to
congressman before and during the
session; distributed in the territory
$4,000 agricultural bulletins and 10000
packages of seed; stamped statehood
notices on 10000 letters; spent his
whole salary and half as much more in
the work for statehood; attended to 500
pensions, making many trips to the de-
partment and introducing many pen
sion bills; answered 1000 letters asking
information, including 300 applicants
for positions in the new possessions;
wrote hundreds of letters to editors on
the statehood question. Mr.. Rodey
paused in his statement to say that if
a single letter sent him during his term
had remained unanswered, he was to-
tally unaware of the fact. He attended
25 meetings of western members of con-
gress while the irrigation bill was be-
ing formulated and worked continu-
ously until it was passed.
"And I want to say right here" said
the delegate, that New Mexico, even
with voteless delegate, had as much
to say about the formulating of that
bill as any of the states affected by it.
haven't time to discuss the matter,
but 1 am convinced that no measure
ever passed by congress contains so
much of hope for the arid west as the
irrigation bill. 1t means that every
acre of land in the territory capable of
irrigation will be brought under culti-
walton. And, Furthermore, I believe
New Mexico will be the first or one of
the first of the states to be considered"
Continuing the statement the dele
gate said he had worked assduously
with members of congress for the state
hood bill; wrote hundreds of letters to
people Of influence and sent 1000 tele-
grams on the subject; fought with pen
and tongue, everybody and everything
that opposed the movement. There
never was SANDER on the people of
New Mexico published that did not re-
ceive a reply such as was needed.
He secured statehood interviews with
more than 500 newspapers; originated |
the idea of the omnibus statehood bill. |
Mr.. Rodey explained at length why in
dividual bills would have been killed. |
He fought the Beales land grant steal
from start to finish
II made such a strenuous fight |
against this BILL" the speaker said,
"that the committee refused to report it |
and the Beales land grant question is a |
thing Of the past"
Continuing: Fought the Buffalo Jones |
reserve bill, and in retaliation, pre-
pared the famous bill to turn 100000
acres of Kansas into prairie dog pas
ture; fought the reopening of land
grant questions in New Mexico; made
a big fight on the international dam
bill, spotting and defeating number |
Of surreptitious riders; secured provis-
ions in the coal mining bill looking to
the interest of New Mexico miners; |
drew up and introduced bills ratifying |
the bond issues of Luna county, the A.
& M. college, the military institute, the
insane asylum; introduced a bill for a |
new apportionment Of the territory, for
the sale of timber lands belonging to
the Institutions; introduced bill for a |
public building at Albuquerque, and
secured $4,000 for the purchase of a \
Site Mr.. Rodey said that there was
such pressure of work at the time
that he could not give required atten-
ton to the actions Of the building COM
mittee, and that he had more in mind |
for Albuquerque and other towns in the
territory and he asked that judgment |
be withheld until after the short ses-
sion.
He introduced bill giving leave to
mine on land grants a bill to create
the 9Th judicial district, attending 20
committee meetings on the subject.
He secured an order for the CStab- |