Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1903-02-12
OKLAHOMA AS ONE; ARIZONA
AND NEW MEXICO.
WESTERN STATE TO BE ARIZONA
This Programme Has Been Agreed
Upon-The Indian Territory
to Join With Oklahoma
in 1907.

the omnibus measure has not been de-
cided upon, but the general provisions
of the proposed act are agreed upon.
Two states are to be made of the three
territories if the programme agreed
upon is carried through.
New Mexico and Arizona are to come
into the Union as the state of Arizona,
with the capital at Santa Fe. Okla
homa as now bounded is to be made a
state of the Union with a provision
that the entire Indian territory shall
be added in 1907. The present Re-
publican purpose is to pass the bill in
both branches Of Congress by Republi-
can votes. The Democrats have been
altogether ignored by Quay. Not even
Bate, the ranking Democrat on the
territories committee, knew that Quay
had talked compromise with Plat Of
Connecticut Allison and Hale. Through
out the entire controversy the Demo.
Gratis blindly followed Quay.
Late Tuesday afternoon Democratic
members of the territories committee
expressed their confidence in Quay and
his unwillingness to throw them. But
the Democrats were not the only ones
Inundated in the conference. Bever-
idge, who has done all the talking and
messing about for the Republicans,
had no more to say about the COM
promise and was as ignorant of what
was really going on as any of the
Democrats The Indiana senator had
made himself so obnoxious to the Sen
ate leaders that they organized to read
him lesson. Beveridge had stated
for the newspapers that whatever was
done would be accomplished through
his committee Allison and Plat did
not ask Beveridge's views or bid him
witness the negotiations.
Quay Tuesday night would not admit
that he had agreed to compromise.
Other Republican followers of the
Pennsylvania not only admitted that
compromise had been agreed upon,
but said Quay was their senator. Heit-
field, a Democratic member of the terri
tories committee, said when informed
of the Republican programme that he
was in favor of fight. The Republl-
can leaders protested to be Indifferent
to Democratic opinion and intentions.
They did think the Democrats would
filibuster and they did not care for
Democratic votes If the Republicans
could be united.
No compromise agreement after such
a bitter fight can be regarded as final
until the vote has been reached on the
bill. The session is short and the
Democrats could with little difficulty
defeat the bill.
NHdlCNti NlIlOlJ DCOh VI Vail W
won is Quay's. The compromise was
a victory for him. Hale and Plat
agreed to it to save the oligarchy from
humiliation. Quay could have forced
an extra session, even though he
might have failed to pass his bill.
Even with a tentative agreement 1t
may be Impossible to accomplish re-
suits The Republicans are determin-
ed to prevent an extra session If pos
sible. This they can do by uniting oh
a statehood bill
Probably the new state made from
Arizona and New Mexico will be named
Arizona, as that is regarded the more
euphonious and desirable name, where
as there has been considerable object
ion to having another state the first
part Of its name being New" That
will be pleasing to the present terri
tory of Arizona, but such an arrange
ment contemplates putting the capital
at Santa Fe. That would be a conces-
sion to New Mexico, of which Santa Fe
is the present territorial capital
There is no reason to believe that a
bill embodying this idea has already
been drawn, ready for the contemplate
ed compromise and that it may also
have a provision il 1t can be agreed
to. allowing the new state to be divided
and the present area comprised in the
territory of Arizona to become sepa-
rate state, when it has population Of
100000 people. While nothing Of 4
very authoritative character can be
said about some of the minor arrange
ments, it is understood that some plan
is expected as to Oklahoma whereby
Indian territory will eventually be adj
ded as a part of it.
In the parleys about a compromise
1t is known that the idea of adding the
whole Of Indian territory to the new
state of Oklahoma in 1907 has been
earnestly pressed.