Arizona republican., 1903-01-24

Washington. D. C., Jan. 23-(SpeciaD. Aside from a spirited discussion be- tween Senators Beveridge and Dubois there was nothing of particular interest today in the statehood doings in the senate. It is well understood that MT. Quay will not press the fight until next week. One feature of the statehood movement which impresses the onlook- CT is the fact that with a few excep- tions the leading papers of the east are opposed to the omnibus bill. The req sons given are not complimentary to the editors in that they betray degree of ignorance Of the southwest which | newspaper man ought net to be guilty of
 The Star today prints a story relative to the attitude of the president toward the omnibus bill which will be interest ing to readers or The Republican. It asserts in the course O. a labored col umn that the president and Senator Hanna and other republicans of note have arrayed themselves against the bill because of the oft-repeated ale gatiCns of political and other. deals. % The following paragraph from the Star throws a little light on the remarka bIe situation: "On the inside of affairs well understood to republican senators of prominence hints and suggestions have been prominently passed around for weeks and even months that there gre deals on foot as to statehood with which the republican party and the ad- ministra ton could not afford to be identified Broadly stated, there are too many allegations of political under standing and of future benefits to be derived from state legislation and other sources to suit the president Senator Hanna and other leaders of the party
 Gould the question of statehood have been settled without being complicated with these allegations, the president, 1t is said might have continued in the same belief that he entertained a year ago, but he does not propose that his administration shell ever be connected with a measure of any kind that could afterwards be held up as an instance of jobbery and press agreements The allegations are of such a nature it is pointed out that any investigation by the president would be fruitless, and consequently he has no means of knowing or finding out for himself whether this or that charge is true. All he knows, if he cared to talk, is that substantial men have laid before him facts and statements that make him for the present at least disposed to keep hands off"
 The Star with no suspicion of the assininity which runs through the story, declares that it is certain that the strong stand that Senator Hanna is taking against the omnibus bill is due to allegations made to him from various sources that should the Omni- bus bill become a law the six senators who would come from the three new states would be divided between the democratic and republican parties '' The three new states would likewise cast ten electoral votes, and the aIIega- ton is broadly made that part of these votes would go to the democrats and part to the republicans.
 The article concludes with a state ment that Senator Quay undertook to secure the written pledges of several senators who are Standing with him at present but failedS and it seeks to con- vey the impression that before many days his support will melt away and the omnibus bill will be but a memory.
 It supplies a good illustration of the methods that the enemies of statehood are employing to defeat the bill. I may add that today there is renewed talk