Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-01-05
DEFENSE VI. ~. I
MEXICO PREPARED
Delegate Rodey Has Received VAL
liable Aid From the Territory
and Has Left No Stone Un-
turned to Present
Facts.
SENATOR cUlluM SAID TO FAVOR BILL NOW

cerely for the many editorials you hav
recently had criticizing the Beveridg
report. They have beer. valuable t
me. Many of the othei, oapers in New
| l.eAisu ll.ive rad fine sAEiAes in them
and all have been valuable to me a
this time.
l am leaving no stone unturned t.
give Senators Quay, Foraker, Elkins
Hansbrough Gallinger, Patterson, Tel
ler, Burton, McCumber and others fact
and data about New Mexico, it's peo
| pie and it's resources and criticisms o
the Beveridge report. Sometime afte
the 5th of January, New Mexico will
receive through it's friends on the foo
Of the senate as good defense as i
ever had from any source. I would
give several big iron" dollars out o
my salary for chance to talk in criti
cism of the Beveridge report on the
floor ,of the U. S. senate for two hours
but am sure the work will be done as
well as anybody could do 1t by oul
friends. Wait and you will see. This
has been a week of weeks for me ir
gathering facts and data, and an anx.
ious one withall.
Very truly yours,
B. S. RODEY.
FORCE AN EXTRA SESSION.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Jan. 5.-Friends Of the
omnibus statehood bill are encouraged
and ready for the senate to resume con-
said to have written to one of the
members of congress who Is greatly In
terested in the passage Of the bill that
it will certainly be passed and is said to
have used these words: "We'll pass the
lstatehood bill within 80 days or force
an extra session." Mr.. Quay says nc
appropriation or trust bills will be
passed nor will Cuban reciprocity be
considered until the statehood measure
has been disposed of. People here do
not think Quay is bluffing. He has
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measures and is probably willing to
try ar.,ia Lerislations .a2tchers here
are delighted at the prospect of what Is
ordinarily a tiresome and routine ses-
sion, being enlivened with parlia-
mentary war. Senator Fairbanks of
Indiana, is now recognized as an ad-
vocate of the omnibus bill, and Senator
Cullom of Illinois, is another who is be-
lieved to be for it. The latter has made
no direct statement on the bill, but
has said he is in favor Of observing the
pledges in the Republican platform.
Delegate Mark Smith Of Arizona,
claims majority Of six votes for the
bill in the senate, and says there are
four more under cover. Senator Quay
will not obstruct debate on the bill,
but will oppose any attempt to side
track the measure.
BORCHERTs TESTIMONY.
Justice of the Peace William Bor-
ebert of Albuquerqr e, has forwarded to
Washington, an affidavit in which he
corrects portion t,f his testimony as 1t
appears in the ms jority report. He
was asked whether or not large pro-
portion of the peope in his precinct
were Americans ard the answer that
appears in the record makes him say
that very few are Americans. In the
affidavit, he states, IN rather strenuous
language that he made no such reply,
although he believes the question was
SO framed as to cause him to make
such reply. In fact, he says, out or
the 1000 people in the precinct, about
$500 are Americans.
HOPEWELL'S PLAN.
Hon. w. s. Hopewell, chairman Of
the Democratic territorial central COM
mittee, who has publicly expressed
himself as in favor of the admission Of
Arizona and New Mexico as one state
if it is impossible to secure statehood
for each separately, specified in the
plan he outlined that there should be
three representatives in congress. His
plan would be to have what Is now New
Mexico, constitute one congressional
district; and what is now Arizona, con-
stitute one district. The third con-
gresham should be at large.
TELEGRAPH AT ONCE.
Special to the New Mexican.
Washington, Jan. 5.-Now is the time
to help the statehood bill. Let people
In all walks OF life in New Mexico send
kilograms to any senator's whom they
may know and to any member, Espe.
cially should kilograms be sent to SEN
ators Quay, Bate, Bailey, Heitfield or
Patterson. Let all people send them,
merchants, artisans, preachers, judges,
officials, everybody. The moro the bet
ter and it should be done at once.
B. s. RODEY.
LIBEL SUIT BROu6HT.
Rev. Jvaa Siadsva, Methodist MaIster Asks $26, 900