The copper era., 1903-08-13
New Mexican Scheme to Annex
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The following dispatch, sent out re- gently from Pittsburg Is going the rounds Of the press, and di=closes, if true, that New Mexico will not be averse to the annexation Of Arizona: Former Pennsylvania State Senator and present New Mexico Territory Senator William H. Andrews, famili- arly known as "The Bull" Tn legisla- tive and political circles in Pennsyl- vania. departed last Friday for his new grazing field, New Mexico, accom- panied by Frank J. Torrance, who is interested with him in q New Mexico railroad scheme. They are also bOom- ing several mining projects, which bids fair 10 place Andrews on level with the other milliOnaires of the United States Senate-when he 'gets there"
 "Wil get there?" Said Andrews, conycr,ing with d friend previous to hi. departure. Twill I get to the United States Senate; Say, son, you 20 of and put large wad Of yellow backs on my going to the United States Senate"
 " Will another effort be made to se- cure statehood for Arizona and New Mexico at the next session of Con- gres-?" he was asked.
 "Possibly not at an extra session, but surely at the regular session." and Mir. Andrews smiled.
 And" he added, lit is going to win this time. Senator Quay will again have charge of it, and the best evidence that he intends to win is the fact that he had the measure indOrsed by the last republican convention in this state, and that indOrs ment is part of the platform. Quay will never let up, and he will have lot Of good ones to aii him."
 The suggestion was made that possl- bly, Arizona might elect democratic United States Senators, and Andrews shrugged his shoulders and remarked
 Nobody don't need to worry over that. Arizona will be hitched to New Mexico, and that insures two republi- can United States Senators.
 "The republican vote in New Mexico largely offsets the democratic vote in Arizona, and when the two are com bined into one state the republicans will have q good majority. Why, down in New Mexico, out of thirty-six members of the egislature-twelve senators and twentyfOur members of the hOuse-there are only two demo- crats, and they are in the house and must get lonesome at times.
 All of the Mexicans are republi- cans. A democratic candidate for the legislature in an adjoining county was telling me of his listening to the counting of the ballots in his town on the evening of election day. He sat near the judge of elections for long time, and saw the judge open a hundred ballots and call out 'republi- can straight until it made him tired and he quit. He got two votes out of several hundred. That is how New Mexico is republican.
 "And the Mormons down there are republicans, too. l don't say that all the counties are republican. Some of them are settled by people from Ar kansas and Texas, and they are demo- cratic--couldn't well be otherwise.' ~
 "Thcre is an impression up north that the wild and wOoly character of the natives is hurting the southwest, ard keeping people from settling there. What are our impressions"
 If such an impression prevails in the north" said Andrews impress lively, then it is all wrong. The peo pie down there are as lawabidng citi- Zcns as you will find right here in the best wards of Pittsburg. I have tray elcd hundreds and hundreds Of miles. | by day and night, slept in the open many d time and have yet to be mo- tested or intcrfcrcd with in the least. 1 The entire seven years of my sojourn there have been pleasant, and meyer saw but one man shot, and he deserved it, for he started the row."
 Do you expect to spend the coming winter in Washington?"
 Certainly, and the following winter there as d United States Senator and please don't let that slip your memory" and "The Bull" said farewell.