Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-03
H0PEWELl IN CHARGE.
The Officials Of Several Enterprises
viii Report 10 Him for Orders,
TRACK lAYIN6 TO COMMENCE.

The New Mexican says that Hon. w
S. Hopewell. chairman of the demo
cratic territorial central committee
has returned from a visit to Chicago,
where he was on business for the San
ia Fe Central Railway company. While
in the Windy CITY" ne was in consul
tation with several prominent polite
ians who are interested in the passage
of an enabling act for New Mexico
end Arizona.
1t was developed that there was
much opposition to the present omni-
bus bill, but that a bill providing for
one state out of New Mexico and Ari-
had a good chance to re-pass
both houses and to become a law, as it
was understood that President Roose-
welt was favorable to such a solution
of the statehood question.
Mr.. Hopewell stated that from his
observation a bill combining the two
territories as n state under the name
Of New Mexico, granting the new
state three representatives in con
gross, two United States district
courts, one for the eastern district to
be composed of what is now New Mex
leo. and one for the western district to
include what is now Arizona, with two
United States marshals and two Unit
ed States district attorneys and retain
ing the capital of the new state for the
first ten years at the city of Santa Fe
might be acceptable to the people of
the two territories. AS far as he was
concerned, he would IN his official ca
pacity, favor such a bill, especially if
three members of congress were al
lowed the new state and the name re-
main New Mexico and the capital be
fixed in Santa Fe.
Mr.. Hopewell is of the opinion that
a bill including these points will be
substituted for the present omnibus
statehood bill upon the reassembling
of congress and that unless too strong
an opposition was waged against it by
the people of New Mexico and Arizona,
it would pass and be approved by Pres.
ident Roosevelt.
The sentiment of senators, he was
informed, was rapidly changing to-
wards the project of one state for New
Mexico and Arizona. He thinks that
the people of the two territories could
afford to unite upon the basis above
stated, namely: W. senators, three
members of congress, two United
State court districts, with a full com
plement of officers for each, the name
of New Mexico to be retained, the cap
ital to be fixed at Santa Fe and the
state supreme court to be organized in
two divisions, one for what is now New
Mexico with seat at Santa Fe and the
other for what is 0 Arizona with
! sessions in Phoenix.
If a bill of this character is offered
Mr.. Hopewell will throw his political
and personal influence in its favor as
he believes the passage of such a bill
will prove for the benefit of all con
cerned and will make New Mexico &
strong state with an efficient and wei
supported state government and will
| o1xranno tha rou ~, M ~ wealth uarN
rapidly in population, in wealth, il
Importance and industrial and mora
progress.
Mr.. Hopewell is first in favor of New
Mexico and Arizona as separate state
but if this cannot be then he is in fay
or of the one state of the two terrific
ries, Arizona to be attached to New
Mexico.