Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-14
STATEHOOD FIGHT.
Delegate Rotey Sanguine Of Success
for Statehood.
OPPOSITION TO MERGER COMPROMISE

A special dispatch of January II, to
the Globe-Democrat, says:
There will be a vote on the omni-
bus statehood bill about January %,
and the senate will pass the bill prac-
tically as it came from the house."
said Delegate Rodey, of New Mexico.
today. This is an echo of the statement
made by Senator Quay, of P~ennsylva-
MIA. although he did not fix a date for
the vote. He declared, however, that
there would be a vote on the measure,
and intimated that the opposing fac
tons in the contest would probably
agree to have the case decided and
thus remove it from the senate calen-
dar, where it is at present blocking all
legislation, except matters that can be
disposed of in the morning hours and
a few minor matters hat are passed
by unanimous consent.
The test will probably come when
Mr.. Beverage presents his bill propos-
ing the elimination of New Mexico and
Arizona and providing for the admis-
sion of Oklahoma and Indian Terrific
ry as one state. That bill was present
ed with the report of the committee
and was then withdrawn for amend
ment.
Mr.. Beveridge will offer his bill
again and then the statehood advo-
Gates will nov to lay it on the table.
This will furnish the test vote and
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the bill.
There has been no development in
proposition to present a compromise,
admitting Arizona and New Mexico as
one state, with Oklahoma to come in
as provided in the original Flynn bill.
The compromise is still under discus
sion and there is some evidence to in
dictate that the New Mexico contingent
will not strenuously oppose it. Mr..
Smith and the Arizonians will make a
determined fight against such a propo-
sition. Should the proposed compro-
mise be adopted New Mexico would
have the power to dominate the affairs
Of the big state by ~outvoting the Ari-
zonians in the location of a capital,
the establishment of public institu-
tons and the election of United States
senators. This state would undoubt-
eddy be republican, and the senatorial
ambitions of several Arizona demo-
Gratis would be seriously affected. Mr..
Smith is already organizing the house
forces on the democratic side to op
pose any such proposition if the SEN
ate should adopt it,
Opponents of statehood legislation
of any kind are welcoming these evil
dences of disaffection among the ad
v~ocates of statehood and are disposed
to encourage every movement that
will add to the dissension.
Delegate Smith, of Arizona, insists
that the proposed compromise uniting
Arizona and New Mexico as one state
can never be adopted by the voters of
Arizona, and that the adoption of such
a proposition by congress would be
equivalent to the defeat of the omni-
bus bill.
Two delegations arrived late tonight
from Oklahoma and the Indian Terri
tory, prepared to add further compli-
| cations to the contest. One delegation
represents the ~non-partisan statehood
convention, which declared for separ-
ate statehood. The other represents
the Okmulgee convention which adopt
ed resolutions in favor of single state
hood for Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory. The conflicting pressure
to be brought by these delegations will
serve to further handicap the efforts
of statehood advocates.
Fourteen Days Without a Drink.