Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1904-03-25
SINGLE
STATEHOOD
OR NONE
That is the Way the Stock
Growers Of New Mexico Ex'
press Themselves.
FAVOR A LEASE LAW
Carlsbad Selected for the Next Annual
Convention. Officers and Dele.
gates Elected at Roswell.

Roswell, March 23--Upon the re-
quest Of the people of Roswell, another
session OF the Cattle Growers conven'
tion was held this afternoon. The
turn out Of local business men was bet
ter than the day before and there
were several women in the audience.
Vice President w. G. Mcdonald OF
Carrizozo, had arrived and presided.
He made an address, reviewing con-
ditions of the market and of the range,
along the same lines that Secretary
w. G. Barnes had spoken the day be-
fore.
The principal business of the after
noon was the election of officers and
the adoption of resolutions. The fol-
lowing were the officers chosen to
serve during the ensuing year:
President, w. C. Mcdonald OF Carri-
zozo; first vice president, e. A. Clem-
ems of Magdalena; second vice presl-
dent r. S. Benson of Carlsbad; sec
retary, w. G. Barnes of Dorsey; ex-
ecutive committee, w. S. Hopewell, OF
Santa Fe; J. F. Hinkle of Roswell; j.
p. Stuyvesant of Folsom; Lon II.
Brown of Deming; w. H. Jack OF Sill
yer City,
The convention then elected II. j.
Hagerman of Roswell, w. G. Barnes OF
Dorsey, and w. G. Mcdonald of Carri-
zozo, delegate to go to Denver to con-
fer with delegates from other west
ern states and territorial and with rep
resentatlves of western railway lines,
regarding the speed of stock trains,
the return pass privileges OF stock
shippers and other matters.
A set of resolutions introduced by
Secretary w. C. Barnes, caused consld'
erable discussion, especially an out
spoken plank in favor of single state
hood There was no question over the
preference of single or joint state
hood, but over the propriety and the
ethics of the convention, expressing an
opinion upon the subject. Powerful
addresses were made by Jerry Simp
son. G. A. Richardson, w. G. Barnes
and others. 1t was clearly pointed Out
that the question of statehood is not
political but one that affected all the
people, especially the taxpayers ano
that as the stock growers paid one
half of all the taxes in New Mexico
they had a right to express their pref
erence in the matter, especially since
the politicians are hedging on the sub
iect and are about to sell the heritage
of the people of New Mexico for
mess of political pottage. The state
hood resolution passed by the Repub
lican convention at Las Vegas, al
though for single statehood, was deslg
mated as an "Alphonse and CASTOR,
or latter you my dear Congressman
resolution.
General r. E. Benson said that l
New Mexico and Arizona are joined
Chicago or Philadelphia would be tn
most convenient point for the capita
of the combination.
The strongest kind of single state
hood plank was adopted, only W. I
Mcdonald of Carrizozo voting agalns
it. The resolutions in full are as TO
lows:
Resolved, That we are unalterabl
opposed to the union OF New Mexlc
with any other state or territory; tina
union with Arizona is neither deslrabl
nor practical; and that we, the stoci
growers of New Mexico, representa-
one-half of it's taxable interests stan
for single statehood or none.
Resolved, That the. New Mexlc
Cattle Growers Association or Ne
Mexico favors the leasing of the publ
lands of the United States under sue
regulations and restrictions as may b
Congress be deemed wise and nece
sary, and urge upon Congress some IN
mediate action to that end.
Resolved, That the Cattle Grower
Association of New Mexico is oppose
1o the so-called "roping contests" I
now held at fairs and carniva
throughout the west and urge upt
the officers of this association Il
nreparation of suitable law, coveril
such contests for passage by the col
ing territorial legislature and th'
mt a stop to these affairs. which a
detriment alike to the cattle and Il
owners"
Carlsbad was selected as the ne
place of convention of the associate
in March, 1905.
Judge w. H. Pope is leading t
attorneys a strenuous life at the tel
of District Court at Lincoln. He
bound to clear the docket which h
become congested and by means of
strictest economy will give the coun
six weeks of court. The other eve
ing. a jury in criminal case, we
out at eight o'clock. 1t returned
ten o'clock with verdict. In t