Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-07-02

dalton OF course. Arisona opposed
Joint statehood as a unit
Senator Bcvoridgo. chairman NJ the
committee on territories of the United
states senate. and Senators Lodge,
Nelson and Dillingham;. aided by Con.
EiNBsman Dulzcn qf Pennsylvania.
worked hard 90 set a iolnt state.
hood plank in the national platform,
but az an OF them were not upon
the committee. they failed. Tho com.
mitfDC on resolutions had several mat
terl before % that were vIclously
contested. one of them being che state.
hood question Tho others wore tho
ship subsidy question. the Philippine
policy question. the antitrust quos.
ton, the autlcurpuratlon question
and several other matters The com.
mittce finally decided that thoy would
say nothing about those subjects IN
the platform, leaving them to the DIS
erection Of congress Senator Hey.
barn. of Idaho. who has just come
into the United tsatos senate. and
has taken little or mo- part in the
statehood fight. opposed Joint state.
hood vigorously. Senator CLARK OF
Wyoming Joined him Senator Clark
afterwards stated that II the tori.
tories granted joint statehood be
would vote Tor IL, bat be does not be-.
lieye in 10. and does not Ike o.. Sen.
ator Hepburn contends that. as the
BIN ls now pending before the United
states senate. having passed tho
house. the national convention had no
business to dictate to senator's. who
must pass upon that question under
oath. Others disputed this contention
of bis. but as there were members of
tho committee on resolutions who had
not studied tho statehood question.
they made up their minds. because of
The vicious contentious concerning &c.
that % would bc better 90 leave the
question out altogether Oklahoma
and Indian Territory felt particularly
bad about the defeat Of tho Joint
statehood plank. and complained bit
terly tO many senators an of the
senators. with the exceptions noted.
told them that @ was tho intention uf
the United states senate to pass the
present Joint statehood BIN next win.
ter, either in its present form or with
some amendments; the senators were
$50 positive in this statement az that
q somewhat paclfied the Oklahoma.
tics and Indian TcrrItoryites
Tho fight which succeeded ln ro.
duclng the representation % the ter
iIt0ry Of Hawaii Ia future conyen.
lions from six delegates 10 two. caus
ed many remarks among tho people
from the territories az 90 Tho humlil-
ating position ln which a territory
stands at best. and n strengthened
those who are really IN favor OF state.
hood On their belief a prominent
senator ON tho floor ~ the Auditor.
mm hotel was asked by a delegate
what would bo the effect ON tho party
through its omission 90 say some.
thing On tho tsatohood question. and
marked. 'Oh. hamn thoml They have
no electoral vote anyway" This re-.
mark was heard by several delegates
from the territories. and caused those
of them who are M favor OF statehood
20 DO some tail thinking
Delegate Rof"- says he Is satisfied
that there win De a fight On tho com.
Ing short session OF congress ln the
United states senate on the statehood
BIN. bat be believes q win pass I'm.
ally. because Oklahoma and Indian
Territory are now organizing 20 bring
al the pressure They can command
ln their own territories. o. the al.
Joining nolrhbor states. and. through
pe0po in the states that most 90 the
citizens 40 those territories came
from. upon United states senators
90 force The passage Of the blll Tho