Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-11-11
COMMITTEE
SOLEMNLY
DECLARED
Then the Committee as
SOlemnly Adjourned.
CURIOUS GATHERING OF
REPUBLICANS IN SANTA FE
Called TO Discuss Affairs Of State II
Finds Itself Confronted With
Weakened Statehood
Resolution.
.eelal to the MornIng Ionrnal.

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Special to the Morning Journal.
Santa Fe, n. NJ. Nov. l0.--With a
solemnity which would have shamed
the long drawn face Of the king of
France as he marched up the hill with
his historic ten thousand men, some
I thirty-hve New Mexicans. most Of
them busy men. deserted their several
occupations and travelled to Santa Fe
today in answer to the call of Chair
man H. o. Bursum. of the republican
territorial committee. Arrived in
Santa Fe, twenty-eight of these solemn
gentlemen proceeded to vote, precise
/ ly as they We're instructed by Mr. Bur-
sum to vote, in favor of resolution
which weakly denounced joint state
hood and declared with even less
strength for single statehood--and
having got through with this excess
lively serious and important business
the gentlemen proceeded to adjourn
and with the same solemnity to return
to their homes, Some of them travelled
a hundred miles some of them travelled
three hundred one or two of them
travelled more miles, all that they
might have the pleasure of voting on
this resolution which declares as
weakly as 1t possibly can against the
well known policy of the republican
/ party in congress upon the question OF
statehood for New Mexico and Ariz-
ona.
OF the twenty-eight men who voted
for this anti joint statehood resolution,
twenty-six were. Office holders. holding
their positions through appointment
OF the governor in all but one or two
instances, the others being federal ap-
aointecs
I or the twenty-five counties Of New
Mexico, bu, fifteen we're represented.
In the ten not represented II is well
known that the attempt to repress
joint statehood has not been as sue
cessful as 1t was hoped 1t would be by
the men who engineered the meeting
yesterday.
Yet these gentlemen proceeded with
all seriousness to declare for the re-
publican party Of the territory, for the
entire twenty-five counties of the ter
ritory against statehood IN the only
form IN which Il will come to New
Mexico for 10 these many years. And
from the manner in which the twenty
eight dutiful ones went about It. It
MOULD seem that they expect the peo-
pie OF New Mexico, the republican
party Of the territory aud actually the
congress way off IN Washington. to
take a serious view of the action.
The Resolution.
II The following is the resolution as
adopted:
This committee representing the SEN
timeut OF the republican party OF this
territory renews its declaration In ia
ypr of single statehood. The PROPOSE
tion OF joint statehood never emanated
from the people Of either this territory
or the territory Of Arizona. and the
Anajority of the people Of both terri
tories IL decidedly against 1t. We look
upon the joint statehood measure, so
far as II affects this territory as an at
tempt at legislative coercion. We again
invite the attention OF the national
congress TO the repeatedly expressed
sentiment In our national and territor-
ial conventions of the two great polit-
lcal parties IN favor OF single state
hood for this territory and express the
hope that our territory will get
square deal" and he honored with
an early admission as state within
its present boundaries.
The resolution was introduced and
supported by Attorney General George
w. Prichard, who explained before
supporting It that he had not come out
to make a speech and that he support
ed the resolution because he had intro
duced Il and felt II his duty to do so
General Prichard's defense OF his res
olution was not sensational. II was the
stereotyped form OF the anti Joint
statehood speech. He referred to the
wedding of divorced couples. OF the di-
vision of the two territories some de-
cades ago. OF the possibilities OF agita-
tion bringing congress Into line for
separate statehood. and OF the rights
OF the great west. There was no ap-
plause.
The Proceedings.
The meeting was called to order In
the rooms OF the committee IN the old
! palace on the Plaza. Chairman Bur
sum came IN about 3 o'clock. having
Just arrived from his sheep ranch. and
proceeded 10 call the committee TO or
der. The fire place smoke land the room
looked dingy and gloomy IN the ex-
treme. II perhaps added 70 the gloom
!. when the members noted that al Of
the several photographs and portraits
Of Delegate William II. Andrews had