Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-11
COMMITTEE FAVORS
SINGLE STATEHOOD
Adopted Separate Statehood
Resolution at Meeting
at Santa Fe.
R0DEY REFUSED A HEARING

held yesterday afternoon at Santa Fee
pursuant to a call issued on October
81, resulted in the committee adopt
ing the following resolution declaring
for separate statehood for the terri
tories by a vote of 20 to 6:
This committee representing the
sentiment of the republican party of
this territory enews its declaration
in favor of single statehood. The
proposition of joint statehood never
emanated from the people of either
this territory or the t~erritoy of Ari-
zona, and the majority sentiment of
the people of both territories is de-
cidedly against it. We look upon the
joint statehood measure, SO far as II
affects this territory as an attempt at
legislative coercion. We again invite
the attention of the national congress
to the repeatedly expressed sentiment
in our national and territorial con
ventions of the two great political
parties in favor of single statehood
for this territory, and express the hope
that our territory will get a square
DEAL and be honored with an early
admission as a state within its pres
ent boundaries"
The above resolution was intro
duced by Attorney General George w.
Prichard, a member OF the central
committee from Lincoln county, in
which the attorney general delivered
a lengthy address in support of the
resolution.
Hon. F. A. Hubbell, a member OF
the committee from Bernalillo coun.
ty. replied to Mr.. P%richard's address,
and in a forcible speech opposed the
adoption of the resolution on the
ground that it did not represent the
sentiments of the people of New Mex
leo at large on the statehood ques-
ton. Mr.. Hubbell offered to cite the
members of the committee that SO
percent of the residents of Bernalillo
county were in favor of the joint
measure.
Rodey Refused a hearing.
At this %juncture former delegate to
congress, r. S. Rodey, asked permits
sion to address the committee, but
several of the members Immediately
OBJECTED. The roll call on a motion
by Mr.. Hubbell to allow Mr.. Rodey
to address the meeting was voted
down by a vote of q to Z. Mr.. Hub
bell declared that if the committee
would not allow Mr.. Rodey to speak
it was because they were afraid to
hear him.
Chairman Bursum then put the vote
on the resolution, which was carried
as above stated, by a vote of 20 to 6.
After appointing several new members
to fill vacancies existing on the com
mittee from one or two counties the
meeting adjourned.
Did Not Endorse Candidates.
1t was rumored that perhaps the
committee would endorse the admin
istratiOn or candidates for Offices soon
to expire, but no such action was tax
en- by the committee. Nothing was
done at the meeting outside of the
passage of the resolution declaring in
favor of single statehood.
Delegates by Counties.
At the meeting the following coun.
ties were represented:
Bernalillo-F. A. Hubbell, George F..
Albright, proxy for w. S. Strickler.
ColfaX-J. Leahy and Elmer Studley,
proxy for J. Van Houten.
Dona Anal. B.. Holt and II. b.
Holt, proxy for w. II. II. Llyewellyn,
Grant-W. II. Newcomb and r. NJ.
Turner.
Lincoln-G. W. Prichard.
Luna-W. v. White, proxy for A.
w. Pollard and J. w. Hanigan.
McKinlCy-Gregory Page and Gre,
CORY Page, proxy for Steven Caravan.
Quay-Trthur Z. Curren and Arthur
L. Curren, proxy for w. +. Buchanan.
Rio Arriba-AleXander Read and w.
G. Sargent, proxy for V. JaramillO.
San Juan-C. V. Stafford and c. V.
Stafford, proxy for Granville Pcndle-
ton.
San Notwithstanding Romero and
John s.. Clark.
Santa Fen. A. Ortiz, proxy for
+. c. Abbott, J. L. LacOme.
Socorro-H, O. Bursum, and H. o.
Bursum, proxy for ElfegO Baca.
Taos-Malaquias Martinez and Nal
aquias Martinez, proxy for DR.. 7. +.
Martin.
Union 49, Charles Schlater and
Charles Schlater, proxy for L. Gale
COS.
Executive committee-Eugenio Ro.
nero, of San Miguel county; Max.
Frost, of Santa Fe county; w. &. Sar,
gent, Rio Arriba county; 7. b. Hart,
ColfaX county: l.. A. Hughes, David
NJ. White, J. w. Akers, Santa Fe
county; w. II. Greer. proxy for Thorn
as S. Hubbell, BeTnalillo county; G
w. Armijo, proxy for w. j. Slaughter
Santa Fe county; w II. Newcomb
of Grant county; W. G. Sargent, proxy
for T. D. Burns, Rio Arriba county,
Daniel H. Mcmillan, proxy for w. e
Martin of SocOrro county.
AS per the roll call, fifteen counties
were represented and twelve members
of the executive committee were Prise
ent, making a total of forty-one out
of a total membership OF siXty-Seven
Chairman Bursum presided and Sec
rotary Charles V. Stafford was al the
desk.
The Official Call for Meeting.
Santa Fe, n, NJ, oct. 81.
Owing TO the sentiments that were
expressed by several members of the
congressional party headed by Hon.
James G. Tawney OF Minnesota, as
well as reports of the changing condi.
tion of the sentiment at Washington,
relative to the statehood situation, il
has been deemed advisable to call a
special meeting of the republican cen
trial committee of the territory to be
held al republican headquarters in
Santa Fe at 3 o'clock p. m, November
10, 1905.
1t is of special importance that
every member of the central commit
tee and of it's executive committee be
present at this meeting, in order that
the subipCI matter may De discussed