Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-22
NoN.PARrisAN STATEHOOD
LEAGUE MEETING

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Al last nights meeting Of the Non.
Partisan statehood league course
was adopted for the extending Of
branches Of the league IN every town
IN New Me1ico and later Arizona.
which Y Is hoped will result IN the
two territories adopting joint state.
hood offered By the next session Of
congress.
The declaration Of principles adop.
ted at last nights meeting IL brief and
20 the point A. Il IL the opinion OF
the member Of the league that sep.
arate Statehood for either territory Is
impossible. the league will direct lie
efforts 10 creating public sentiment In
favor OF the Joint statehood plan.
The bylaws AZ submitted By the
executive committee. are brief and
concise. making the working system
simple IN every particular.
The meeting opened with the read.
ing OF the declaration OF principle
and bylaws by Ncsior Montoya. sec.
Rotary. A motion was made for their
adoption.
Before a vote waa taken. however.
number Of brief. bat stirring ad.
dresses were made.
GovenUr 9 Stcvor expressed him.
self as being highly IN favor OF Joint
statehood e. aRinst any form Of ad.
mission. He pointed cut that there
was bard hght ahead but with the
proper amount Of hard work he be
ilovcd the people could be convinced
that iointure was the best kind %
statehood.
Hon. II. a. Miera, OF sandoyal
county. appeared before the meeting
asd promised 20 lend his support aud
he believed Sandoyal county would
also fall into line and help the fight
for Joint statehood
Mr. MleFa was followed by Hon q.
E. Cromwell of Washington ID. e., VINO
"a very well posted on Affairs In con
gross Il was his opinion that New
Mexico and arizona would get Joint
statehood AZ the hands Of the next
congress whether they wanted u or
not Tie thought that now was the
! time for the people OF the two terri.
tories 20 gei iogether and come 10 az
one state rather than be left out alto
Rether.
Attorney Thomas N. wlIkerson OK.
nlalned thar no was a separate state.
hood advocate but n Joint statehood
was tho only Kind we could get he
was for Joint statehood. His talk
was 20 the point and hia Illustrations
quite amusing
President W. u. Childers, Of the
statehood league. pointed out that the
ONCE holders Of New Mexico we're moi
for any kind Of statehood and would
continue b. Rght Il 10 the last. The
/ speaker said that the territorial ma.
chine had declared Zee opposition 10
Joint statehood and 81 devolves upon
the people 10 see that the machine
does not carry out ia purpose.
The speechmaklng was brought 20
n close BY Former Delegate Rodey,
who outlined what a hopeless fight 81
would be 10 hold out for single state.
hood. and urged that the people get
together NJ once and be prepared 20
accept Joint statehood when Il IN OF.
] fored them by the next congress.
| Following Mr. Rodey's address. the
adoption Of the principles OF the lea.
cue and bylaws was carried by an
unanimous vote. Two additional
members OF the executive committee
were named as provided by the by.
laws Thoy are W. 8. Hopewell. dem.
ocrat. and W. n. Greer. republican.
Mr. Gregs place as vice president
being fied by the election OF Cover.
nor Y. s slower
Following Is the declaration OF prin.
cipais and bylaws adopted by the
league