Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1905-11-10
WHAT OESC0MMITTEE
MEETING MEAN?
Does Republican Party Really
Intend to Adopt State.
hood Resolutions?
Committeeman GO TO CAPITAL

Chairman II. O. Bursum's call for
a meeting of the republican central
committee, presumably for the pur-
pose of taking some action rejecting
the attitude of the republican party In
New Mexico regarding statehood, is
sued on October 2S, will bear fruit
this afternoon. 1t seems to be the
general opinion that the leaders of the
party favor single statehood or no
statehood, and that this meeting Is
called for the express purpose OF
adopting resolutions against joint
statehood to be forwarded to con
gress, andsthat the a%nti-joint advocates
have taken the pains to gather up all
the loose proxies lying around to vote
for the adoption of such resolutions.
The result will probably be satisfac-
tory to the a%nti-joint statehood fac
ton. but Judging from the number OF
otuspoken advocates of the %jointure
measure going to the meeting, il will
not be accomplished without first a
struggle.
This mornings train leaying AlDu-
querque carried the following coterie
of republican politicians, all bound
for Santa Fe, some going as commit
tee-men and others as spectators;
The Albuquerque delegation was
composed of f. A. Hubbell, w. ii.
Greer, Geo. f. Albright, Nestor Mon
toya, f. w. Dobson, and w. A. Bayer.
Mr.. Hubbell and w. B. Childers rep
resent the committee votes from Ber-
nalillo county, the former being a
member and the latter having the
proxy of w. S. Stricken. Mr.. Greer
carried the proxy of 7. S. Hubbell,
who is a member of the territorial
executive committee. Harry F. Lee,
who is also a member of the executive
committee for Bernalillo county, was
unable to attend the meeting because
of the rush of business which is on at
the office of the New Mexico Sheep
Sanitary board of which he is clerk,
The sentiment of the Bernalillo coun-
ty delegation is well known to favor
joint statehood.
The Socorro county delegation, com
posed of Hon. II. o. Bursum, Eltego
Baca and Judge ID. H. Mcmillan, were
on this mornings train. Mr.. Bursum
and Mr.. Baca are members of the cen.
trial committee, and Judge Mcmillan
is going to Santa Fe merely to be a
spectator at the meeting.
Mr.. Bursum is as reticent on the
business to come before this meeting
of the central committee as he usually
is on things political. Mr.. Baca says
that he is in favor of any kind of state
hood, single preferred, but if congress
should offer Joint statehood, he would
not fight it. Mr., Baca believes thai
any kind of statehood would carry II
rr;-nY q, III, xyAtn nf Tho nnnn1n
Attorney H. b. Holt was a passen
ger on train No. 2 representing Dons
Ana county. Mr.. Holt is a committee
man and carried the proxy of w. H. II
Llewellyn. and the sentiment of these
votes may be considered as beint
against joint statehood. MI. Hol
smiled rather significantly when asked
If the purpose of the meeting was no
for some other purpose than that o.
considering the statehood question
and said that he did not know.
The vigilance and energy displayed
by the administration in calling to
gether this meeting of the centra
committee might suggest some reason
for the gathering other than the mere
consideration of the statehood ques
ton. The report that the meeting Is
called for the purpose of asking fol
the resignation of Delegate w. H. An
drews seems without any foundation
whatever, so there must be some Other
reason for 1t.
Could it be that the administrator
desires the Endorsement of the repub
lican central committee?
Judge w. II. Newcomb and Attorney
r. NJ. Turner, representing Gran
county, were committeeman on traiI
No. 2, bound for Santa Fe. Mr.. Tur
ner is an enthusiastic advocate o
joint statehood, but Judge Newcoml
is non-committal on the subject.
Gregory Page, of Gallup, represent
ed the Mckinley county delegation
having besides his own vote, the proX!
of Stevan Canavan, the other com
mitteeman fran Mckinley county
These votes are joint statehood votes