Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1905-01-09
TELLER NOW
LEADS FIGHT
Springs Sensational Amendment
Offering New Mexico Single
Statehood and Leaving
Arizona Alone.
is THE ONLY CHANCE
So Say the Democratic Senators Who
Intimate That They will Prac.
tically filibuster to
the End.

/ tUVOoOsS' ~
the End.
WASHINGTON, JAN. 9.-sENA.
ToR TELLER TODAY INTRODUCED
AN AMENDMENT TO THE STATE.
HOOD BILL PROVIDING FOR THE
ADMISSION OF OKLAHOMA AND
INDIAN TERRITORY AS ONE
STATE AND NEW MEXICO AS AN.
OTHER.
THIS AMENDMENT WOULD
LEAVE ARIZONA AS A TERRITORY.
PROMINENT ARIzoNANs HAVE
FREQUENTLY sioNlFiED THAT
THIS MANNER OF SOLVING THE
PROBLEM WOULD BE ACCEPT.
ABLE TO THAT TERRITORY.
A WASHINGTON SPECIAL TO
THE NEW MEXICAN SAYS:
SENATOR TELLER's AMEND.
MENT TO THE STATEHOOD BILL
ELIMINATES ALL REFERENCE TO
ARIZONA. TELLER, BAILEY, BATE
AND ALL THE DEMOCRATS SAY
WITH THIS THEY MAY REACH A
VOTE IN TEN DAYS, OTHERWISE
THERE is NO TELLING WHEN
THEY CAN REACH A VOTE. THEY
DON'T SAY EXACTLY THAT THEY
WILL FlLl6UsTER BUT iT is THAT
IN EFFECT. SENATOR MORGAN
is SPEAKING TO THE OPPOSITION
AND SAYS THAT IT IS A GROSS
WRONG AND INJUSTICE UPON
NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA AND
A VIOLATION OF THE coNsTiTu.
TIoN, LAWS AND TREATIES. HE
DECLARES THAT NOTHING IS
SETTLED UNTIL SETTLED RIGHT.
Republicans Opposed.
Opposition to the statehood bill is
developing and is centralizing among
the Republicans to degree which has
prompted some of the opponents OF
the measure to now forecast its defeat.
1t is safe to say at this time, with
the debate but two days old, that such
a suggestion is premature, and not en-
tirely warranted by the facts. The
people of the territories are waking up
to the situation here, and the evident
desire on the part of the more proMi
nent of the Senate leaders to force
the bill through near the close Of the
session, and they are bombarding
members of the Senate with kilograms
in which they urge that the bill be
opposed. These kilograms have come
in most part from Arizona, but there
are many from New Mexico From
the latter Territory they seem to have
the most weight, as there is differ
ence in the wording, and a sincerity
about the telegrams which seems to
reflect public sentiment on the ques
ton, and not simply an anti-statehood
crusade.
One of the Democratic members Of
the Senate today, in answering the
telegraphic inquiry and urging Of
statehood opposition by a friend, de-
clared: "There are sixteen Republi-
can members of the Senate opposed
to the proposed statehood bill. 1t IS
sure to be defeated" If the assertion
made could be established, or It 1t can
even be shown that there are ten Re
publicans who oppose the bill, its de-
feat is assured. The trouble at this
time seems to be that there Is no one
who can speak with authority as to
the definite opposition of the bill.
One of the Senators who Is quoted
as having stated that there are six
teen Republicans against the bill
when asked to name them could only
give the names OF Foraker, Gallinger.
McCumber, Bard, Hepburn and War
rem. None of these men will make q
strong floor fight. except it be Senator
Foraker, who has offered the amend
ment making acceptance Of statehood
ny NeW McAiCO dlIu AAAN~AsS S--
gent upon acceptance separately BY
the two territories. This amendment
looks reasonable and innocent enough
on it's face, but it is recognised that
its acceptance would mean the defeat
of the entire statehood proposition BY
the Senate.
When all is said about the>S merits
and demerits Of the statehood PROPOSE
ton as it involves the two territories
Of New Mexico and Arizona, It is real
ized that the fight is fight OF eastern
Senators to keep down westsrn rep
resentation in the Senate as much ~
possible and preserve the domination
OF the east.