Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1905-04-15
H0STETTER'S
STOMACH BlTTERS
STATEHOOD ADVOCATES
HOLD ntC MEETtNC

The meeting held Saturday night a.
lcifcr'a cafe hall FOR the purpose OF
forming non.Dartiaan statehood
league, was a big success. The attend.
ance was large and plenty oft outhus..
asm IN the movement was evidenced.
The organization OF Saturday night
o. only the beginning Of what n IL pro-
posed 20 make n far eachlng and In.
vlncible statehood league. which will
result In the forming of like orEaniza.
tons In every town In New Mexico
and Arizona. which will have bec0mo
20 airOng by the dime The next con.
Eress coavencs that statehood for the
two territories will be assured.
The meeting was called 10 order NJ
about s;i5 o'clock Attorney W. n.
Childers was unanimously chosen 20
act as temporary chairman.
The frat cues Ion before the assem-
blagc was what sort OF statehood
should the league advocate. This
brought forth much discussion The
first 20 express his views was Dis.
trict Attorney Frank W Clancy, who
advised that inaamuch as Il was the
hr8t mC0ing of the league Il should
not commit itself 10 any particular
form of statehood for fear that such a
step might result in a division be-.
tween those who favored Joint state.
hood aud those who wanted noshlng
bat single statehood
II became evident NJ once. howe se-,
that the audience was not In sympathy
with M. Clancy's views. which were
sanctioned by Mossrs. A. n. McMll.
lion and y. W DObson.
ExJ'elesato Bernard Z. Rodoy. the
champion of joint statehood, chen took
the fi00r aud made a stirring address.
10 told OF the bitter night for state.
hood made during the last session Of
congress and made several startling
revelations az 10 che Inside dolngs ~
The struggle for statehood. Mr.. Rodcy
also read the address OF Senator Hov.
oridge on the statehood issue and the
reception Il received when he had
finished showed THAI Mr.. Beyeridge
had few Il any supporters In Albn.
querque.
The exdelegate was followed In
tarn by Frank A. Hubbell, o. N. Mar
ron and H. u. Ferguson. The former
democratic delegate favored the Joint
statehood idea aud created some m9r.
rimcnt by saying that the only chance
for New Mexico to got statehood was
for the democrats 70 get into power
again, but that from che Indications
OF the recent election all o. the rO0pie
would probably be dead before this
time again came 10 pass. lie gave Il
az hls opinion thrt the only hope for
statehood wag that OF jointuro.
Al this junciure a motion was made
that the chairman appoint a commit.
tee Of Eve 10 name the officers for the
permanent organization, an executive
committee and to draft resolutions as
10 the sense OF the. meeting.
AZ the close Of Mr.. Ferguason's ro-
marks this motion was carried by a
unanimous vote and Mr. Childers
named the following committee:
Mayor Frank Mckee, n. A. Huhboll.
NJ. y. Hickey. J. 3. Beaver and n w.
Dobs0n. The committee reported the
following organization;
william n. Chllders.
Secretary--Owen N. Marion.
assist. Sec'y .--Neator MontOya.
Treasurer-M. Mandel.
Niyo Presidents--E. V. Chavos. r A.
Hu6bell Frank Mckee. W. n. Greer.
Summeic Burkhart.
Executive COmmlttee--Bor &.
kOdey, II. ID. Ferguson. Solomon
Luna, A. u. McMillion, r.. w. Dodson
and the president and secretary OF toe
league a. exofilclO members.
Before adjournment Colonel d. X. II.
Sellers made a very timely suggestion.
which Will probably be adopted by the
league. lie proposed that the New
Mexico Joint statehood league blsttOn
be designed and copyrighted and dis.
irlhnted among the members FOR a
reasonable consideration. II was also
suggested that money be contributed
10 dofray the expenses OF the league.
The meeting adjourned until next
Saturday night, when the executive
committee will make a report OF the
work accomplished during tae week.