Bisbee daily review., 1905-10-31
NEW MEXICO SENTIMENT.

NEW MEXICO SENTIMENT.
 The Albuquerque Journal still con 6nues to misrepresent the prevailing sentiment in New Mexico on the oues ton of statehood. The Journal has made persistent claim that a large majority of the New Mexicans are favorable to the joint statehood bill However, the best authority in New Mexico. those who are in touch with public sentiment, tell an entirely diff ferent story to that sent out persist eutly by the Journal
 Hon. ". H. Andrews, who wa elected last year to represent New Mexico in the coming congress delegate, was recently in Washing ton, and the Post of that city quote. Ifr. Andrews as follows on the con ditions of New Mexico, including statehood sentiment:
 The people of New Mexico are happier. busier and have more money in their pocketbOoks than ever in their history" said Hon w. H. An drews of Albuquerque, who will shortly come to Washington to rep resent that territory in the house of . representatives. Mr. Andrews has not lived in New Mexico for a great period, but he has done much to help develop the resources of the country and to bring it to the favorable at tention of eastern capitalists. He was formerly a state senator from Philadelphia. and enjoys the intimate friendship of the leading Republicans of the Keystone state
 We have our differences in New Mexico" he continued. 'but there is one matter as to which we are al agreed. and that is about President Roosevelt Our Republicans are for him naturally enough, but they are not one whit more enthusiastic than the Democrats. and think if he were running this year he would get the unanimous vote of all our people. pro vided they could vote for Presi dent"
 What of statehood?"
 The sentiment of most New Mex jeans is that it is desirable not tc be associated with Arizona, but tC enter the union as a separate state This Is likewise the prevailing senti rlent. so far as can learn, in Ari zona."
 Governor Otero of New Mexico va: in Denver a few days ago en route tC santa Fe from Washington. and the Denver News contains the following concerning the presence of the .,eR Mexico executive in that city:
 Governor NJ. A Otero of New Mex ico was in the city yesterday on his return home from an eastern trip He stopped here to visit his sister Mrs. Harry O'Bryan. who has recently returned from a trip to Europe.
 Governor Otero is a strong advo cate of single statehood for New Mexico. but says that the people bott of his territory and of Arizona terri tory object to. joint statehood. The proposed bill will probably resemble those of the past in providing for the creation of a single state out of the two territories. Tn this event strong delegations will go to Washington tc protest
 The governor would say nothing o what his attitude would be if the mat ter came to a choice between joint statehood or continuing the two terri tories. He stated that he had been informed that certain members of the congressional party which recently visited New Mexico had been con verted and wosId now favor single statehood. Governor Otero was born m the territory of which he Is now chief executive. Ills second term as governor will expire in January. It is sad that Harold Hagerman, form erIy of Colorado Springs. but now of Roswell. N. M. may succeed Governor Otero.-