Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-02-21
THE PREOICAMENT
OF Mr.. ROOtY


The following from the GlobeDem.
acrat Of Sunday Ii Of particular In.
terest. II comes % . special dispatch
to that paper from Washington:
On Monday tho democrats Of the
United States senate will serve for
nal notice on the republican men,
bers Of that body that there IL q
united and determined conclusion on
their part that the house bill provid.
ing only two states out Of tho four
southwestern territories shall not
become a law. Either directly or by
implication they will lot II be known
that this determination will 70 10
the extent OF a protracted filibuster,
which will prevent all other legisla-
tion until the close Of the session.
" this decision maintains and iS
persisted In, as now seems most
probable. the statehood Legislation will
| fail at this session uf the congress,
The authority for the statement NJ
to the conclusion of The democratic
senators EX-SENATOR Fred Dubois. who
has been working with tho friends OF
statehood and who, with Dennis
Flynn, former delegate from Okla
homa, has done much "a bring about
The action that has already been had
as this session.
The decision has greatly depressed
the advocates of statehood. who arc
here In large numbers. Mr. Flynn
himself la downcast over the outlook.
although he by no means admits that
he Ia defeated In his efforts Flynn
came here in crisis when II seem
I'd az though there would be no vote
In the senate on the statehood Qucs-
tion. Largely through bis work and
| his relations with senators, the agree.
ment 10 lot vote be taken wAs
reached. He was joyful over the re.
suit. but now he believes they arc
to come to naught over the turn tax.
en- by the democratic senators. Flynn
and other statehood advocates Will
bend their efforts to get a rcconsidera'
tion on tho present democrats. but
there are mo present prospects Of
success
The contest through which the bill
passed before being finally approved
by the senate engendered much bitter
feeling. This was evidenced by tho
senate this evening, when there was
an effort 10 appoint conferees ana
send the bill to conference. The op-
ponents Of the two state bill won their
fight by such narrow margin that
nj this time they may seem TO think a
renewed test OF strength might lead
to their undoing. The way In which
that long legislative battle waged
from early morning until late In the
evcning Ia still fresh in their minds.
They believe tho victory was too
Il dearly bought to surrender it and to
lchanee loss Of the results Of that vic.
tory. which could readily II brought
around by the change Of single vote.
Delegate Rodey, who has been one
Of the most active and tirnless work
| ers for statehood for New Mexico, n
| In most undesirable position. lie
long championed n fourstate bill aud
! got his folks educated up to that idea.
/ Then he accepted the republican idea
Of a two state bill and undId ali that
he had done. and brought intiaences
from every state In the union 10 swing
his people around TO the two-staic bill
Idea. Now he finds that there In a
senate demand on one hand that
threatens 10 defeat all legislation un-
less he stands for two.state bill.
On the other hand, his friends OF the
house are insisting that Rodey stand
with them, and Rodey IL trying to
pick n winner.