The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-09-01
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Plan of Annexine the Peeos Valley
to Texas Arouses opposition.-5ate-
man Replies to Criticism.

Judge U. S. Bateman continues t.
receive replies from United States Ser
ators in regard to the proposed amer
alton of the Pecos Valley to Texas
in the event joint statehood is vot
ed down.
Senator Willard, of Nebraska, says
Before 1 can make any defnite re
ply to the subject presented by you
/ would have to know that the people
of Arizona and New Mexico had de
cided to adopt the advice of the
President and make it possible for
Congress to admit these two terri
tories as a state at 40 distant day
Senator Fry, of Maine, writes: Il
am not sufficiently acquainted with
conditions of that portion of New
Mexico to which you refer to give
an opinion as to what my final con-
ciusion would be in the matter. 1t
seems to me that Texas is large
enough. 1t does not seem to me you
will be able to secure a majority of
the senators to express an opinion
favorable to your wishes before the
next election"
Senator McCreary, of Kentucky,
writes, & took an active part in the
discussion of the statehood bill hat
was enacted into law at the last ses-
sion of congress. / made a speech ia
voring h admission of Arizona and
New Mexico as separate states. I am
very much interested in the welfare
the last session of Congress 1 voted
for the bill which passed.
/ could not at his time tell you
what position l would AXE in the mat
ter of a%nnexing to Texas the Pecos
Valley. 1 would have to wait until
i was thoroughly informed regarding
all matters in regard to the matter.
have always had and now have a
great interest in these two territories,
and 1 would be of course disposed to
do whatever seemed right and proper
under the circumstances"
Senator Simmons, of N. C. Says, 81
have not sufficient information on
this subject to express an opinion"
Senator Flint, of California writes:
81 have not given this question con
sideration, and before reaching a de-
eision will want to carefully investi-
gate the matter"
senator Perkins of California says;
81 would say that should the time ar
rive when 1 am called upon to decide
the question, l will. so far as my vote
is concerned, give the matter every
consideration"
Senator Carter, of Montana writes;
81 am not prepared to say what my
opinion or action would be in deal
ing with any of the possible contin-
gencies concerning the carving up of
New Mexico.
Should action along such line be
called for my view will be based on
not only local demand, but also on the
i Senator Fulton, of Oregon said he
could not conceive of himself voting
to add additional territory to Texas.
He says; 81 would have to say
that / would not be willing to vote
in favor of any such a proposition"
Texas is already larger than a
state of the Union should be. I do
not think the people of Arizona should
be forced into voting for joint state
mood by any method whatever and if
for no other reason than to prevent
any such coercion 1 decline to vote
for snch a measure
MY personal conviction has been
that Arizona should not be forced in,
to joint statehood with New Mexico"
The secretaries of the following
senators have written tna their en-
ployers were out and not at home:
Senator Hepburn, of Idaho: Depew
of New York; Penrose of P~ennsylva-
mia; Foraker. of Ohio: Spooner of
wisconsin; Beveridge, of Indiana:
Teller, of Colorado; Ankney. If Wash
ineton; Alger of Michigan: Burkett.
Nebraska, Bailey; of Texas; La
Toilette.
And the secretaries Of Senators
and Clark state that they are in
Europe. !
eateman Replies % Fulton