Bisbee daily review., 1906-09-12
NM. WARNING. ON THE STATEHOOD
 OUTLOOK
Recognized That Strong Oppo- sition Is to Be Met in All That Part of New Mexico North of BernaIilIo County.
Albuquerque Journal.)

Albuquerque Journal)
 "Far-seeing leaders of the Republi- can party. the men who have held DO sitions as leaders for many years. do not hesitate to sound a very definite warning to the friends of statehood for New Mexico in view of the pres ent outlook for joint statehood as they see it. Since the Republican commit tee meeting here son1e of the Republi- can leaders have been talking out in meeting. In fact some of them talk ed right out in the committee meeting and what they had to say was warn ing enough. It was plain from these expressions that certain Of the north ern counties were not to be consider ed safely for joint statehood and since the meeting this impression has had ample confirmation. Mora county Democrats have indorsed joint state hood, but the Democrats in Mora county are hardly in a controlling po- sition. The Republicans may endorse joint statehood. but it is considered doubtful. San Miguel county, in spite of the fact that in Las Vegas
 
 will hardly give the party endorse ment to statehood. while Taos and Rio Arriba county are thought to be in the ranks of the opposition. There is already talk of an understanding l, among the leaders of these counties which may cut figure in the Repub- lican convention. While New Mexico friends of statehood have been do- ling nothing, the Arizona enemies Of statehood have been at work and they have been working vigorously.
 | In Sandoval county it is said that the two factions of the Sandoval fami- l ly who control the county, have patched up a truce in order to work better for statehood. There are peo- | pie who say a truce has been patched l. up to work better against statehood Neither report has any confirmation and it is doubtful if there is any truce for either purpose. but the story has served to bring out the fact that there is a strong sentiment in Sandoval county against joint statehood and that stories of disfranchisement and all l the other anti-statehood bugaboos are being industriously circulated by | WOIu OI uOutu anu Who is behind this agitation is some thing not very definitely established. but a hand either at home or abroad {, thoughtfully familiar with the native people, is directing it. and the agita. tion is not confined to Sandoval county.
 Discussing the statehood outlook, a prominent Republican. one who has | been recognized as a leader for many | years, last night sounded a word ot warning to the friends of statehood. "Work will have to be done if we are to return a majority for statehood in New Mexico he said. T believe that the territory is safely for joint statehood. but we who favor it are doing nothing, while the opposition Is hard at work and is losing no time. | Of course it will be difficult to do much ia the way of an organized cam pajgn until after the convention. but even now the friends of statehood could be doing a great deal of work for their cause, just as the opponents of statehood are doing for theirs. | The impression that New Mexico peo- pie, left alone and without the queS- ton being intelligently presented tp them will be for jointure, is mis- take. The people of this territory as a whole no more relish being united with Arizona than do the Arizonans, and it is only because our people see ! fha hnnelascpacS nf single statehood