The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-11-05
THE QUESTION OF OVER
WHELMING IMPORTANCE
Governor Hagerman Thinks We
Should Not Take it For Grant
ed That Arizona Will De-
feat Joint Statehood.

Governor Hagerman's visit to ROs-
well at this time, when he has come
to cast mis- ballot in the fall election,
is an event of general intsleN to the
people of his home town. His first
appearance in public was on Sunday
morning. when he attended services
at the Presbyterian church, in COM
pany with his mother.
This afternoon at four o'clock the
Governor will be the guest of honor
at a dinner at the Gilkeson, given
under the auspices of the Republican
County Central Committee, and to
which all the friends of the Governor
have been invited. The dinner will
be followed by public reception at
the rooms of the Roswell Commercial
Club, between and 8 o'clock, and at
eight tonight Governor Hagerman
will address a Republican rally at
the court house. The Governor will
cast his vote at East Grand Plains
tomorrow, and the remainder of his
visit at home, which probably will
extend to the latter part of the week,
will be spent in rest and retirement.
Governor Hagerman today, when
asked by a Record reporter about the
political situation in the Territory,
said:
Delegate Andrews will no doubt
be elected by a considerable major
ity
Statehood will carry in New Mexi-
co. While more or less apathy has
developed in regard to the statehood
question in many parts OF the Terri
tory, and considerable opposition in
some counties, | cannot believe that
very many of the voters of New Mex
~ CO blind thnir host int
erests as to fail to cast their ballots
in favor of the measure. The local
campaigns in a good many counties
have recently become very active
and in some cases bitter, and there
is danger that the matter of State
hood will not receive the attention at
the polls that the gravity and impor-
tance of the question demands. How
ever important may be the issues in
volved in various county campaigns,
and in some cases these questions
are of vital Importance the question
of overwhelming Importance which
we are called upon to decide tomor-
row is the question, Shall Arizona
and New Mexico be United to Form
One State?' We cannot take it for
granted that Arizona is going to re-
ject statehood-no one can certainly
prophesy what will be the result of
any eIect1On-Dut Whatever IS done
in Arizona, we here in New Mexico
who believe in jointure should not
lie back in Indifference, but get out
and vote and do all in our power to
get all our friends and acquaintances
to do the same.'
When asked in regard to the indie
pendent movements in several coun-
ties and as to the chance of electing
the candidates on such tickets, Gov
ernor Hagerman said:
"It is not surprising that in some
counties the honest voters, irrespect-
| i've of party, should have h)mbined
| in an attempt to protect themselves
against the evils sure to follow the
election of men whose records prove
them to be unsafe and unworthy of
the confidence of the people. From
the standpoint even of political ex-
pediency it is worse than heresy for
such men to try to hide themselves
| under the cloak of party regularity.
| If the voters know them TO be unfit
to be trusted, or if they nave been
proven to be dishonest, then the true
| interests of the Republican party de-
| mand that these men should no long
er be allowed to prostitute the name
| of Republicanism in their attempts
to retain or recover, directly or indi-
rectly. powers which experience has
| shown they will use improperly"
|