Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-11-30
STATEHOOD MEETIh G
IS LARGELY
ATTENDED
An albuquerque Man Selected
Chairman of Permanent
Territorial Organi-
cation.
MUCH ENTHUSIASM
MARKS GATHERING
Governor Curry Delivers Eloquent
Address Vice Presidents Sc
leCted In Each judicial Dis
triCt---Committee Will be
Sent to Washington.

Santa Fe, Nov. Especial "A
get-together and pull-together spirit,
in which all party feeling was buried.
and every one worked i'm harmony
and most enthusiastically for state
hood for New Mexico prevaded at
the big statehood meeting held here
this afternoon.
The house of representatives In
the capitol was comfortably filled
with delegates from each county in
the territory who listened attentive
~ and enthusiastically to addresses
by Gov. Curry and Col. w. 5. Hope
well, and others. Mr.. Hopewell was
chosen chairman of the permanent
statehood organization.
Mayor 7. b. Catron made the ad-
Isdress of welcome. Gov Curry was
made temporary chairman of the
meeting and ]. NJ. Harvey. of Chav-
es county, and n. l.. Baca. of San
ia Fe county, w-le named as tenn
porary secretariGs.
Col. Hopewelrs address of accept
ance of the chairmanship OF the
permanent organization for statehood
aroused the most enthusiasm.
Il am absolutely confident of Sc
curing statehood for New Mexico"
said Col. Hopewell. I'VE have been
to Washington and sounded the ad-
mlristration on this question and l
feel confident that statehood will be
New Mexico's this session. We don't
want to go begging for 1t; we want
Statehood For New Mexico.
! Ex-Governor l.. B. Prince came
with greetings, from the Trans Mis-
| sissippi congress which passed reso-
| lutions demanding statehood for New
| Mexico at this session of congress,
| and was received with rousing ap-
plause.
The committee on permanent orga-
nization composed of NJ. A. Otero,
Jerry Leahy, w. Il. Childers, II. B.
Ferguson, o. A. Larrazolo and c. II.
| Easley made their report, selecting
! Col. w. S. Hopewell, of Albuquer-
que, chairman of the permanent
dent from each of the judicial dis
tricts.
Vice Presidents Selected
The vice presidents are as follows:
First judicial district. E. C. Abbott;
second. G. L. Brooks; third. ]. A.
Mahoney; fourth, Jefferson Rey-
sixth, H. H. Majors. The temporary
permanent organization. Jose B.
Sena was appointed treasurer.
The following committee was ap-
pointed on resolutions: Ex-Gover-
nor Slower, chairman; T. b. Catron,
A. A. Jones, H. H. Majors, Daniel
McMillen. Nathan Jaffa and Col. w.
$. Hopewell.
Ways and Means Discussed.
The convention then took up the
securing of a ways and means COM
| mittee. 1t was decided 10 have the
tative from each county in the terri
tory and to work assiduously for
funds to send a party to Washington
to carry on the statehood fight in the
national capital.
Large delegations were present
| from Albuquerque and Las Vegas.
filing the house of representatives 20
the doors. There was a large sprink-
ling of women In the hall who took
advantage of every opportunity to
cheer the speakers for statehood.
| Governor Curry convened the as
sembly at o'clock and delivered
the initial statehood speech, being
followed by Mayor T. b. Catron, who
made the welcoming address, ana
then by the delegates. Solicitor Cen
eral Hoyt, of Washington, was seated
on the stand with Governor Curry.
Resolutions Adopted.
The following resolutions were
adopted by a unanimous vote:
Whereas, the people of New Mex
leo have been chatting under a ter
ritorial form of government for
more than half a century, and
| W NhNAFdo SuNH lDi III VI bONNl IL
ment has become intolerable, and
| "Wheras IT is believed that the
American people are inherently in
favor OF hong rule and are unwill-
ing TO have 100000 people, intelli-
gent and energetic citizens OF the
| United States, as mere subjects:
'NOw, therefore, Be It resolved by
this convention that the congress OF
the United States be and hereby T.
petiuoned to pass an enabling act,
permitting the territory Of New Mex
leo to form a state government: and
BE IT further resolved that a rep
resentative committee be appointed
by the governor of the territory and
the chairman OF this convention,
whose duty it shall be to present our
cause to the national congress and
request beg, pray and demand that
New Mexico be forthwith admitted
to statehood.
These resolutions were adopted
unanimously by the stathoOd league.
amid cheering and applause.
Albuquerque Delegation.
| Albuquerque delegation: Judge Ira
A. Abbott, Frank w. Clancy Rev. c.
f. Lukens, f. a. Hubbell. T. S. Hub
| bell w. b. Childers and daughter,
L. w. Dobson, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
GTunsfeld, DR.. w. G.. Harrison, G., l..
Brooks, A. Chaves, e. S. Slower, Mr..
and Mrs. w r. Brogan, II. b. Hem
ing. Major II r. Whiting. Geo. ;.
Klock. r. f. Hall, Summers Burk-