Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-12-19
GOVERNOR TO
PAVE WAY At
CAPITAL
GOES TO WASHINGTON IN
ADVANCE OF DELEGATION
Statement TO People By Off
GERS of the Statehood
League As Result Of Confe-
renee Here Yesterday

As a result Of a conference in the
.AIparado hotel yesterday afternoon
between Governor Curry. Chairman
HopeWeii. 81 the territorial statehood
league; solomon Luna, H. o.. Bursum
and a number of other members OF
the managing committee Of the
League. the following statement to the
people Of New Mexico was issued. adj
vising Of the situation and the plans
proposed for carrying on the state
hood campaign
Headquarters New Mexico Statehood
League.
TO the People Of the Territory Of
Sew Mexico:
Governor Curry and "A number Of
other prominent citizens Of the terri
tory who win cooperate with him.
viii leave for Washington about jan
uary ] to determine the status Of the
statehood situation and the best
measure they deem 1t advisable to
pursue. Upon ascertaining this. the
chairman Of the New Mexico State
hood league viii be notified and at
that time "A large representative nom
partisan delegation win be selected to
go to Washington TO assist and pro-
mote the statehood cause. Any citi-
zen in sympathy with the movement
will be gladly welcomed as a member
OF the delegation. and the assistance
Of any New Mexican who may visit
Washington now or at any time is
earnestly solicited
I'm the event that the statehood
bin should fail 10 pass this winter,
great masses OF the people in the
eastern states will be enlightened as
To New Mexico's conditions through
their many representatives who will
attend the National Irrigation con
gress to be held in Albuquerque next
October.
Many public men Of the United
viii attend AZ delegates or as
visitors. and New Mexico should do
everything IN her power to enlighten
our visitors and impress upon our
opponents the justice of our
Everybody should put their Shout
10 the wheel and boost for state
ana the Irrigation congress.
Nv. 5. HOPEWELL. chm.
"E. &. BURKE. Sec'y."
The governor arrived in Alhuauer-
que at noon. accompanied by +, c.
Burke. Of santa Fe. secretary Of the
statehood league. The governor at
tended not only the statehood meet
Ing, but the irrigation congress meet
ing as we'll ana viii leave for the
Pecos valley this morning with the
irrigation congress boosters.
n does not seem necessary. said
Governor Curry last night. chat the
run delegation should 30 10 Washing
lon Immediately after the first 81 The
year. on until We have been able tu
ascertain accurately where fle state
hood matter stands So far as this ses-
sion is concerned n is not the de-
sire To- encourage or cause any uu-
necessary loss of time and heavy ex-
pcnse 10 citizens of New Mexico who
propose to make the trip To Washing
Later the fun delegation viii
be called for and the campaign viii
as active AS we can make Il.
10 seems probable that we
are to get In at this session OF con-
yress or % II is necessary To- make
his statehood fight a vigorous one. .
% begin 10 now and push ID for AN we
are worth right through this session
u congress, even though we can not
gen "a bin passed at this session. n
Ne can not pass "a bill his winter. We
AN next. n We keep up the fight. so
.he work this winter viii he done any
way propose to begin working for
statehood now and 60 keep on work
ug for it as long as | am here. Per
EH EHH A AANNNNNN .
census of New Mexico during the
summer as we an know What
result would be. and that 10 would
De- strongly iu our favor. However. B
se are bound to get into the union
thin a year or two az he latest and
harder we work nov. the sooner
,e VIII come iu. even though we do
get "a bin passed at his session.
Personally I have great hopes OF
he passage of "a bin this winter. but
q o. never possible to saw with GER
aiut> What VIII come up. and the
pest we can 10 is To start our fight
make 70 as sustained and strong
.- we can
Meanwhile fhc statehood league is
statistics and pictures. ex-
ilhits ana arguments and viii be full
s. armed to stock nap iis representa-
when Che start IT, made for
Washington