Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-10-22
Enthusiastic Meeting Of Rep
resentdtlve Men Formed
Bernallllo County League
Last Night.
ALL PARTY LINES AND
FACTIONS FORGOTTEN
Entire County to be Organized by
Precincts and Governor Curry
To Be Asked to Attend Big
Mass Meeting In
Near Future.

A representative gathering of busi-
ness men and citizens of this city and
county, met last evening at 5 o'clock
in the apartments on the second floor
of the Zeiger block, and formed the
Bernalillo County Statehood league.
a non-partisan organization, which
will work without regard to
party lines for the cause of state
hood.
The meeting was an enthusiastic
one. There was little oratory little
discussion but an earnest business
like way of doing things. which went
further to show the sentiment in this
county than any meeting that could
have been assembled.
The people of this county are for
statehood. AS Chairman Childers
stated, there is considerable doubt IL
man, woman or child could be
found who would not sign a petition
or register a vote for statehood for
New Mexico. The meeting in every
way was a representative one and
al parties and factions in this county
were represented.
Speeches, short and straight to the
point, devoid of fiowery sentiment,
were made by republicans, democrats
ahd others scarcely identified with
either party.
II was citizens meeting and It
OF the statehood movement. -.
Large Attendance.
The spacious room over Zeiger's
cafe was crowded to its capacity and
many were standing.
Gov. Il. S. Slower called the meet
Ing to order and gave as an excuse
for his intuitive movement that he
was probably the Oldest in the room
and had probably attended more or
equally as many statehood meetings
as any other man in the room. The
speaker nominated w. Il. Childers,
whom he introduced as another tire
less worker for statehood, for tenn
porary chairman of the meeting.
Nestor Armijo was made tempor-
airy secretary. The chairman select
ed two committees, one on resolu-
tions and the other on permanent
organization.
Permanent Organization.
Permanent organization was finally
effected with officers as follows:
President-Willlam b. Childers.
First Vice President-Harvey B.
Ferguson.
Second Vice President-Sheriff
Perfecto Armijo.
Treasurer-Mayor Frank Mckee.
Recording Secretary - Jay A.
Hubbs.
Corresponding Secretary-P. f.
McCanna.
In addition to the above officers
there will be an executive COMMITTEES,
on which every precinct In the coun-
ty will be represented. The members
of this committee are to be appoint
ed by the president as soon as the
names Of the logical persons can be
obtained, and through these commit
tee men the league, as the organiza-
tion is to be known, hopes to have
meetings held in each precinct in the
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as delegates to the meetings of the
league to be held in the future.
Gov. Curry VIII Attend.
Col. W. 5. Hopewell, one of the
prominent democrats at the meeting.
suggested that the next meeting OF
the league be held at the Elks' opera
house at a time suitable to Governor
Curry, who will be invited to attend.
The governor was called to Roswell
where he had an engagement and as
he was compelled to leave the capi-
tai day earlier than anticipated, he
was unable to write a letter, which
he had promised TO have read before
the new league last evening.
He stated, however, that he would
meet with the league just as soon as
possible and address the members
upon the statehood question. Gov
ernor Curry originated the statehood
league idea and he made the request
SC Cciation in order TO unite the peo-
pie OF the whole territory into a
working organization.
Territorial Organization.
\ territorial organization Will later
be formed and the county leagues
will cooperate with this central
body, Of which they will form the
nucleus The league last evening
adjourned until early in November,
at which time the officers will ra-
range with the governor for a meet
ing at which he can be present.
The following committees were ap-
pointed last evening and made re-
ports, short and to the point, which
were unanimously accepted:
on permanent organization, George
$ Klock, chairman; T. n. Wilkerson.
F. s. Stover W. 5. Hopewell and G.
w. Harrison.
On resolutions F. w Clancy, chair
man; r, Hanley w. w Mcclellan, A.
b. Stroup, Frank II. Moore.
Mayor Frank Mckee said that IL
The next meeting was I'm the after
noon the Elks' would donate free OF
charge, their opera house for the
Use OF the league.
This was a sample OF the get to-
5ether' spirit manifested throughout