Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-10-15
GOVERNOR CURRYS ELOQUENT
APPEAL FOR UNITED ACTION
Chairman Bursum of Republican Territorial ommittee
Pledges Support. Other Prominent Citizens Speak
in Favor of Movement

The formation Of Santa Fe County
Statehood League; the appointment O
a non-partisan committee of sixteer
to devise ways and means to further
the statehood movement and issue ar
address to the people of Santa Ft
county; and a request in the form o.
a resolution addressed to Governor
Curry to urge the organization of
non.partisan statehood league In eacf
county with view Of holding state
hood convention at Santa Fe before
Congress meets. such were the results
of mass meeting of citizens held a
the Capitol this forenoon in response
to a call of Governor Curry, ISSUED
through the columns of the Daily
New Mexican last evening.
The auditorium Of the Hall of Rep
resentatives was we'll filled and the
attendance of so many business mel
and other citizens during the forenoon
after so brief notice is an instance
|of the remarkable earnestness will
which the people of this Territory de
sire statehood. The deliberations were
marked by dignity and the absence
|of any personal, political or factiona
feelings although every party, factor
and different classes of the population
were well represented and even two
ladies', anxious to have prohibition
clause in the proposed state constitu
tion were attentive and interested
listeners to the proceedings. Every
motion, remark and discussion was
in English and no interpreter was
needed, although one Of the officers O.
the meeting was of the Spanish speak
ing portion of the people of New Mexi
co. There were also present promin
ent representatives of both partie!
from other counties, such as Hon. Fl
10. Bursum, mayor of SOcorro, who /!
the chairman Of the territorial Repub
llican central committee; W. B. Child
ers, of Albuquerque, president of thu
Ierstwhile joint statehood league; W
Is. Hopewell of Albuquerque, forme
chairman of the territorial Democratic
central committee; ex-Sheriff Thomas
Is. Hubbell, Of Albuquerque; Colone
E. w. Dobson, of Albuquerque; ]. H
McCutchen, of Albuquerque, edito
of the Democratic Industrial Advertis
Ter, and other visitors. Particularly no
ticeable was the presence Of old tim
ers, men who have fought for state
hood for New Mexico for several de
cades and are again to the front in tht
movement which every one believes
will quickly bring the fulfillment O
their hearts desire.
Movement Must Come From tn,
People.
Governor Curry called the meetin.
to order and how earnest and SINGER,
he is in his enthusiasm for statehood
can be gauged from the fact that HI
said later, almost with vehemence
amy man with political ambition wht
works against the securing of state
hood for New Mexico at this time will
be relegated to the rear by the peo
|ple. know, that there are few me1
in each county, ready to play the dos
in the manger, but the people will no
forget them and will never permi
their heads to rise again above polite
al waters. | agree perfectly with MI
Bursum when he says that this move
ment must come from the people tina
therein lies its strength, and believe
that the advice he has given to tha
effect is good"
Governor Curry in his opening re
marks urged united, harmonious ae
ton. He said that he had the assur
ance that President Roosevelt ant
other national leaders will supper
the statehood movement; that Presi
dent Roosevelt told him that the prom
ise given by him at Las Vegas year
ago to support any movement fo
statehood for New Mexico had no
been forgotten, but that above al
united action and harmonious e1
preston of desire for statehood on tn