Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1907-12-24
CURRY Will !,
!. LEAD Fight
FIR NEW MEX.
Governor Now On His Way to
Washington to Take Active
Part in Struggle to Obtain
Statehood for Territory.

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ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ. Dec. "a
Az result Of = conference in the
Alyarado Hotel yesterday afternoon
between Governor Curry. Chairman
EI0pewSu or Ine EerrIIorIaI sIstenoOo
league; Solomon Luna. Fl. D. Bursum
and q number CT other members OF
the managing committee of the
league. the following statement TO the
people of New Mexico was issued, ad-
vising OF the situation and the plans
proposed for carrying on the state
hood campaign:
Headquarters New Mexico State
hood League.
''Tc the People OF the Territory OF
New Mexico:
Governor Curry and number q
other prominent citizens q the terri
tory, who will cooperate VITA him
win leave for Washington about Jan
uary to determine the status OF the
statehood situation and the hest meas
ure they deem it advisable TO pursue
Upon ascertaining this, the chairman
OF the New Mexico statehood League
win be notified and at that time a
large representative non-partisan del
egation Will be selected to go to
Washington 10 assist and promote the
statehood cause. Any citizen in sym.
patty VITA the movement viii be
gladly welcomes as a member OF the
delegation. and the assistance OF any
New Mexican who may visit Wash.
ington, now or at any time is earnest
ly solicited.
'In the event that the statehood bill
should fail 10 pass this winter great
masses of the people in the eastern
states will be enlightened as " lNew
MeMco's conditions through their
many representatives VINO will at
tend the National Irrigation Congress
70 be held in Albuquerque next DC
tober.
Many public men of the Uniteu
States will attend as delegates OF as
visitors and New Mexico should dc
every thing in her power TO enlighten
our visitors and impress upon our
eastern opponents the justice Of our
claims.
Everybody should put their shout.
der to the wheel and boost Tor state.
hood and the irrigation congress.
wv. s. HOPEWELL, Chm.
"E c. BURKE, Secy.
The governor arrived in Albuquer.
que at noon, accompanied by f. 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 wen, and will leave for the
Pecos valley this morning with the ir'
rigation congress boosters.
st does not seem necessary
said Governor Curry last night, thai
the fun delegation should go to Wasn
ington Immediately after the first OF
the year, and until we have been able
to ascertain accurately where the
statehood matter stands so far as
this session is concerned. 1t is no'
| the desire to encourage or cause any
J unnecessary loss OF time and heavy
expense to citizens of New Mexico
who propose TO make the trip tc
| Washington. Later the full delega
/ ton will be called for and the cam
/ paign will be as active as we car
make it, whetaere it seems prob
/ able that we are to get in. at this
| session of congress or not. It is nee
essary to make this statehood fight
a VIGOROUS one, to begin it now anc
push it for all we are worth right
| through this session of congress, ever
though we cannot get bill passed
! at this session. If we cannot pas.
bill this winter we can next, I
/ VIC hV5P up inc n5Ut, the WI
u The VII q &c ase anyway az
propose to begin working for state
| hood now and TO keep on working
for it as long as / am here. Person
| ally / would welcome q federal census
| of New Mexico during the coming
| summer, as we all know what tn,
result would be, and that it would d
strongly in our favor. However, w
are bound to get into the union with
in a year or two at least, and TN
harder we work now the sooner VI
will come in, even though We do NJ
get a bill passed at this session.
Personally I have great hopes o
the passage of bill this winter, bu
| it is never possible 20 say with Ger
| tainty what viii come up and tai
best we can do is to start our figh
and make it as sustained and stronl
! as we can.
Meanwhile the statehood league il
| preparing statistics and pictures, ex
| hibits and arguments and will be full,
armed to stock up its representative
when the start is made for Washing
ton.
Some pretty Christmas seals an,