Bisbee daily review., 1907-09-18
CURRY IS SLOW ON STATEHOOD
 QUESTION
Will See Roosevelt In St, Louis And Carefully Look Up The Chances of New Mexico This Year,

SANTA FEE, Sept. lI.-GoYernof Curry received a letter from Presi- dent Roosevelt inquiring whether he could meet the president at St. Louis and go with him on his boat to Mem phis on the End of october Governor Curry stated that he would avail him sell or the opportunity afforded to have a talk with the president on the statehood question and would go from St Louis down to Memphis on the presidents boat in order to present his views to the president fully and talk the matter over with him. The governor is in favor of single state hood of New Mexico and is going to use his influence with the president in that direction.
 Governor Curry is going about the statehood matter carefully and is go- ing to consult with the prominent men of the territory who are in favor of statehood as to the proper course to be pursued. He stated that he would be pleased to hear from any -sne concerning the question and would like to get the ideas of rep .resentatives of the press on this sub jeet. He has not yet decided whether he will call the delegates elected at the general election last fall together for the purpose of framing consti- tuition or not He has arranged for an interview with A. A Jones, chair man of the territorial Democratic committee. and H. o. Bursum. chair man of the territorial Republican com. mittee to take the matter up this week and devise some plan whereby the matter can be taken up in such a way that it will be non-partisan. The governor realizes that there must be united action if anything is to be ac, complished along along this line, and he is in favor of framing constitu' tion and submitting ir to congress at the coming session. He IS of opinion that if we submit constitution which will be acceptable to the lead CTS in congress they might be i'm pressed favorably enough to pass an enabling act and give us statehood earlier than we would be able to get it otherwise.
 There is no provision for the pay ment of either salaries or expenses oi the delegates to a constitutional con vention, and the delegates would bt obliged to pay their own expenses ana trust to the action of congress for re imbursement, but that is not likely tt stand in the way of holding a consti tutional convention.
 The first thing to be done. if pos sible, is to get the support of the pres ident Without his support a single statehood measure would be a diff cult one to get through congress. l
 is necessary. also, to have the suppor of all of the friends of statehood, ant | to this end the movement must b'
 made non-partisan, and seriou
 question with the governor is wheth
 CT the delegates elected at the las
 election should be called together o
 whether some plan should be devise
 whereby the representation of 'Itht two parties should be more evenl | balanced in the convention, and 1t i | for the purpose of getting the idea of the chairmen of the two great pal | ties in regard to this matter that h has requested an interview with theI
 so that he may come to some COT clusion as to the details A conveT tion will be called for the purpose (
 forming a constitution, the goyerno
 will do all in his power to secure sil
 gle statehood for New Mexico. but th details remain to be worked out. Thi
 briefly, is the statehood situation it stands today.
 On his recent trip through tn
 northern part of the territory the go l 1...1.-as.- EaannIa- Erhn- -hara 4 cenflv arrived in New Mexico St make their homes He says that great majority of them are in fave l, of statehood, and he believes thi statehood would be great boon fC New Mexico at this time.