Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-18
Andrews Doubtful Majority in
1906 ArouSeS Fear for Con-
tinued Republican Success
Under Such Leadership,
GOVERNORS INTERVIEW
CAUSES COMMENT
Dillingham;, Foe to Statehood,
Likely to Succeed Beveridge
as Chairman of Senate Com
mittee on Territories.
ciai Dispatch to the Morning journal

Especial Dispatch to the Morning journal 4
Washington, ID. c., Nov 1.-THE
announcement that President Roose-
welt will remain neutral in the event
that statehood contest comes up i'm
the next congress has served to effec-
tually squelch the hopes of those
friends of the territory. who, because
of the admission of Democratic Okla
homa and for other reasons appar-
emily as sound, had hoped for some
action in favor of New Mexico at the
coming session. Statements made im-
mediately following the president s
Mississippi trip had led friends of the
territory everywhere to believe that
the executive intended to urge the ad-
mission of New Mexico on congress
and to support the measure with all
the great influence at his command.
If the president is to remain passive,
II means that even under most favor
able conditions otherwise, little or
nothing could be done. Other condi-
tions, however, are not favorable, and
the situation. insofar as the immedi-
ate future is concerned, is distinctly
gloomy.
There are several causes leading up
to this gloomy outlook In addition to
the attitude of the president First,
II is pointed out that Senator BeVer-
idge is likely to give up the position
Of chairman of the senate committee
on territories to take a position on the
majority side Of the great committee
on appropriations. Membership In
that committee gives higher standing
than the chairmanship of any other
committee. and Senator Beveridge is
ambitious and is looking out for his
own political advancement. as politi-
clans are prone to do. This change
would be unfortunate. for Senator
Beveridge Is understood to have come
TO view the statehood matter as Presi-
dent Roosevelt does; that the verdict
OF the people at the polls should be
final and that when the territories are
admitted they should come in as sep
arate states.
In the event of this change the
chairmanship Of the senate committee
on territories would fall to Senator
Dillingham;, of Vermont, who Is not
favorably inclined toward separate
statehood. or statehood of any kind for
New Mexico and Arizona. Senator
Hansbrough. of North Dakota, and
Senator Carter, of Montana, are the
only members of the senate who have
had practical experience i'm working
for statehood on their own account.
all the others who came here and sue
cessfully struggled for statehood for
their territories having retired from
public life. These two northwestern
ers viii support separate statehood for
the territories whenever 1t comes
along, but they viii have little oppor-
tunity to do anything at the coming
session.
The political situation in New Mex
leo is coming in for some attention
here as "A result of the renewed effort
to gain admission. and that situation
is not causing much enthusiasm, par
ticularly among republicans Quietly.
the strongest card for the admission
OF New Mexico right away. has been
the coming Of oklahoma into the
union with q bunch of democratic con
gressmen New Mexico has for long
time rolled up large republican ma
iorities. and the territory has been
counted on as solidy and safely re-
publican. Now, however. doubts seem
to be appearing here among men who
take an interest in territorial affairs.
and there are a great many more such
men in public life than is generally
supposed.