The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-09-16
Albuquerque Journal Special.

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Santa Fe, n. NJ, Sept. 12.-Govern-
Or Curry received a letter yesterday
from President Roosevelt inquiring
whether he could meet the President
at st. Louis and go with him on his
boat, to Memphis on the End of Octo-
ber. Governor Curry stated this morn
ing that he would avail himself of the
opportunity afforded to have a talk
with the President ON the statehood
question and would go from st. Lou
is down to Memphis on the Presidents
boat in order to present his views to
the President fully and talk the mat
ter over with him. The Governor is
in favor of single statehood for New
Mexico and is going to use his infiu-
ence with the President in tnat direc-
ton.
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 fav-
or of statehood as to the proper course
| to be pursued. He stated that he
would be pleased to hear from any
would like to get the ideas of repre-
sentatives of the press on this sub
ject. He has not yet decided whether
he will call the delegates elected at
the general election last fall togeth-
er for the purpose of framing a CON
stitution or not. He has arranged for
an interview with A. A. Jones, chair
| @f -
committee, and H. o. Bursum, chair
man of the Territorial Republican
| committee, to take the matter up this
week and devise some plan whereby
the matter can be taken up in such
way that it will be non-partisan.
| The Governor realizes that there must
/ be united action if anything is to be
accomplished along this line, and he
! is in favor of framing a constitution
| and submitting it to congress with
view of securing admission at the
coming session. He is of opinion that
| if we submit a constitution which
viii be acceptable to the leaders in
congress they might be impressed
| favorably enough to pass an enabling
act and give US statehood Aarlier than
we would be able to get it otherwise.
There is no provision for the pay
ment of either salaries or expenses
| of the delegates to a constitutional
convention, and the delegates would
| be obliged to pay their own expenses
and trust to the action of congress
for reimbursement, but that is not
likely to stand in the way of holding
a constitutional convention.
The first thing to be done, if pOssi-
BILE. is to get the support of the Presi-
| dent. Without his support a single
statehood measure would be a diff
cult thing to get through congress. II
is necessary, also to have the support
of all the friends of statehood, and to
this end the movement must be made
non-partisan, and a serious question
with the Governor is whether the del
egates elected at the last election
should be called together or whether
some plan should be devised whereby
the representation of the two parties
should be more evenly balanced in
the convention, and it is for the pur-
pose of getting the ideas of the chair
men of the two great parties in re-
gard to this matter that he has re-
quested an interview with them SO
that he may come to some conclusion
as to the details. A convention will
be called for the purpose of forming
constitution, and the Governor will
do all in his power to secure single
statehood for New Mexico. but the
details remain to be worked out This
briefly Is the statehood situation to-
day
On his recent trip through the nor
thern part of the territory. the Gov
ernor met many people who have re-
Gently arrived in New Mexico to make
their homes. He says that a great
majority of them are in favor of
statehood. and he believes that state
hood would be a great boon for New
Mexico at tnis time.