The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1907-11-22
Alhuquerque journal Special.

ally squelch the hopes of those friends
admission of Democratic Oklahoma
and other reasons apparently as
sound, had hoped fo- some action il
favor of New Mexico at the coming
session. Statements made Immediately
following the Presidents Mississippi
trip had led friends of the territory
everywhere to believe that the execu-
tive intended to urge the admission
of New Mexico on congress and to
support the measure with all the
President is to remain passive, ii
means that even under most favorable
conditions otherwise, little or nothing
could be done Other conditions, how
ever, are not favorable, and the sit
uatio1, insofar as the immediate fu-
ture is concerned, is distinctly
gloomy.
There are several causes leading
up to this gloomy outlook in addition
to the attitude of the President. First,
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 commit
tee on appropriations Membership in
that committee gives higher standing
than the craftsmanship of any other
committee, and Senator Beveridge is
ambitious and is looking out for his
ow1 political advancement, as poll
ticians are prone to do. This change
eridge is understood to have come
to view the statehood matter as Pres
tdent Roosevelt does; that the ver-
dict of the people at the polls should
be final and that when the territories
are admitted they should come in as
separate states.
In the event of this change the
craftsmanship of the senate commit
tee on territories would fall to Sena-
tor Dillingham;, of Vermont, who is
not favorably inclined toward sepa-
rate statehood, or statehood of any
kind for New Mexico and Arizona.
Senator Hansbrough, of North Dako-
ta, and Senator Carter, of Montana,
are the only mem bers of the senate
who have had practical experience in
working for statehood on their ow1
account, all the others who came
here and successfully struggled for
statehood for their territories having
retired from public life. These two
statehood for the territories whenever
it comes along, but they will have lit
tie opportunity to do anything at the
coming session.
The political situation in New Mex
leo is coming in for some attention
here as 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 un-
ion with a bunch of Democratic con-
gressmen. New Mexico has for long
time rolled up large Republican ma
jorities, and the territory has been
counted on as safely Republican. Now
however, doubts seem to be appearing
here among men who take an interest
in territorial affairs, and there are
great many more such men in public
life than is generally supposed.
Andrews Leadership a Jonah.
The narrow shave by which w. H.
Andrews secured his return as dele
gate to congress last year, and the
filing of very strong contest against
inquiry to he made into the party
strength in New Mexico. AS a result
it seems to be pretty generally con-
ceded that if Andrews and the men
who have backed him remain in the
leadership of the party that the party
is going to be whipped-and as near
ly as can be learned, Andrews and
his crowd show no disposition to be
self-sacrifcilg and get out of the
way If the Republican party in New
defeat by incompetent and unpopular
leadership, say those who look solely
at the political side of it, what is the
use. of admitting a state that is well
on its way toward being Democratic.
This view has perhaps been inte1-
sified by an interview accredited to
Governor Curry, since his arrival
here, and which cannot be said to
have enhanced the prospects for
statehood The Governor is quoted as
having said:
UNLESS some action is taken by
the Republican party to grant us
what we ask. it will lose New Mexi-
co from the ranks. and will go with
the Southern Democracy
This statement has caused good
deal of comment here and has streng-
thened the impression made by the
Andrews disaster that the party, I'M
der its present leadership. does not
stand much show at the polls This