Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1908-07-01
BY RUTH L. BURKE. ,u xv,.a~.-A-v.sD Daiiv,

pn as a state at an early session of
 Rrcss, or if the president will re- |
 mend the movement in his next an.
 message, tho chances are good
 the territory will receive single |0ehood rights even at the short ses- l - of the natural legislature" is tho
 Dmcnt made to a representative If
 Journai.M Miner by Judge Richard F..
 n, delegate to the republican con.
 iou, upon his return from Chicago
 crday.
 bdgc Sloan, wno represented the
 plc of Arizona in their appeal for
 shood, made a trenchant speech at 4 eonvcntion and placed bis argu. 1nAs for admission in such strong
 logical manner, that he did much
 win votes for the issue, when it
 i have been placed to the final
 His talk was greeted with aP. wing applause and at its conclusion
 statehood plank was adopted with bnanimous vote.
 'It is practically certainty taat
 xona viii Do accorded single state.
 !" said Judge Sloan in speaking 4he movement seeking admission for
 territory. "The general sentiment |ms to be in favor of it and I learn.
 of many congressman and represep' eives, who having formerly opposed 2 project, were now recognized as its pporters. New Mexico 1 think will Do receive favorable action upon its )piieation for statehood, but I say )thout prejudice that Arizona E claim )ems to have the stronger support, Pspite the larger population of our bter territory.
 Shortly after the assembling of the Dnvcnticn Tucsday a number of ques. pns were placed before the general pmmittcc, including the suffrage bill, request from fne aliens for e revis. |n of tho law granting citizenship and |nny other matters of national impor. hncc. Later in the aftcrnon a sub ommittee was appointed. it's members including Senator Hopkins, of illinois, ihaisman; Senator Long of 'Hansas )euator Warner of Missouri, Senator Ieliogg of Minnesota, Attorney Gener } Wade Ellis of Ohio, Senstor.clec' erawford of South Dakota, D. l.. Gron |r of Virginia, Representative s. Y Adans of North Carolina, Senator R X. Bailinger of Washington, seusto Crane of Massachusetts, Repre- tentative John Dalzell of Pennsylvania Serene F.. Payne O New York and Senator Clark of wyo ming.
 "This subcommittee wont into es ccutivc session where they rcmaine all day Wednesday until that night a 9 O clock. In the meantime II. O. Bui sum, who represented the resolutio from New Mexico, and were busy nt work trying to line u ane members of the general committs ko far as we could and also to brin 5 influence to bear upon the sub'commi tee members. We found many of tt strong delegates of the convention flavor of our plank, among them Sem tor Penrose of Pennsylvania and V. Mason of New Jersey, vice presidel |of the Development Company of Anne |ica, both of whom lent us much effec live aid in bringing the question up b lforc the convention and also by the Eadvocacy won many supporters to q rtatchood plank.
 "I had a short interview with Frai on another matter and
 my conversation with nim, Mir. IIitc
 loek said that everything possible h
 pecn done to promote the Arizona a
 New Mexico statehood plank, but
 kas sorry to state that there was lit
 prospect, in his judgment, that . would succeed in our cndeavors. l tc him that we did not intend to let q q failure or even two discourage us; tf we planned to carry our fight to end.
 Following the executive session the subcommittee the platform of republican party was placed before general committee. Senator Hopki as chairman of the former commit asked that when we brought the m ter of Arizona and New Mexico sta hood before the committee we wo
 not present the plank as m anne
 ment, but suggested that when all
 CT questions had been gone over, offer the plank as an addition to platform. We consented to his p
 with the understanding that when
 amendments to the platform had b
 disposed of we would receive rcco tion.