Bisbee daily review., 1909-02-17
DOUGLAS CITIZENS ARE FOR STATEHOOD
Committe ContindeS Search for Pressure on Senator Bey-
 eidge, of Indiana.

DOUGLAS. \Arizona, Feb I6.--
 A committee has appeared in action in Douglas in an effort to help the cause of statehood for Arizona. Tho committee as announced yesterday morning is composed of Dr. A. K Hickman, chairman; c. A. Overlook. R. s. Con, Chas. Purdon aud Tom Daley.
 The work Of this eommittee is to be that of sending telegrams to mem bers of the senate nnd fo all the off. cials of the state Of Indiana, asking that they request Senator Beveridge to give his support to the Arizona statehood bill. This plan Of work is not q new one. as it was recommended by Gov. Curry of New Mexico more than month ago and since that time many telegrams have gone to Indiana from our neighbor territory seeking 10 bring influence on Senator Bever- idgc 10 enlist him in the cause of statehood.
 While the latest news froIn Wash. ington is not encouraging for state hood. still this should not discourag,, the committee in Douglas in it's work which has been undertaken at tho eleventh hour.
 [ In the campaign last fall the people of Arizona were told by the republi can leaders that all that was neces sary to insure the passage of the statehood bill during the present see sion of congress was the election oi Ralph Cameron. Many democrats were fooled by this statehood talk and though warned that statehood could not be possibly helped or injured as result Of the congressional election they voted for Cameron and he was elected. Since then we have been as sured from time to time by the re publicans that the bill would be passed before the fourth of March The people of Arizona continue tc hope that the republicans will for once fulfill their promise 70 Arizona ana admit the territory, but the prospects are very gloomy just at present. It has been suggested that the Doug las committee should not confine its efforts to the state of Indiana. It should urge one "Alfy" Cohn, editor of the Bisbee Miner to come to the rescue of the statehood bill at once. Immediately after the election last fall 1t was announced that "Alfy would soon leave for Washington, ac companied by Sydney Bieber, Lew Collins and few other of the leader- of the republican party in Arizona The announcement that Ally was to take charge of a republican figh tfor statehood was accepted as a guaran tee of success Of the measure and the people of the territory were led to be. lieyc that there was no necessity soI others tO meddle with the statehood bill. Indeed, il was stated by "Alfy' in the Miner that the less Mark Smith the democratic member of congress from Arizona, had to do with the statehood bill the better it would be also ore of lower grade in spots iu for Arizona This was taken as au intimatiOn that democrats should keeu their hands on the matter and allow the republicans to put the statehood bill through in their own way. By all means the Douglas committee should not overlook the necessity of getting Ally" and Leg Collins into action now.
 Another suggestion that the Doug. las committee should not overlook is the necessity of sending Governor Kbbey tO Washington in the interest of statehood. The governor has made two trips to the national capital since the election last fall 'fn the interest of statehood but third trip by the governor might land the statehood plum instantCr. IL is worth trying kibbey Is an IndsaDan himself and he should be prevailed upon to at least make one more trial for statehood