Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1909-02-22
GOVERNOR CURRY STILL CONFIDENT
THAT STATEHOOD WILL WIN
Return This Forenoon From National
Capital Where HeWas to the Fore
in the Battle of the People for
Their Rights Much Good
Accomplished by
Delegation

Governor George Curry returned
this forenoon straight from the Ma
tional Capital, optimistic, hopeful,
almost confident, that statehood would
be granted the territory of New Mex
leo before March 4. He relies on the
wonderful strength of public senti-
ment and of party pledges to win vic
tory for the enabling act in the Sen
ate where it is now pending in the
committee on territories. Governor
Curry expects to make a full report
to the legislative assembly tomorrow
afternoon and seems to be possessed
of information of a confidential ma
trre that strengthens his hope that
statehood may come before Inaugura-
tion Day.
The statehood delegation in the Cap
ital has scattered. some Of the mem
bers going home, others going to Nor
folk to witness the homecoming OF
the fleet, and still others visiting east
ern cities. There is no doubt that
even aside from statehood, much good
for the territory and its people was
accomplished, especially in forestry,
reclamation and other matters before
the departments. There is no doubt
that the bill creating the Seventh ju-
dicial district will become law and
also the measure extending the time
for filing on small holdings to 1910,
which will be a great boon
to hundreds of New Mexico
small land owners. TIE extension
of the Carey Act to the territories,
of course, as was shown in Saturdays
New Mexican, will bring capital to
the territory for irrigation enterprises
and will prove of untold benefit.
Governor Curry is very grateful to
the members of the Statehood delega-
ton as we'll as the other New Mexico
citizens who came to Washington to
aid in the fight for statehood. They
accomplished more than appears on
the surface and the territory has rea
son to be thankful for the work done
by them.
Dramatic Scenes at Capital.
Ira NJ. Bond, the New Mexicans
representative at Washington, D. c..
writes that there were dramatic
scenes when the statehood bill came
up to the Senate after having passed
the House practically unanimously
An unusual number of Senators were
present, primed for any emergency, to
help the measure. 1t was evident that
Governor Curry, Delegate Andrews
and the other members Of the State
hood delegation were quite busy. "A
movement was started among the
Senators to have the Senate commit
tee on territories instructed to report
the bill to the Senate within three
days. The fact that Senator Bever
idge had intimated that he would locE
the bill in committee, had brought
MANY Senators around to favor the
resolution for instructions. Senator
Knute Nelson threatened to resign
from the committee if the instructions
were given. Nevertheless, Andrews
persisted in his efforts and finally
Senators Dillingham; of Vermont
Burnham of New Hampshire, kean OF
New Jersey, Piles of Washington, helo
a conference. Dillingham;, actlns
chairman Of the Senate committee on
territories, in the absence OF Senator
Beveridge, and the other Senators
mentioned, pledged their word OF
honor as gentlemen to report the bill
to the Senate on Friday, February 26
when it is almost certain to pass
The New Mexicans accepted the
pledge after Senator Bailey and other
Democrats had been called in as wit