Weekly journal-miner., 1910-06-29
Gov. Sloan and Judge Doe Speak Statehood Status Plainly Presented

| session as long as its members de
 sire but the compensation is limited
 to sixty days, and is the same as
 that of members of the Territorial
 Legislature.
 The time occupied by the eOnven.
 ton will depend principally upon the
 character of its membership. Could
 the convention consist of six mem,
 bers to be selected by the Territor.
 ial Bar association, have no
 doubt that an admirable constitution
 would have been adopted by the end
 of the third day, but in view of the
 number of delegates to be elected a
 longer time will naturally be re-
 quired. If the convention is dOmin-
 ated by political demagogues and men
 to whom the compensation of four
 dollars per day would appeal as an
 indueement to protract the session, We must allow sixty days. If com
 posed principally of our best citizens,
 the period may be very materially
 shortened. Let us hope for the best and estimate the time at twenty days, which brings us to October 5th
 The election for the ratification of the constitution is required to be
 held at a time to be fixed by the convention not earlier than sixty nor later than ninety days after the ad- journment of the convention, let us say, December 5th.
 The returns are to be canvassed on the third Monday after the elect ion, say December 26th; allowing ten days for transmission to the Presi- dent and Congress of a certified copy of the constitution as adopted and ratified which brings u. to January 9th.
 If the constitution be in all res poets unObjectionable, we may fairly expect its approval by the President and Congress by February lst. Al lowing until February 10th for the transmission by the President of the certificate of such approval to the Governor, and within thirty days thereafter the Governor is required to issue a proclamation for a general election. Allowing five days for this brings us to February 15. The elec- tion must be ordered not less than sixty nor more than ninety days after the proclamation; allowing six ty days brings us to April l6th.
 The election returns must be can vassed on the third Monday there after. Allowing eighteen days brings us to May 4th. Allowing the remain der of the month for the transmission of the Governors certificate of the result to the President and the is- suanee of the latter's proclamation, we may expect to be fully admitted | into the Union of states and our state government operative on June the 1st of next year.
 Should the convention, however, consume the full period for which | they may draw pay, that is sixty | days, but nineteen days would be left for approval by Congress before its adjournment on the 4th of March, in which event, owing to the pressure nf httginncG 1.,rfpr .1ngs.- d., of the session, it is extremely doubt full whether action would be taken during that session, if not, its consid- eratiOn would be deferred until the next regular session, which convenes in December, 1911, and our admission would, in consequence, be delayed un- -il the spring or summer of 1912.
 We must bear in mind that it is incumbent upon our constitutional not alone to prepare a constitution which shall so far meet the approval of the people of Arl- zona as to insure its adoption, but | must avoid following the lament lble example set in the constitution inder which the state of Oklahoma vas admitted. It must avoid usurp- ng the functions ordinarily commit ed to legislative bodies. It must not only eonfne itself within the limitations ordinarily recognized in he preparation of suen instruments, )ut it must recognize the fully ex- pressed and perfectly well known jews of the President and the lead ng members of the dominant party n the Senate, even though in some such views may not fully meet the views entertained by majority of the members of the con ention.
 It is safe to assume that we may Ot dictate the terms of our admission 'eeause of the anxiety of the Sen { te to admit 100000 people west of ha Rocky AToup4aips fo an aoroI