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cd 10 cause return OF the old co(y9-
tons of house control At any tHS
a combination Of the insurgents M
Democrats can force the election OIL
new rules committee by joining
forces, passing a resolution to that
effect and compelling the election of
the rules members IN the open house.
For these reasons the organization Re-
pubicans on the rules committee. It is
believed. unquestionably will pay the
greater heed to objections which may
be offered at the committee meetings
by the Democratic minority member
ship.
Future Conflicts Unlikely.
Both the regular and insurgent Re
publicans seem to realize that IL there
Is to be any further sharp fighting in
the ranks OF the Republican party the
time of the conflict should be post
poned. The members of both factions
in the Republican party want to be re-
elected to congress and each side real
ICES apparently that the great hope of
the return of a majority of Republi-
cans lies In concord for the rest of the
session and In the passage of admin
istration measures. so that the pres
ent majority party can go before the
country with at least semblance of
harmony. The desire of the insur-
gents and regulars seems to be that
they may be able to say 70 the people
that while they had their troubles
they finally got together and passed
progressive Republican measures and
kept the party faith as outlined in the
planks of the national platform adopt
ed at the convention in Chigo two
years ago next June.
The Democrats do not believe that
the Republicans can keep in harmo-
NOUS state even for the rest of the
session.
Eager to Become States.
Arizona and New Mexico may be
obliged to wait until a more conven-
lent season" for the honors OF
statehood. The party in power has
promised that the territorial form of
government soon shall be a thing of
the past, but the question which the
representatives of the two territories
who are anxious for statehood would
like to have answered is Just what is
meant by soon"
The friends of statehood, in their
anxiety. cannot see any other reason
for the further exclusion of the terri
tories from the union except the one
political reason that the Republicans
do not want to add to the senate's
Democratic membership just at the
present time. The Republican lead
ers who. while saying that they are
not opposed to statehood after proper
preparations for 1t can be made, deny
that political considerations have any
thing to do with their unwillingness
to act quickly or, as they put it,
hastily. 1t is not altogether assured.
however, that If the territories were
to be given statehood at once their
legislatures WOULD elect four Demo
cratic senator's.
Dealing with Mexican Element.
There is a considerable element in
the population of Arizona and New
Mexico which is of Mexican extrac-
ton. Thousands of these people have
kept their old Mexican ways and a
great many of them cannot speak
English. 1t has been proposed to deny
suffrage to all men excepting those
capable of speaking English.
The desire of Republicans who are
not opposed to statehood even at the
present time is that If admission is
given to the territories they shall hold
their constitutional conventions and
their elections of state officers at diff
ferent times. 1t is held by the adj
vocates of this plan that in the scram-
BILE for the Offices the people might be
led to adopt constitutions without
proper study of their conditions. This.
1t is said. would happen unless the
voting on the ratification of the con-
stitutions and on the election for state
officers were held at widely separated
times.
1t is yet problematical whether or
not statehood for the two territories-
will come to vote at the present ses-
sion of congress. Even those who
are opposed to admitting them into
the United States say that the time is
not far distant when they must be adj
mitted, because neither party can af-
ford to ignore the promise that 1t aas
made. The Republicans, 1t is claimed,
If they continue in power, cannot az
ford to be needless for any great
length of time of the presidents rec
concentration in favor of granting the
rights of states to the two southwest
ern territories.
Defense of Railroad Bill.
The troubles in the house of repre-
sentatives, the debate in the senate
on the interstate commerce bill. and
other matters. have rather Swallowed
the issue of statehood for the two ter
ritories. but within the shadow never
theless there has been a half OBJ
secured scene of activity. 1t does not
seem probable that the demand of the
territories for a new form of govern
ment which will make them states of
the union will long be denied. but II
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