The Cimarron news and Cimarron citizen. (Cimarron, Colfax County, N.M.) 19??-19??, 1911-03-18
some INSIDE HISTORY
ON STATEHOOD QUESTION
The Mix Up in Washington Resulting From
Arizonas Butting In On the New Mexico
Statehood Matter.

Wash5agten, d. c., March IS.
The clouds OF battle have scat
tered. and absolute peace hovers
about the dome OF the National
Capitol, where on March 4th New
Mexico as peaceful supplieant tor
statehood suddenly and without
warning found herself thrust into
the very center OF one Of the ferc-
est fights that has been waged on
CAPITOL Hill for many a long day.
No one accused New Mexico OF
any wronG-doing, but its pathway
to the attainment Of its long cher
ished ambition seemed 50 smooth,
that Senator Owen conceived the
scheme OF passing the obsterprous
little Arizona in through the gates
at the same time. II would have
been all right for both the young
.sters, except tor the fact that the
Arizonan had been for several mon
tbs engaged in telling what he
would DO to Uncle Sam when he
be finally got to Washington. New
Mexico came on ahead, got a pass
port from President TAFT went over
20 the CAPITOL, stated his case 10
eongress, and after meeting some
ridioul ons objections was welcomed
BY the lower House, and inan ords
EerIy way, was escorted to the Senate
chamber In the last hours OF the
session Arizona popped ini and
without previous warning proceed
ed to make a rough house for ev-
erybody. New Mexico wanted to
keep shy.of thestrUggle, but the as
tpte Arizona Democrats succeed
ed 10 putting rider on the New
Mexico matter to include Arizona.
The people Of the country know
how the attempt failed. They were
also startled by the resignation OF
Senator Bailey, which followed in
consequence, and most everyone
was pleased when the hasty action
of the Texan was recalled. Never
theless the damage had been-done,
and New Mexico will have to vail
another month until Congress car
again take up its claim. The cit
izens delegation from Arizona ar'
using every means possible to load
the New Mexico matter with thei
own troubles, and they got prom
Use from Senator Owen that he will
a fight to have the two states admit
! ted under one bill. The hope il
D that in this way the good deport
J ment OF New Mexico may serve Il
gain admission for its erring broth
er OF the west. Arizona's citizel
delegation is advancing the argu
ment that Executive approval il
their case is not needed, and the
6 hope to make New Mexico carr
6 their load through the two Houses
6 On the other hand the Arizoh
G Delegate, Mr., Ralph Cameron
8 aud the others here who are iamil
6 lar with customs and conditions
are opposed to this attempt to raj
road through their statehood ma
ter, and it Is quite certain th'
when Congress meets that Arii
ona's affair will be submitted
congress in the regular way, tai
its place on Committee calendar
and finally onto this floor Of the ~
Houses on It's merits. There
no official objection to New Mexic'
while on the other hand PTeside
Taft, who must approve both CO
stitutions, aud who has alTeaC
taken that action in respect TO Ne
Mexico, ia known to be opposed
the advanced ideas embodied in &
Arizona document. Ii has been I
called at the Capitol how when /
question Of Joint statehood was q
vanced a few years ago, the AT
onans would have none OF Il, {
now that conditions have chang
and by their own precipitate actio
in forming a constitution that
placed them in a bad way the G
zens OF that Territory are usi
their utmost efforts 70 keep on
same band wagon with New Nj
ico. Delegate Andrews does
-. aopear greatly concerned about