Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1911-07-15
Predicted Before That Date Ar
rNeS Warring Factions viii
Have Adjusted Differences
and Resolution viii Garry.
lNSURGENT OPPOSITION TO
ELIMINATION OF RECALL
Smith and Nelson May Get To-
gether On Amendment Ad-
mitting New Mexico With
Constitution Unchanged.

Special Dispatch To the Morning JournaI1
Washington, July l4.-When the
statehood resolution was reached on
the senate calendar today. Chairman
smith of the committee on the terri
tories at first was determined to have
immediate consideration OF the reso-
luton but changed his mind after
learning Of the proposed agreement
Tor a vote on a number of important
measures, including reciprocity.
shortly afterward senator Penrose
announced the text of the agreement
which provided for vote on the
statehood resolution August z.
Thus a vote In the senate at this
session Is assured. which Is exactly
what the friends OF the territories
have been contending for. II is be-
lieNed that between now and the date
set Ior the vote, the warning factions
Will be able to harmonize their diff
terenCes and draft Il resolution which
will meet the approval of the presi-
dent and be acceptable to the house
of representatives.
Senator Nelson has presented a
minority report from the committee
on territories under the terms of
which New Mexico is admitted to the
union, under the constitution as
framed and ratified by her people
while ARIZONA Is required to eliminate
the recall of the Judiciary from her
constitution as condition of admis-
sion. Senator Smith yesterday slgni-
fled his intention of introducing an
amendment To this, the effect OF
which would he to require the peo-
pie of New Mexico to vote on "A prop
osition 10 make their constitution
more easily amendnble, at the same
time requiring the people of Arizona
TO eliminate the Judiciary recall fea-
turc. II was understood today how
ever, that senator Smith had decided
to support the Nelson amendment.
Questioned as to his intentions In this
regard Sen, Smith said that while
he had not fully made mp his mind.
whatever action he decided upon fl
nnlly would be that which he believ-
ed best calculated to insure immediate
statehood for both territories.
It is believed that the proposition
to eliminate the recall of the judiciary
in Arizona viii be bitterly fought by
Senator owen of oklahoma, and
few of the Republican insurgent SEN
ators, but that this opposition viii be
strong enough to defeat the resolu-
tion, or even to seriously delay II In
the senate. no one here seriously be-
lleves. The elimination OF the recall
will insure the approval of President
Tart and It IS believed that II will be
concurred In by the house, though
some little opposition il TO be looked
for there
The statehood situation is now at
tractlng general attention among the
newspaper correspondents in Wash
ington and the Albuquerque CONNER
cial club telegram to President TART
was printed today in nearly all OF the
bic papers of the country Thanks
To the vigorous campaign of publicity
inaugurated in New Mexico the state
hood question promises to assume, II
II has not already assumed, national
importance and II Is freely declared
that the agreement reached today for
4 vote ON the important matters be-
fore the senate would have been i'm
possible had not statehood been In
rluded.
Chairman Flood OF the house com
rittre on the territories, Is out of the
city ana his attitude toward the pro-
posed amendments to the resolution as
reported to the house by his commit
tee IN unknown.
Barring difficulties now unforeseen,
at this session seems as
surcd