Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-04-18
DEMOCRATS WILL
FIGHT STATEHOOD
Playing Evident Game to De.
lay 1t Until After Presi-
dental Election
FINAL HEARING ON FRIDAY
Post Office At Moriarty Will Re-
tain Its Name. Curious
Developments
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y Can This Be True?

Can THIS be rueI y
\ Special to the New Mexican. y
Y Washington, D. c., April Is. y
y H. B. Ferguson, J. d. Hand y
= and A. A. Jones protested X
y against the approval of the y
y New Mexico constitution, hop y
Y ing that their attacks will pre- y
Y vent New Mexico statehood \
Y until after the presidential y
y election. They pleaded for y
Y postponement until next Tues y
y day for the arrival of others =
y of the Democratic committee y
= and also the arrival Of progress y
= sive Republicans, including \
y H. ]. Hagerman, r. H. Hanna, =
\ B. Viljoen and Levi A. Hughes. =
y W. H. Andrews, A. B. Fall, y
y George Curry, and F. W. Clancy =
x protested against the delay to y
y next Tuesday. They said that =
y they are ready to refute any =
X statements made, as they had y
X done in the convention and be- =
y fore the people, being sustain =
y ed by $4,000 majority. The =
= committee refused to postpone y
y action any longer than to next y
y Friday when a vote will be '
y taken. Judge John R, McFie y
X is expected to arrive here by =
y Friday afternoon TO help in =
y the fight for statehood. =
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Name Remains Moriarty.
Washington, April 1S.-The name ol
Moriarty, n. NJ, will not be changed
according to Delegate Andrews, al
though efforts have been made to thaf
end 1t was proposed to call it Gar
den City, but apparently the postoffict
department and Mr.. Andrews decided
otherwise for it is said no change
will be made.
The following postmasters hav'
been named in the southwest
New Mexico-Charles r. irwin, Yam
kee, Colfax county; VIM. Fl. Parker
Fort Sumner; VIM. A, Joy, Progreso
Torrance county; Louis H. Miller
Pendleton, San Juan county.
Chamberlain Defends Territories.
Washington, April 1S.-Contendin
that the constitutions of New Mexic
and Arizona are in accordance wit
! the constitution of the United States
Senator Chamberlain of Oregon deliI
cred an argument in the senate i
support of the Brown resolution al
proving the two instruments. He sal
there is no reason why members c
| the judiciary should not be subject
| the will of the people as much as otl
er officials, and that such law woul
have no tendency to deprive thu
branch of the government of its il
dependence. Mr.. Chamberlain mad
especial reference to the initiatiy
referendum and recall provisions
the Arizona constitution, urging thu
they did not depart from the constit
tional guarantee of a Republican for
of government. He also pointed OF
that the constitution was similar
the systems of Oregon, Oklahom
Montana and South Dakota.
Mr.. Chamberlain defended the pr
vision for the recall of state officer
including judges, contained in IL
4 Arizona constitution. He said the
is no reason why members of the
dietary should not be subject to Il
will of the people as much as 9th
officials, and that such law wou
have no tendency to deprive tn
branch of the government of its ind
; pendence.
Republicans Against Reciprocity.
, Washington, April 1S.-"After
, thorough canvass of the Republics
membership of the House l can 81
. positively a substantial majority
} the party will vote against the Can
dian reciprocity bill" said Represe
{ tative Dwight of New York, the r
publican whip, tonight. The bill is
be put upon its passage this week.
This will not prevent it's passas
: even though several Democrats vo
l against the majority of their part
5 When the reciprocity bill passed t
House in the last session a majori
of the Republicans voted against
5 but the Democratic majority in fay
| of it has greatly increased in the NJ
; congress.
J NO ELECTION FOR
t I SENATOR IN COLORAD