The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-08-07
Idaho Senator, Champion of
New Mexico and Arizona,
Tells Senate Why They,
Should Become States.
VOTE TO BE TAKEN
TUESDAY OR LATER
Arizona Constitution, Pro-
viding Recall of Judges.
Not Acceptable and Will.
Cause Lively Debate.
National News Assoeiation)


Washington. Aug SENATOR Bor.
ali OF Idaho. one of the foremost
champions Of the bill giving statehood
to Arizona and New Mexico, delivered
powerful plea in the senate this aft
ernoon that the two territories be ad-
mitted to the sisterhood of states,
Statehood for the two territories will
be voted upon within q day or two In
the senate. and by that vote the i'm.
mediate chances Of Arizona for state
hood will be determined The matter
turns largely upon the recall Of judges
provided in the Arizona constitution.
likewise there is much party politics.
So sure are the hackers OF the meas.
ure that success awaits them in the
Senate that large delegations from
New Mexico and Arizona are today
preparing to celebrate the history-ma-
king legislation on an extensive scale.
Conference with their respective dele
gates. Ralph Menry Cameron Of Ariso-
ma. and William H. Andrews. Of New
Mexico. ere In order: and everywhere
about the hotel Hobbies groups Of en-
thusiastic westerners are discussing
the optimistic outlook of tomorrow.
Cause Of the Delay.
The cause of the long delay in ad-
hitting New Mexico and Arizona to
statehood lies in the ultra-progressive
constitution OF the latter. Exception
was taken by the legislators In Wash
ington to the Arizonian provision TOR
the recall OF the judiciary. and II
many quarters the initiative. referen-.
dunn and recall features In general
were also viewed askance. The antag.
onism that these progressive features
called forth. coupled with refusal Of
certain members of Congress to per-
NIT the admission of either territory
separately, for long time defeated
their efforts to gain admission to
statehood.
The Arizona constitution 10 modelled
largely after the Oregon constitution.
and is admitted to be. by those who
have examined 1t. the most modern OF
all the present day popular govern
ments. 1t provides for the initiative.
tended to include the judiciary Of the
territory. 1t was this last feature that
President Taft opposed. and while he
has been committed all along to stae-
hood for the two territories. he insist
ed he could not and would not approve
this extreme constitutional provision.
and 1t is to be cut out to secure presi-
Dental sanction.
| To Other Extremes.
| New Mexico goes almost as far to
the other extreme in her constitution.
1t is a staid. practically. unamendable.
| fundamental law, containing variety
of the best features from the consti-
tutions. of other states. with the ex-
certion of the method of dealing with
corporations, in which 1t stands alone
among the states. The New Mexico
constitution provides for corporation
commission of three elected by the
people and having direct supervision
over all corporations doing business in
the new state. The peculiar feature
consists in an automatic transfer OF
matters before the commission to the
supreme court of the territory in cases
where a corporation fails to carry out
the instruction of the commission
within a time specified. This. 1t 10
|claimed by the drafters Of the consti-
tuition, will do away with the inter-
minable delay which can be brought
about in other states by injunctionS
sued out by corporations.
i Nominally, New Mexico is Republi-
can by about 5000 majority. while
Arizona is about equally divided be-
tween the two parties. with the Dem
ocrats having a slight advantage.
Arizona, however. has a large number
Of progressives in both parties. and
contains greater proportion Of Ameri-
can born citizens than does New Mex
leo where probably so per cent Of
the people are Of Spanish descent, al
! though natives OF the territory, de-
Iscendants Of the early Spanish settlers.
There is a spirit of concession
among all elements In Congress, and
: whereas few weeks ago, 1t was prac-
!. tically decided that the question Of
statehood could wait until the next
session. Just as well as not, the terri
tories jointly have waged such q cam
ipaign for immediate statehood, that II
probably will be given them at this
tsession.
As a consequence of the unsettled
: condition Of the statehood question.
: hundreds of kilograms and letters. not
only from the territories, but from ev-
eryone they could influence In tho
states, have poured into Washington
begging for action this session. It
~,aS y,<,frfoN o,IS that ali t&s,~fvs~~a zee
at standsti11. outside capital was not
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