The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-23
new STATES WILL
BE DEMOCRATIC
Arizona and New Mexico Are
Certain to Line Up With
That Party.
HOLD TAFT RESPONSIBLE
People Condemn Him for His
Arbitrary Attitude on Orig
inal Resolution.
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Washington. D. c.. August @2.-lt is
the opinion OF Chairman Flood of the
House Committee on Territories. tina,
both Arizona and New Mexico will be
solidly Democratic The resolution, as
signed by Taft yesterday. is iden-
teal in every particular with the Flood
resolution which passed the House OH
May %. and the Senate on AuGrstS and
was vetoed by the President on August
ID. except. in accordance with the
views of the Presidents veto message.
it requires the people of Arizona to
eliminate the recall of the judiciary
from their Constitution before that
Territory can be admitted as a State.
The passage of this resolution Is a
triumph for Mr.. Flood. as there was
considerable opposition on the Demo-
cratic side OF the House to yielding to
the President in any particular in ref
erence to II. The original Flood reso-
luton was regarded as absolutely fair
to both States. 1t proposed changes In
both the New Mexico and Arizona Con-
situations. but submitted these changes
to the people of the respective Terri
tories at the elections which are to be
held for the election of county and
State officers and members OF Congress.
In other words, the people were allowed
to vote as their convictions dictated
upon these questions, without reference
to its effect upon statehood. Mr..
Taft's veto required the people OF Ari-
zona to vote a particular way. They
could get statehood IL they voted for
an amendment to their Constitution
which met these views; IL they did not.
they were denied statehood
Mr.. Flood and his committee took
the position that while the action of
the President was arbitrary, the inter
ests OF the Territories demanded that,
under existing conditions. they yield
to the President and get the statehood
resolution passed This was done af-
ter a warm debate In the House on Sat
urdny, and to-day the President signed
the resolution.
Sure for Democrats.
AS indicative of the sentiment In
Clark received the following telegram
yesterday:
The Democratic party of Arizona
Is eternally grateful for the the states
manlike action of the Democrats OF
the House and Senate in passing the
Flood resolution. The responsibility
for multiplying II is now on the Presi-
dent alone. We now earnestly beg
you II the bill cannot pass both houses
luton in the single particular of maxi
ing the elimination OF the judiciary
recall mandatory and pass 1t again
before the special session ends. The
Presidents action. following the stand
the Democrats took for Arizona, re-
iieves the Democratic party OF any
responsibility for the coercion. and
Arizona will go Overwhelmingly Dem
ocratio. The people OF Arizona and
the Democratic party earnestly pc
tltion you thus TO give us statehood.
-. p. DILLON.
Chairman Territorial Democratic Cen
trail Committee.
Attest:
u. H. Robinson. Secretary"
Mr.. Flood said: "a good many
Arizona and New Mexican peopl a
have been here. and they assert that
the fight made by the Democrats upon
this statehood matter will insure both
of these new States to the Democratic