El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-03-14
ARIZONA BOOSTERS
WILL KEEP Up
THE FIGHT
Ten Statehood Boosters to
Leave Washington But
Will Return.

Washington, D. c.. March 1.-THE
10 Arizonans who had been spending
several weeks here, left Washington.
to return about a week before the ex-
ira session, and remain until state
hood is granted Arizona. which will
be early in the extra session, they be-
lieTe.
The statehood boosters were jubilant,
and believe that their trip here was
largely responsible for the prominent
part played by the question of state
hood in the closing hours of congress.
They also claim that they have dis
covered that Arizona has many warm
friends among the senators and rep
resentatives, sufficient they claim to
make statehood at the coming session
extremely likely.
They claim that if the president does
not want TO approve the Arizona con-
stitution, they are perfectly willing TO
help a little friendly legislation
through both houses of congress doing
away with the necessity of having him
approve 1T.
When the first reports of the coming
of the delegation reached Washington,
people said, what are they coming
here for?" Statehood for Arizona is i'm
possible this session 1t was generally
believed that those who were coming
were ali would be officehoiders under
the new state and that their efforts
would be bent to serving their own
ends rather than the cause of Arizona
That they did disseminate lots of in
formation, and awaken a great deal OF
interest in the territory cannot now
be denied. but that most of them would
be willing recipients Of favors at the
hands of the new state was also pretty
well proven, in fact some of them ad-
nit it 4.
Col H L. Pickett, of Tombstone, a
pioneer of southern Arizona, would not
object if one Of the Democratic senator
ships overlook him in Its wanuefIiI :
around looking for suitable timber. In
fact he is willing TO do a little cam
paigning for 1t when the time comes
Eugene Brady O'Neill, of Phoenix,
brother of the late Rough Rider, Capt.
Bucky O'Neill, a leading lawyer Of the
territorial capital. was not in the SEN
atorial race he said, unless. That S
what they all say
Charles A Akers a territorial boost
err. with a fame that is not limited by
the territory, would not confess to any
ambitions in the way Of representing
the new state in Washington.
There were others in the party, J. J..
Hawkins. formerly a judge in the ter
r.tory; Frank Avis. Charles Griswold,
G. W P Hunt and others, and this
much can be said, whatever their per-
sonal ambitions, the impression pre-
walls here that they did the cause Of
Arizona much good in scattering in
formation about the territory with all
whom they talked.
The registered vote in 1908 in Ari-
zona was slightly over $4,000 The vote
at the election for delegate in 1908 was
26.367. The total vote on the constitu-
ton, for and against, was 5000, OF
which 1887 was favorable and 1922
against Now for the juggling act. The
total vote of the election for ratifying
the constitution was slightly over go
percent of the vote cast for delegate
In 1908 The votes fayoring the adop-
ton Of the constitution were 40 percent
of the vote for delegate in 1908. The
total vote at the constitutional election
was 43 percent of the registered vote,
and the vote in favor Of the constitu-
ton was 81 percent or slightly less
than one-third of the registered vote
of the territory.
From this it appears that 81 percent
of the voters of Arizona did not vote
st all at the election on the constitu-
ton Whether it would change the vote
on the constitution from approval TO
disapproval had every voter expressed
his opinion at the ballot box can only
be conjectured. At any rate it would
seem that the constitution, considering
its radical provisions. was not adopted
nearly enough unanimously to warrant
the setting up Of AN experiment sta
ton in government there as some op-
ponent to the constitution has described
It
Arizonans PensiOned.
Pensions have been granted Arizo-
mans through the pension bureau as
follows:
John W. Gerritt, Kingman, $12, from
January "A, 1911.
Eli Dickerson. Gleeson. $50. from
February II, 1911.
Edward E w Craig, Tempe, So,
April l, 1910.
John w Coverdale, Phoenix, s17, De-
cember Z, 1910.
H H Harrington, Phoenix, s15, Feb
ruary Is, 1911
Solomon James, Clifton, increase to
SIS. February Is. 1911.
Hugh Mclaughlin, Sacaton, $12, Feb
ruary Is. 1911
Judge Fail Not in the Race.
Judge A B. Fall, Of Three Rivers, n.
n, and FL Paso, has gone to New York
after spending several days in this
city.
In his opinion New Mexico viii not
get statehood until the close Of the ses-
sion which commences this coming De-
cember He believes that no results
will be obtained during the coming
extra session because of the opposition
Of the progressives who want 10 see
Arizona included also.
He stated that at this time he had
no intention of making the race for one
of the senators from New Mexico. The
present delegate, W. II. Andrews, will
be one of the two senators, judge Fall
thinks, and will have his support for
the position, whether he, the judge.
runs or not