The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-19
Statehood Measure Will
be Cons idered in
House TO i ay.
TAFT APPROVES
PRESENT FORM
New Mexico and Arizona Yet
May Be Admitted to Sisterhood
of States Before Congress
Adjourns-Taft and Hitch
cock Accused of Using
Federal Patronage Club.

Washington. d. c., August is
Statehood for New Mexico and Arizona.
upon a basis acceptable to President
Taft. was approved by the Senate to-
Gay. through the passage Of the Flood
smith resolution, presented by Senator
William Alden Smith. chairman OF the
Committee on Territories. The reso-
luton passed. SO to s. after q debate
In which the House was charged with
evad!ng q vote on the Presidents
statehood veto. and in which the Pres
ident vas charged with trying to CO
cree the people of Arizona upon the
proposed recall OF judges.
The Senate measure will be consid
cred in the House tomorrow. and that
body Will be able to pass IL If It
chooses 10 do SO without having TO
vote first on a repassage of the vetoed
resolution. It might go to the Presi.
dent tomorrow or Monday. The new
resolution. favored by the President.
requires that Arizona shall eliminate
from its new Constitution the recall
OF judges provision before IT shall he
admitted to the Union.
New Mexico is instructed to vote
again on a change in its Constitution
designed TO make that act more easily
amendable IN the future but 1t Is
not made condition of New Mexico's
statehood that the people approve the
change suggested by Congress.
The veto cd resolution rested in the
House of Representatives, without &C
ton.
Hears Himself Roasted"
During part of the debate four Cab
met oficers-Attorney- General Wick
ershem. Postmaster General Hitchcock
and Secretaries Stimson and Nagel-
were in the Senate chamber. MIR.
Hitchcock listened while Senator Reed.
of Missouri. Democrat. criticized the
President for trying to force Arizona
20 give UP It's recall of judges. and
read a telegram arraigning Mr.. Hitch
cock for his political activity IN Arl-
IONA.
The telegram read:
Phoenix. Ariz., August.l2, 1911.
ITO Z. b o'Neill. Washington. d. c.:
1T Is a wellknown fact that Hitch
cock. during the campaign for the cleo
ton of delegates 10 our Constitutional
Convention. travelled over Arizona with
different Federal officials. holding quiet
little receptions. at which plans were
made for the defeat of the candidates
who stood pledged for a progressive
Constitution. Taft's name was freely
used. and insinuations made concern
ing projected Federal buildings. His
friends told the Arizona Gazette 10 be
good, or Republican patronage would
cease. The Gazette refused TO be CO.
creed, and patronage did cease Prac-
ticaily every postmaster in Arizona i'm
mediately became active in fghting the
Progressive candidates. 1t is we'll
known that his visit Influenced papers
IN Tucson. Yuma, Globe and Prescott
&C. H. AKERS.
Acting Chairman;
-. L. IRWIN,
Secretary"
Mr.. Hitchcock set through Mr.. Reeds
speech with an inscrutable smile.
Taft WELDING His Club.
The objection is not to the recall of
judges" declared Senator Reed. The
President, through his satellites and
office holders. was unable TO dictate
the action OF the people of Arizona. and
we ind him now using his power to
prevent the people of that Territory
from being admitted to the Union"
Despite many objections to the reso-
luton. all Democrats voted for ii ex-
cept Senators Bailey, of Texas. and
Pomerene, of Ohio. The Republicans
who voted against il were Bourne. OF
Oregon: Brandegee. of Connecticut;
Bristow. OF Kansas; Clapp. of Mime
sofa; Cummins. OF Iowa. and Hepburn.
OF Idaho.
1t was apparent that the vetoed
statehood resolution could not have been
repassed by two-thrds vote in either
house.