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Show 544 LEADING FACTS MEXICAN OF NEW HISTORY eral prominent leaders of the republican ‘‘machine,’’ he was defeated in convention.*®® Practically all of Mr. Rodey’s efforts while delegate were hood for New given over to an earnest endeavor to procure stateRather than see New Mexico fail in being Mexico. admitted he consented to the enactment of a law by the fifty-ninth congress, originating in the house of representatives, which provided for the admission of Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one state under the name of Oklahoma, and of New Mexico and Arizona as The congressional committee one state under the name of Arizona. which reported this bill, itself controlled and dominated by influences in the New England and Eastern states at heart opposed to territories, with Albert of a clique of eastern senators, the state of Indiana, well aware that the territories J. Beveridge, a senator from of New Mexico a eeeee are ee 5 “4 ae 5is,SPI te, ee ee and Arizona would never consent to a union which had been happily dissolved in the early ‘‘sixties,’’ believed that this bill would be a solution of the ‘‘Statehood for the Territories’? promise contained There was no possible excuse in the republican national platforms. and every member of conUnion, the of out for keeping Oklahoma er of any western the representative ee — the admission gress, with the possible exception of Mr. Rodey, knew that when the tae *- + ty= 455 There appeared to be no opposition to the re-nomination of Mr. Rodey; there was none among the people; he was bitterly opposed, however, by Governor Otero and his office-holding cabinet; Rodey had never been popular with the his at the polls. the On Saturday evening prior to the Wha Fe ti ee Ae a are of Mr. Rodey was assured. A proposition was made to Mr. Rodey looking : It wae ee the elimination of Mr. Hubbell as a factor in territorial politics. fastly declined. The convention met with Col. J. Francisco Chaves as chairms When the time arrived for the nomination of candidates, Major W-”- of Llewellyn, United States attorney, who had asked of Mr. Rodey the privilege : placing his name before the convention, arose and nominated William Ay. drews. Andrews, Delegations who which received the had been instructed nomination, and for Mr. at the Rodey voted election which eee othe followe latter was elected, after a contest which in many ways was as spectacular was scandalous. Pens used by President William Howard Taft in Signing the Enabling Act of 1910 ee re oe Ce ee tar a? ee oe eee oe ee ee ee ee ae ee ee oe ee ee oe ke oe ee ee apie, Sheee teeah,Weseae : year SaoFy veeSat mee Yeeya bene ee ee ae ee eee Oe eer ee eee eae ee PPIE A ee PEL ee ae Ren PRIM ae 1 « oe? 1 Ps eo been ray) * Pt ee ee oe pr ee ee ey + a had torial convention, which was held nt Alburquerque, September 12, 1904, on newspaper of consequence in New Mexico was of opinion that the nominate " which This he declined to Governor Otero, he would have received the nomination. do, believing that Mr. Hubbell was in great measure responsible for the sucec®® Pe time chairman of the republican territorial committee and a politica Governor Otero. The fight was directed as much against Mr. Hubbell . against Mr. Rodey; in fact, if Mr. Rodey would have given his conse” naming of a chairman of the territorial committee, to be named by oe radFi ee eereee, e eee en he he Gem Gem ae had demonstrated, with the people; he also claimed as friend Frank A. Hubbell at that rival of 1t was to the eee Pea ee: oo Qa ee ane leaders of the party; he was entirely too popular, as the results of two election * | 7 referendum to the people of New Mexico and Arizona was had, either one or both of the territories would decline to come into the Paste fh page re Sosy bd te ae ee ep |