Show GOVERNOR THOMAS AGAIN DENIES GOVERNOR THOMAS was met today by a representative of the NEWS by whom his hie attention was called to the following which appeared in the heram of this morning governor thomas denies that he attended the republican meeting held last week and which resulted in the birth of the teller statehood bill and of course th that settles it A herald reporter found the governor at his office last evening and he stated emphatically that he was not at the meeting did you not know in advance that the meeting waa to be beg and what the object woo was 1 I did not know anything alot about im it did you express yourself as being in sympathy with rith the bill iano no my position is the same now as before I 1 have been and still am opposed pon ed to statehood have you anything to say governor regarding what you are arc represented as an having said on the statehood question t 0 n only this that at the interview of last evening during which bythe by the way governor saunders derr erb was present not a word was said on the subject of statehood I 1 do not know why I 1 should be e misrepresented in such a persistent Dersi stent and inexcusable way do yu you still hold the same resi position tion in reference to statehood that you expressed the other day to a NEWS re porter I 1 assuredly do while I 1 believe that statehood ought to be delayed un ti there is in practical unanimity of all classes in favor of it as between the caine faulkner and teller bills bilk I 1 fit favor the latter and endorse the action of those who prepared and introduced it |