Show S PELEO TE talks about statehood RE KIS A yote vote for republicanism is is not a vote vate As agest esst statehood delegate rawlins returned borne bome irom washington yesterday yest ardAy for a brief cirit his hia family still rera rem at the capitol la in an interview with a deseret news respondent mr had the following to say about statehood toe has baa been frequently bae since bince the election and aten times be bedfor for said the reporter 4 tant a vote vota for t e republican party in utah was wan a v vote ote against statehood do you yen so eo cons coo ider dider it and do you th tb it would ie e so BO regarded reg ardeil and will it militate our chances for admission into the union VI T I 1 have bare no reason to think so I 1 am sure it will not replied mr rawlins Raw lina generally speaking the members of both parties wih whom I 1 havo have con versed regard it as I 1 do democrats did not expect much from western stata stat a or territories at this time realizing bat they could not do so eo so it will hays have no detrimental effect of that kind I 1 am certain certain my own view is that the people are just as much en eni i titled to statehood if they vote rota the republican ticket to though they ha ban their balota for democracy Dam that should not and will not unit unfit th m for statehood stale hooi because they ire are clearly entitled to it in either bitas it is their right to express their political preferences it has also been intimated that you would not press the Terri torys torvIs claim lor statehood as earnestly now as you would have done had bad utah soua gone overwhelmingly democratic that is wholly incorrect inc orrett the result of the elee election tion will mike make nv nu difference to me as far as my official work is concerned my purpose is ia t secure as aa rApi dAnd and favo favorable rabie action on the matter as I 1 can I 1 edall take it in hand baud as soon as I 1 return and hope to he be ale to carry it through successfully I 1 have bare no reason to doubt that our oar dei ires in that respect will be gratified 1 when do you really look for admi i n the enabling act will I 1 believe become a law next nei cession 11 where du do you the greatest weil there is soma biffl alty ahead in the senate there is a sentiment amoni among some of the leading republicans that diat utah and nevada ought to bo be m into one state and it is not unlikely ii there will wili bo be an inert to sidetrack the statehood bill by a measure of that character it is possible nos Dos sible that this nil ill receive son anio e support from ces certain lain and it wilt will be fur for the purpose of subset ving eastern eidt ei mt in order ta prevent further farther ilver in congress he yon heard mr rawlins ns in your your us c with public men an nv expression that utah was not entitled to 0 i no I 1 have not heard anything any of that kind oi of course members are controlled largely uy by the sentiment of their constituents and there is ia naturally a little lingering prejudice on the aart art of some regarding the Teni tory but not so eo lucli as aa there once onca was t what do you will be the strongest point raised against the admission of utah well in my opi opinion aion an attempt will be made to t 0 huelton qU eLton the sincerity s of the people but that argument will ba put P rth simply for we purpose of cv covering ering the real objection will be to prevent the elec election tiou ot of more silver senators |