Show TO Former Governor Hagerman of New Mexico Places Blame for the Existing Condition Albany Iban N Y March 1 Before leav ItaY leaving ing lug for New Kew Mexico tonight Herbert J S Hagerman former governor of New Mex Mexico ice ico explained that the tile dispatches of o Sat Saturday Saturday Saturday relative to the defeat of the state hood bill had evidently confused his name nume with that of his father in stating that J J 5 Hagerman former governor of New Mexico had made to tn the th senate committee on territories thaC that New Mexico was unfit for statehood I 1 knew nothing of my lathers intentions intentions Intentions in the mat matter r said Mr lr Hagerman nor can I say sa whether the dispatch from him was authentic I assume the al message occasioned the reports that stated I ha eared before the commit committee tee against the statehood bill I have nothing further to add to the message sent se t by me to fo New lew Mexico yesterday in which I said I left Washington more than thana a week ago and never neer appeared before the senate committee W II H Andrews and his friends cannot annot shift responsibility for defeat of the statehood ol bill when they brought about the conditions which re resulted resulted suIted in that defeat New Kew Mexico is en entitled entitled entitled titled to statehood but the present situation situation situa situe tion lion proves that she cannot get it so long longas Ion Ionas as she Is represented as at present |