Show AGAINST STATEHOOD BIL balb v republicans in senate oppose ofner of new mexico and arizona the statehood bill by which it la proposed to admit oklahoma new mexico and arizona during the coming session is to be contested by the repa publican blicka leaders in the senate senator beveridge Beven dge chairman of 0 the commit committed tea on territories left washington to meet a sub committee of that committee in chicago on monday to visit the three territories and take testimony on all questions involved in the claim for admission from intimations dropped by senator beveridge Beven dge it lt appears that there is still as strong opposition to the adais ad mis sion of all three territories as ever fhe ground of objection is that new mexico and arizona are largely mexican in population and that they have baver not sufficient population to entitle them to become states with an equal representation in the senate with the older commonwealths of the union an effort will be made to have okia okla I 1 oma admitted and leave the other two out |