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Show MUCH TALK OVER THE DEFEAT OF STATEHOOD Albany, N. Y., March 2. Before leaving for New Mexico. Herbert J. Haggerman,- former governor of New Mexico, explained that the dispatches of Saturday relative to the dVeat of the statehood bill had evidently confused con-fused his name with that of his father, fath-er, in stating that J. J. Hagermah. former for-mer governor of New Mexico, had made representations to the senate committee on Territories that New Mexico was unfit for statehood. "I knew nothing of ray father's intentions in-tentions in the matter," said Mr. Hag-erman, Hag-erman, "nor can I say whether the despatch des-patch from him was authentic. I assumed as-sumed the alleged message occasioned occasion-ed the reports that stated I had appeared ap-peared before the committee against the statehood bill. I have nothing further to add to the message sent by me to New Mexico jesterday in which I said I left Washington more than a week ago and never appeared before the senate committee.' W. H. Andrews An-drews and his friends can not shift responsibility re-sponsibility for defeat of the statehood bill when they brought about the conditions con-ditions which resulted in that defeat. 'New Mexico Is entitled to statehood, but the present situation proves that she cannot get it so long as she is represented as at present." |