Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Statehood Boomers From Ari~,
IONA and New Mexico.
PRESENT FROM FRANCE
NAVAL ATTACHE BEARS MESSAGE
FROM HIS GOVERNMENT.
Mississippi Gets in Line for the Presis
dent-Senor del Viso Pays His
Farewell Call.

Several statehood boomers were among
| the Presidents callers today. With the
| tariff, big appropriations and other ini-
| portant legislation before Congress the
| statehood people in hopes that they
| Will have an opportunity to achieve sue
cess and from now on will lose no time in
getting their ammunition IN shape. The
| statehood fights will not open IN earnest
until after the holidays. Delegate Wilson
of Arizona Governor Otero of New Mexico,
| and Solomon Luna republican national
| committeeman from New Mexico We're vis-
| itors to the White House. Delegate Wilson
| succeeded Mark Smith, who wants to be
elected to the United States Senate from
Arizona should statehood become reality.
| THE people of Arizona said Mr.. WI.
son. ARE opposed to joining Arizona and
New Mexico into one state, and we will
| fight that as long as we can. 1t is con-
| trary to the history and policy of the couns
| try from the beginning, and IS not right
Arizona is entitled to statehood on the basis
of its population, wealth and size. and
ought to be granted what it is entitled to.
| From the time Congress made two states
/ of Mississippi and Alabama down to the
| time when it did the same thing for tho
| two Dakotas 1t has been American policy
to create two states out of large territory,
| If possible, instead of putting two terri.l
| tories into one state.
| Want Independence.
Governor Otero and Solomon Luna held
| precisely the same views. They stated that
| New Mexico wants independent statehood
and does not want to be tied to Arizona.
| New Mexico has every right to statehood
| just as she is" said Mr.. Luna land there
is no good or fair reason why she should
not be admitted that way. Joint statehood
| is unfair to both territories, and L cannot
| believe Congress will seriously attempt 1t.
1t is declared that the democrats Will
make sharper issue of the statehood cues
! ton at this session than ever before, and
| attempt to hold the republicans up as plat
| form edge-breakers The democrats Will
force the issue if they have opportunity.
Statehood advocates do not appear to fear
| the outcome, although they say that tha
| Senate will again be the stumbling block,
| They expect that the omnibus statehood
| bill will again go through, the House with
| case.
| Shakers Visit President.
| Sisters Mary and Josephine of the Sid 1kept
| community at Canterbury, n. H., one os
| the oldest and most noted in the country
| believe that they are the first sisters o{
| that community to shake hands with g
| President of the United States They ha0
| that pleasure this morning. The Cantefc
| bury community of Shakers was founoeQ
! in 1892 the year the White House wee
built. Sisters Mary and Josephine are IN
| Washington on business, and go from hefat
| to Baltimore.
Gen. Granville NJ Dodge whose name hass
been mentioned in connection with the
commission that is to build the Panama
canal said today that he is too old for tho !
work. "a /
young men will be needed on thar
| body" said he, land as l am no longer !
young do not feel that there is any good
reason to mention my name for the eoms !
mission" -
Representative Foss of Illinois called with j
Volney Foster, assistant treasurer of the
republican national committee. Senator
Smoot of Utah called with Arthur Pratts
fine republican national committeeman OF
Utah. Mr.. Pratt did not reach Washington
on Friday in time to attend the opening oS .
the national committee, and was not pres"
ent at the reception at the White HouSe.
Senators Mitchell and Fulton of oregon I
called to present ex-Judge Charles ID. Ca. |
rev chairman Of the republican city oom~ I
mittee of Portland. Ore.
Gen. Powell Clayton, United States ems |
bassador to Mexico, was with the President |
for q few minutes. General Clayton VIII /
spend the Christmas holidays I'm Arkansas
and return to this post in Mexico aboue
January /.
and Secretaries Root and MOODY We're
among the morning callers who had taika /
with the President about different mat~j
ters. ]
Gift From Loubet.
Iieut. Commander de Faramond, navaI3
attache of the French legation, called On
the President today in full uniform and
presented him with a specially bound cop1
of the French naval annual. The copy waki
presented at the request of President Lous
bet of France who had 1t leather boun4 \
and embossed in red and gold. Presidency
Roosevelt accepted the gift with an exaa
preston of pleasure.
Senior Antonio del Viso, secretary of thai
Argentine legation. called on the Presidenet
today to pay his respects and to say fares
well before his departure. Senor del N1sQ
has been transferred to Belgium, where NJ
will become counselor of the Argentine las
CATION at Brussels. The President pres
sented to him an autographed photograph
of himself.
Mississippi for Roosevelt.
The statement here few days ago by
National Committeeman Turley of MissisS
sippi that the republicans of that state ara
not inclined to support President Roosevelt
has stirred up other republican leaders or
the state and they have made vigorous
denial of what Mr.. Turley has SAID Iney
have sent out the following
1--WE deny the published statement OF NaS
tional Committeeman Turley te1sgraphed
south, that the vote of the MisstzsfbSsi deleS
cation would be cast againsl Presidene
Roosevelt in the next national conventiorh
We assert with full knowledge OF the politt.
cal situation here that Mr. Roosevelt VIII
receive the solid support of the Mississippi
delegation and that there is practically no
opposition by Republicans in Mississippi to
his nomination. They recognize his admin4'
istration as elevated, patriotic and worthy,
Of the nations praise" This Is signed by
w. d. Frasee. chairman republican stat@
committee; Fred w. Collins chairman ref,
publican state central committee: T. ". MoSi
Allister, secretary: L. B. Mosely. secretarNl