Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-01-16


Washington, Jan. l5.-Whilo Secretary
Loeb was making denial that the Presi-
dent had made charge OF the use of
money OF corrupt methods in the fight
against the statehood bill, Mr.. Roosevelt
was repeating the charge to a delegation
of Arizona citizens who were calling on
him in the hope of getting him to with
draw his support Of tho two-Siate meas
ure. They were Dwight b. Heard, Roy S.
Goodrich and George French
They presented an argument to the
purport that the Territory should be left
alone until it had grown large enough TO
be a State. and should not De forced into
a premature and unnatural union with
the "ereasorn Territory of New Mexico
When they had presented their case the
President made a reply in which be
charged that there was mining lobby
here which was endcavoring 20 compass
the defeat OF his bill by "the use Of
money!
The three Arizonians went out and
boarded the first trolley car going cast
They reported the news al once 20 their
friends and advisers in the House, where
it added fuel TO the fire
Concerning the charge thus twice made
by the President TO two different delega-
tions, the following remarks were made
last night by Delegate Mark Smith, Of
Arizona
II have not seen Babcock and don't
know his intentions, but ] shall attempt
to get the floor on the question OF House
privilege and tell what / know and what
/ think about it. if not cut off by
point of order
"There Is not one word of truth in the
statement attributed to the President.
There has been no lobby here attempt.
inc with money to influence legislation
in the statehood fight. We need no money
to conduct our fight for existence; we
only need fair men in the House who
cannot be bulldozed The assertion by
anybody that there has been a dollar
spent here is not true.
IF the President made the statement
attributed to him, il is only fair to Mr.
Babcock. to me and 10 TIE citizens of
Arizona who are lighting against this uu-
lust. tvrannous. oppressive proposition
that the facts should be brought out. If
the President made the statement he
should in justice 20 MS an disclose the
authority for it. II he has seen any
bribe-aivers he has the advantage OF
every member of the House.
IL know Arizona and every mine owner
i'm the Territory whose income is as much
as $1,000 a wear from Arizona mines, and
] have not seen or heard of a single one
of them being in Washington, nor have /
received letter from one in this whole
contest.
Frank Murphy. Oaks Murphy and
myself are the only persons who have
been here from Arizona until the arrival
of the delegation Of protestants against
this measure Just day or two ago TO
whom the President could have alluded.
Mr.. Murphy will appear anywhere at any
time to prove the charge erroneous.
Everybody who knows me knows
that cannot be meant in this denuncia-
ton. for the man does not live that can
accuse me of sanctioning such things as
the President is alleged TO have charged
without meeting my instant denuucia
ton. / hope the President did not say
what the papers have printed. If he did,
a square deal demands that he shall
disclose his authorities"
Nothing was talked of at the Capitol
except the Presidents charge made to
the Missouri Republican Representatives
that money was being used 10 defeat the
statehood bin Indignation was strong
among the insurgents. and an hope of
ending the insurrection seems to- bo dead.
The leading insurgents are now con-
sidering the introduction of a resolution
of investigation. and have asceriained
that the Democrats will support &C.
which insures its passage Should they
introduce it in the form which they con