The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-31
YIELDS ON JOINT STATEHOOD
PRESIDENT CONSIDERS THE PEO-
PIES VERDICT FINAL.
secretary NJ the Interior Gsrneld lakes the
Announcement After a Can nj saga
moro HiI Two Louisiana senators
Plead for { ne Pardon OF a Land Thief.


OYSTER BAY. n. v. Aug. 30 Secretary
Of the Interior James II. Garfield, returning
from a working vacation in the West.
had a long conference with the President
at Sycamore Hill to-day. 1t is understood
that Secretary Garfield gave the President
his impressions on the political situation in
the Western States and the condition OF the
Taft boom.
He refused to give his view for publica-
ton. but said that the President wished him
tn that no further efforts will he
made to bring up again the question Of joint
Statehood for Arizona and New Mexico.
the verdict Of the people" he said. lis
considered final"
The Secretary ga id that he had spent some
time in Oklahoma and believed that the
coming contest over the adoption Of a Con-
stitution would be a sharp one. The Con-
stitution will come up for ratification 10y
the people on September II. and If adopted.
win pass to the President for his approval
or veto.
Secretary Garfield said that Secretary
1aft's recent speech in the Territory was
generally considered to he unfavorable
10 the Constitution in its proposed form.
It ~ understood hat the anti-injunction
clause IN the pro posed Constitution does
not meet the approval Of the Administra
ton.
The President had a. luncheon guests
Senators Foster and McEnery Of Louisiana
and Charles r. Amidon. United States
District Judge from South Dakota The
Democratic Senators came to plead with
The President for the pardon of A. G. Brad
ford. who was sentenced TO three years
in prison and a fine Of $4,000 for particips-
ton in certain land frauds. Bradford
3 an old man and IL il said that he will
die il imprisoned. The President made
no promise further h to say that he
would AXE the matter up with the De-
partmcnt of Justice.
Senator MoEnery is very hard OF hearing
and the messenger sent to meet him ut
the station had great difficulty in explaining
that the waiting automobile belonged to
the Government. The Senator found it
hard TO believe that a Democrat could meet
with 80 much hospitality at Oyster Bay.
He baked when the messenger tried to
FttB I'LL III tuo tudttlltlO LII tutDluk W
senator Foster asked in a loud whisper:
What's the fare?'
Senator Foster assured him that for
once he was to have a free ride on the
Republican wagon, but Senator McEnery,
awed apparently by the magnifcence Of
the euuipage, was not at ease until he had
grasped the welcoming hand .; the Presi-
lent and had seen the drivers of the devil
$500. Ia.a~f yutNha,t N AopoanA for hoL-
shish.
Judge Amidon would not comment on
a visit which he said had been merely
social.
ENID, Okla. Aug. 0-William H. MUIR
ray, president of the Oklahoma oonstitu-
tional convention, when shown a despatch
from Guthrie. Okla. saying that the con-
stitutional~ convention would probably be
I~econvened to eliminate the initiative and
referendum clauses from the proposed
constitution. said:
1t would be impossible to ~reconvene
the convention without my consent. While
might r~econvene it for some other purpose,
I will not permit a change to be made in
the initiativs and referendum clauses. 1
would rather see Statehood defeated than to
zee the clauses changed. The convention
adjourned until September IT. unless
sooner called by the president Of the con-
v~ention. providing that I as president Of
the convention might by public proclama-
ton adjourn said convention or Septem-
Der 10 or sooner.
Secretary Taft's speech did not intimate
that the provision was unconstitutional or
that President Roosevelt would deny State
hood on that account. Mr.. Taft is aware
Of the case of Cadderly vs.. Portland, wherein
the constitutionality Of the initiative and
referendum in Oregon was sustained by
al. .o,,rf y