Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-09-30
To Interview Presi-
dent on Statehood
For New Mexico
TRIP DOWN MISSISSIPPI
New Mexico's Executive One
of Twenty Governors In
vited to Convention.

Governor Curry returned TO the
| Capital yesterday afternoon from So
corro, where he ofiiciated at the op.
ening of the first annual lair of So
corro county, and he left again last
evening for St. Louis, Missouri AT
the latter place he will join presi.
| dent Roosevelt and other celebrities
on a steamboat trip down the Missis-
sippi river, the objective point OF
which voyage is Memphis, Tennessee.
where will be held the Inland Deep
Water Ways convention
Governor Curry's eastern tour is by
no means one solely Of pleasure. In
! deed il is one which finally concerns
| the future of New Mexico. Much will
depend upon the outcome of this trip
| relative to the early admission of the
territory into the sisterhood of states.
| If President Roosevelt can be won ov-
| er to favor the campaign for single
statehood which was launched here
recently it is believed that the battle
will be more than half won, and the
prospects will be roseate for the pas.
sage of an enabling act at the coming
session Of Congress.
1t is to broach the subject of sing
statehood for New Mexico to the
president and learning the views of
| the chief executive of the nation on
lthis matter of paramount importance
20 the people of the Sunshine Terri
tory that is the principal object of
Governor Curry's present trip. The
result of this interview viii be made
known in a few days and it Is need
less to say that it will be awaited
with feverish anticipation by New
Mexicans generally and especially
those who are most active in the state
hood movement Governor Curry has
promised to send special dispatch
| to the New Mexican at the earliest
possible moment after his conference
with the president
The U. S. lighthouse tender, Lilly,
on which the president is now steam
| ing down the Fathers Of Waters from
keokuk. Iowa, will be the scene OF the
conference between Mr.. Roosevelt
and Governor Curry. The president
has invited the executive of New Mex
leo to be his guest on the little steam
boat from st. Louis to Cairo, Illinois.
The latter point will be reached ac-
cording to the schedule arranged in
advance on Thursday next and 1t is
believed that upon the arrival of the
presidents party there Governor Cur
ry will have learned whether or not
President Roosevelt looks with favor
upon the statehood question. Many
New Mexicans are of the opinion that
the president can be induced to lend
his support to the project in view OF
his recent declaration to no longer in
sist upon jointure of Arizona and
New Mexico Governor Curry stands
close to the president and enjoys his
confidence to greater extent prob
ably than any other man in this ter
ritory and if anybody can win the
president over it is popularity be-
llieved to be the present executive of
the territory.
Immediately upon his arrival here
yesterday Governor Curry was driven
to his home on Grant avenue and af.
ter he had lunched he repaired to the
executive Office at the Capitol where
he was engaged for several hours in
cleaning up official business that had
accumulated during his absence. A
big pile of mail stared him in the face
but he stuck to his task until he had
lit completed.
To reporter of the New Mexican
who interviewed him at the executive
Office yesterday afternoon Governor
Curry stated that there must have
been fully ten thousand persons at
Socorro on the opening day of the
fair there Saturday He said he found
| the people there enthusiastic over the
prospects of early statehood for New
Mexico and he was greatly pleased
with the reception accorded him dur
| ing his short stay in the Gem City,
He regretted that he could not re-
main during the entire three days OF
the exposition so as to meet old
friends and form new acquaintances
Governor Curry expressed surprise
at the growth of Socorro since he
last visited the town prior to his de-
parture to the Philippines With the
broad expanse and manifold resour-
ces of the county he believes the Gem
City has future before it filled with
promise.
Accompanying Governor Curry on
his eastern trip is A. H. Hilton,
prominent merchant OF San Antonio,
who joined him at Socorro. Mr.. Fiji
ton is making the trip solely on pleas
ure.