Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-25
SENATOR BEVERIDGE CALLS
What He Says on Statehood for
Arizona and New Mexico.
HARRY D0UGHERTY AND OHIO
He Believes Taft Will Have an Easy
Thing in Capturing the
State Delegation.

distinguished caller at the White House
today. He is in the city for a few days
before proceeding west again. and he paid
call of respect upon the chief executive.
He remained with the President some time,
during which a number of current matters
of interest were talked over.
The Vice President is one of the largest
farmers in the United States. having a farm
of over 1900 acres in Illinois. When some
one asked him about the railroad situa-
ton he remarked that IT continued bad
so far as congestion of traffic was con-
cerned. II have not been able to get the
corn from my farm to market he said.
land I am told that the railroads of the
west are unable to move all sorts of freight
offered to them
AS to other aspects OF the railroad situa-
ton the Vice President did not have any
thing to say. He will have busy summer
making addresses at different places. The
number of his invitations are far in excess
OF his ability to accept
AS to the presidential boom of the Vice
President, his managers say that he Is far
In the lead to this time, with q friendly
disposition to his nomination on the part
of leading men in all lines of business. from
laborerS to capitalists.
Senator Beveridge of Indiana spent some
time with the President during the day. He
said that he will soon leave the city and go
west He has received another invitation
to deliver the Fourth of July Grafton before
the American Society Of Paris. but he will
not accept. and intends to spend the sum
mer In the mountains Of Colorado. His only
work will be the preparation OF some liter
airy matter for which he is under contract
1t is said to be pretty well understood
in Indiana that Senator Beveridge VIII
not exert himself to bring about Ihe
for the presidency. While he Will not
oppose the Vice Presidents aspirations.
and may even make the nominating
lon
the Indiana man, he Is by no means In
the same position as Senator Hemingway,
who Is working like Trojan for the ele-
walton of Mr.. Fairbanks, as to the success
of which he is sangune
Beveridge on Statehood.
When Senator Beveridge was asked about
the prospects OF statehood for Arizona and
New Mexico he said: Unless the two ter
ritories agree to joint statehood 1t will be
many years before single statehood for
each will be brought about. 1t will GER
tainly not come so long as Roosevelt rs
President, Cannon is Speaker and am
chairman Of the Senate committee on ter
ritories" If 1t had not been for senator
Foraker Senator Beveridges Dill Tor JOINT
statehood would have gone through the
Senate The Ohio senator succeeded IN
amending the Beveridge bill so as to allow
the people of the territories TO express
their wishes as to joint statehood. AS
refused to accede to joint statehood.
Dougherty and Ohio Politics.
Harry Dougherty, who has been figure
in Ohio politics for years and now belongs
to the Burton combination, which Is hos
tile to Senators Foraker and Dick. called
on the President today with Representative
Keller and J. Y. Bassell, secretary OF the
board of trade Of Columbus. The visitors
invited the President to attend the ONO
agricultural fair. to be held In Columbus
the first week in September. The Presi-
dent said he could not attend. He Will
deliver the Grafton on the occasion OF the
dedication OF the monument to Wiliian
Mckinley, at Canton September 80 ana ne
thinks one trip to Ohio in September ought
to be sufficient.
Mr. Dougherty did not care to be auoted
as to the sentiment OF the state as De
tween Taft and Foraker for the presi-
Dental nomination, but he Is known TO as
sert that Taft will have an easy thing
In capturing the delegation. He Is work
about this result. 1t could not be ascer-
tanned whether he told the President as to
the intentions of the Taft people.
A Combination to Draw To.
There strolled into the Offices OF the Presi-
dent today this combinations: Ben Daniels,
United States marshal of Arizona. one time
sneriff of the county in which Dodge City
is situated; Bat Masterson. marshal OF
Dodge City in its bad days. and Bull An
drews delegate from New Mexico to Con-
gress Andrews has had some experiences
In Pennsylvania politics and In frontier
life but he has seen nothing of the sights
witnessed by Masterson and Daniels. both
of whom were figures in the dramas or 4
number of western cities Daniels and
Masterson knew each other many years
ago and today they talked over the past.
or some of 1t, at least. AS all three strolled
into the offices of the President he stopped
business and said: Let me shake hands
with these three mugwumps." After Talk
ing with them awhile he took them out
to the rear of his Offices where Theodore,
jr, was playing tennis and introduced them
to his oldest son.
Daniels was In the Presidents Rough
Rider Regiment in the Spanish war and has
been a United States marshal some time.
The President got Bat Masterson job
as a deputy marshal in New York. but he
has given that up and is doing sporting
work for the New York Telegraph. He is
here following the Bcnning races.