Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1907-11-25
Various Railroads Throughout Terri
tory Have Made Excursion Rates
for Occasion From New Mexico
Points
Strong Nom Partisan Delegation Will be Sent to Wash
ington to Aid Delegate Andrews in Securing
Passage of Enabling Act

Santa Fe from all Indications VIII
be the scene Of a notable gathering on
Saturday next, which is the date SCI
for a meeting of representative citi
zens of New Mexico, called at the sug
gestion of Governor Curry, who
is now en- route to this city
from Washington. Statehood viii
be the chief topic for consid
Grafton and one of the princl
pal objects will be the selection OF Q
delegation to go to the national capi
tai and aid in every possible way In
the speedy passage of an enabling
act by the Sixtieth Congress. The va
rious railroads operating IN the terri
tory have announced reduced rates or
account of the meeting which insures
large attendance of persons inter
ested in the statehood movem ent.
That Governor Curry Is sanguine
that New Mexico will soon be admit
ted into the Union as a single and in
tegral state is a fact well established
That he has received strong assur
ances from President Roosevelt of the
latter's unqualified support In the
premises is also believed to be fact
He is very anxious that as large and
as representative a committee Of New
Mexico citizens as can conveniently
do so be sent to Washington to in
fuse their enthusiasm over statehood
into the members of Congress, ant
lend whatever assistance possible tt
Delegate W. H. Andrews, who repre-
sents this territory in the House o.
Representatives The statehood meet
ing will be entirely non-partisan.
Governor to Be Given Warm Welcome
Governor Curry who was In Wash
ington during the past week, is ex
|pected to return here tomorrow morn
ing accompanied by Major w
Fl. H. Llewellyn, and Captain
David J. Leahy. New Mexico's
executive as has been related
in the press dispatches has beer
doing some telling work fol
statehood while In the national capi
tai, and it is for the purpose of strik
| ing while the iron is hot that he wants
a large delegation sent to Washing
ton, to be on the ground at the forth
coming session of Congress. il
appreciation of what he has al
ready accomplished in the fight TO-
statehood, Governor Curry will be me
at the depot upon his arrival by bant
and a concourse of admiring citizens.
Secretary Lawson D. Lowe of th
Territorial Statehood League actin
upon Instructions of Acting Governo
Jaffa has mailed to prominent men il
public and private life throughout tn
territory copies of the latter's circu
lar letter calling a statehood meetini
here next Saturday, which as state
previously was done at the suggestion
of Governor Curry. Not only will
delegation be selected at this meetin
to proceed to the national capital bu
ways and means will be discussed a
to how to convince Congress that tn
people Of this territory are justly er
titled to self government, which is tn
birthright of every American cit
zen.
Secretary Lowe has been busy o
late securing data and other litera
ture which can be used to advantag
in the statehood movement in descrit
ing the phenomenal growth and wor
derful resources of New Mexico. Thi
data is mainly Of an official characte
and the statistics are unquestioned
The New Mexico delegation will ope,
suite of rooms in one of the lead
ing hotels in the national capita
which will be its headquarters durin
| the progress of the statehood figh
Bills for an enabling act for both Ne1
Mexico and Arizona as separate state
| will in all probability be introduce
simultaneously in both branches Q
Congress on the second day of tn
first session, Tuesday, December 8.
Railroads Make Special Rates.
Acting Governor Jaffa has been nj
titled by all of the railroads entel
ing this city and on most Of th
connecting lines that special rate
will be made for the statehood NEE
ing here from all points within Ne
Mexico. General Manager s. B. Grin
shaw of the Santa Fe Central Raj
way which has It's headquarters
this city, Immediately announced
rate Of one fare for the round tri
!! from all points on the system, ticl