Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-26
At THE WHITE HOUSE
Presidents Birthday win Be
Tomorrow.
OKLAHOMA TAKES UP TIME
Objections to Issuing Proclamation
Declaring Statehood.
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO
Significant Statement as to Their
Separate Admission as States.
Roosevelt Cannot Decline
ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO

Forty-nine years old tomorrow. Pr -si-
/ dent Roosevelt shows no loss of mental
or physical activity since NJ took the
oath Of office over six years ago. follow
/ ing the assassination of the lamented
! Mckinley. His figure has grown just a
| little more corpulent and a few gray
hairs streak his head. Contrary to the
! view of DR. Oslar that mans activities
/ begin seriously to wane at forty. Pres
dent Roosevelt has done his greatest and
! most active work Since he was forty-six
! and there is not a single Indication of
! impairment % health or dwindling OF his
remarkably active mentality.
AS the birthday falls on Sunday, the
| President will escape most of the per-
sonal congra tulat tons that would natural
| ly fall to 50 popular chief executive.
| He has been compelled. however to make
one appointment for the afternoon That
! Is to see delegation from the Hungarian
! Club of New York. This club has strenu-
ously insisted on being the first organiza-
! ton to congratulate the President on
each of his birthdays. The practice be
gan when he was governor of New York
and has continued every year since. Con-
| gratulatory letters and kilograms from
| all parts of the world will arrive through
out the day tomorrow.
The Presidents program during the
day will depend to some extent upon the
weather He will probably attend morn
ing services at Grace Reformed Church
and in the afternoon will g, riding with
Mrs. Roosevelt If the weather is good ;
If it is damp he will most likely take a
long walk That is his custom to keep
| himself in good physical condition.
The President was born in New York
city October 81. 1858. and graduated from
Harvard College when TWENTY-FIVE wears
old. One year later he was elected to the
New York legislature and he has been in
public life ever since.
Oklahoma Takes Up Time.
Much of the Presidents time today was
taken up in receiving visitors who wished
to enlighten him about matters in the
new state of Oklahoma, especially as to
candidates for the good offices that ara
to be filed. There was earnest protest
against the President issuing a proclama-
ton bringing the two territories into
sisterhood. This came from the full
htooded Choctaws, through Victor NJ.
Locke. jr., of Ant.ers l. T The full
hoods are said to feel that statehood
means sad and bad times ahead for
them. Heretofore they have been pro-
tected against the explorations of the
white man by the United Sta courts.
They fear that the state courts will be
be subject to. The President listened TO
the protest, but it will not influence him
in approving the new constitution so soon
as he has had time to select the federal
officers who will run the machinery OF
the national government when the new
state comes in.
1t is expected. however, that the Presi-
dent will be exceedingly careful in pick
ing judges of the new state. and that he
viii want two men who will keep watch
full eyes over the Indians who he realizes
need moral as wei as legal protection.
In the present Indian Territory there are
eight territorial judges Every one of
these is candidate for the one judgeShip
that was created by the statehood bill in
that part of the state. For the western,
or Oklahoma, part of the state every ter
ritorial Judge is a candidate for federal
district Judge To fill six places. including
marshals and United States attorneys,
the President will select from at least
one hundred men.
Judge Hosea Townsend of the Indian
Territory was again urged for district
judge today. this time by Representative
Dalzell of Pittsburg, who called on the
President
Charles, B. Rogers a prominent man of
Vinita. 1. T.. saw the President and
urged that Judge Joseph A. Gill be made
Judge of the eastern district.
Senator Warner of Missouri urged the
qualifications of Judge Luman Parker for
judge of the same district. Senator War
ner also introduced Representative-to-be
Davenport, one Of the democrats elected
to the House from Oklahoma.
Bird Mcguire, the only republican elect
ed TO the House from the new state. press
ed the dssirabiity of appointing Chief
Justice BurfOrd of the territorial court
as judge of the western district.
Candidates for United States attorney
ard marshal In the two districts are
50 numerous that one can hazard
the probable appointments. For mar
sEal of the eastern district the Presi-
dent may appoint Sam Downing, at pres
emit deputy marshal. Downing is of In
dian blood and made a gallant record
rs Rough Rider
Colored People Also Object.
w. T. Vernon, register of the Treasury.
introduced to the President delegation
of prominent colored men of Oklahoma.
They came to enter emphatic protest
against the approval of the constitution
of the new state. They filed with Attor-
neg General Bonaparte a remonstrance
against the President proclaiming the
rev state. declaring that the constitu-
many features. Colored people object to
statehood largely because the new consti-
tuition dsfrs nchses thousands of their
race.
Statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico.
President Roosevelt made a statement
today that will carry rejoicing to Arizona
and New Mexico people. He told Senator
Flint of California, who called on him
to inquire as to lbs a>>itude on the adj
mission of these territories as states.
that while he feels that it would have
been better for the two territories to come
into the Union as one state he was will
ing to accept the verdict of the people
against such consolidation as expressed
in their elections. He was now in favor
Of admitting the territories separately as
states without discrimination as to which
should come in first He stated. though.
that he did not think Congress would
act upon the question at this session. and
that it would be better to take CEN
sus of the two territories before passing
bill admitting them states. 1t Is
probable that a bill will be passed at the
coming session of Congress providing for
a census 1t is presumed that the Presi-
dent will express his views as to state
hood for these territories In his coming